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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Timeline
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RONALD ALSTON

Greensboro,NC

Summary

Client focused Technical Sales Representative offering Certified training in Technology Sales as well as 30 years of Sales and Customer Service Experience.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
9
9
Certification
1
1
Language

Work History

AUTOMOTIVE BUYER-TRAINING

Lumiere Motors
, NY, NY
08.2017 - Current
  • Research, locate and purchase high -end vehicles.
  • Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins
  • Managed team of 5 employees, overseeing hiring, training, and professional growth of employees.
  • Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service

AUTOMOTIVE BUYER-TRAINING

Triune
01.2016 - 07.2017
  • Developing and nurturing relationships with automotive dealerships
  • Creating call volume and sales goals
  • Following up with dealerships
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
  • Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts
  • Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately

Assistant Manager Yamaha Piano Sales

Piano & Organ Distributors
Greensboro , NC
05.2015 - 01.2016
  • Sales and demonstration of Yamaha products to individuals, and Schools.
  • Duties include opening and closing of store, training staff,
    managing inventory, coordinating deliveries, ordering tuning and maintenance of
    pianos. Sales of high ticket new and used grand pianos, consoles, and Digital Pianos.
    Maintained high sales ratio. Excellent customer service, marketing, follow up, and
    good team player.

Business Development Sub-Prime Automotive Finance

Barnett Finance
Greensboro, NC
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Travel to Dealerships daily to review Credit Applications for Approvals.
  • Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.
  • Establish relationships with the Dealership Salespeople, General Managers and Production Supervisors.

DEALER DEVELOPMENT/ UNDERWRITER

GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE NETWORK/ TSA FINANCIAL
Atlanta, GA
01.2014 - 01.2015

Developing and nurturing relationships with
automotive dealerships. Creating call volume and sales goals. Following up with
dealerships. I also work as the evening underwriter.

Sales

The Business Journals
greensboro, NC
01.2011 - 01.2013

Sales and Business Development.
90% phone Sales.
Broke Regional Sales Record

Facilitator

First Pacific -First Premier (Subprime Net Branch)
Greensboro, NC
02.2013 - 01.2014
  • Managed a team of mortgage professionals
  • Consulted with customers concerning mortgage choices
  • Enhanced leadership abilities and expertise by delivering forward-thinking training to over seven management mortgage employees.

Sales Representative

JD Byrider
Greensboro, NC
09.2009 - 01.2011

INTERNET SALES
TEAM LEADER-INTERNET SALES/ JD BYRIDER 11-2014-/02-2015 Helping team
members bring customers to the store. Leading by example in sales and phone skills.

FACILITATOR

NORTEL NETWORKS
research triangle park, NC
04.1988 - 01.1996
  • Facilitated dialogue between participants, family and program workers to provide best possible program and individualized program
  • Brought in projects on-time and under-budget by effectively handling routine and complex issues
  • Recruited, hired and directed well-qualified candidates to maximize customer satisfaction and eliminate project lags
  • Received cash award for building and training teams for Nortel Networks
    Facilitated forty Associates and 4 Technical staff members.
    Responsible for employee development and esablishing Peer reviews with the Associate and Management Teams.

Owner (part time)

Ez-auto-credit-cars.com
Greensboro, NC
01.2010 - 01.2016

Created system to provide leads for subprime dealerships .Currently provide leads for
10 dealers. I maintain creative advertising that lead customers to my
website where they will fill out a form that gets emailed to me. I forward those emails
to dealerships that pay me for the sales or the completed appointment and
application

  • Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.

Education

Diploma in Television And Radio Technology - Radio And Television Broadcasting

SAWYER SCHOOL
Pawtucket, RI
02.2004

Associate of Arts - Music Composition And Directed Study in Bass .

Berklee College of Musisc
Boston Mass
04.1981

Skills

Introduction to Cloud Technology Sales Four step Sales Process Sales and Phone Training with Experience Intro to Cyber Security Sales Introduction to Emerging Technologies Business Development in the Public Sector fo Business Development in the Public Sector for Technology Sales Groundwork for Success in Sakes Development (Currently in Certification Process) Salesforce Sales Development Representative Professional Certificate (Currently in Certification Process) Conversational Selling Playbook for SDRs Entry-level SDR role i in a fast-pacereadiness Grounding Sales in Consultation and d tech company ● Mindset, knowledge, and skills for fast promotion ● High-caliber community alumni and senior industry mentors ● Interview Strategic Questioning : Generate Leads and Narrow Your Prospect Conducting Prospec

Accomplishments

.

IAs a Facilitator for Nortel Networks. I was asked to Facilitate Diversity training and Interpersonal skill training for production Associates

I ws also asked to help troubleshool teams that were having problems with team concepts and peer review.

Certification

Licenses & Certifications Courses

Fundamentals of Technology Sales

June 16, 2022

Grade Achieved: 100%
University of Maryland, College Park

COURSERA CERTIFICATION

High Impact Business Writing
University of California, Irvine

  • Write effective business communications, including bad news, good news, persuasive writing, presentations, emails, memos, business reports and press releases
  • Learn how to write for a global market
  • END DATE 8/01/2022
  • An Introduction to Marketing
    Coursera
    Issued Dec 2013See credential
  • Law and the Entrepreneur
    Coursera
    Issued Dec 2013See credential
  • Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship
    Coursera
    Issued Nov 2013See credential
  • Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship
    Coursera
    Issued Nov 2013See credential
  • Introduction to Pharmacy
    Coursera
    Issued Nov 2013See credential
  • Generation Rx: The Science Behind Prescription Drug Abuse
    Coursera
    Issued Oct 2013See credential
  • [Area of expertise] License - [Timeframe]yyy

Timeline

AUTOMOTIVE BUYER-TRAINING

Lumiere Motors
08.2017 - Current

AUTOMOTIVE BUYER-TRAINING

Triune
01.2016 - 07.2017

Assistant Manager Yamaha Piano Sales

Piano & Organ Distributors
05.2015 - 01.2016

Business Development Sub-Prime Automotive Finance

Barnett Finance
01.2015 - 01.2016

DEALER DEVELOPMENT/ UNDERWRITER

GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE NETWORK/ TSA FINANCIAL
01.2014 - 01.2015

Facilitator

First Pacific -First Premier (Subprime Net Branch)
02.2013 - 01.2014

Sales

The Business Journals
01.2011 - 01.2013

Owner (part time)

Ez-auto-credit-cars.com
01.2010 - 01.2016

Sales Representative

JD Byrider
09.2009 - 01.2011

FACILITATOR

NORTEL NETWORKS
04.1988 - 01.1996

Diploma in Television And Radio Technology - Radio And Television Broadcasting

SAWYER SCHOOL

Associate of Arts - Music Composition And Directed Study in Bass .

Berklee College of Musisc
RONALD ALSTON