John D. Vargo

***** ******* ***** ************, **** 44136 440-***-****

abl44b@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Executive skills; diverse industrial experience and entrepreneurial focus;

diligent and professional; proven leadership qualities.

* Negotiating * Staffing

* Forecasting

* Financial Analysis * Due Diligence *

Bank Financing

* Sales / Relationships * Acquisitions

Professional Highlights

HEARTLAND BUILDING, INC., Middlesex, New Jersey

Commercial building maintenance company with customers in eight states.

Regional Supervisor 2004 to Nov 2009

> Over five years of expanding division operations and increasing

revenue in western Pennsylvania/West Virginia division.

> Boosted sales 18 percent 2006; sales increase of 11 percent in

2007.

> Recruited, interviewed, hired and trained employees.

> Created and built professional relationships with customers; often

on the road for face-to-face talks with facilities managers.

> Customers include drug stores (CVS, Walgreens, Rite-Aid) and food

service (Yum and Starbucks)

GENERAL MACHINE, INC., Tallmadge, Ohio

Manufactured parts and equipment for customers such as Barth Industries,

Davis Standard, Taylor Winfield (Maytag assembly), Firestone, Goodyear,

Owens Corning and Sealed Air Products.

President/Owner 2000 to 2004

> Identified target acquisition, performed due diligence, arranged

financing and purchased business, including machine shop equipment

and building.

> Worked with mentors (from MTD Products, Inc., Meaden & Moore,

Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz, and Tempcraft Industries, Inc.,)

> Increased existing customer satisfaction; adding more than 30

percent new customers

> Managed department heads, and hired qualified professionals.

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Independent Sales Rep 1996 to 2000

> Researched market and cold-called on manufacturers, hospitals,

small businesses.

> Worked closely with distributors, sold variety of pumps, including

water and vacuum.

> Simultaneously prepared business plan to purchase General Machine,

Inc.

ROTATING EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS, INC., Bakersfield, California

Remanufactured centrifugal pumps to meet project requirements in the oil

industry.

Founding partner 1990 to 1996

> Discovered a niche in the California oil drilling industry and

developed a business plan to start an organization.

> Project oriented sales; met with corporate engineers and financial

staff at company offices to ensure quality and timeliness of jobs.

> Funded and grew company to annual sales of $1.5 million.

> Disassembled, reengineered to specs, re-assembled pumps in 6 to 8

weeks.

> Marketing in San Joaquin Valley (Texaco, Mobil, Exxon, Shell)

Additional Professional Experience

> Owner Photo Station, Inc - Columbus, Ohio

> Sales George Worthington, Inc - Cleveland, Ohio

> Sales Belknap, Inc - Louisville,

Education

MARIETTA COLLEGE, Marietta, Ohio

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Major: Management and Economics

Professional Development

* John Crane Seal Course * Sales & Marketing

Executives of Cleveland

* Comprehensive CNC Fundamentals * Fabco - Air Product Training

* Wholesale Management Seminar

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