Sales Supervisor

Clive Alexander Barron

*** **** **** ****

Westmorland, TN 37186

615-***-**** (Cell phone)

************@*****.***

Objective

I would like to further my experience and knowledge in production,

and marketing. I have been involved in the print and print related business

for many years. I get great satisfaction in getting things done correctly

and efficiently, and I also enjoy working with wood and steel. A tradesman

should not only be prepared to teach but also to help others to learn, from

experienced ones. So, where there is something new to learn I am willing

and available, not only to learn but also to offer my experience and

expertise to those that want to learn from me. Sales and marketing are as

are important to me. Getting buyers for what we produce is vital, and this

is another part of me that I am more than willing to pursue to the

companies benefit. At this stage, I look forward to new challenges, in a

new country; Travel would not be a major problem either.

Summary of Qualification

I have extensive knowledge and experience with customers, managing

staff, creating production schedules and setting up operating systems. I

served a 5 year apprenticeship in Rotogravure and Packaging; I ran multi

color rotogravure presses up to 9 colors, with die-cutting and inline

trimming. This involves setting up multi color units to run at high speed

for the production of anything from alcohol and cigarette labels to carrier

bags. Also, involving the set up and running of all ancillary equipment

such as bag making, lamination, waxing, guillotine and fold.

Getting systems to run effectively and smoothly has always been my goal

and objective, For most of my working life I have been self-employed in

the silkscreen, signage industry, print finishing which involved

everything from make up of samples, to assemble of Die cut cartons and

carrier bags, all other print finishing. Sourced new clients and maintained

an existing customer base. My work load involved everything from printing

on pens to multicolor textile prints, and running on multicolor high speed

automatic presses. Being self employed I have learned to think outside of

the box with regards to finding ways to get difficult jobs and staff to

flow into feasible production runs again from short runs of a few items to

millions of copies. I employed up to 200 staff at a time for short runs of

a month or two at a time, we where involved in everything from high

security work such as make up of voter election ballot papers for African

country elections to Sample packs of different marketing product samples.

Print finishing entailed, carton and Box make up, Folders and every

possible idea in between and Finishing in the print industry involved late

deliverers from the printer, pressure from the end user and difficult work

that usually a machine could not be used. Then we had to find a way to

supply our customer's clients with their work on time and correctly

finished. I pride myself in knowing that most of the time we managed to get

our mission accomplished successfully.

Experience :

Ceiling Masters:

October 2011 ---Current:

Construction,

This is my family's business, I am the Day superintendent, on Wal-Mart

construction projects. I also work with LOWES, SAMS CLUB .The work involves

safety, processing of waste s as in Trash, Metal, and other degradable, to be sorted and disposed of correctly, with minimum damage to the

ecology. Storm water drainage and control. I deal with Management and

staff To ensure smooth operation and running or the project

Experience :

Betty Machinery Company

March 2011 -September 2011

Cnc ( Swiss) machinist, running Stainless steel part for Motor industry.

Reason for leaving.

I left betty machinery company to assist my elderly mother to relocate to

Florida .

Intelisol:

September 2010--- February 2011

Lebanon Tennessee.

PC Doctor, Testing Both Laptops and desk top computers. For Dell

computers. A small amount of Trouble shooting involved.

Reason for leaving: I left this company for money. The opportunities to

earn more where made available to me. I left on very good terms and enjoyed

the experience .

The Finishing Barron ( South Africa)

October 1991--- March 2010

Johannesburg, South Africa

Owner

. Sales of print/print finishing,

. Make up of samples of promotional packs.

. Management of staff

. Set-up systems for production

. Ensure smooth running and profit of company

. This was a finishing house in the print and advertising Industry.

. Maintain professional relationship with customers and suppliers.

. The time was right again for me to branch out into silkscreen and

eventually Print Finishing. Hand folding, machine folding, gluing

both hand and machine, Carton print, and make up, collations,

inserting (Into magazines and newspapers). I was successful enough to

gain an in into sorting, collation and make up of voting ballet

papers for a few African country elections. A part of my business that

I am extremely proud to be able to say I was able to set-up organize

and run very successfully for the few elections that we where involved

in. Cartons make up, filling, Sample make up, Display stands, we

manufactured, and organized delivery for client's as well. The

industry that I chose, has given me a wide variety of expertise, not

only from the organizational side but also from being able to think

outside of the box, always ready to get the project done, finding

ways to get it done cheaper, run more efficiently.

.

. Reason for leaving: I immigrated to the U.S. To join the rest of my

family here. All my family is now naturalized U.S. Citizens. I sold my

Business and worked a few months with the new owner to help with the

transition, which also ran very smoothly.These have been the best

years of my life working with people, helping them to grow, learn

and become supervisors, semi skilled in a variety of parts of the

print, signage and print finishing fields.

