Andrew Barton
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** **** **** *****
City: Naples
State: FL
Zip: 34108
Country: USA
Phone: 239-***-****
Skill Level: Senior
Salary Range: $175,000
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
ANDREW W. BARTON, JR.
1355 Wood Duck Trail, Naples, Florida 34108
Office 239-***-****
Fax 239-***-****
Cell 239-***-****
*********@********.***
~ Sales-Marketing Executive / Operations Manager ~
Highly successful business owner/CEO will provide sales and business operations expertise
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
A visionary, highly motivated big-picture strategist who is proactively focused in joining and becoming a vital part of a dynamic, expanding organization
Well qualified, established, and accomplished professional with significant competencies in sales, marketing, and business operations. Founder and present owner of a food service sales business for over 20+ years with several aFortune 500a listed client companies.
Achieved billions of sales dollars as a top producing corporation through avid cultivation of high net-worth clients and nationally recognized corporations.
Savvy, productive negotiator and deal-closer with a solid record of profitable penetration in competitive markets. Unquestionable aptitude and proven leader in generating new business while maintaining a loyal customer base.
Organized and analytical approach in strategically providing prompt solutions to reach projected goals while building mutually beneficial value to client and corporate business.
Distinguished as an innovative multi-level communicator, who integrates and partners with key players to capture maximum market share.
CORE COMPETENCIES
a Sales, Marketing, Operations Management
a Industry Research and Knowledge
a New Business Development/Retention
a Cross-Functional Team Leadership
a Change Agent for Improved Productivity
a Relationship Building and Retention
a Budgeting and Strong Financial Aptitude
- Leveraging Marketing/Sales Strategies
a Persuasive Negotiations and Closings
a Tactical Long-term Business Planning
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mar-Dru, Inc./Foodsales,
Paoli/Philadelphia, PA, and Naples, FL
PRESIDENT & OWNER 1989 a Present
a Established and operated a highly successful business specializing in food service sales and marketing with total sales of over 12 billion dollars
a Rapidly grew business, employing over 250 people and represented 300 plus companies, 20 of which are aFortune 500a listed companies
a Expanded Mar-Dru, Inc., expertise into many other areas of business in a consulting capacity
~ Related Accomplishments ~
a Launched and developed the largest food service brokerage company in the USA that steadily grew to over 12 billion dollars in total revenue
a Served on 35 major corporationsa aAdvisory Boards,a including Nestle Foods, Stouffer Foods, Mars Industries, Tropicana, Campbell Soup, Huhtamaki/Chinet USA, Shasta Beverages, American Home Foods, American Sugar, McNeil Laboratories, Ore-Ida Potato Products, Inc.,and Pillsbury Baking Company
a Member of aWhoas Who of American Industry Leadersa
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
(All of the below businesses were located within or near the Philadelphia, PA, area)
Cura Hospitality, Inc.
CO-FOUNDER
a A food service hospital management company. Later sold to Eden Park Restaurants, Inc.
Quad Products, LLC
CO-OWNER
a Held seven original company patents
Philadelphia Zero Waste Management Partners
OWNER / FOUNDER
a Organic food composting and bio fuel conversion company
SOI (Secure Outcome Incorporated)
ORIGINAL INVESTOR / PART-OWNER
a Self-contained, portable, forensic finger printing company
Quanta Technologies
BUSINESS CONSULTANT
a Company manufactured patented weatherized window panels
EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
a BA degree in Philosophy and Psychology
a Graduated with Honors in Major, GPA 3.85
NON-BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS
a Naples, Florida, Chamber of Commerce
a Past President of Ravenscliff Homeowners Association
a Past Vice-President of Springton Pointe Homeowners Association
a Muhlenberg College Alumni Board
a Member of the United States Coast Guard Reserves