RESUME:
Barrington Powell
Rochester Hills, MI 48036
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OBJECTIVE:
Senior management and consulting position with a concentration in business development, project management, sales and marketing, mergers and acquisition.
EXPERIENCE: (25 years)
Firms represented: Strohs, Coors, Facilities maintenance, North American Bancard, Automotive components, Cadillac Enameling(government), at&t U-verse, 5linx telecom, Netcom pay systems, Easy Auto Finance, TMI wireless, Protect America security systems, Empire Today, LLC. Lead facilitator in merging of multiple companies.
Buymygoodzz Marketing Co.
Owner/President
Rochester Hills, Mi.
January 2007 - present
Independent Consulting firm specializing in business development, Mergers/acquisitions, Direct sales and marketing.
The Liz-Bar Group, LLC
Owner/President
Detroit, MI.
March 1997 - 2007
Government sub-contractor. Manage daily operations of this 20 employee company. production scheduling, purchasing, hiring, training, sales and marketing. We were a custom metal finishing processor of military vechicle parts and non-vechicle components. Took company out of bankruptcy to profitability in three years.
North American Bancard
Independent Marketing Rep.
Detroit, MI.
April 1995 - 1996
Sales and marketing of bank card point of sale terminals. Consulted with business owners on bankcard processing.
Cleaning Technology
Owner/President
Detroit, MI.
January 1993 - 1995
Manage the day to day operations of the company with 30 employees and over 30 facilities under management.
Coverall Building Maintenance
Owner/President
Detroit, MI.
September 1990 - 1993
Management of the day to day operations of the company with 50 employees and over 40 facilities to manage. Sales improved from zero sales to over $600,000.00 in two years.
G-Best Foods, Inc.
Sales manager
Detroit, MI.
July 1988 - 1990
Manage the sales department. Develope sales strategies, budgets, and implementation of food products to the retail market. Sales went from zero to $1,000,000.00 in our first year.
Gilreath Manufacturing, Inc
Sales associate
Howell, MI.
March 1987 - 1988
Sales of automotive plastic components(OEM) to General motors.
City Marketing, Inc.
Sales associate
Detroit, MI.
August 1985 - 1987
Area sales rep. of beverages to the retail/restaurant market. Sales in my area improved fifty percent from previous year.
EDUCATION:
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IND.
Major: BS degree in Packaging Technology
course work includes: Designing, testing, industrial management, material processing and chemistry.
Skills and Expertise:
Product Presentations
Microsoft word
Power point
Microsoft excel
Internet marketing
Marketing & Sales
Business Development
Team Management
Organizational skills