AL ABRAHAM
Roselle, IL *****
Phone: 630-***-**** Cell 630-***-****
E-Mail: abg63i@r.postjobfree.com
QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive Sales and Management Experience
Excellent negotiation skills
Tri-lingual (English, Spanish and Portuguese)
ACHIEVEMENTS
Sales, Management & Marketing
Increased the customer base by 300% during the first 2 years; top business
producer for 3 consecutive years, Midwest District; promoted to Chicago
Branch Manager and promoted again to manage South America, while working
at Konecranes.
Coordinated negotiations between Airliance and Lan Chile Airlines that led
to a multimillion dollars five-year sales and purchasing exclusivity
agreement; initiated negotiations for a potential partnership between
Airliance, Varig
and Mexicana Airlines.
Initiated and developed close business relationships with major Airline,
MRO's and OEM's in the US, South America as well as other parts of the
world.
Successfully negotiated a 12 million dollars, 5 years Heavy Maintenance
contract between Eastern and Avianca Airlines and a 3 years contract with
Bahamasair.
JOB RELATED SKILLS
I am a motivated, self-starter with strong negotiation, analytical and
interpersonal skills.
I possess high work ethics and go above and beyond my job requirements.
I am an excellent team member and understand its importance.
WORK HISTORY
2005-2010 Konecranes Inc., Chicago, IL
Industrial Crane Sales and Sales Management.
1999-2004 AirLiance (United, Lufthansa & Air Canada) - Chicago, IL
Airframe and Engine Parts Sales
1992-1998 Amerijet International Airlines-Ft Lauderdale, FL
Aircraft Maintenance Management; Parts & Maintenance Sales;
Inventory Management
1983-1991 Eastern Airlines, Buenos Aires & Miami, FL
Aircraft Maintenance; Engine, Maintenance & Airframe Parts
Sales
EDUCATION
* UTN University, Aeronautical Engineering, atnd., Argentina.
* INAC, Aviation Maintenance, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* Federal Aviation Administration Airframe & Power Plant Licenses.
* Business Management, Konecranes Academy, US & Europe.
* APICS, Supply Chain Management.
* AMA, Sales and Management, continuum education.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in MS applications (Outlook, Excel, Access, Word, Power Point);
ACT, Baan, Pentagon 2000, ILS & Spec 2000.