Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Accomplishments
Certification
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Patrick Dean

Wilmington,NC

Summary

Sales leader with a proven track record at Western & Southern Life, meeting and exceeding sales targets. Spearheaded outreach initiatives, achieving a 50% gross profit growth at Treemex GmbH. Adept at building strong client relationships, ensuring seamless transactions and high satisfaction levels.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Representative

Western & Southern Life
Wilmington, NC
05.2024 - 02.2025

Successfully completed SIE, Series 6/63/65 in 7 months.

Met and exceeded sales targets.

Advanced to 'Trustworthy Selling' in the first six months of employment.

Representative

Colonial Life Insurance
Wilmington, NC
01.2024 - 04.2024

Cold Calling business prospects for group health insurance.

North American Sales Agent for Treemex GmbH

Self-Employed
Wilmington, NC
01.2018 - 11.2023
  • Offered each customer top-notch, personalized service to boost sales and customer satisfaction.
  • Kept customers abreast of shipment status with all questions and order concerns answered promptly.
  • Cultivated supplier relationships to increase rapport and establish long term relationships.
  • Traveled extensively in Western Europe and West Africa to develop supply chain integrity.
  • Company "broke even" this first year of operation, with successive years gaining profitability and maintaining a gross profit of 50% year to year.

National Sales Manager

Niels Jorgensen Company, Inc.
01.2012 - 10.2017
  • Responsible for all customer interaction from initial contact until "hand off" for delivery and installation.
  • Guided customers along each sale process by addressing each and every potential technical issue to insure alignment with customer driven timetables.
  • Responsible for all "follow up' communication to insure all contractual obligations have been met or exceeded and that, in closing, license issued and payment terms concluded.
  • Achieved $4,000,000 sales target year to year.
  • Successfully introduced several additional solution sets into the marketplace- utilizing waste driven energy production to improve unit profitability.

General Manager & Principal

Hvalsoe Hardwoods, Inc.
06.2002 - 12.2011
  • Built the entire business from inception, finance, supplier relationships & customer base.
  • Repeated travel to Western Europe and the Congo Basin to establish viable avenues of production.
  • Responsible for all aspects of material handling and processing .
  • Managed all import and export operations, with responsibilities spanning North America, Western Europe & West Africa.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Lumber Specialist

Haywood Technical College
Clyde, NC

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences

Christendom College
Front Royal, VA

Skills

  • Outreach Initiatives
  • B2B Sales
  • Customer Service and Assistance
  • Product Management and Pricing
  • Inside and Outside Sales
  • Closing Sales
  • Product and Service Knowledge
  • Lead Prospecting

Accomplishments

  • Advanced to the 'Trustworthy Selling' program of Western & Southern in the first six months of employment.
  • Hold 200 level credit with the American College of Financial Services.

Certification

  • Completed SIE, Series 6, Series 63 & Series 65 in 7 months (April/24-Jan/25).
  • Hold Life/Health/Med Supp/Long Term Care License in North Carolina
  • Life & Health License in South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland & Colorado.

Timeline

Registered Representative

Western & Southern Life
05.2024 - 02.2025

Representative

Colonial Life Insurance
01.2024 - 04.2024

North American Sales Agent for Treemex GmbH

Self-Employed
01.2018 - 11.2023

National Sales Manager

Niels Jorgensen Company, Inc.
01.2012 - 10.2017

General Manager & Principal

Hvalsoe Hardwoods, Inc.
06.2002 - 12.2011
  • Completed SIE, Series 6, Series 63 & Series 65 in 7 months (April/24-Jan/25).
  • Hold Life/Health/Med Supp/Long Term Care License in North Carolina
  • Life & Health License in South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland & Colorado.

Associate of Applied Science - Lumber Specialist

Haywood Technical College

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences

Christendom College
Patrick Dean