Sales Manager
Resume:
Daniel Fontenot
Mandeville, LA 70471
*********@**************.***
Objective
I am searching for an opportunity with a professional company where
I can utilize my extensive background in sales, management and
marketing to increase market share and add positive business
growth. I am looking for full time work that would allow me the
opportunity for personal growth. I am self motivated and
disciplined. I have worked for four different OEMs with little or
no supervision. I am able to travel.
Experience
2007 - 2010 CSP Electronics LLC Broussard LA /
Owensboro KY Sales Manager
Establish new clients in commercial market and pleasure market
segments, while promoting, marketing and selling new marine
manufactured product. Open new market segments and geographical
territories for all product lines. Negotiate multiple business
deals with principles at OEMs, boat builders, fleet owners and
military. Provide product quotes and bids. Work with service and
engineering departments to provide positive involved moral for
client building and well as team building. Assist with design
engineering teams with new product development. Provided complete
business plan, customer visit reports, expense reports, marketing
tools, trip and advertising plans.
1997 - 2007 ZF Industries Vernon Hills IL / St
Rose LA Account Manager
Managed market territory including all the Gulf of Mexico states
and also inland waterways states. Establish new clients in
commercial and pleasure market segments. Take care of job bids and
product quotes. Work with design engineering to developed new
products for areas where there was no product coverage. Set up and
coordinate product shows and conventions. Assist with service and
warehouse issues. Expand product into new geographical territories
of opportunity to expedited growth, increase market share and
increase profitability. Expand service profitability with the
introduction of more products in operation in the field.
1989 - 1996 Southern Yacht S & S Orange Beach AL
General Sales Manager
Managed sales and service for USCG documentable vessels both new
and brokered. Provide client sales with new and brokered boat
sales. Sell vessel service, parts and equipment. Work with sub
contractors who provided service on client vessels. Managed sales
and service representatives. Implement new product lines for larger
market coverage and business expansion into commercial, military
and pleasure vessels. Set up service and provide management for
OEM, trade boat shows and vessel delivery.
Daniel Fontenot
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1985 - 1989 Tonan America / LCD Lake Charles LA
Sales and Marketing Manager
Manage product sales and marketing. Establish and expand product
distributor network. Open and establish dealer and service center
operators. Territory and area of coverage thought out North
America. Take care of product inventory and parts needs for home
office, distributors and dealer network. Establish company
participation in trade shows and marketing venues. Assist with
service and warehouse issues. Promote and sell all product lines
for the commercial and pleasure market place. Quote products and
provide bids. Establish market growth advertising with relevant
publications.
1982 - 1985 Sweet Lake Land and Oil Lake Charles LA
Marine Manager / Field Engineer
Manage marine and vessel operations. Take care of vessel operations
and maintenance issues. Operate marina and fuel dock, sales and
service business. Provide civil engineering and site work. Work
with geologist and seismic groups to expanded territorial site
locations for oil and gas research and development. Provide ground
preparation for drilling site locations.
1976 - 1981 Owned a small sideline marine sales/service
business, where I worked after hours and week ends, with
mechanical, electrical and cosmetic matters while in school and
working construction. I worked in multiple construction jobs
locations constructing the C-Reformer, (equipment designed to
remove lead from gasoline, producing "unleaded gasoline"). The
equipment was mandated by USA Federal Government to be in place by
1981. The C-Reformer was a Foster Wheeler Engineering design. I
also worked for Crawford & Russell, Yeargen and Brown & Root
engineering/construction companies as civil engineer, cost
engineer, QC engineer and estimating equipment / product take off.
Education: AD in Civil Engineering, 100 ton UCSG, Licensed
Insurance LA.
Interests: I am interested in an employment opportunity mostly.
However, I am the son of a retired Navy man. I love the water and
most everything associated with it. I like to restore classic
muscle cars. I like motorcycles. I like to game hunt but have grown
to prefer the warmer dry element in which to hunt. I also like bill
fishing.
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