THOMAS L. KLINGNER

940-***-**** *** CR***, Valley View, Texas 76272 acel3o@r.postjobfree.com

Objectives Full or part-time employment!

Areas of interest are fleet equipment management; quality assurance ISO;

manufacturing/machining; account manager and field sales training.

Experience Able Fuel Injection Service – Lewisville, Tx. [Mar. 2011 – Jul.

2012] Inside/outside sales; new business development; customer service

Independent Sales Development & Consultant – Home Office [2008 – 2011]

Served former customers within the diesel repair industry by successfully establishing

“new growth” and territorial development. Self employed.

M&D Distributors – Houston, Tx. & Home Office [Oct. 2005 – Oct.

2008] Sales Manager – Diesel Accounts. Managed a $10 million business segment

comprising forty independent service/sales dealers within Tx, Ok, La. Independent

diesel aftermarket products ((engine parts, turbochargers, fuel injection, filtration, diesel

test equipment).

Delphi Diesel Systems – Troy, Mi. & Home Office [Jul. 1982 – Oct.

2005] Regional Manager – Aftermarket Diesel. Accountable for territory sales, forecast,

growth, distribution, finance and technical service. Domestic & international experience

with Delphi branded products.

Metro Ford Truck Sales – Dallas, Tx. [1981 – 1982]

General Manager of company owned warehouse distributor of heavy-duty truck & engine

parts. (AC-Delco, Motorcraft, Cummins, etc.)

Mercedes-Benz of North America – Houston, Tx. & Home Office [1980 – 1981]

Fleet Manager – National Accounts. Promote and sell MB class 6&7 trucks into major

US fleets. Advise customers in selection of drive train and application requirements.

Cummins Engine Company – Columbus, In. & Dallas, Tx. [Aug. 1966 – Feb.

1980] Regional Service Manager based in Dallas was last position. Throughout the years,

Cummins provided extensive training in the areas of technical service; design

engineering; application engineering; quality assurance, manufacturing, assembly & test;

and business management.

Education Indiana University 1 yr.

High School Grad. – North Vernon, In.

External seminars completed: Fred Pryor; Keye Productivity Center; American

Management Association; The Selling Advantage

References Contact names and numbers can be supplied upon request.

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