RON WALKER

**** ***** **** **

Savage, MN *****

(1-612-***-****

acf73u@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeks a professional position where my talents and skills as well as business acumen will be recognized

and fully utilized.

JOB HISTORY/DUTIES

Inspector

Inspection Connection of Minnesota

Savage,MN

Start Date: 2012 End Date: Date

Completed formal education to become a Certified Home Inspector. Created a start up company which

included activities such as creating a business plan and budget, marketing, sales, and continuing

education. Promptly completes home inspections providing the customer with a detailed report on

property condition and alerting them to safety or repair issues. Each report averages 45 pages of

recommendations, photographs and comments.

Sales and Operations Manager

PCH Realty LLC

Savage,MN

Start Date: 2006 End Date: DATE

Effectively manages daily operations of the company to create growth and profitability * Ensures all

properties listed by the company are secure and ready for showings as needed * Advises clients; seller on

strategies that would keep their houses attractive to prospective buyers. * Diligently manager and

schedule showings for both buyers and sellers. * Actively represent buyers and sellers in real estate

transactions * Coach/Mentor sales agents * Recruit/train sales agents * Develop and maintain budget *

Performs BPOs within the Twin Cities for selective banks * Successfully negotiates short sales

transactions for both buyers and sellers Prudential Metro-Wide Realty Burnsville MN, Marketing & Sales

Assist with buyers in finding homes * Listed and advertised property for different clients in different cities *

Did Comparative Market Analysis for sellers * Worked with REO properties * Maintained and monitored

bank owned homes * Prepared weekly updates for the REO Banks * Successfully worked with the

relocation department on Relocation properties * Successfully profiled and analyzed clients properties to

get them ready for the market.

Customer Service and Technical Advisor

Graco Incorporated Minneapolis MN

Minneapolis,MN

Start Date: 2001 End Date: 2003

Answer and direct phone calls to the right places * Assisted customers with technical support * Trouble

shooting on lubrication equipment * Designed application for the equipment * Put in orders for our clients *

Assisted sales representatives with the inventory * Dispatched and tracked our orders using computer

software * Supplied management with analysis and reports as needed.

Computer technician

Manpower Bloomington MN

Start Date: 1999 End Date: 2001

Accepted assignments at Perot Systems, GE and Blue Cross * Desk top support * Installed software *

Installed hardware * Worked with desktops, laptops, monitors, servers, routers, hubs * Inventoried

equipment * Verified that licensing requirements were met * Ordered new equipment and software *

Researched solutions for computer issues * Trained co workers on computer operations. * Made

recommendations to management on hardware and software requirements

EDUCATION

Major: Industrial Technology - Sales & Service

University of Wisconsin - Stout

Date Completed: 1984

Courses: Kaplan Professional MN 2012 Home Inspector training- National Certification Kaplan

Professional MN 2003 Real Estate License-Marketing, & Sales Dakota County Technical College

1999 Microsoft Certified System Engineer

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES/ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Real Estate Sales Person

2003

Minnesota Department of Commerce MN

Kaplan real estate course, 15 credits per year of Continuing Education

Certified Home Inspector

2013

International Association of Certified Home Inspectors MN

Kaplan Home Inspection, Various Home Inspection courses, National Home Inspector Exam

MCSE

1999

Microsoft MN

MCSE Course Dakokta County Technical School

NOTES AND ACTIVITIES

SUMMARY: Career Objective: Seeks a professional position where my talents and skills as well as

business acumen will be recognized and fully utilized.

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