Sales Executive

Michael Leveque

Email: **********@*****.***

Home: 815-***-****) 100 Timber Ct.

Cellular: 815-***-****) Ashkum, Il

60911

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Sales Executive

Automation / Information Technology / Finance / Management

Distribution / OEM / Industrial / Commercial

. Trend setting sales expert with 17 years of experience expanding the

market place beyond projected potentials while maximizing profits.

. Penetrated new markets that were outside the company's typical

customer profile to generate new sales and profits.

. Proven results from working in a home office environment to managing 7

employees.

. Worked with a broad customer base including many fortune 500 companies

throughout the corporate structure consisting of plant managers,

purchasing, controllers, MIS, Engineers, and maintenance.

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rience

Ultimate Recreation - Bourbonnais, IL 2002 -

2009

Owner

Retail business selling higher end outdoor living products for commercial

and residential customers

Englewood Electrical Supply Company - Kankakee, Illinois

1994 - 2002

Division of Wesco Inc. (fortune 500 company)

Account Executive

Recruited into a highly competitive market as an Outside Sales Executive to

stimulate and maintain high profile accounts, penetrate new markets with

expanding product offerings and forge solid relationships in order to

compete in the rapidly changing market. Develop business and marketing

strategies with customer input to meet the challenge of their escalating

needs.

. Negotiated and landed the Ford Motor Co. Chicago Stamping CMS sole

supplier electrical blanket worth $1.3 million dollars annually.

. Aggressively went after the premise wire and networking market to

expand business from $1500 to over $100,000 in one year.

. After two years of service was inducted into the WESCO Founders Club

for excellent sales performance.

. Implemented new systems at Ford Motor Co. saving them $120,000 in the

year 2000 while increasing my sales and profits for the year.

Hitek Equipment Inc. - Mundelein, Illinois

1992 - 1994

Sales Engineer

Traveled all over the country installing and selling state of the art

corrugating equipment while providing training to the customers employees.

Education & Credentials

A.A.S. Electronic Technology - 1992

Kankakee Community College

Rockwell Industrial Control School - 1994 Motor Control Center

School - 1996

Premise Wiring Certified - 1995 Allen Bradley VFD School

- 1997

Allen Bradley PLC Cert. - 1997 Guerrilla Selling Certified -

1996 GE Masters of Light Cert.- 1999

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