Professional Summary

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Experience

JAMES MICHAEL TURNER

***** ** ********** **, ******, OR 97119 (H) 971-***-**** ac7ul2@r.postjobfree.com I'm a friendly enthusiastic Entrepreneur that communicates well. I'm highly motivated and driven towards accomplishing goals and have a positive “can do” attitude. I enjoy the sales process, customer service and the challenge of learning and personnel development and I am a Veteran.

*Skilled in rapport and trust building. *Excellent in written, verbal and phone skills

*Confident and highly motivated to

help others.

*Exceptional networking skills and

thoroughly enjoy it.

*Strong in persuasion skills and always

working on sharpening.

Insurance Sales for Medicare & Ancillary Products 07/2018 to Current United Insurance Group – Gaston, OR

Seek out new clients and develop clientele by networking to find new customers and generate lists of prospective clients.

Interview prospective clients to obtain data about their financial resources and needs. Explain features, advantages and disadvantages of various policies to promote sale of insurance plans.

Cross Selling into other ancillary insurance products when needed. Telemarketing Life Insurance sales 10/2017 to Current One United Global – Gaston, Oregon

Deliver prepared sales talks, reading from scripts that describe products or services, in order to persuade potential customers to purchase insurance plans according to their needs.

Explain features, advantages and disadvantages of various policies to promote sale of insurance plans.

Top performing salesman within 2 months

Was promoted to manager position quickly.

Education

Owner Operator 01/2005 to Current

Self Employed/Ruby River Auto Body Shop – Gaston, Oregon

*Estimates auto damage and performs auto body repairs and paint for both private clientele and Auto Insurance claims.

*Prospects for new business via networking and referrals.

*Performs Excellent customer service relations, emails project update pictures and details and negotiates any repair changes and costs.

Medicare insurance sales 07/2016 to 09/2018

Kellogg Insurance Agency – Gaston, Oregon

Interview prospective clients to obtain data about their financial resources and needs. Seek out new clients and develop clientele by networking to find new customers and generate lists of prospective clients.

Explain features, advantages and disadvantages of various policies to promote sale of insurance plans.

Outside Sales 10/2014 to 08/2015

Expect Payment Solutions LLC – Vancouver, WA

Prepare and deliver sales presentations to business owners to sell new merchant processing equipment.

Draw up contracts for new equipment, and collect payments due. Aircraft Fire Fighting and Rescue. 06/1993 to 01/2005 Oregon Military Department – Portland Air Guard Base, Oregon Fire fighting-Rescue emergency response for both military and civilian aircraft and structural buildings.

* Physical fitness program director.

Fire Science and related subjects: Jun 2001

U.S. Air Force Academy Online - Colorado Springs, CO Oceanography and related couses: Apr 1980

U.S. Navy - Millington, TN

High School Diploma: Jun 1977

Yamhill-Carlton High School - Yamhill, OR

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