Sales Manager

Gary W. Kime

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Sylvania, OH 43560

Cell: 419-***-****

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Objective: To be a contributing Executive of a small to mid-size manufacturing company.

Characteristics: Entreprenerial Systems Oriented Teamwork Hard Working Focused Good Planner

Honest Integrity Gets it done

Penta-Clean Services – helped my son get a business going in Florida to clean carpet, tile & grout, concrete, and upholstery. He investigated and opened a business himself. 06/2014 – present.

Seal-Rite Door - Wholesale distributor of Therma-Tru doors. Prehanging and prefinishing Therma-Tru door systems and distributing them throughout the twelve states in the Midwest. Manufacturing facilities located in Columbus and Chicago. Sales grew from $5,000,000 to $30,000,000. Seal-Rite was known as the leading Therma-Tru distributor in the nation. We prefinished more Therma Tru doors than any other distributor in the country. We sold to Palmer Donavon at the end of 2014. 11/2002 – 12/2014 (C.O.O., Partner 50% Ownership)

Craftsmen in Wood – Custom hardwood exterior and interior door, cabinet front, and hardware manufacturer located in Phoenix, Arizona with sales of $13,500,000 in 2001. The company sold directly to the custom builder targeting homes with a value of greater than $2,000,000. Great company! Poor fit for my family! 07/2001 – 08/2002 (President, Partner )

Therma-Tru Corporation – The leading manufacturer of exterior residential steel and fiberglass door systems in the United States with sales of $285,000,000 in 1999. During my time at the company Therma Tru grew from a $50,000,000 business to a nearly

$300,000,000 business. It was a great company and tremendous learning experience! The company was private when I was with them. They sold to an equity firm and that was the reason I left.

07/97 – 12/00 (Vice President of Sales)

09/95 – 07/97 (Vice President of Manufacturing) responsible for four manufacturing facilities, with one being in Mexico.

05/94 - 09/95 (Director of TQM)

07/92 - 05/94 (Director of Marketing)

01/89 - 07/92 (Corporate Purchasing & Material Manager) 01/88 - 01/89 (Warehouse Superintendant)

07/87 - 01/88 (Production Scheduler)

03/85 - 07/87 (Programmer / Analyst)

Graduate: University of Toledo

Graduate: Northwest Technical College

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