ROBERT L THOMAS

*** ****** ***.

Davenport, FL **897

Cell 407-***-****

ace6ua@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

10+ Years of Experience Repairing Building & Industrial Equipment, Plumbing

& Electrical

35 Years hands-on experience in the building & remodeling of houses.

Experience in Plumbing, Electrical, Tile, Flooring, Sheet-Rock repair, New

Construction, Roofing and Etc:

Able to operate hand and power equipment of various types necessary

Performed scheduled maintenance work with well-written reports.

Performed daily and monthly inspections of equipment

Licensed Florida Real Estate Sales Associate

15 Years experience Property Management as a Landlord and Maintenance

Technician

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Strong customer relationship builder

Represents products and services in a professional manner

Goal-oriented, productive and thorough

Attention to detail and analytical, with the ability to mufti-task

Possess exceptional organizational and follow-up skills

Proven ability to work independently with no supervision

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND HIGHLIGHTS

12/2009- Present

Real Estate Sales Agent (BUSINESS BROKER)

Self Employed, Orlando, FL

I cold call on clients to list their Businesses for sale either by walking

door to door, mailings or by phone. I meet with the clients at their

Business and presented them a solution to sell their property. I make CMA's

to determined a valuation of the Business and the sell price and suggested

marketing strategies to help them sell there property and to work with the

banks and Landlords to complete the sale. I complete all the contracts

(Listing or Buying), post listing for marketing with the BBF/MLS and world

wide web-sites and completed necessary paperwork and coordinated it with

the closing company, banks, lawyers, insurance companies and my office. I

followed up on all the procedures to insure a smooth closing for all my

clients.

9/19/2011-1/16/2013

Century Golf Partners Management, Arnold Palmer Golf (Full Time) Orlando,

FL

Golf Course Maintenance Worker

My duties are in the General maintenance of the Osprey Ridge Golf Course at

Disney World in Orlando FL.

I operate a Toro 4700-D, seven deck rough cut mower. A Sidewinder rough

mower and I maintain 18 holes of the golf course. Cutting the rough twice a

week. Other duties include cutting the fairways, blowing the cart paths,

Landscaping, Light maintenance on the equipment.

1/2008-9/2009

D.O.C. Maintenance lnc. Fort Mill, S.C.

Facilities Service Technician.

Duties included maintenance, mechanical and electrical repair of all types

of Industrial machines in four of The Home Depot stores in the Orlando

area. I improved the audit scores from being in the lower 10% to being in

the top 10% for every quarter. I performed monthly PM's on all the

equipment. Electrical diagnostic tests, Plumbing repairs, Hydraulic

repairs, HVAC filter changes, cleaning coils and light repairs, building

repairs, painting, mechanical repairs of equipment, replacing or repairing

motors, relays, replacing mother boards, timers, breakers and replacing oil

seals, micro switches, gears- and drive belts as well as building repairs

such as electric receptacles, wires, switches, fixtures. Replacing light

bulbs, ballast's, installing emergency lights, and electrical boxes,

Plumbing, repairing or replacement of toilets. Urinals, sinks, faucets,

water filters, restroom repairs. and repairing or replacing water

fountains. masonry, carpentry, replacing ceiling tiles, floor tile,

sheetrocking and patching holes in walls and concrete floors, painting,

floor tiling, hanging doors, setting door locks and hardware, repairing

cabinets and drawers, general maintenance of the building. and technical

support.

11/2005-1/2008 & 11/2009-Present

KMA Supply, LLC, Orlando, FL

Owner/Manager

The company was a start-up lithographic product Supply Company selling

consumable products and installation and repair services to the printing

and related industries. My duties where to establish new accounts, account

management vendor relations, pricing, quotes and performing the repairs on

the equipment. I performed extensive face to face cold calling and

promoting of the products to commercial printers, newspapers, wide format

printers, in-plant shops and digital print shops. I sold pressroom products

and machine repair and replacement parts, pre-press, chemicals, blankets,

inks and electronic equipment and supplies. I started the company without

any existing customers and built it up to about $400,000 a year in sales. I

have strong communication, professional presentations, negotiation, and

interpersonal skills. I also ensured client, vendor and customer

satisfaction. My goal was to uncover the customer's needs, communicate

different product advantages, features and benefits and recommend a

solution and present a proposal and close the deal. I provided strong post-

sale support. I built relationships and trust with my customers that made

me their first choice in doing business with. I demonstrated excellent

business development and technical support skills. Measurable success in

attaining goals and career advancement.

3/2004-2/2005

Rustic Exteriors Inc. Orlando, FL.

Outside Sales

Rustic Exteriors was a supply and installation company for Stone Veneer

products. My duties were to be responsible for selling and promoting

products in a highly professional, ethical and knowledgeable manner.