Haddons/Graphtron (South Africa)

November 1990 - September 1991

Johannesburg, South Africa

Sales Consultant

. Sales of Printing and allied equipment.

. Selling M.A.N Roland, Muller Martini and MBO.

. Dealing with Customers with everything from Service to technical

Problems.

. Liaison between customers and Manufacturers.

Reason for leaving. I felt like the time was right to grow into being

self employed. I had enjoyed my time selling, Printing and negotiating in

the printing Industry and it was right to put what I had learnt into

practice, for myself and my family .

Press Supplies: (South Africa)

February 1989- October 1990

Johannesburg. South Africa

Sales Consultant

. Sales of printing and allied equipment

. Selling M.A.N Roland, Muller Martini and MBO

. Having returned from travelling around, Europe and America, On my

return I managed to get work selling printing and print finishing

equipmet, MAN Roland, Muller Martini and MBO, Schnieder quillotines.

Once again he experience was invaluable, and assisted me later in

starting my own business again in the silkscreen and eventually the

print finishing side of the industry

Reason for leaving:

The agencies that I had been selling had been sold to another company, I

was one of 4 people approached to sell for the new company, I was released

with best wishes and enjoyed every minute of working with this company.

Allycat Printers (South Africa)

September 1985---January 1990

Johannesburg, South Africa

Sales Recruiter

. Head-hunted for sales position

. Foiling and silkscreen printing

. General running of complete business.

. I found an opportunity to start my own business in the foiling and

silkscreen business. I taught myself foiling and silkscreening,

Printing on business cards, wedding invitation, T-shirts, pos, posters, estates agents boards, and anything else I could find.

Reason for leaving: I had qualified from my Trade, I had recently

married, and we as a young couple felt the need to travel around to learn

more of other countries, people and cultures. We traveled for a little over

I year, traveling through out Europe and America. Well work the effort and

time,

East Rand Plastics :

March 1984 - August

1985

Johannesburg South Africa

Supervisor

. Flexography print and bag making

. Print Machine Minder (Flexography Printing)

. Set-up of multi color Flexographic printing machine

. Matching color and maintain quality of print

. Supervising of machine staff.

. Never content to not learn anymore I joind this company to gain more

experience running flexographic printing machines

.

. Reason for leaving: I was offered more money to transfer.

Printpak

October 1983 - February 1984

Johannesburg, South Africa

Supervisor

. Set-up and running multicolor rotogravure press.

. Match color

. Ensured quality of print

. Supervise machine staff

. Train apprentices

. Have qualified as a Rotogravure printer, I left to run different

presses, running cigarette box covers and beer and soda bottle labels.

Reason For leaving: I was in my growth period of my career so moving to

another company to gain experience was the move to make. I Started Off

lower down the scale and worked my way up to Night shift supervisor. I

gained very valuable experience that would carry well into my future, with

supervising staff, wasting for quality and reliability.

Interpak Gravure.

February 1981 - April 1983

Johannesburg, South Africa.

Apprenticeship

. Learned my trade as Rotogravure Printer

. Match color

. Make Doctor Blades.

. Different papers and boards.

. Machines settings.

. General printing

. Having served Half of my apprenticeship in the flexible packaging

industry, I moved to the Rotogravure side of packaging. I finished

off my trade running multi colour gravure presses, like chambon,

cheruti and Bobst. Running in line print, die cutting, trimming,

foiling and packing .I was fortunate enough to gain valuable

experience, sharpening doctor blades, setting up complete presses,

running, and wash up. Complete from start to finish.I also learn

basic die make up and died cutting in the lithography.

Cellophane Packaging

July 1978 - February 1980.

Salisbury Rhodesia, Zimbabwe

Apprentice Machine Minder/Packaging

. All forms of Rotogravure, Flexography

. Bag making and lamination.

. Schooling at Salisbury Polytechnic College

. Color matching

. Lamination of films and foils

. Gluing and waxing of wrappers.

. Reason for leaving: I was Unable to finish my Trade With Cellophane

Packaging due to Political uncertainty in the country at the time. It

was unfortunate; however I was released from my contract with well

wishes from management and staff. I have stayed in contact with a few

of the people that I started off with. I went on to work in a

different aspect of the industry so long term My growth had started. I

had started off my apprenticeship as a fleographic packaging minder,

learning everything from setting rubber sterios in register, up to 6

colours, right through to laminating multiple films, bag making,

waxing, colour matching.

Education

January 1972 - December 1977

Cranborne Boys High School Salisbury Rhodesia, Zimbabwe

January 1978 - June 1978

Speciss College Salisbury Rhodesia, Zimbabwe

Completion of higher grades of G.C.E "O" Diploma

Polytechnic College (City and Guilds of London) Certified

Printing and Allied Arts

Damelin College Johannesburg, South Africa

Salesmanship Diploma

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