Michael Sparacino
acb0g5@r.postjobfree.com 1 professional Overview
Offering a Proven Track Record of professional salesmanship and
profitable revenue.
An established professional who can initiate and close complex sales
processes, facilitate and negotiate projects with profitability while
generating customer loyalty through value based selling techniques and
relationship building management disciplines. Prepared with a successful
book of business with hundreds of qualified contacts in the disciplines of:
Steel, Steel Fabrication, Civil, General Contractors, Chemical, Property
Managers, Pulp and Paper, Heavy infrastructure, Engineering and Industrial
Manufacturing
1 Core Competencies
. Expert negotiator
. TOP CLOSING RATIO PERCENTILE
. DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
. CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
. ESTABLISH NEW TERRITORIES
. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
. Successful career shattering quotas, setting example of how to be a
top producer company wide.
. Increased revenues by more than 70% within 8 months. Offering new ways
of doing business.
. Closed multi-regional clients as a primary vendor of services,
products, solutions and distribution channels
. Relationship based salesmanship to obtain loyalty and higher
profitability.
. Utilize ACT Software (CRM) as a tool to track and keep in front of
clients on a regular basis.
. Started NEW TERRITORIES from scratch increasing companies footprint
and market share success.
. Trained sales organization increasing calls to sales ratio
significantly.
2 Professional Experience
MKE Steel Detailing Seattle Wa - 2012
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Business Development Manager Contract Expired
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Generate profitable revenue to increase companies reach throughout the
nation. Selling Structural Drafting and Design to Fabricators across the
U.S.
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. Within the first week of starting contract. With my book of business
of STEEL Fabricators I was able to close deals. In the first 4 weeks
I had generated 300k in revenue.
. Cultivating relationships with existing fabricators for maximum profit
margins.
. Establishing NEW fabricators throughout the U.S.
. RE-vamped the policies of how to estimate and price according to the
AISC standards and current market research.
. Created and implemented a sales contract to protect the firm and the
clients.
. Put in place revenue responsibilities and helped focus teams on roles.
. Responsible to maintain or exceed 1.4 mil in revenue.
National/International Sales Director (2011-2012) Contract Position
2 Leading Team to expand European and U.S Territories in Engineering and
Steel services
Using my extensive list of qualified STEEL Fabricators I was able to
generate profit within the first few weeks Selling Steel Detailing/
Drafting, Engineering, Industrial Applications and engineering, CAD
Services, BIM Modeling, LEED Certifications, Green Building Audits, Green
Building Technology.
. Responsible for revenues of 3million in revenue nationally and
internationally and maintaining and growing entire US/European revenue
upwards of 10 mil plus.
. Leading National/INTERNATIONAL team to expand European territories as
well as US.
. Controlling Contract negotiations and consistently maintaining
customer loyalties.
. Expanding Territory and Profitability whilst keeping and maintaining
existing client base sustainable and profitable by training Sales team
in overcoming price objections and the art of selling in a down
economy by
using value based strategies.
2008-2012 Worked Multiple Contract Positions selling to Manufacturers,
General Contractors, Pulp and Paper, Civil, Electrical, Architectural,
Mechanical, Environmental, Property Managers and so on.
Connection Cad
Regional Sales and Marketing Manager
March 06-08
Selling Drafting and Design in the fields of:
Structural Steel, wind turbine and towers, photovoltaic, Architectural,
Electrical, HVAC, Mechanical, and Civil, Pulp and Paper, and other
Manufacturing entities.
Increased revenues by 70% within the first year.
* Generated upwards of 2 Million in REVENUE
Implemented new NET contract terms from 90 days to 30days with success
Placed engineers, drafters, architects as needed to companies who needed
short term support
Negotiated 10%-30% cash down on new contracts
RFP Proposals
Sales Meetings/Presentations
Successfully produced results from a Home Office Environment
RE-Negotiated contracts successfully that were not profitable and made them
profitable
Negotiated and increased rates by 30% to firms such as Weyerhaeuser, Pope
and Talbot, WAH Chang, Wauna Mill, EC Company, JE Dunn, ATS, Thompson's
Metal FAB, and many more.
Created value and price structure consulting services for Engineers,
Structural, HVAC, Steel Detailing, Architectural and Civil Jobs
Constantly increasing revenues by 70% in the first 8 months by growing
business to new work scope disciplines
Lead by example, lead teams by a quota driven high closing ratio procedure
Delivered presentations/Seminars such as "Overcoming Objections", "How to
Motivate Employees".
Acted as a Technical Consultant to disciplines such as HVAC, Plumbing,
Construction, Structural, Detailing, Civil, Architecture, Mechanical and
Electrical Engineers.
Marketing and Leading Sales Teams.
Hiring Talent: Engineers, Designers, Steel Detailers, and Drafters to Sales
people.
Working successfully from a Home Office, with territories including but not
limited to: Tacoma to Eugene Oregon, but has reached as far as Alaska,
Hawaii, Wyoming, Arizona, and Boise.
JAVA'S JUNGLE in Longview, WA
July 2001 to March 2006
Owner - Operator -CEO Director of Sales & Marketing
o Took over a bankrupt full service store with no customer base and bad
reputation and converted it into a successful working establishment with
a large customer base
o Implemented marketing talents and salesmanship to regain and maintain
customers trust and loyalty
o Articulately created a successful company and gained compelling net
profits in less than 3 years
o Utilizing customer segmentation and database marketing
o Water Chemistry for purification, alkalinity, PH, Measurement of Living
Bacteria, Nitrate and Nitrite
BIT BY BIT COMPUTER in Portland, OR
August 1998 to May 2001
Marketing & B2B Sales Manager
o Strategically targeted specific markets
o Met with top executives with decision making powers, Negotiated Hotel
meeting spaces and rooms for top level accounts
o Made impossible contacts a possibility
o Set a standard of quota and profitability
o Account management responsibilities as senior of Technology sales, VOIP,
Networking, Software Sales
o Uniquely maintained relationships and favorable contacts with current and
potential accounts in the high-tech sector
o Expertly trained Sales Staff in all aspects of selling and closing
customers
o Professionally resolved customer issues and problems
o Proficient with a variety of the field's concepts, practices and
procedures
o Direct and lead the quality work and services of employees
o Propose oral and written presentations and meet with top executives on a
daily basis
o Consistently exceeding quotas and setting standards on what corporations
employees should reach in a proven track record
INTERIM PERSONNEL in Longview, WA
1996 to 1998
West Coast Marketing & Sales Director
o Supervised Sales Force
o Responsible for hiring employees for Interim and various other companies
o Implemented terminations
o Provided Market Segmenting
o Instructed Sales Seminars - Overcoming Objections
o Trained staff on the appropriate way to handle client needs
o Trained Sales Force to maximize prospecting abilities and time management
skills
o Conducted on-site training and weekly meetings on how to close sales
effectively
o Provided hands on management dealing with in-house conflicts and
solutions
o Established new territories to increase market share
o Coached team on how to build and maintain working relationships with
existing clientele resulting in referrals
1 Education
Business Management/Marketing Lower Columbia College
pulp and Paper Certificates Lower Columbia College
Photovoltaic Design Solar Energy International
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