Included building relationships, cold calling face to face with large tract

homebuilders, custom homebuilders, commercial contractors and residential

homeowners, I doubled their annual Sales within a years time. I brought in

big accounts such as Ryland Homes, David Weekly, Standard Pacific Homes,

along with a lot of Custom Home builders and Commercial builders. I have

excellent Oral and Written Communication, negotiation, and interpersonal

skills. I determined monthly sales volumes, designed layouts, performed

field measurements, performed my own blue print take-offs, estimated the

projects and wrote my own proposals. I closed all my own deals, setting up

displays for customers, bill collecting, and supplied information to our

installation crew.

11/2001-2/2003

XPEDX Corporation, Minneapolis, MN,

Account Manager. Outside Sales,

A dealer of the large major manufacturers of graphics supplies and paper

products. My Duties as an outside sales person was to perform face to face

cold calling for new business and to have strong customer retention.

Provide ongoing support to current Clients, have excellent oral and written

communication skills with account implementation and account management.

Uncover the customers needs, bundle selling and Introducing and selling

consumable goods to the end user, I calculated my own rebates, pricing and

inventory levels, proposed leasing and equipment contracts, prepares

complete, accurate and timely paperwork for sales transactions. I sold

packaging, office supplies, electronics, chemicals, inks, services and

introduced new products to the end user. I consistently maintained strong

knowledge of all products, services, promotions and advertising.

1/1998-11/2001

Enovations Corporation, Roseville, MN (a Fuji Film Company).

Account Manager

I was an outside Salesperson covering two states and selling $4.5 million

dollars a year in consumable goods and services to the Printing Industry, I

meet my sales goal and even increased it by 10% to 21% annually even in a

declining market. I won the gross margin of the year award for 1999. I won

numerous monthly awards for meeting or exceeding sales goals. I would

uncovered the customers needs, introduce new and better products. Perform

demos of products, Wrote all estimates and quoted pricing and presented the

proposal to the customer. The products I sold were printing plates, films,

proofing materials and equipment, packaging, Office supplies, electronics,

capital equipment, chemicals, and services. Maintained current Customers

and cold called for new business. I did my own pricing with incentives. I

came up with different marketing plans to obtain new business. I worked

closely with the manufactures to build great vendor relationships. I

offered technical advice to my customers along with ongoing training on

products.

8/1992-1/1998

Anitec/Kodak, Holyoke, MA.

Technical Sales Representative

Anitec was a worldwide company with a vast dealer network. selling printing

plates, films, proofing, electronic equipment and services. I did all face

to face and by phone cold calling for new customers. I have a strong desire

to succeed and performed professional presentations to high-level

Executives and organizations. I grew my business from $ 0 dollars per year

to over $ 4.5 Million dollars per year in 5 years, meeting and exceeding

assigned sales performance goals within the territory covering 4-1/2

States. I played a vital role in fostering the company's reputation and

image and earned the respect of the dealer community to the point where my

products were their first choice to promote. Of course I established new

accounts, Had great account management skills, strong communication,

negotiation, and interpersonal skills. My duties were to uncover the

customer's needs and promote new or better products and communicate my

product advantages, features and benefits. I always provided detailed

quotations and ROI.'s to demonstrate real dollar savings for the client. I

have excellent oral and written communication skills. I ordered sample

product for performing demos at the customers locations. I held training

classes at the dealers and at the customers locations as well as holding

some classes at the local colleges in the state on products that I sold, I

wrote loan agreements, set pricing, set inventory levels at the factory and

at the dealer. I figured my own pre-bates and re-bates, I built long term

relationships with customers as well as the Dealer Reps. I generated 230

new accounts and have proven long term customer retention with only 5 lost

accounts in the 5 years of service. I installed all my own equipment and

did my own troubleshooting on product problems. I ensured client, vendor

and customer satisfaction with solving problems for the dealers and the

customers with the factory.

Education

EPA 608 Type 1 HVAC Certified

EPA 410A HVAC Certified

IFREC trained in Home Inspection with Certificates

IFREC trained in New Home Construction Inspection

Certified Home Inspector with N.A.C.H.I.

