Orlando, FL *****
*******@*****.***
James T. Townsend
SKILLS
Versatile and Experienced Sales Professional. Have Sold and become very educated in Chemicals, RV's, Beer, Coupon Certificates B2B and then in Sam's Clubs. Current Union Local 835 Member.
EXPERIENCE
IATSE Local Union 835, Orlando, FL Stagehand
September 2019- Present
●Created and took down Companies Displays for all Conventions at Orlando Convention Center.
●Worked 500 Hours in Union Warehouse to gain Seniority and increase in Pay.
Sanford Brewing Company, Sanford FL and Central Florida Area. Director and Creator of the Outside Sales Division.
February 2018 - November 2018
●Did a "Start Up" with Nine bi-weekly Client's and two Distributors. I took over as the Sales Representative building up clients in close geographical areas. Kissimmee, Oviedo, Deltona, Winter park, Downtown Orlando. Did all Marketing and Events.
●Took nine clients and two Distributors and turned it into Fifty-Six Weekly Client's and three Distributor's.
Camping World, American Choice RV, Ocala, Kissimmee, Winter Garden and Lake City FL – Sales Associate and Consultant
March 2014 - June 2020
●Started at America Choice RV, in Ocala, Fl. Never had been in an RV. After ten months of just meeting the Monthly quota, I dedicated my life to product knowledge and went from one of the worst Sales Professionals to best.
●Had the Largest Gross Profit sale in the thirty year history of America Choice RV. The DRV Fifth- Wheel made the Dealership 80 Thousand in profit.
●Did my own online Marketing by posting my trade-in’s and largest spiff Units. Worked and used CRM Computer System and Workforce.
●Completed Deals with Trade In included by phone with Client's from Toronto, British Columbia and Chile.
●America Choice RV sold out to Camping World. I worked at three locations in Consulting Roles.
TJT Marketing & Advertising, Competitive Advertising, Maitland, FL April 2007- March 2013 Sales Rep., Manager and CEO.
●Went B2B selling Fortune 500 Blue Chip Clients Coupon Certificates. Got to be consistently good at the Sales and gained a lot more responsibilities. Took out second interviews and if they were entrepreneurial minded they saw opportunity and I started training them ASAP. Did all of the geographical placing of Representatives on different Campaigns from Daytona to Melbourne.
●Got promoted to Manager and learned the integral parts of being an Owner, LLC process, the most important skill was the relationship built between me and My Parent Company and largest Face to Face Marketing Firm on the Planet, Smart Circle International. The Area Marketing Representative and I worked very efficiently at identifying target markets to sign and made a hell of a Business team along with my Mentor and Business Partner, Rich Patterson. The Owner and B2B, Direct TV, Home Depot Divisions for Central Florida.
●Picked to Manage Central Florida premiere of are non-conflict Client's(Restaurants, Car Care) the twelve Sam's Clubs.
●Worked in the now Closed Sam's location in Casselberry. I made the lowest financial Sam’s Club out of the Twelve Central Florida locations into the number one Store(out of 42 in Florida) that had our Clients in them at Kiosk with Sales Representatives.
EDUCATION
-Auburn University, Auburn, Al 98-99
Member of Men's Swimming NCAA D1 National Championship Team.
-Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA 00-02
AA Degree
-Named 2001 National Juco Swimmer of Year. Broke two Juco National Championship.
-Played Tight- End for OCC's 9-2 02' Football Team.
-Competed at 96' and 2000 USA Swimming Olympic Trials