Manager Branch Customer Service

May - ****

Jim Schweiger

Mobile Phone 434-***-**** 102 Quail Ridge Drive

Office Phone 434-***-**** Forest, Virginia 24551

S T R E N G T H S - O B J E C T I V E S

Detail Oriented Problem Solver Labor Supervision Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S

I am a detailed person; and have worked in production, quality assurance, sales, marketing, and executive positions throughout my career.

My background in wood and plastic extrusion products manufacturing, marketing, and sales over several years has enabled me to develop products, manufacturing capabilities, and marketing strategies to span several business sectors/industries. I know what it means to manufacture a product to specific standards that are compliant to the industry and acceptable to the customers. W O R K H I S T O R Y

Wholesale Business JAS Enterprises 2003-Present Purchasing of Wood Flooring products for resale to Wood Flooring distributors and contractors throughout the United States.

Wholesale Business Marlin Lumber Sales Corp 2001-2012 Developed strong relationships with manufacturers in North America to purchase their products in truckload quantities for resale to distributors throughout the United States. Consistent growth from start-up to $4 million in four years. Developed sales of high-end industrial equipment to a broad distribution base. Developed sales of automated packaging equipment to manufacturers. VP Sales and Marketing The Burruss Company 1985-2001 Developed product lines from manufacturing start-up through marketing and sales to achieve $120 million in sales. Developed component product lines from start-up to achieve $20 million in sales. Managed/maintained sales through company sales team for nine flooring and component manufacturing facilities.

VP Marketing Product Development Mgr DiGiorgio Corporation 1973-1983 Developed wood components, extruded plastic components, and wall paneling products and marketing programs to serve the manufactured housing industry. Developed wood components, PVC extrusions, and Styrene moldings to market and sell to window manufacturers, housing manufacturers, sash & door fabricators, mass merchant retailers, and lumber distributors. National Accounts Manager Branch Mgr Moldings, Inc 1970-1973 Developed marketing/sales plan for trim and molding products to national housing manufacturers throughout North America. Instituted usage and reorder programs to match just-in-time manufacturing schedules. Negotiated national programs to unite multiple manufacturing and distribution locations to be controlled by headquarters/owner focal points.

Customer Service Mgr Quality Control Clerk NIBCO, Inc 1967-1970 Worked within strict quality control standards to manufacture within tight specifications for industry and customer requirements. Determined customer needs through telephone communications, wrote orders, followed through on shipping pipe and valve fittings/parts to 190 distributor and retailer locations in North America and Europe.

E D U C A T I O N

University Bachelors degree in business and finance, Trine University, 1969 graduate.