ROBERT L THOMAS
Davenport, FL **897
Cell 407-***-****
**********@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
10+ Years of Experience Repairing Building & Industrial Equipment, Plumbing
& Electrical
35 Years hands-on experience in the building & remodeling of houses.
Experience in Plumbing, Electrical, Tile, Flooring, Sheet-Rock repair, New
Construction, Roofing and Etc:
Able to operate hand and power equipment of various types necessary
Performed scheduled maintenance work with well-written reports.
Performed daily and monthly inspections of equipment
Licensed Florida Real Estate Sales Associate
15 Years experience Property Management as a Landlord and Maintenance
Technician
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Strong customer relationship builder
Represents products and services in a professional manner
Goal-oriented, productive and thorough
Attention to detail and analytical, with the ability to mufti-task
Possess exceptional organizational and follow-up skills
Proven ability to work independently with no supervision
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND HIGHLIGHTS
12/2009- Present
Real Estate Sales Agent (BUSINESS BROKER)
Self Employed, Orlando, FL
I cold call on clients to list their Businesses for sale either by walking
door to door, mailings or by phone. I meet with the clients at their
Business and presented them a solution to sell their property. I make CMA's
to determined a valuation of the Business and the sell price and suggested
marketing strategies to help them sell there property and to work with the
banks and Landlords to complete the sale. I complete all the contracts
(Listing or Buying), post listing for marketing with the BBF/MLS and world
wide web-sites and completed necessary paperwork and coordinated it with
the closing company, banks, lawyers, insurance companies and my office. I
followed up on all the procedures to insure a smooth closing for all my
clients.
9/19/2011-1/16/2013
Century Golf Partners Management, Arnold Palmer Golf (Full Time) Orlando,
FL
Golf Course Maintenance Worker
My duties are in the General maintenance of the Osprey Ridge Golf Course at
Disney World in Orlando FL.
I operate a Toro 4700-D, seven deck rough cut mower. A Sidewinder rough
mower and I maintain 18 holes of the golf course. Cutting the rough twice a
week. Other duties include cutting the fairways, blowing the cart paths,
Landscaping, Light maintenance on the equipment.
1/2008-9/2009
D.O.C. Maintenance lnc. Fort Mill, S.C.
Facilities Service Technician.
Duties included maintenance, mechanical and electrical repair of all types
of Industrial machines in four of The Home Depot stores in the Orlando
area. I improved the audit scores from being in the lower 10% to being in
the top 10% for every quarter. I performed monthly PM's on all the
equipment. Electrical diagnostic tests, Plumbing repairs, Hydraulic
repairs, HVAC filter changes, cleaning coils and light repairs, building
repairs, painting, mechanical repairs of equipment, replacing or repairing
motors, relays, replacing mother boards, timers, breakers and replacing oil
seals, micro switches, gears- and drive belts as well as building repairs
such as electric receptacles, wires, switches, fixtures. Replacing light
bulbs, ballast's, installing emergency lights, and electrical boxes,
Plumbing, repairing or replacement of toilets. Urinals, sinks, faucets,
water filters, restroom repairs. and repairing or replacing water
fountains. masonry, carpentry, replacing ceiling tiles, floor tile,
sheetrocking and patching holes in walls and concrete floors, painting,
floor tiling, hanging doors, setting door locks and hardware, repairing
cabinets and drawers, general maintenance of the building. and technical
support.
11/2005-1/2008 & 11/2009-Present
KMA Supply, LLC, Orlando, FL
Owner/Manager
The company was a start-up lithographic product Supply Company selling
consumable products and installation and repair services to the printing
and related industries. My duties where to establish new accounts, account
management vendor relations, pricing, quotes and performing the repairs on
the equipment. I performed extensive face to face cold calling and
promoting of the products to commercial printers, newspapers, wide format
printers, in-plant shops and digital print shops. I sold pressroom products
and machine repair and replacement parts, pre-press, chemicals, blankets,
inks and electronic equipment and supplies. I started the company without
any existing customers and built it up to about $400,000 a year in sales. I
have strong communication, professional presentations, negotiation, and
interpersonal skills. I also ensured client, vendor and customer
satisfaction. My goal was to uncover the customer's needs, communicate
different product advantages, features and benefits and recommend a
solution and present a proposal and close the deal. I provided strong post-
sale support. I built relationships and trust with my customers that made
me their first choice in doing business with. I demonstrated excellent
business development and technical support skills. Measurable success in
attaining goals and career advancement.
3/2004-2/2005
Rustic Exteriors Inc. Orlando, FL.
Outside Sales
Rustic Exteriors was a supply and installation company for Stone Veneer
products. My duties were to be responsible for selling and promoting
products in a highly professional, ethical and knowledgeable manner.
