Customer Service Sales
Resume:
james patrizio
Email: abqeb4@r.postjobfree.com
Address: *** ****** **** ***** **** # 204
City: delray beach
State: FL
Zip: 33483
Country: USA
Phone: 561-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: $40,000
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
James Patrizio
207 Tropic Isle Drive Unit # 204
Delray Beach, FL. 33483
abqeb4@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE :
To secure a Business Development or Product/Sales Management Position in South, FL.
SKILLS :
* Excellent verbal and written communication / presentation skills
* Superior closing rate for sales by utilizing my natural persuasion skills
* Stellar customer service and client management / retention capabilities
* Excellent problem solving abilities, using "outside the box" strategies
* Ability to identify customer needs and match with a best-fit business solution
* Extensive knowledge of computer applications, including Microsoft Office,
Photoshop and Illustrator for the Macintosh (Apple) Computer Systems
RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE :
Professional Poker Dealer at the Palm Beach Kennel Club- W. Palm Beach 2004-Present
* Maintained a high-level of customer service while protecting the integrity of the game. My quick-witted humor, and ability to relate to people from all walks of life, helped me greatly in excelling at this position for over 8 solid years.
* I prided myself on being one of the fastest, most accurate, and professional poker
dealers' in the entire organization. My diligence and attention to detail greatly increased my tip rate- enabling me to earn up to $ 60,000 per year working just 25 hours per week.
Swing-Trader for my personal brokerage account via Ameritrade, between 2002- 2004
* Bought and sold stocks using the General Principles of Swing Trading Strategies.
* I was able to support myself for two full years. Living solely off of the trading
profits I was able to generate.
RETAIL & CREATIVE BACKGROUND :
Apple Computer Sales Specialist at CompUSA in Henrico County, Richmond, VA.
* I helped build a brand new retail outlet store, as one of their initial hires.
* I was chosen to be the in-house Mac Specialist due to my background and
abilities utilizing computer graphic software designed for Apple Computers.
Pre-Press Operator for the Richmond-Times Dispatch Newspaper in Richmond, VA.
* My primary responsibility at the newspaper was to "color-correct" all imagery
for optimal viewing, before the photographs were sent to the final printing press.
Junior Graphic Designer for Big Image Graphics Billboards located in Richmond, VA.
* Excelled at the design and implementation of eye-catching billboards using my
extensive knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator,& other design-based applications.
FINANCE EXPERIENCE :
Assistant Fed Funds Trader at Bank Of America Headquarters in S.F., CA.
* Worked at The World Headquarters Building by assisting the Fed Funds
Trader in tallying all of her settlements for the day. Totaling billions of
dollars worth of trades on a daily basis.
Stockbroker in Training with the Lehman Brothers Offices in S.F., CA.
* Called on prospects for opening brokerage accounts, after receiving extensive
sales and financial product-based training at Lehman's New York Headquarters.
Lead Cold-Caller at the Bear Stearns Offices in San Francisco, CA.
* I was able to become the number one cold-caller on staff, by achieving upwards
of 200 client connects per day. Sponsored by the firm to take my Series 7 Exam,
which I passed on the very first try.
EDUCATION :
B.S. Finance Degree from Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, VA. - 1984-1988
* The degree is officially entitled: Finance, Insurance & Business Law
Attended the VCU Ad-Center Master's Degree Program in Richmond, VA. During 2000
* The school is now referred to as The Brand-Center at VCU, and is regarded
"nationally" as being the Harvard of Advertising Master Degree Programs!
REFERENCES :
Available Upon Request
COVER LETTER :
Hiring Manager : 01/29/13
After reviewing my resume, you may be asking yourself " why does this
candidate think he's qualified to work with us in this particular capacity
"
In the 25 years since graduating from Virginia Tech with a Degree in Finance, I have held numerous, varied and highly gratifying positions in different industries: retail, investment banking, the music industry, silicon valley, graphic design, inside/outside sales, and most recently, as a professional poker dealer at a dog track (of all places).
Over these years of being employed by many different firms and industries- I have become like a "Swiss Army Knife" in my problem solving abilities. I have worked for some of the most prestigious companies in each field, including: Bear Stearns/Lehman Brothers (both now defunct) Bill Graham Presents, Oracle, The Richmond Times Dispatch, and for the past 8 years, at The Palm Beach Kennel Club, one of the largest and most prestigious poker rooms in the entire State of Florida. I've been successful in every endeavor I have ever pursued. I am an incredibly resourceful, adaptable, and self-sufficient person. I have an innate ability to figure things out and the skills necessary to make things run smoothly, without much guidance or handholding required.
I have also taken the time to develop myself personally with extensive travel. I firmly believe that to broaden oneself "inside", you must first see and devour as much of the "outside" world as humanly possible. Travel is easily the best learning experience a person could possibly undertake. I visited over 25 different countries, without speaking their language, nor knowing a soul. I lived for a year in both Italy and Australia, loved both cultures immensely, and was able to acquire very close friends from each locale.
Some of my skills include: stellar customer service, detailed and accurate workmanship, quick thinking "outside the box" problem solving abilities, excellent closing rate for sales, while being over-all, a highly creative yet analytically inclined, results-oriented
person. I never drop the ball, but catch it and run with it, all the way to the finish line!
In closing, I am proud at my consistent ability to adapt and flourish within all the new situations and opportunities that come my way.
All I ask is for the unique opportunity to interview with you in person.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
James Patrizio
abqeb4@r.postjobfree.com
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