Leah Suggs
Ben Wheeler, TX / 432-***-****
**********@*****.***
Action oriented, competent to work in supervised and unsupervised situations.
Dedicated, self-motivated, dependable, and enthusiastic.
Team player with the ability to achieve personal and corporate goals.
EDUCATION
Universality of Texas of the Permian Basin- Bachelor of Arts in psychology 1999
Odessa College – Associate of Arts 1996
High School Graduate - Permian High School Graduated 1994
SKILLS
Word, Excel, Power Point, MS Outlook, various Internet Programs, Rental Man, Lotus Notes, Siebel, PCN, EBS, Salesforce.com, Donor Perfect, Data Entry, Word Processing, Ten Key Touch, and all basic office equipment.
PROFESSION
Substitute Teacher
Van ISD - October 2019 to June 2021 Van. TX
Substitute teacher for Van High School, Jr. High school. Middle School, Intermediate School, and J.E. Rhodes Elementary for all grades as well as Life Skills.
Development Assistant
West Texas Foodbank – July 2015 to October 2016 Odessa, TX
Working 90% at my home office duties include: Data entry and management of donor database, design and implementation of database queries. Also issuing donor receipts and thank you letters in a timely manner, as well as providing timely and accurate records, reports, and lists based on database queries. Assist Development Director in Fundraising events and other related tasks.
Sales Professional
Univar - October 2011 to April 2015 Odessa TX
Account manager for 50 accounts which grew to 120. Data entry of sales calls, quotes, updating of products used and opportunities as well as weekly sales reports through Salesforce.com for submission to Sales Manager from my home office. Sales call planning, visits daily as well as price quoting, taking phone calls and orders for customers. Involved in plant startups, initial fill of products, change out of products, and initiation of technical support for customers.
Sales Representative
Hertz Equipment Rental Corp – April 2007 to March 2011 Midland TX
Initial sales representative for Midland Branch, involved in Grand Opening of Midland and Lubbock Branches, brought new accounts and maintained existing ones, deliver equipment when necessary, handle customer relations and disputes, quotes for rental and sales, take service calls, collections, quarterly reports, inventory, training of customers and branch employees on equipment, on call 24 hours for my customers and twice a month for Hertz, involved in share of the wallet and equipment ordering for 2008. Fill in for coordinator when necessary: take orders, answer phones, ensure equipment readiness, walk-in customers, and dispatching.
Outside Sales
Cisco Equipment – January 2006 to March 2007 Odessa, TX
Outside sales of equipment for new customers and rental of construction equipment for existing customers, covered for Rental Dept. Manger, dealt directly with vendors on pricing of new equipment and finance companies, assisted in company involvement in the International Oil Show, inventory for Odessa and San Angelo stores, organized archive room and display area for all new equipment, and when necessary: filing, answering phones, and delivery of equipment.
Sales Professional Briggs Equipment – April 2003 to January 2006 Houston, TX
Outside sales and rental of construction equipment, customer relations, building new and maintaining existing clientele. Quotations - verbal and written, invoicing for new and used equipment sales, negotiations, resolve customer disputes, collections, deliver & pick up small equipment, contracts, on call 24 hours, ensure equipment delivery, inventory, market & maintain large territory, spec jobs for customer equipment, commercial & road construction. Member of Association of Builders & Contractors and Coordinator of company involvement in Association of General Contractors.
Coordinator/Supervisor/Sales
D & B International Equipment Rental – November 2000 to April 2013 Houston, TX
Handled incoming calls and customer relations, processed equipment orders, ensured equipment readiness.
Responsible for all operations of company and employees including: counter and service department, ongoing inventory of equipment, apply inventory control numbers, purchase orders, dispatching, invoicing, depreciation, return on investment, profit and loss, miscellaneous A/P and A/R. Chose to go into outside sales including existing accounts and generating new business after training inside replacement.
Marketing Consultant
Express Personnel Express Personnel – 1999 to 2000 Houston, TX
Procreate new business through outside sales, cold calls, and telemarketing. Contract negotiations, price quoting, direct hire placements, filling job orders, and human resources. Organized company participation as an exhibitor in the Business Exposition.
Account Manager
EnergiPersonnel – 1998 to 1999 Odessa, TX
Generate new business through outside sales, cold calls, and telemarketing while providing service for existing clients. Aggressively recruit for client needs using our media sources. Contract negotiations and price quoting. Other duties: human resources, hiring decisions, filling job orders, supervision of employees, payroll, and phones.