Included building relationships, cold calling face to face with large tract
homebuilders, custom homebuilders, commercial contractors and residential
homeowners, I doubled their annual Sales within a years time. I brought in
big accounts such as Ryland Homes, David Weekly, Standard Pacific Homes,
along with a lot of Custom Home builders and Commercial builders. I have
excellent Oral and Written Communication, negotiation, and interpersonal
skills. I determined monthly sales volumes, designed layouts, performed
field measurements, performed my own blue print take-offs, estimated the
projects and wrote my own proposals. I closed all my own deals, setting up
displays for customers, bill collecting, and supplied information to our
installation crew.
11/2001-2/2003
XPEDX Corporation, Minneapolis, MN,
Account Manager. Outside Sales,
A dealer of the large major manufacturers of graphics supplies and paper
products. My Duties as an outside sales person was to perform face to face
cold calling for new business and to have strong customer retention.
Provide ongoing support to current Clients, have excellent oral and written
communication skills with account implementation and account management.
Uncover the customers needs, bundle selling and Introducing and selling
consumable goods to the end user, I calculated my own rebates, pricing and
inventory levels, proposed leasing and equipment contracts, prepares
complete, accurate and timely paperwork for sales transactions. I sold
packaging, office supplies, electronics, chemicals, inks, services and
introduced new products to the end user. I consistently maintained strong
knowledge of all products, services, promotions and advertising.
1/1998-11/2001
Enovations Corporation, Roseville, MN (a Fuji Film Company).
Account Manager
I was an outside Salesperson covering two states and selling $4.5 million
dollars a year in consumable goods and services to the Printing Industry, I
meet my sales goal and even increased it by 10% to 21% annually even in a
declining market. I won the gross margin of the year award for 1999. I won
numerous monthly awards for meeting or exceeding sales goals. I would
uncovered the customers needs, introduce new and better products. Perform
demos of products, Wrote all estimates and quoted pricing and presented the
proposal to the customer. The products I sold were printing plates, films,
proofing materials and equipment, packaging, Office supplies, electronics,
capital equipment, chemicals, and services. Maintained current Customers
and cold called for new business. I did my own pricing with incentives. I
came up with different marketing plans to obtain new business. I worked
closely with the manufactures to build great vendor relationships. I
offered technical advice to my customers along with ongoing training on
products.
8/1992-1/1998
Anitec/Kodak, Holyoke, MA.
Technical Sales Representative
Anitec was a worldwide company with a vast dealer network. selling printing
plates, films, proofing, electronic equipment and services. I did all face
to face and by phone cold calling for new customers. I have a strong desire
to succeed and performed professional presentations to high-level
Executives and organizations. I grew my business from $ 0 dollars per year
to over $ 4.5 Million dollars per year in 5 years, meeting and exceeding
assigned sales performance goals within the territory covering 4-1/2
States. I played a vital role in fostering the company's reputation and
image and earned the respect of the dealer community to the point where my
products were their first choice to promote. Of course I established new
accounts, Had great account management skills, strong communication,
negotiation, and interpersonal skills. My duties were to uncover the
customer's needs and promote new or better products and communicate my
product advantages, features and benefits. I always provided detailed
quotations and ROI.'s to demonstrate real dollar savings for the client. I
have excellent oral and written communication skills. I ordered sample
product for performing demos at the customers locations. I held training
classes at the dealers and at the customers locations as well as holding
some classes at the local colleges in the state on products that I sold, I
wrote loan agreements, set pricing, set inventory levels at the factory and
at the dealer. I figured my own pre-bates and re-bates, I built long term
relationships with customers as well as the Dealer Reps. I generated 230
new accounts and have proven long term customer retention with only 5 lost
accounts in the 5 years of service. I installed all my own equipment and
did my own troubleshooting on product problems. I ensured client, vendor
and customer satisfaction with solving problems for the dealers and the
customers with the factory.
Education
EPA 608 Type 1 HVAC Certified
EPA 410A HVAC Certified
IFREC trained in Home Inspection with Certificates
IFREC trained in New Home Construction Inspection
Certified Home Inspector with N.A.C.H.I.
