Nicholas Kalafatis

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#1315

Houston TX. 77084

ad2unu@r.postjobfree.com

C- 281-***-****

SKILLS

QuickBooks Pro

Microsoft Office

Project Management – Real-world experience.

Operations Management – Strong organizational skills, Team Building.

Space planning and Design- Giza & 20/20- Sales Presentations.

Pipe Drive, Project management software.

IQ, Customer management software.

ACCOMLISHMENTS

E4 Federal security clearance.

Quoted in The Wall Street Journal 2/21

Certified by N.R.C

Attended a nuclear refueling.

EXPERIENCE

Well & Khimich 1/2022 – 7/2023 Houston TX.

A Premier Global Furniture Group dealer. A sales position with a focus on expanding our architectural service with the design community. Account management for key accounts State and County agencies

Collaborative Office Interiors 10/2019 – 1/ 2022 Houston TX.

A preferred Global Furniture Group dealer. A sales position with a focus on expanding our architectural service with the design community. Account management for key accounts State and County agencies

Office Furniture Connection: Sales 1/2017 – 9/2019 Houston TX.

A non-aligned dealer specializes in remanufactured Knoll products. A predominantly outside Sales Position. Built a strong networking group.

Capital Furniture: Sales 1/2016 to 12/ 2017. Houston TX.

A non-aligned office furniture dealer started by taking all incoming calls from new and existing customers and managed all the walk-in traffic. Spent 40% of my time cold calling and door knocking and networking made a solid and measurable impact on the company’s bottom line.

United Movers: Project Manager 6/2015 to 12/2016 Houston TX.

A temporary position leading a small team for a remodel project for Walgreens Corporation. Managed both in-bound and outbound construction material transfers. This was a large six-month remodeling project throughout the Houston area.

The Corner Office INC.: Founded 1999 to 2015 Huntington Beach CA.

Provided office services and products to the business community from L.A. to San Diego. Office moves, workstation reconfigurations, dealer Installations, space-planning, Inventory evaluations, and liquidations.

Valuemander: Sales and Operations 6/2006 to 6/2011 Huntington Beach CA.

Took an Investor with no experience in the office furniture industry and built a new and used office furniture company from the ground up. Recruited vendors, managed incoming calls, coordinated the used furniture purchases. As a full-service company we sold everything from desks to phones. Hired and trained both the sales staff and the installation crew as the company grew.

Tradein.com Sales and: Operations 6/2003 to 5/2006 Murrieta CA.

Originally an internet-based company, Set up our first Showroom/warehouse. The only employee for over a year. We sold new and used office furniture. Hiring and training our installers; project manage all our installations while simultaneously managing all the incoming sales leads.

Burk & Michael Inc: Operations Manager Haworth Dealer 4/1998 to 4/2003 Pittsburgh PA.

Organized and directed all deliveries and installations, managed all warranty issues and product traffic directly with the manufacturer. The combination of solid sales support, job costing and the implementation of new services, increased the bottom line.

Franklin Interiors: Schedule Coordinator, Steelcase Dealer 3/1990 to 1998 Pittsburgh PA.

Scheduled a staff of 20 men and 10 trucks, I effectively planned projects to minimize cost. Managed all the truck maintenance and documentation. Implemented a very detailed cost tracking system. Organized the operations department to become a profit center.

The Rivetti Group: Project Manager Knoll Dealer 1989 to 1990 Pittsburgh PA.

Organized everything from inbound truck schedules to the final walkthrough. Managed the installation for Sony’s First North American Manufacturing Facility. Managed Installs for our customers with multiple locations around the country.

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