Dynamic Vice President with a proven track record at Colonial Electric Supply, driving sales from $10M to $60M. Expert in negotiation and team leadership, fostering relationships that elevated the customer base by over 140%. Adept at mentoring and developing policies that enhance performance and streamline operations. Consistently taking weak, new or failing Sales organizations to the highest levels of success through hard work, innovative teaching techniques and the flat out desire to NEVER lose at ANYTHING. Whatever it takes.
Lead expansion to DC/MD/VA territory
Installed Sales teams, policies and procedures
Negotiated collaboration with 3 largest Reps
Manage Estimators, inside and outside sales,Project managers.
Increased sales from $10M to $60M, team from 3 to 50+
Quickly converted to remote workers during covid19.
Created "The Pit", a constant live virtual sales space for communication all day.
Budgets, reporting, SOP's, mentoring, negotiating contracts, customer presentations
Member of Executive Leadership Team
Instrumental in purchase, integration of Atlantic Electric.
Elevated customer base by over 140%
Coordinated move to new building
Installed and managed estimating program, sales tracking program showing instant sales reports
Implemented SOP's, policies, sales force and PM's
Built team from 4 to 24, sales from $8M to $80M
Customer presentations, incentives, support.
Top salesman in Company annually
Appeared in TED Magazine twice for accomplishments and management style
Member of IMARK presenting at annual meetings collaborating with members from all over te US
Estimated large projects, quoted and closed them
Negotiated large projects with Reps, customers
Maintained top closing rate and sales volume
Executive team leader for Sonepar takeover adding 30 locations, trained incoming salesmen
Consistently delivered 8x salary in sales
Worked with CEO on strategy, negotiations, etc.
Part of management team for new CDC
Cold and warm calls on Baltimore distributors
Called on Largest non- stocking company with 10+ Locations. Turned them into Lightolier stocking customer with counter days, promos, dog and pony shows, whatever it took to create the pull through from their branches.
Negotiated projects, designed lighting calculations
Expanded customer base and following
Created long term, loyal customers many of them still loyal today
I am an amateur Photographer published in Blue Ridge Country Magazine and Magnolia Magazine
I have photos hanging in many galleries and the highlight is 2 large shots in the RMH Women's Cancer Center in Harrisonburg, VA
Love to RV and travel anywhere
Sports fanatic, coach and Little League Virginia State Umpire
I love my wife of 30 years, 3 grown kids and 6 Grandchildren and do everything for them