ROBERT VAN RHYN

Mission Viejo, CA ***** 949-***-**** (C)

aczfo2@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/robert-van-rhyn

SALES MANAGEMENT

Resourceful and ambitious technical and engineered sales professional with over 20 years of experience. A highly skilled contract negotiator and closer who considers integrity and accountability the highest of achievements. An organized project manager with a reputation for on-time delivery and exceeding customer expectations. Dedicated and dependable account manager who creates customer trust and confidence.

Accompanied by a large portfolio of customers spanning, consumer electronics, automotive, aerospace, aviation, medical device, sporting goods and general manufacturing industries.

Account management. Capital equipment sales.

Technical sales. Business development.

Project management. Chief-level sales.

Sales channel management. Contract negotiation.

Production engineering. Team skills.

EXPERIENCE

FLUID RESEARCH CORP., RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA 2014-2017

Sales & Applications Engineer

Meter, mix and dispense machine and XYZ robotic sales for single component and reactive chemicals such as epoxies, silicones, urethanes and adhesives.

Consulted with manufacturing and process engineers to define reliable solutions to manufacturing problems related to their application and define custom systems.

Increased sales by 50% utilizing direct sales, sales reps and current customer base.

Sold over 100 systems with over $3.5M in sales

Worked with major manufacturers of brand name items in Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, General Manufacturers and Retail.

Promoted to Eastern Regional Sales Manager. Eventually in charge of all North America

Worked with over 70 regional sales people throughout the world.

Business development and project management.

Inside Sales and Customer Service 2013-2014

Helped customers diagnose and order correct parts for systems that were malfunctioning.

Contacted customers for preventive maintenance and up sale for parts or service needed.

Sold over $50K in parts and service

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

LOCAL.COM., IRVINE, CA

Online Marketing Consultant – Of 50 plus people in department, I was 5th highest sales person

PREMIER POWER SOLAR, EL DORADO HILLS, CA

Inside/Outside Solar Sales Manager – over $7M in sales for commercial and residential projects

SMARTHOME, IRVINE, CA

Distributor Sales – Sold over $2M in home automation

SAITEK INDUSTRIES, TORRANCE, CA

Sales and Marketing Manager. Increased sales by 80% for handheld games and PC controllers

PIECES OF ART, GARDENA, CA

Outside Sales – Developed premium gifts department from ground up.

VHT, GARDENA, CA

Production Manager – Increased production by 30% in paint manufacturing plant

TRWCI, TORRANCE, CA

Quality Assurance Engineer – Reviewed technical data for components used is rockets

NORTHROP ELECTRONICS, HAWTHORN, CA

Production Engineer - For the navigation system of the Peace Keeper Missile

EDUCATION

AA, El Camino College, Torrance CA

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPPMENT

General course completed towards BS degree (CSULB)

TECHNICAL

MS Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Outlook, Sales Force and other CRM’s

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