Paul St.Hilaire

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Midland, TX 79705

H: 432-***-**** C: 432-***-****

vw6l1l@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To secure a long term position with a progressive firm that will allow me to fully utilize my previous managerial, sales and customer service experience in order to help it achieve it’s goals and long-term objectives.

Qualifications

I am a seasoned manager with several years of sales and sales management experience. In addition, I have general management experience in service industries including food service and home care services. My direct supervisory experience includes offices of up to 50 people. I have initiated interesting techniques with which to motivate my staff and have utilized the principles of good salesmanship which have resulted in maximum productivity from my team. I am trained in the “SPIN” selling technique and regularly conducted refresher training seminars. I have been a presenter at national conventions and new broker training seminars.

I possess outstanding computer skills and knowledge of budgets, forecasting, goal setting, interviewing, hiring and general human resources functions.

Relevant Experience

10/2007-3/31/2008 Career Path, Inc. (6 month contract) - Personnel recruiter. Duties including finding new clients and candidates through phone calls, personal visits, referral sources and internet searches. I also maintained established contacts with existing clients, qualified client job orders and facilitated interviews and placement of qualified candidates. Designed, built and initiated the company’s first website and established an internet presence through the set-up and maintenance of on-line search engines. Attended local association meetings and the National Association of Personnel Services annual convention.

2/2000 - 8/2007: South Plains Mortgage - I was hired as a note buyer, a sales position, purchasing seller financed mortgages from around the country. In less than 4 months I became the top salesperson and remained so for nearly 2 years when I was asked to join the management team. From 10/2002 to 9/2005 I was the Executive Manager in charge of two separate divisions with a total of 30 employees. During that time I was responsible for helping to grow our broker division. This included working with Senior management to affect pricing and marketing strategies and broker retention programs. Growth opportunities allowed us to add a broker program director which allowed me to resume duties as supervisor of our retail division. I then became the top Note Buyer in our organization and led my team to exceed 3 consecutive quarterly goals.

1989-2000: Terminix International - I began as an outside salesperson and within 2 years was offered an opportunity to move up into management. I managed offices in Daytona Beach, FL, Ft. Pierce, FL, Dallas, TX and Midland, TX. Under my leadership several of my offices received prestigious national awards for customer service, sales and profitability.

Prior experience: I have over 20 years of food service experience including national and regional restaurant chains, and large food service operations at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital and The University of Kansas.

Military Experience

1972-1975: United States Air Force - Administration Specialist. Rank: Staff Sergeant - Honorable Discharge

1975-1979: Air National Guard (Burlington, VT and Topeka, KS)

Education

1971-1972, 1975-1976 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Linguistics and French

1995 - Terminix Management Academy - Commended rating

1976 - Jerrico Management Academy

1972 - USAF Administrative Training School - Exemplary rating

Personal Interests

My family and I have always been involved in the communities in which we’ve been fortunate to live. I have been involved in Girl Scouts as a dad, as a leader and as a program presenter.

I helped establish Parent-Teacher Organizations at the Spacecoast Montessori School in Palm Bay, Fl and at Midland Academy Charter School in Midland, TX. I served on the Board of Trustees for Midland Academy Charter School. I served on the Board of the Permian Basin Pest Control Association.

I am a 2207/2008 Volunteer of the Year nominee for the Museum of the Southwest and also a member of the West Texas Astronomers, Midland Arts Association and I participate in numerous events in and around the community.

One of my proudest accomplishments has been to instill in my employees a sense of community support in the various locations where I have worked. We have become Partners in Education for a local school, provided meals to deserving families during the holidays, supported teacher recognition programs, participated in fundraisers for the school, Boys & Girls Club and The Junior League of Midland and adopted a section of road for Keep Midland Beautiful.

References

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