BARRY STEMPEL
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407-***-**** ( acbbtm@r.postjobfree.com
CAPITOL EQUIPMENT INSTALLER #2054
Hands-on technical specialist that leads effectively by example;
communicates trains and formulates solutions to service customers
efficiently and profitability. Expertise includes preventative maintenance,
troubleshooting, diagnosing and repairing commercial equipment, retaining
and up-selling products and services, and delivering projects on time,
within budgets. Strength customizing design applications and devising
innovative solutions to technical, administrative and personnel challenges.
High Speed Equipment ( Account/Territory Management ( Technical Support (
Team Leadership/Motivation ( Training/Development ( Installation (
Inventory Management
Pneumatic ( Hydraulic ( QC/QA ( Preventative Maintenance ( PLC (
Scheduling ( Electro-Mechanical OSHA/Regulatory Compliance (
Troubleshooting ( Customized Applications ( Out-of-the-Box Problem
Solving ( Mentoring ( Analytical Thinking ? Road Warrior
MGI USA Melbourne, FL . 7/2013 - Present
International System Specialist Engineer
Providing Technical Support and Service for Digital High Speed CMYK
Printers and UV Spot Varnish Capitol Equipment located in North, Central &
South America and the Caribbean. Dealer and customer phone, email and
emergency travel technical support. Support direct sales and dealers at
trade shows.
CANON SOLUTIONS AMERICA Orlando, FL . 1/2013 to 7/2013
Senior Digital Service Engineer
Perform emergency service on OCE Wide Format Plotters, Printers and Arizona
Flatbed UV Printers. Covering all of Central Florida from the Atlantic
Coast to the Gulf Coast providing onsite service, troubleshooting,
emergency Overnight part(s) orders for 24 hour repairs, training and
application development.
Achievements:
By asking the staff and managers to show me their applications I discovered
the National Account was currently using old out dated profiles resulting
in a high amount of print failures, high supply costs and low production.
By downloading the correct media/application profiles the customer
increased production output and lowered their operating cost by 50%
nationwide.
TUBELITE COMPANY Apopka, FL . 4/2012 to 10/2012
Wide Format Digital Printing Equipment Sales and Service
Technical Support America and Caribbean
Travel 98% to perform emergency service, installations, application
training and preventative maintenance at customer sites. Servicing Wide
Format Digital Printers, Plotters, Cutters, Flatbed UV Printers, Laser
Engravers, Flatbed Routers, Laminators and Finishing Equipment.
Achievements:
Trained national sales staff on lamination and finishing applications
increasing equipment sales 50% in 2 months.
Found the cause for multiple equipment shipping damages, corrected the
issues saving $45,000.00 in damage claims.
GENERAL BINDING CORPORATION (GBC), Orlando, FL ( 4/2001 to 8/2011
Business equipment manufacturer, lamination, book binding, commercial
finishing solutions
Technical Specialist North America
Supervised 475 technicians across North America, covering six time zones.
Traveled 95% to hire, assist, train, and mentor technicians at customer
sites. Troubleshot, diagnosed and formulated innovative solutions and
design applications resulting in increases to production reduced costs and
well trained technical staff. Worked closely with engineering team to
prototype equipment and monitor beta sites, documenting all field issues
and making appropriate design changes/adjustments to production models. Led
monthly Quality Control Meetings with Engineering, Sales and Technical
Support Staff. Conducted advanced technical training with technicians
around the world at various GBC Factories.
Achievements:
. Re-established a business partnership with HP as the exclusive
manufacturer of a new 65,000 square foot HP facility, resulting in
$250,000 in equipment sales and services with a projected first year
annual return of $5,000,000.
. Identified and recouped $275,000 in lost annual service fees, $50,000 in
preventative maintenance inspections (PMI) and $1.5 million in increased
supplies.
. Exclusively serviced one account, at their request for 10 years resulting
in $1.2 million in loyal service and sales business.
