Manager Customer Service

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

Missoula, Mt. ***** 406-***-**** Home

406-***-**** Cell

********@****.*** E-mail Paul M. Childs

Objective I would like the opportunity to continue in my

career in the paint industry. The position you are

offering is ideally suited to my strengths and

experience.

Experience 2005 - 2010 Columbia Paint and Coatings Missoula,

Mt.

Store Manager / Asst. Manager

Grew sales from $1.75 mil. to $3 mil. .

Trained 3 people who were promoted to Store

Manager.

Won Best Performing Store twice.

The title changed when Sherwin-Williams purchased

CPC.

2003 - 2005 Columbia Paint & Coatings Hamilton, Mt.

Store Manager

Grew sales from $535K to $800K in 18 months

Won Best Performing Store by finishing #1 in 7 of

10 performance categories, # 2 in 2 categories, and

# 4 in the other.

Trained two people while managing the business and

doing the day to day duties.

2002 - 2003 Columbia Paint & Coatings Missoula, Mt.

Customer Service Representative

Learned the new computer system.

Learned the new procedures.

Reconnected with the products and customers.

2000 - 2002 Waldenbooks Helena, Mt.

Store Manager

Reversed a -15% sales trend to a + 20%.

Trained 1 person promoted to Store Manager, and 1

to assistant manager.

Was elected President of the Capital Hill Mall

Merchants Assn.

1998 - 2000 Custom Industrial Coatings Missoula,

Mt.

Took a start up business from inception to

profitability in 18 months.

1992 -1998 Store Manager Columbia Paint &

Coatings Missoula, Mt.

1990 - 1992 Store Manager Columbia Paint &

Coatings Twin Falls, Id.

1988 - 1990 Customer Service Representative

Columbia Paint & Coatings Missoula, MT

Interests Church ministries, motorcycles, golf, softball,

sports cars

Tips I enjoy teaching skills, and, sharing knowledge and

experiences. I have coached both slow and fast

pitch softball. My teams have won league

championships and 2 players are now coaches of

winning teams. My teams, softball and CPC store,

are high morale, high performance teams. I believe

a major reason is that I choose to lead, by example

and expectation.

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