Sales Manager

James W. Clarke

**** **** ******* **** ********* FL 34203 941-***-**** Cell

OBJECTIVE: Professional Sales Position or Management

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

* 30 years of successful sales experience, training and management

* Experience dealing with public in sales and service.

* Outstanding communications and presentation skills, able to put clients at ease.

* Honest, straight forward, respected and trusted by clients and peers

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Present

Suncoast Motor Sports VW - Bob Boast VW

04/2011 to Present

VW certified sales specialist Sales and pre owned and finance

Sales men of the month several times.

Earning VW Sales award money for JD Powers performance surveys

Subcontracted for Tivoli Homes December 2009 to 2011 Sales & design sales in subdivision

Specializing in on and off site custom sales

Modifications for customers on blue prints bringing potential buyers to contract

Sub contracted for director of sales for GulfPointe Homes July 1998 to December 2009

Director of Sales and Marketing

o Between 7 and 10 million in sales average per year.

o Confident in all forms of construction and design, able to explain and understand the

building and construction of a home.

o Sales and marketing experience

o Confident in closing home deals with customer and all contract and disclosure.

o Understands how to manage time and able to manage and coordinate office and sales

staff.

Peregrine Homes; March 1997 – July 1999

o New custom home Builders

o General real-estate

o ERA Realty, Sarasota, Florida 01/96-03/97

Clarke Insurance Agency 1980 - 1998

o Owner and manager of a multi-million dollar insurance agency that was built from

ground zero by hard work and 18 years of client satisfaction

o Sales and marketing programs to meet company quotas, client needs and agency

objectives

o Successfully sold life and retirement programs and achieved many sales awards.

o Agent of the year award presented by General Manager Association of N.J.

o Sold agency to move to Florida

EDUCATION

* Triton Regional High School, Runnemede, New Jersey

* Camden County College - 2 years Business administration

* Century 21 Academy, Florida State Licensing

* Longman Financial Institute

* L.U.T.C. Life Underwriters Training Counsel

LICENSES & AFFILIATIONS

* State of New Jersey Property and Casualty license: Life and Health

* Series 6 Securities License

* 18 year member of the Independent Insurance Agents

* State of Florida Real Estate License 18 years

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