. Requested by the V.P. of Global Services to supervise all instillations
and conduct formal trainings sessions resulting in generating $675,000 in
equipment sales, $1,900,000 in supplies and $72,000 in Equipment
Maintenance Agreements (EMA).
. Assisted Engineering staff in creating a new Wide Format Laminator
including hand assembly with engineers, installing prototype at beta
site, documenting failures and adjusting designs leading to the creation
of the best selling Wide Format laminator for five consecutive years.
GENERAL BINDING CORPORATION (GBC), Warrenton, VA ( 3/1999 to 4/2001
Business equipment manufacture company
Technical Sales Specialist
Oversaw and expanded all digital print finishing sales within: Virginia,
Washington D.C., Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia regions. Developed
new customers within graphic arts, indoor/outdoor signage and local, state
and federal government sectors. Designed new custom applications using
superior supplies to increase production and profitability. Trained and
supported factory direct dealers and coordinated all equipment
installations with service technicians. Setup and ran all territory trade
shows and initiated sales calls to national accounts.
Achievements:
. Requested by the VP of Digital Print Finishing Sales to train North
America Sales Staff, conducting formal trainings at factories for 25
sales staff, three Regional Sales Managers, V.P. of sales and President
of division resulting in the best GPA of any company division with first
year sales grossing $175,000,000.
. Researched and contacted an account with no sales growth over a three
period resulting in up-selling $25,000 in new supplies at first meeting,
$350,000in sales supplies by end of the first year, $58,000 in equipment
sales and $550,000 supply sales within second year.
. Contacted by the White House and asked for by name resulting in selling a
laminator and supplies to both then President George W. Bush and V.P.
Dick Chaney.
. Contacted by a NSA Director to resolve a finishing failure challenge
resulting in training five NSA staff members on Wide Format applications,
receiving a follow up call from the NSA Director with his personal
gratitude for resolving their problem.
. Sold two new Super Wide Laminators before a December 31 deadline by
identifying viable customers, arranging special financing, securing an
annual minimum purchase supply contract of $500,000.00 annually for three
years, exceeding quota by 137.34%.
GENERAL BINDING CORPORATION (GBC), Orlando, FL ( 5/1996 to 3/1999
Regional Technical Specialist
Traveled 75% of the time to assist and train 20 technicians in six
southeastern states. Provided technical support via cell phone to
technicians and handled all customer escalations. .
Achievements:
. Requested by manager and VP of service to train 70 East Coast service
technicians on new wide format equipment line installations.
. Due to success of technician trainings, asked by the East Coast Regional
Sales Manager to train 12 East Coast sales staff on applications and
equipment operation.
. Presided over the Southeast Region attaining #1 Region status in the U.S;
personally awarded Top Specialist of the year 1998.
Career Note: Prior tenure with GBC, serving as a Senior Services
Representative. Began professional career with Bell & Howell Company as a
Field Service Engineer.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/AFFILIATIONS
FSM (Field Service Management)
Digital Printing ? IRGA (International Reprographic Association)
SGIA (Specialty Graphic Imaging Association)
CERTIFICATIONS
OCE Arizona Flatbed UV Printers Certification
OCE Wide Format ColorWave Plotters Certification
OCE Wide Format Plotters Certification
Graphtec Plotter Cutter Certification
Mimaki Solvent Printer Certification
Kaitian Laser Engraver Certification
Roland UV Printer Certification
Roland Eco Solvent Printer Certification
KIP Printer Certification
SkillPath Manager/Supervisor Certification
Dale Carnegie Sales Advantage Certification
DeVry Technical Institute Electronics I Certification ? Electronics II
Certification
COMPUTER SKILLS
Adobe Acrobat ( AutoCAD ( Microsoft Office ( Word ( Excel ( Power Point (
Outlook
Lotus Notes . Kasemake . Adobe Illustrator . Onyx . CRM