Chris Costakis PH (***) ***-

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acor18@r.postjobfree.com

Communications skills sharpened by several years of marketing, sales,

and

management positions in addition to my Division Governor position at

Toastmasters.

The multitasking required to balance several sales opportunities

simultaneously.

Leadership skills demonstrated by bringing together individuals with

different skills

required to complete a project or close a large order. The discipline

and organization

required to successfully close several sales with different time lines

within a similar time

frame.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Applied Controls Inc.

2014

Account Manager

Developed approximately three quarters of a million dollars of computerized

automation system leads from beginning to pre-close over a few months. Gave

PowerPoint presentations to engineering firms.

Prudential Financial

2006-2011

Financial Advisor

Marketed financial solutions and products to assist individuals, families

and

small businesses grow and protect their wealth.

Trane Company, Division of American Standard

2001-2003

System Sales Engineer

Generated large facility management sales.

o Instrumental in sale of $2.5 million dollar automation system providing

marketing and sales expertise.

o Initiated and sold a $500,000 automation system.

CC Comp

1998-2001

Consultant

Concentrated in new business development of computerized control systems.

Provided Marketing, Sales and Project Management knowledge.

o Systems sales increased in excess of three fold.

o Oversaw the installation of 15 projects simultaneously ranging from

$5,000 to $200,000.

Advanced Control Solutions, Inc.

1991-1998

President

Founded and led profitable growth of specialty electrical contracting

company

providing turnkey environmental control systems. Responsibilities included

sales, purchasing, and project/cash flow management.

o Created and managed a company which went from a startup to a

$1.5 million company in 5 years.

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o Projected and planned manpower requirements. Similarly, planned and

projected cash needs annually and in smaller time increments. Used

both

cash based and accrual budgets and accounting systems.

o Reduced callbacks by creating a project system checkout list, which

decreased warranty calls in excess of 40%.

Alfred Engineering, Inc.

Sales Engineer, Vice President

Johnson Controls, Inc.

Sales Engineer, Contract Sales Manager

Moraine Valley Community College

Instructor

Introduction to Business Course

EDUCATION

Masters of Science in Financial Markets and Trading, Illinois Institute of

Technology

Specialized in Investments, Trading, and the Energy Markets. Won

Bond trading contest in, "Trading Strategies for Fixed Income Instruments

Class." Cited in January 2001 issue of, Futures Magazine. Included courses

in: Equity Valuation, Quantitative Methods, Financial Statement Analysis,

Accessing Public Capital Markets, Portfolio Management, Trading Strategies

for Fixed Income Instruments, Global Investment Strategy, and Options

Theory and Options Markets. Also, received a Certificate for Energy Trading

and

Valuation.

Masters in Business Administration, Loyola University of Chicago,

Watertower Campus, Specialized in Marketing and Finance.

Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University.

Editor in Chief of Purdue Engineering Magazine ranked #1 and #3 in the

nation

during my tenure.

ACTIVITIES

Past President of local ACXIOMASTERS DG Toastmaster Club, past Area

Governor, current Division Governor.

LINKED IN URL

www.linkedin.com/in/chriscostakis

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