Bill Strickland

Email: abp47a@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Biltmore Lake

State: NC

Zip: 28715

Country: USA

Phone: 828-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Creative Professional with excellent client and project management skills from concept to development. Action-oriented with strong ability to communicate and provide leadership in fast paced environments.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Appalachian State University, Boone NC 1/2001 to 5/2000 (Tourism Management)

Job History / Details:

Executive Summary

Accomplished professional with a proven track record in generating new sales and managing relationships. Client focused with an ability to work independently, communicate effectively, manage budgets, and provide leadership in fast paced environments.

Core Qualifications

Excellent Communication Skills

Problem Solving Skills

Business Development

Product Development

Contract Negotiations

Leadership and Staff Training

Merchandising Strategies

Inventory Management

Relationship Building

Microsoft Office

Professional Experience

December 2010 to Current

Davidson River Outfitters & Trading Co. Brevard, North Carolina

Senior Guide / Retail Sales

Schedule and facilitate all staffing,transportation,and equipment needed for 200/230 corporate group / individual fly fishing trips across Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee.

Assist Owner in developing and implementing annual sales plans to increase customer traffic and maximize profitability for retailer with annual sales exceeding $600K.

Top producer in developing new accounts within the guide service department and increasing repeat business clientele by 8 percentage each year.

Consistently meet retail sales objectives by consulting with customers on various product catagories to determine the right product based on needs and budget requirements.

Team member is managing inventory database, on-line retail database, merchandising initiatives, and product deliveries via UPS, Fed Ex, and USPS.

Provide a variety of presentations to regional fly-fishing organizations and conservation groups to increase product awareness and industry trends as well as to target potential customers for new product and service opportunities.

Instructor for fly-fishing schools, casting clinics, and fly tying classes.

July 2004 to December 2010

Peachtree Builders Charlotte, North Carolina

Sales / Operations Manager

Successfully developed and managed all business facets for custom home construction and historical renovation projects with annual sales reaching $1.3M.

Negotiated and closed all sales contracts with initiated proposals closed at 75 percentage and referred proposals closed at 90 percentage .

Negotiated all contract pricing with product vendors and all subcontracted labor pricing for each project to maximize company profits and improve business growth.

Coordinated all permitting, zoning, and structural engineering reviews with local city officials to include Lincoln County, Gaston County, Union County, and Mecklenburg County.

Conducted weekly production meetings with project management staff to ensure all project objectives were being accomplished and offer guidance for complex architectural or structural issues.

Served as point of contact with new and existing customers to ensure that all customer concerns were addressed and resolved appropriately.

Consistently met company goal in customer satisfaction survey scores with an average of 92 percentage .

Licensed General Contractor by the North Carolina State Board for General Contracting.

January 2001 to July 2004

Shea Homes Charlotte, North Carolina

Project Superintendent

Generated and maintained all monthly production schedules for two large scale master planned communities with annual sales exceeding $8M each.

Supported the Sales Team in determining land cost and product feasibility for potential customers.

Provided leadership training to develop existing project superintendents to manage upcoming new home developments.

Appointed Lead Project Superintendent by senior level management to supervise all new prototype development for products to be released in the $400K market.

Developed strong relationships with new and existing customers to exceed company customer satisfaction scores with an average of 97 percentage .

Top producer with 75 percentage of homes at or under budget with gross profits exceeding 23 percentage .

Leading producer with 86 percentage of homes built at or under the allowed product development cycle.

Education

2000 Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina

Bachelor of Science Tourism Management

NCAA Scholarship Athlete

Associations

Featured Speaker for the Western North Carolina Fly Fishing Expo. 2010 and 2011.

Assistant Tournament Director for the Southeast Regional Fly Fishing Qualifier Team USA. 2012 and 2013.

Member of the North Carolina Fly Fishing Team. Federal 501c3 Non Profit Organization.

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