Sales Contact
Resume:
****** Chatfield Ct.
Chaska, MN *****
***/***-**** ● ************@*****.***
JEFF PRATER
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Positions relevant to this position are in bold.
January 2019 to Current Decimet Sales 14200 Rogers, MN 55374
Position: Powder Shop Supervisor
Contact: Upon Request
May 2017 to January 2019 Suez Water Technologies 5951 Clearwater Drive Minnetonka, MN 55343
Position: Coatings Lead
Contact: Robert Berg
April 2016 to May 2017 MTS Systems Technology Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Position: Coatings Technician
Contact: Dan Colburn 952/445-0668
February 2010 to May 2016 Nordic Ware 5005 County Road 25Minneaplis, MN 55416
Position: Coatings Line Group Leader and Coatings Technician
Contact: Dean Miller 651/336-4863
May 1983 to August 1996 Prater Paint Service 2 Avenue G Island Sterling, IL 61081
Position: Industrial Sales, Crew Foreman, Painter and Sandblaster
Contact: Wallace Prater 815/626-5165
January 2011 to August 2016 Promise Community Church 141 Depot Drive Waconia, MN55387
Position: Associate Pastor
Contact: Mark Sullivan
September 2004 to January 2010 New Life Assembly of God 950 Trumble St. Chaska, MN 55318
Position: Senior Pastor
Contact: Superintendent Clarence St. John 612-***-****
December 1995 to August 2004 Watermark Assembly of God 807 W. Elk St. Geneseo, IL 61254
Position: Church Planter and Pastor
Contact: William Cooksey 309-***-****
May 1989 to September 1995 Valley Christian Center 260 Dakota St. Spring Valley, IL 61362
Position: Church Planter and Pastor
Contact: John McKinley 309-***-****
March 1995 to June 1998 Salvation Army 401 N.E. Adams St. Peoria, IL 61603
Position: Field Representative
Contact: Sam Amick 309-***-****
I currently serve as the Powder Shop Supervisor at Decimet Sales in Rogers, Minnesota. I was brought in to establish the coatings department. The company had some new equipment but was unable to produce parts in the quantity or quality to meet customer demand. I was able to lead the shop in improving quality and quantity. I have been successful in developing a motivated team that produces great parts efficiently. The company has ordered another booth and oven to expand our operation and is also planning on adding a second shift.
I worked at Suez Water Technologies where my I was responsible for running the coatings department. The Paint Department includes the liquid paint booth, stainless steel and carbon steel blast bays and a power wash bay. In addition to painting and prepping parts I ordered materials, performed inspections for safety compliance, operated a crane, drove a fork lift and served on the spill response team.
I worked over ten years for an industrial paint contractor. In addition to painting and sandblasting, I supervised work crews to complete projects for companies such as Land O Lakes, Cargill and Archer Daniel Midlands. In addition to supervising the work I was responsible for developing a relationship with customers to build referrals and repeat business. I also bid contracts through referrals and cold calls.
I pastored for twenty years serving three churches. Our first church was a start-up. Our second church was a restart of a failed church. Our third church was a revitalization of a recently split church. Each situation required me to develop and use skills that translate well into manufacturing.
I built a team of volunteers and donors over a twenty county territory for the Salvation Army. I made presentations to United Way boards soliciting funds.
SKILLS PROFILE
I am proficient with HVLP, airless and electrostatic equipment.
I have experience with preparing parts to be coated
Forklift trained
Experienced in crane operation
I am a problem solver.
I get along well with my co-workers.
Above all I am a leader.
EDUCATION
North Central University 910 Elliot Ave Minneapolis, MN 55404
September 1984 to May 1988
Degree: Bachelor’s of Science in Pastoral Studies with a minor in Biblical Studies.
REFERENCES
Dan Colburn, Paint Department Supervisor at MTS Systems
952/445-0668
Dean Miller, Lead Paint Tech at Nordic Ware
651/336-4863
Wallace Prater, Owner of Prater Paint and Waterproofing
815/626-5165
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