Stuart M Gray * First Ave, Harrison, NY ***** ************@*****.*** Mobile:516-***-****
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
A challenging and responsible position within a progressive organization, in which broadbased professional experience, education, personal skil ls,
and a commitment to excellence will be fully utilized.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Background encompasses extensive experience and major accomplishments in the following areas: Implementation and refinement of sales and
marketing management systems, administrative policies and operational procedures, with special expertise in building products areas.
Very proficient in all computer software/hardware, and programming languages.
Exceptional interpersonal, communications and liaison followthrough skills, with special ability to explain and/or demonstrat e policies, procedures,
and company product lines to others in groups or oneonone.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2008 – Aug, 2013 Globalstone, Commack N.Y. Account Manager
Privately owned, Granite distributor, servicing the tri-state area.
...Responsible for promoting, and marketing Stone Italiana, an engineered quartz material to designers, ki tchen dealers, builders, and architect’s in
order to gain their business. Built relationships with kitchen, and bath dealers to maintain an allegiance to our product, an d our company.
Serviced/maintained existing accounts and acquired new ones. Attending member of all the related organizations, such as NKBA, NARI, and LIBI.
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2003 - 2007. Caesarstone Quartz, Astoria, N.Y. Account Manager
Privately owned Quartz manufacture servicing the USA market.
...In person and telephone cold calling to the kitchen and bathroom dealers, Designers, Builders, and fabricators, in the Tri – State area.
...Responsible for product knowledge, training to the showroom sales people/designers, 700 in total.
Built relationships with the dealers to maintain an allegiance to our product/Serviced/maintained existing accounts and acquired new ones.
Attending member of all the related organizations, such as NKBA, NARI, and LIBI.
2000 2003. Atlantic Plywood, Woburn, MA. Product Specification Manager
A 27yearold distributor company with 10 branches throughout the northeast area.
Representing, Swanstone, HiMacs solid surface, and Pionite.
Major successes include bringing Ikea, and Lowes Super center's as part of Atlantic Plywood's customer dealer base, plus addi tional dealers and
fabricators Served as firm's sales/marketing contact in the Long Island/Metro NYC area with over 700 dealers, has well as relevan t architects, and
designers.
Attending member of all the related organizations, such as NKBA, NARI, and LIBI.
1993 - 2000. United Business Media, CMP Media, Jericho, N.Y. Web Developer/ Desktop Publisher
Designed, updated, and maintained http:www.CMPXchange.com.
Developed web pages, graphics in visual Interdev, utilizing html, javascript, asp, sql, photo shop, and plus other graphic arts software.
EDUCATION / TECHNICAL SKILLS
SUNYFARMINGDALE COLLEGE: AAD in Advertising Art & Design 1993 -1995.
BRIARCLIFFE COLLEGE: Bethpage, New York/MCPS Certificate Program 1997 -1998. Networking Essentials, Supporting Microsoft Windows
NT 4.0 Core Technologies Administering Windows NT 4.0, Supporting Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Technologies.
MOLLOY COLLEGE: Rockville Center, New York/Certificate Program 1998 -1999/Computer Repairs & Upgrades.
WILSON TECHNICAL SCHOOL: Dix Hills, New York/Certificate Program. 1998 -1999/HTML Language & Basic Web Design.
SUNYFARMINGDALE COLLEGE: Certificate Program 2000 Programming: Java, VB, C, Unix, Wml, Css, Javascript, ASP, and SQL.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE SKILLS: Adobe PageMaker, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Quark, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Lotus, Excel,
MS Access, MS Publisher, Office 98, FrontPage, Flash, Adobe Acrobat, Macintosh/IBM Compatibles
OTHER:
New York State Licensed Life, Accidental, & Health Insurance Agent: 2009.
New York State Real estate, pre – licensing school: Sunrise school, 2009.
Kitchen & Bathroom designer / Read blue prints.