BRUCE G.

FREEDMAN
Bridgewater Estates
3060 SW 44th Court Home 954-983-5908
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312-5630 Mobile 954-288-5821
E-Mail bf7dfff2@westpost.net
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS____________________________________________
Workforce development professional with 25 years of experience in sales, marketi
ng and management. Provide career coaching, and sales services for employees.
Identify values, develop possible service paths, and apply marketing strategies
to deal with clients. Develop sales plans, goal setting strategy, and networkin
g skills. Successful employment placement rate. Proficient with Microsoft Offic
e Suite programs, and use of database P-21 and MAS90.
Major strengths include strong leadership, excellent communication skills, compe
tent, strong team player, attention to detail, dutiful respect for compliance in
all regulated environment, as well as supervisory skills including hiring, term
ination, scheduling, training, payroll and other administrative tasks. Recognize
d professional skills when dealing with clients and customer satisfaction.
WORK AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE_________________________________
BRANCH MANAGER
Walker Zanger Inc. - Fort Lauderdale, Florida January 2006 Jun
e 2010
SALES MANAGER
Walker Zanger Inc. - Fort Lauderdale, Florida June 2004 December 20
05
Responsibilities:
Managed 4 locations in Florida:
Fort Lauderdale (office and warehouse), DCOTA Design Center (showroom), Coconut
Creek (showroom and warehouse) Miramar Design Center (showroom)
Duties:
In charge of hiring, training, evaluating and scheduling staff of 35 employees
Effectively handled and resolved a broad range of employee concerns
Managed the Branch payroll, accounting, and overall sales
Scheduled and conducted Sales / Staff Meetings on a biweekly basis
Executed the safety program within the branch
Job site and client visits when needed to see that client claims were resolved.
Actively involved within the corporate standards of excellent client services
Accomplishments:
Initially hired as Sales Manager to start building the new Walker Zanger Florid
a Branch,
Organizing a client listing to establish the Walker Zanger brand in Florida
Increased sales 100% in the first year of service by building a strong team
Participate in numerous events throughout the state of Florida to promote WZ pr
oducts.
ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE
Creative Tile Marketing Inc. - Fort Lauderdale, Florida November 2003
June 2004
Responsibilities:
Managed client accounts to increase sales.
Duties:
Visit clients on a regular basis in order to increase sales
Accomplishments:
Successfully managed over 50 clients
DIRECTOR OF SALES
The Place for Tile, Inc. Miami, Florida March 1998 October 2003
Responsibilities:
Project sales and project management
Duties:
Ordering of product for clients projects
Managed the installation of projects
Accomplishments:
Successfully sold over $3.5 million of project sales annually
STONE FABRICATION SHOP MANAGER
Venetian Marble & Granite Miami, Florida March 1995 March 1998
Responsibilities:
In charge of hiring, training, evaluating and scheduling staff of 9
Duties:
Enter materials for fabrication for projects
Sales of projects
Accomplishments:
Built a stone fabrication shop from the ground up and completed several projects
in South Florida
SALES ASSOCIATE
The Place for Tile, Inc. Miami, Florida January 1992 March 1995
Responsibilities:
Project and product sales
Duties:
Ordering of product for clients projects and sales of product inventory
Accomplishments:
Successfully managed the sales of the company
SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER
Universal Marble & Granite Inc. Baltimore, Maryland April 1987 December
1991
Responsibilities:
Managed the department and a staff of 4 employees
Duties:
Worked with clients with ordering of special items related to the trade
Accomplishments:
Successfully managed the sales of special projects and special products for the
company

SHOP DRAWING / HEAD DESIGNER

Pagliaro Brothers Stone Company, Inc. Upper Marlboro, Maryland
July 1985 April 1987
Responsibilities:
Managed the department and a staff of 2 employees
Duties:
Visit job sites to acquire information to develop plans for production
Drafting the cut sheets to submit for fabrication for client orders/projects
Accomplishments:
Successfully completed several projects in the Washington DC and surrounding are
as
EDUCATION_____________________________________________________________
ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTSMAN, Associate Degree, New England Institute of Technology,
Warwick , Rhode Island, 1985
GENERAL STUDIES, High School Degree, The White Mountain School, Littleton, New H
ampshire, 1978

INTERESTS_____________________________________________________________
Travel, Golf, Tennis, Social Events, Health, People

Personal References Available Upon Request