Sales Engineer
Detail oriented, hardworking, responsive, competent sales engineer
Who draws on many years of experience working in a technical business environment.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Quincy Compressor, 3/1/2017 – present, Responsible for driving sales in an assigned sales territory. The position required an in depth understand of compressed air and air compressor technology. The work scope involved a considerable amount of cold prospecting.
Sytech Engineering, 2011 – 2016, Engineering Sales manager responsible for driving the sales of varied products all targeted at the metal stamping industry; Sytech’s products included: Hydraulic quick die change, fully servo driven in-press parts transfer systems, coil processing equipment which consisted of straighteners, levelers, un-coilers, feeders and cut-to-length lines. I was responsible for marketing, including: magazine advertising, trade show exhibits, and web presence. A function of my position was to accurately communicate the customers’ expectations and ideas to the engineering department as well as to lend direct assistance in design and engineering.
My list of customers includes (a small sample):
oA.J. Rose Manufacturing, Avon, OH
oFormet Industries, division of Magna, ST. Thomas, ON
oIn-Sink-Erator, division of Emerson, Racine, WI
oTransmatic, Holland, MI
oITW Drawform, Zeeland, MI
oRidgeview Industries, Grand Rapids, MI
oRES Manufacturing, Milwaukee, WI
oE&E Manufacturing, Plymouth, MI
oEaton Corporation, various locations
o3M Corporation, Flemington, NJ
oTRO Manufacturing, Franklin Park, IL
oPridgeon & Clay, Grand Rapids, MI
oFederal Mogul, various locations
I was able to successfully apply my technical experience in fluid power,
industrial controls, mechanics and metal stamping & forming to properly
advise the customers purchasing decisions.
Sytech Engineering is now closed.
Waasner, Forchheim, Germany, 2008 – 2010, sales engineer responsible for sales of the Waasner magnetic lamination welding product.
Sytech Engineering, 1992 – 2008, Travelling service technician
Responsibilities included: assembling, installing, designing and training workers in the use of high force hydraulic quick die change systems. Install, train workers and service in-press, servo, parts transfer systems. Indramat – Bosch Rexroth DIAX 03, DIAX 04 and Indradrive servo drive components with ELS firmware. I was also responsible for the mechanical aspect of the equipment Including, timing belts, pulleys, bearings, lubrication systems, manual and hydraulic transfer bar couplers etc…
Also was worked on Kohler straighteners and precision levelers involving sophisticated industrial transmissions and cardan shafts.
SKILLS
Proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal.
Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
Excellent communication skills.
Excellent customer service skills.
Ability to analyze and solve problems effectively.
Extensive knowledge of industrial control technology.
Knowledge of industrial mechanical systems.
Extensive knowledge and experience of fluid power systems and components including FESTO, HAWE and REXROTH.
Ability and experience in working with European style electrical diagrams.
Software: Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel and some AutoCAD
Truly fluent German speaker (I speak the German language without an accent) and the ability to read and write in German.
EDUCATION
Associates degree, electrical engineering, Harper College, Palatine, IL
Engineering college, Hamburg, Germany, Bachelor’s Degree
Indramat (Bosch Rexroth), DIAX 03 & DIAX 04 servo drive programing training
Training at Kohler Maschinenbau at various points in the last 20 years.