Eric “Rick” Freistat
Coral Springs, FL 954-***-****
linkedin.com/in/rickfreistat ****.********@*****.*** Business Manager
Accomplished, goal-oriented leader with a comprehensive management background encompassing sales, marketing, and business development within industrious business environments. Proven leadership abilities in driving daily organizational operations, supervising cross-functional personnel, and acting as a District Trainer. An energy saving specialist with experience working with MRO (Manufacturing, Repair & Operations) companies. Track record of success in driving significant revenue growth, reducing costs, and attaining consistent customer satisfaction.
Sales Management Operations Management Marketing Campaigns
Business Development Team Leadership Client Relations
Market Penetration Staff Development Sales Presentations
Strategic Planning District Training Webinars PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LED LIGHTING CONSULTING/INTEGRITY LED LIGHTING
President
2017 - Present
Spearhead daily business operations and dispense consultative services.
Successfully sold new LED lighting for 800 Office Depot retail stores and 20 Office Depot distribution centers.
Redesigned the lighting section of Office Depot’s website and added 800 LED Lighting items to the section.
Dispensed quality training to 500+ sales professionals on effectively selling LED Lighting to their B2B clients. MSI LIGHTING
Senior Sales Director
2015 - 2017
Cultivated relationships with prominent enterprises such as Facebook, Wells Fargo, Apple, and Microsoft.
Acted as a subject matter expert by training the national sales forces, including creating PowerPoint presentations.
Conducted webinars and delivered presentations to prospective national clients such as GM, Target, CBRE, and JLL.
Executed 80+ different email marketing campaigns and established a customer contact base of 40,000+ leads.
Constructed a sophisticated ROI Analysis worksheet, as well as a spreadsheet of national utility lighting incentives.
Attended trade shows, engaged with distributors, and sold custom lighting packages to distributor customers.
Researched utility company rebates and lighting incentives. ALL ABOUT PRESSURE CLEANING
General Manager
2013 - 2015
Maintained full operational and sales accountability and additionally served as the Director of Sales and Marketing.
Recruited and developed staff and hired SEO/PPC advertising companies.
Researched and purchased new software, uniforms and logo materials.
Created residential and commercial sales presentations on tablets.
Partnered with web developers to create a new website.
Earned recognition for increasing general sales growth by 400% over one year. Eric “Rick” Freistat
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KC TILE
General Manager
2012 - 2013
Hired a new telemarketing team and conducted safety meetings with all mechanics.
Developed a new sales presentation (on tablets) for the sales force and optimized the website.
Progressed from 11 to over 300 recommendations in one year while working with Angie's List.
Established a new division in the company to generate $100K in additional revenue within six months.
Increased sales growth by 33% within the first year; minimized expenditure by 15% through eliminating redundancies; and identified a new source to reduce the cost of materials by 20%. Earlier experience as Executive Vice President, Partner for Laser Lighting, Inc. (1979-2011) Drove the sales of MRO supplies; elevated the enterprise to a successful company with $20M in MRO supplies. EDUCATION
Coursework University of Miami & Jersey City State College TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
Microsoft Office applications; distribution, construction, and email blasting software Salesforce and CRM (Customer Relationship Management)