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Customer Service Sales

Location:
Bessemer, AL
Posted:
February 09, 2015

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Lester B. Luna

WORK IN PRACTICE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Lester Luna is a seasoned Sales Professional and former business owner with

extensive experience in business and retail management. He has a seasoned • Sales

Management and Sales background, and is highly experienced in cold calling, • Business Management

sourcing new contacts, maintaining existing client relationships, and closing sales • Retail Management

to consistently exceed the sales goals set before him. • Training and Coaching

• Medical Insurance Billing

Mr. Luna has 15+ years of Staff Management in a fast paced and competitive

Sales Environment, as well as demonstrated leadership and training and

coaching abilities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

2014 Present

Amerilife

Insurance Producer Charlotte, NC

• Become assigned with individual companies to sell their products

• Attained life, accident and health or sickness licenses

• Cold calling and warm leads

• Opened client accounts by listening to clients needs and applying programs to best fulfill said needs

• Utilized excellent customer service skills to follow up with clients to ensure customer satisfaction

• In home market presentations

2009 – 2013

Various

Part time Catering and Home Healthcare Birmingham, AL

• Cold Calling and Generated Sales Campaign Initiatives for a Home Remodeling business

• Catering high end weddings and events

• Provided home healthcare for terminally ill mother

• Youth soccer coach for a competitive soccer organization

2008 2009

Ashley Furniture

Sales Representative Hoover, AL

• Exceeded all sales goals set by store management.

• Maintained excellent client account relationships by meeting customer needs while offering open communication

and listening skills.

• Demonstrated expedited Solution Solving skills while maintaining a customer service – focused environment.

2006 2008

Diamond Smiles

Office Manager Hoover, AL

• Oversaw the general front office activities including, but not limited to; scheduling, staff supervision, accounts

receivable, customer concerns, and other day to day operations.

• Submitted insurance billing and claims to various dental and health insurance companies

• Demonstrated success in building customer relationship management with the ability to quickly build genuine

rapport.

2003 – 2006

Brazil/Nonna Rose

Manager Vestavia Hills, AL

• Top selling manager and server

• Managed a staff of 30+ employees, including hiring and training, creating staffing schedules and supervising the

daily business.

• Vendor management, including service contract negotiations to lower overall operating costs and budgets.

• Coordinated and sold private events

• Demonstrated success in providing an atmosphere of exceptional employee morale and impeccable customer

service

• Improved growth of company revenue and team performance

2002 – 2004

Big Toe Sports

Outside Sales Representative East Coast US

• Solicited and maintained sales contacts within the East Coast sales territory for a specialty soccer equipment

corporation

• Successfully acquired and maintained new clientele while reaching sales goals.

• Maintained existing accounts by providing exceptional customer service ad relationship management.

• Oversaw product ordering, shipments, retail fulfillment through customized computer systems.

1996 2002

Back of the Net

Business Owner/Manager Pittsburgh, PA

• Specialized in individual, team, and club retail and wholesale equipment and apparel sales.

• Proven sales performance and profit maximization within the local client base.

• Developed new distribution venues for the company through special events and sponsorship.

• Managed all daily business operations including marketing, accounting, inventory, purchasing, payroll, and

employee supervision.

• Effectively sourced and obtained new sales leads and engaged in relationship[ building and maintenance

• Engaged in employee training, as well as coached youth soccer camps and college teams

1990 1998

Birmingham Grasshoppers and Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Professional Athlete

Birmingham, AL and Pittsburgh, PA

• College All American

• Starting player for A League and USISL soccer teams

• Participated in national championship playoffs

• Team captain/ player coach

EDUCATION AND TRAINING CONTACT INFORMATION

EDUCATION

Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, AL

Biology/Pre Dental with Dental School acceptance

Lester B. Luna

2507 Harlington Lane

Charlotte, NC 28270

c.205-***-****

CERTIFICATIONS

h.704-***-****

Alabama Real Estate License, 2007

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North Carolina State Life Insurance License, 2014



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