Paresh J. Gandhi
Hudson WI 54016
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Summary of Qualifications
. Managed business with a track record of profitability.
. Increased sales from $ 300,000 to $ 900,000 in 8 years.
. Increased sales from 20,000 to $ 300,000 in Konrad Corporation.
. Developed relationships with customers and high level managers to
increase new business.
. Cultivated client relationship to understand their needs acting as
client advocate while working in best interest of company.
. Worked with client to understand their business goals and objectives
and provided them solutions, which met or exceed customer objectives
with ROI analysis.
. Excellent problem solving, communication and accounting skills.
. Excellent computer skills-excel, presentation, word, ACT
. Accounting, balancing drawer, post transactions.
. Enthusiastic, highly motivated and always ready to learn new aspects.
Experience
Manufacturing Representative
Sai Enterprise 08/2002 -
01/2010
. Representative for Cortec Corporation, St. Paul, MN
. Increased sales from $300000 to $ 900000 in 8 years.
. Built relationship with clients and distributors.
. Sold chemical, water treatment and packaging products.
. Identified and prospected new customers, trained and managed and
appointed new distributors.
. Measure Distributor performance and implement distributor sales
improvement programs.
Outside Sales Engineer 05/2000 -
04/2002
Griffco, Inc. Minneapolis, MN
. Prospected new customers. Prepared quotes for their requirements.
. Sold power transmission and electrical products.
International Sales & Project Engineer 10/1998
- 01/2000
Konrad Corporation Hudson, WI
. Built relationship with new and existing customers. Increased sales
from $ 20,000 to $ 300,000
. Reduced cost and increased customer satisfaction to get win - win
position for the customers and the company. Sold rolling mills
spares.
. Prepared estimates and quotes from the drawings or samples provided
by the customers.
Sales Counselor 04/1996 - 09/1997
Circuit City Minneapolis, MN
. Was in President's club for 9 consecutive months.
. Balance the drawer. Arranged the products and updated the
promotions.
Owner/CEO 08/1978 - 10/1995
Gandhi Engineering Corporation Ahemdabad, India
. Developed management personnel and employees.
. Managed and developed sales plan to increase profitability of
business.
. Distributor for Bosch power tools, Siemens and ABB motors, pumps and
controls .
. Accounting, maintained ledger and balanced day to day cash.
Education
L.D.College of Engineering Ahmedabad
BS Mechanical Engineering.
Goodwill Easter Seals
Financial Operations.