FEMA Certified Inspector with PaRR

Mold Certified Inspector with Pro-Lab

Licensed Florida Real Estate Sales Associate

Two year Diploma from St Paul Technical Vocational Institute (1975) Graphic

Arts

Highland Park High School (1969)

Maintenance Experience

Electrical

Replacement and addition of electrical boxes and outlets

Replacement and addition of electrical switches

Replacement and addition of electrical circuit breakers

Replacement and addition of electrical lighting fixtures

Replacement and addition of electrical ballast

Replacement and addition of electrical light bulbs

Replacement and addition of electrical thermostats

Replacement and addition of electrical wiring

Replacement and addition of electrical conduit

Replacement and addition of security electronic keypads

Motor repair

Replaced circuit boards

Re-wired Equipment

Replacement electrical relays and components

Installed wiring and boxes for 110 volt, 115 volt, 120 volt and 220 volt

Installed electrical boxes, outlets and light switches (standard, GFCI's

and dimmers)

Installation and wiring of many different types of light fixtures

HVAC

Installed A/C units

EPA 608A Certified

EPA 410A Certified (Auto)

Replaced Thermostats

Replaced condensers

Replaced belts

Replaced relays

Repaired and replaced fans and fan motors

Replaced filters

Cleaned coils and trays and lines

Plumbing

Replacement of hot water heaters and venting

Replacement of hot and cold water pipes (cast, copper and PVC)

Replacement of drain pipes

Cleaned out plugged up drain pipes (main line and standard)

Rebuilt bathrooms complete with tile and built in showers

Replaced toilets, seals and water lines

Installed shower and tub enclosures

Installed water softeners and filters

Installed water RO systems

Installed water carbon filter systems

Installed water UV systems

Running new water lines (flex and PVC, CPVC)

Installed Heaters and duct work

Replaced and repaired bricks and stones

Installed water faucets and lines

Installed sinks

Installed and repaired urinals

Installed and repaired automatic water shutoffs

Repaired Irrigation Timers, values, pipe, Heads and nozzle's

Repaired broken main lines

Installation of sinks, water faucets and water lines with sprayers

Installation of water filters

Repaired and replaced Hot Water Heaters and values

Installed water heater timers

Installation of bath tubs, water lines, drains and overflows

Installed garbage disposals

Installation of shower heads with water lines and faucets

Roof Exterior

Removal and replacement of roof boards, rafters and shingles

Replacement of roof vents and patching leaks

Replacement of fascia, drip edges, sofitts, air vents and flashing

Installation of sky lights

Repair brick chimneys

Replace and install antennas

Clean with chemicals and pressure washer

Building Exterior

Removal and replacement of siding trim fascia and sofitts

Roofing with drip edge and felt paper

Replacement of windows, doors, vents

Replacement of water spigots and electrical outlets with water proof covers

Installation and repair of low-voltage outdoor lighting

Trenching and installation for electrical wire and outlets

Installation of electrical lights

Built outside storage sheds (wood and metal)

Replaced glass with points and glazing

Replacement of combination windows and storm windows

Re-screening of windows doors and pool screens

Priming and painting of all types of exterior finishes

Repair cracks and broken cement blocks and walls

Dug footings for decks, buildings and pads

Built decks

Built steps

Built patios

Built docks

Built a sea wall

Built a 2-1/2-car garage's from the dirt to finish

Laid patio blocks and pavers

Removed brick

Installed siding with vapor barrier

Building Interiors

Built a new house from the block to finish (complete)

Finish trim work

Mill work

Re-modeled many houses (complete)

Landlord for 12 years and did my own upkeep and repairs

Laid sub-flooring (wood and laminate)

Installed vinyl's flooring, carpeting, wood and tile

Grouting all types of tile along with the Tile installation

Installation of insulation (glass on blown)

Installation of sheet rock with taping, mudding and sanding

Installation of vent fans and exhaust fans

Installation of kitchen and bathroom cabinets

Installation of counter tops and back splashes

Installation of plexi glass

Wallpapering of various types of papers

Priming and painting of walls and woods

Staining and sealing of woods

Installation of iron and wood railings (inside and outside)

Installation of steps and trim boards

Installation and wiring of many different types of light fixtures

Wired for cable, surround sound and speakers (interior and exterior)

Replaced ceiling tiles with steel grids

Built cantilevers with recessed lighting

Repaired textured sprayed ceilings

Mold removal and sealing

Built stud walls

Installed microwave ovens and counter top stoves

Replaced interior doors, trim and hardware (wood and steel)

Replaced door locks and handles

Installed shelving (wire, glass and wood)

Installed large mirrors

Landscaping

Tree removal (power saw and hand saw)

Sod removal and replacement

Build retaining walls

Planting trees, shrubs, and flowers

Concrete repair, removal, and replacement of driveways and sidewalks

Asphalt repair, sealer

Installation of Fencing (wood and chain link)

Installation of wood chip mulch

Installation of landscape rocks

Installed edging of various types

Fertilizer and sprayed for weeds

Seeded new lawns

Planted plugs

Sprayed for roaches and fire ants

Installed water drainage pipe

Installed French drains

Installed drain fields with rock

Misc.

Built furniture tables, work benches, desks, shelving and bars

Experience with and have operated almost every type of hand tool made

Experience with all electrical power tools and saws (table, band, skill,

saber, saws-all, scroll and jig)

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