JUAN CARLOS SANCHEZ

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Spring Valley, CA 91978

Phone: 619-***-****; Fax: 619-***-****

Email: abq09g@r.postjobfree.com

JOB OBJECTIVE

An Outside Sales Representative position

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor Degree in Architecture.

• 10 years of successful experience in sales and marketing.

• 6 years of experience as Architectural, Landscape & Irrigation Designer.

• 4 years experience as Landscape & Construction Estimator.

• 7 years experience managing as General Contractor, overseeing subs.

• Fully bilingual English/Spanish. Fluency in Portuguese.

• General Contractor. CA Contractor’s License # 934977, B, C27 & C53

• Customer service oriented team player. Excellent communication skills.

• Ability to develop and maintain long-term business relationships.

• Experienced in market development and brand promotion.

• Computer literate. Trainer, lecturer. Ability to speak in front of people.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Experienced with MS Office 2010, Windows 7, Quicken Quick Books and

AutoCAD 2010.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• November/2005-Present General Contractor/Owner

Advice 2 Build, Inc., Spring Valley, CA.

Responsible for developing architectural and landscape designs, including

working drawings for permit processing. Sales, materials take-offs, cost

estimating, contract preparation, job cost analysis, invoicing, change orders,

accounting, materials procurement, customer liaison, inspection scheduling,

supervision of subcontractors & field personnel. Management of daily

activities of construction projects to achieve completion within cost, time &

quality. Construction types ranging from residential remodeling, commercial

landscaping, swimming pools and industrial building design.

• August/2003 – October/2005 Landscape Architect / Sales Development

Landscape Resource Group, San Diego, CA

Responsible for sales, design and marketing of residential & commercial

landscape architectural projects.

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• April/ 2001 – July/2003 Self Employed, Export Sales

Irriga-Trade, Austin, TX

Established my own export Management Company for sales of irrigation

products in Latin America.

• April 1999 – March 2001 Area Sales Manager

The Toro Company, Minneapolis MN

Performed sales of turf irrigation products in Latin America, increasing

territory sales by 30 percent. Expanded a distribution network in Mexico,

Central & South America and the Caribbean. Promoted brand recognition,

and trained distributors on product specification & installation. Performed

market research, identifying market size, client location and areas of growth.

Prepared and implemented business development plans for Latin America.

Translated technical specification sheets into Spanish, Portuguese and

metric units.

• August/1994 – February/1999 District Sales Manager

T-Systems International, San Diego, CA

Established a distribution network in Texas & Mexico, expanding territory

coverage by 50%. Performed sales of Drip Tape for agricultural irrigation

systems. Attended trade shows, performed training seminars for end user on

product specification and installation. Prepared an implemented a business

development plan for above territories.

• April/1992 – May/1994 Area Sales Manager

Rain Bird International, Glendora, CA.

Performed sales of turf irrigation products in Mexico. Expanded an existing

distributor network in Mexico by 40%. Trained distributors & end-users on

product specification and installation procedures. Managed the installation of

a drip irrigation system for Del Monte Tropical Fruit in Guatemala. Provided

customer technical support on a call center.

• September/1991 - March/1992 Landscape & Irrigation Draftsperson

DeLorenzo, Inc., San Diego, CA

Prepared working drawings for commercial, municipal and institutional

landscape architectural projects.

• June/1990 - May/1991 Architectural Draftsperson

Fargo Industries, La Jolla, CA

Prepared architectural working drawings for commercial & tenant

improvements.

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EDUCATION

2006 Contractors State License Board

California Contractors License

2006 California Contractors License Law

San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA

2004 AutoCAD

W estech College, San Diego, CA

1997 Irrigation Design

Passed General Exam – Irrigation Association Certification

1996 Drip Irrigation Design

California Polytechnic Institute, San Luis Obispo, CA

1994 Texas Licensed Irrigator

Texas Water Development Board, Austin, TX

1993 Pump Design

Goulds Pumps Technical Training Institute, Memphis, TN

1998 – 1990 Building Codes, Wood Framing

San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA

1997 – 1998 Irrigation Design, Horticultural Design

Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, CA

1979 – 1984 Bachelor of Science in Architecture

Universidad Regiomontana, Monterrey, Mexico

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