FEMA Certified Inspector with PaRR
Mold Certified Inspector with Pro-Lab
Licensed Florida Real Estate Sales Associate
Two year Diploma from St Paul Technical Vocational Institute (1975) Graphic
Arts
Highland Park High School (1969)
Maintenance Experience
Electrical
Replacement and addition of electrical boxes and outlets
Replacement and addition of electrical switches
Replacement and addition of electrical circuit breakers
Replacement and addition of electrical lighting fixtures
Replacement and addition of electrical ballast
Replacement and addition of electrical light bulbs
Replacement and addition of electrical thermostats
Replacement and addition of electrical wiring
Replacement and addition of electrical conduit
Replacement and addition of security electronic keypads
Motor repair
Replaced circuit boards
Re-wired Equipment
Replacement electrical relays and components
Installed wiring and boxes for 110 volt, 115 volt, 120 volt and 220 volt
Installed electrical boxes, outlets and light switches (standard, GFCI's
and dimmers)
Installation and wiring of many different types of light fixtures
HVAC
Installed A/C units
EPA 608A Certified
EPA 410A Certified (Auto)
Replaced Thermostats
Replaced condensers
Replaced belts
Replaced relays
Repaired and replaced fans and fan motors
Replaced filters
Cleaned coils and trays and lines
Plumbing
Replacement of hot water heaters and venting
Replacement of hot and cold water pipes (cast, copper and PVC)
Replacement of drain pipes
Cleaned out plugged up drain pipes (main line and standard)
Rebuilt bathrooms complete with tile and built in showers
Replaced toilets, seals and water lines
Installed shower and tub enclosures
Installed water softeners and filters
Installed water RO systems
Installed water carbon filter systems
Installed water UV systems
Running new water lines (flex and PVC, CPVC)
Installed Heaters and duct work
Replaced and repaired bricks and stones
Installed water faucets and lines
Installed sinks
Installed and repaired urinals
Installed and repaired automatic water shutoffs
Repaired Irrigation Timers, values, pipe, Heads and nozzle's
Repaired broken main lines
Installation of sinks, water faucets and water lines with sprayers
Installation of water filters
Repaired and replaced Hot Water Heaters and values
Installed water heater timers
Installation of bath tubs, water lines, drains and overflows
Installed garbage disposals
Installation of shower heads with water lines and faucets
Roof Exterior
Removal and replacement of roof boards, rafters and shingles
Replacement of roof vents and patching leaks
Replacement of fascia, drip edges, sofitts, air vents and flashing
Installation of sky lights
Repair brick chimneys
Replace and install antennas
Clean with chemicals and pressure washer
Building Exterior
Removal and replacement of siding trim fascia and sofitts
Roofing with drip edge and felt paper
Replacement of windows, doors, vents
Replacement of water spigots and electrical outlets with water proof covers
Installation and repair of low-voltage outdoor lighting
Trenching and installation for electrical wire and outlets
Installation of electrical lights
Built outside storage sheds (wood and metal)
Replaced glass with points and glazing
Replacement of combination windows and storm windows
Re-screening of windows doors and pool screens
Priming and painting of all types of exterior finishes
Repair cracks and broken cement blocks and walls
Dug footings for decks, buildings and pads
Built decks
Built steps
Built patios
Built docks
Built a sea wall
Built a 2-1/2-car garage's from the dirt to finish
Laid patio blocks and pavers
Removed brick
Installed siding with vapor barrier
Building Interiors
Built a new house from the block to finish (complete)
Finish trim work
Mill work
Re-modeled many houses (complete)
Landlord for 12 years and did my own upkeep and repairs
Laid sub-flooring (wood and laminate)
Installed vinyl's flooring, carpeting, wood and tile
Grouting all types of tile along with the Tile installation
Installation of insulation (glass on blown)
Installation of sheet rock with taping, mudding and sanding
Installation of vent fans and exhaust fans
Installation of kitchen and bathroom cabinets
Installation of counter tops and back splashes
Installation of plexi glass
Wallpapering of various types of papers
Priming and painting of walls and woods
Staining and sealing of woods
Installation of iron and wood railings (inside and outside)
Installation of steps and trim boards
Installation and wiring of many different types of light fixtures
Wired for cable, surround sound and speakers (interior and exterior)
Replaced ceiling tiles with steel grids
Built cantilevers with recessed lighting
Repaired textured sprayed ceilings
Mold removal and sealing
Built stud walls
Installed microwave ovens and counter top stoves
Replaced interior doors, trim and hardware (wood and steel)
Replaced door locks and handles
Installed shelving (wire, glass and wood)
Installed large mirrors
Landscaping
Tree removal (power saw and hand saw)
Sod removal and replacement
Build retaining walls
Planting trees, shrubs, and flowers
Concrete repair, removal, and replacement of driveways and sidewalks
Asphalt repair, sealer
Installation of Fencing (wood and chain link)
Installation of wood chip mulch
Installation of landscape rocks
Installed edging of various types
Fertilizer and sprayed for weeds
Seeded new lawns
Planted plugs
Sprayed for roaches and fire ants
Installed water drainage pipe
Installed French drains
Installed drain fields with rock
Misc.
Built furniture tables, work benches, desks, shelving and bars
Experience with and have operated almost every type of hand tool made
Experience with all electrical power tools and saws (table, band, skill,
saber, saws-all, scroll and jig)