Damon Schmitz
Danville, CA 94526
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Professional Overview:
• Over four years of proven Sales and Account Management experience within various industries
• Sales driven professional with a proven track record of creating, building, and maintaining new business from scratch
• Proficient lead generation experience in order to capture targeted audience
• Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer selling experience
• Extensive experience building relationships in order to increase gross margins for existing and new client base
• Motivated and competitive sales individual with excellent communication skills
Professional Experience:
Ultra Lighting April 2008 - Present Sales Executive
• Business-to-Business technical sales representative selling high-end green lighting solutions. These solutions fulfill ergonomics, economic efficiency and environmental compatibility requirements.
• Target and maintain new medium to large commercial and industrial customers within the San Francisco Bay Area
• Audit facility to find need, explain differences between prospects current lighting system, promote new energy efficient options, and present proposal for lighting retrofit project
• Work with prospects to understand the financial and environmental impact of new solutions
Innovative Broker Solutions August 2006 - March 2008
Sales Representative & Training Lead
• Sustained strong revenue gains, despite a fiercely competitive and declining market
• Aggressive sales and marketing tactics allowed a significant increase in number of clients and revenue
• Train affiliates & employees on new product software applications
• Facilitated a team approach to achieve organizational objectives while increasing productivity
Alliance Title January 2005 - July 2006
Sales & Account Executive
• Managed key account to increase bottom line and established new highly profitable accounts
• Outstanding success building and retaining relationships with key decision makers
• Achieved both personal and corporate goals due to track-record, self-motivation, and creative sales tactics
• Worked with marketing division to create strategies to uncovered new customer needs
Education & Training:
• San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 2003
BA, Business Administration
• PG&E Pacific Energy Center, San Francisco, CA 2009
Lighting Fundamentals Credited