Raymond Bates

**** *** *****

Holiday, Fl. *****

Home: 727-***-****

Cell: 727-***-****

acha65@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To use the knowledge and training I have obtained working with coatings for

the past 10 years and secure a position with a corporation who is need of

an individual with high integrity and a strong work ethic.

SUMMARY

10 Years of Coating Experience working with Painting Contractors and

General Contractor's inspecting jobsites making product recommendations,

trouble shooting, and creating specifications as well as observing coating

applications to ensure coating is being applied according to specifications

and within warranty guidelines.

LICENSES / CERTIFICATES / TRAINING

. Nace CIP Level 2

Expire : April/2017

EDUCATION

. St. Petersburg College, Tarpon Springs, FL. 1999-2002

. Palm Harbor High School, Palm Harbor FL. 34683 1999

Skills

. Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Publisher

EXPERIENCE

PPG Architectural Paints 4/2013-Present

Territory Manager

. Trouble-shooting and analyzing of product complaint and failures.

Evaluation of coating failure and determining best practice applications

to avoid situations of saponification, blistering, peeling, chalking,

cratering, poor adhesion, blushing, etc.

. Build and develop relationships with Commercial Painting Contractors,

Residential Painting Contractors, General Contractors, Property Management

Corporations, and Investors assisting with product recommendations, paint

specifications, monitoring painting application to ensure application

complies with paint specification to ensure product warranty.

. Utilizing our Sales Analysis Software to monitor and achieve quarterly

and year end POS sales goals. Effectively communicate with the customers

during each visit and via email to inform them of how sales are performing

on our brands versus the previous weeks and year to date. In an effort to

help them better understand where they are doing well and show them areas

where they can improve on sales.

. Effectively communicate with my Regional Sales Vice President as well as

our corporate offices and customer service as well as technical service

departments on various issues if and when they arise.

. As senior sales representative I train new representatives that are hired

in our region on what our corporate expectations are as well as their

daily responsibilities and any new sales initiatives and product roll

outs.

Akzo Nobel 2/2008-4/2013

Business Development Representative

. Trouble-shooting and analyzing of product complaint and failures.

Evaluation of coating failure and determining best practice applications

to avoid situations of saponification, blistering, peeling, chalking,

cratering, poor adhesion, blushing, etc.

. Build and develop relationships with Commercial Painting Contractors,

Residential Painting Contractors, General Contractors, Property Management

Corporations, and Investors assisting with product recommendations, paint

specifications, monitoring painting application to ensure application

complies with paint specification to ensure product warranty.

. Utilizing our Sales Analysis Software to monitor and achieve quarterly

and year end POS sales goals. Effectively communicate with the clients

during each visit and via email to inform them of how sales are performing

on our brands versus the previous weeks and year to date. In an effort to

help them better understand where they are doing well and show them areas

where they can improve on sales.

. Effectively communicate with my Regional Sales Vice President as well as

our corporate offices and customer service as well as technical service

departments on various issues if and when they arise.

. As senior sales representative I train new representatives that are hired

in our region on what our corporate expectations are as well as their

daily responsibilities and any new sales initiatives and product roll

outs.

ICI Paints 8/2004-2/2008

Sales Representative

. Trouble-shooting and analyzing of product complaint and failures.

Evaluation of coating failure and determining best practice applications

to avoid situations of saponification, blistering, peeling, chalking,

cratering, poor adhesion, blushing, etc.

. Build and develop relationships with Commercial Painting Contractors,

Residential Painting Contractors, General Contractors, Property Management

Corporations, and Investors assisting with product recommendations, paint

specifications, monitoring painting application to ensure application

complies with paint specification to ensure product warranty.

. Utilizing our Sales Analysis Software to monitor and achieve quarterly

and year end POS sales goals. Effectively communicate with the customers

during each visit and via email to inform them of how sales are performing

on our brands versus the previous weeks and year to date. In an effort to

help them better understand where they are doing well and show them areas

where they can improve on sales.

. Effectively communicate with my Regional Sales Vice President as well as

our corporate offices and customer service as well as technical service

departments on various issues if and when they arise.

. As senior sales representative I train new representatives that are hired

in our region on what our corporate expectations are as well as their

daily responsibilities and any new sales initiatives and product roll

outs.

REFERENCES

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