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JOHN EVANS 203 NORTH GRACE AVENUE CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN 47933 321.695.1570 je114301c@westpost.

net SUMMARY Dynamic Sales and Business Development Executive with experience from startups t o billion-dollar established companies. Proven record of providing competitive a dvantage through new business creation and retention. Produces extraordinary res ults in starting and growing new organizations through progressive leadership an d promoting synergistic teams. Expertise includes: - Executive level market planning and strategic development - Developing dynamic independent rep sales forces - Product management - Green / Energy Star(R) products PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE GEXPRO (GSC), Indianapolis, IN 2009 - 2010 A Rexel Group Company, largest electrical distributor in the world RETAIL LIGHTING SPECIALIST Champion of Green Energy Solutions. Provided overall quality control processes, implementation data management and performance evaluations for energy efficient lighting retrofit projects. - Co-managed $18MM Starbucks lighting retrofit project of 5,500 Starbucks stores which was completed on time, saving Starbucks $40K per day, with less than .005 % quality issues. - Managed all Canadian Starbucks retrofit activities on time with 100% customer satisfaction. - Supervised installation of over 110,000 LED lamps using Quickbase, resulting i n 75% energy savings per lamp. G-TECHT GLOBAL CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA 2008 - 2009 A Global Technologies Manufacturing Group Western hemisphere sales & marketing division of General Protecht Group, Inc. wh ich specializes in offshore electrical device and control manufacturing and grou nd fault circuit interrupters. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, COO Hired to start up and manage this new group and to maintain full P&L autonomy fo r all phases of management. - Increased buying customers by 10,000 and sales by $10MM by developing marketin g materials that were direct mailed to potential customers at rate of 20,000 eac h month. - Recruited and trained sales staff to sell 500,000 plus electrical devices with in six months, leading to direct impact on Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) market. - Created immediate sales growth and loyal customer base for 75% repeat business by developing and staffing inbound & outbound call centers with (25) in-house s ales associates. - Saved $250K in advertising expenses by developing multi-line web site with ove r 500 products within one month; www.gtecht.com. - Increased average sale per customer by $350.00 per order by sourcing 100's of additional products from global manufacturers to sell through G-Techt Global Cor poration. - Maximized profits by setting up new accounting system and all operational proc edures and hiring Operations Manager to oversee budgets and company expenses. - Enabled company to hire qualified employees by establishing HR procedures and negotiating employee benefits packages, allowing these individuals to be onboard

ed quickly and deliver immediate sales results. MAGNATRON, INC. / MAGNATRON CONTRACTOR SUPPLY, Orlando, FL 2004 - 2008 Manufacturer and distributer of commodity electrical, lighting and cable product s in North American markets to electrical distributors, contractors, builders an d MRO companies. DIRECTOR, GLOBAL OPERATIONS, REPORTING TO CEO 2006 - 2008 Led daily operations of product development, production, sales, marketing and di stribution of both manufacturing organization (Magnatron, Inc.) and national dis tribution organization (Magnatron Contractor Supply). - Grew company revenues from $20MM to $60MM during two year period by conceiving and implementing dramatic marketing and advertisement programs. - Directed product development of over 800 products globally and oversaw all pro duct Underwriters Laboratory listings, filings and specifications resulting in a verage new sales of $14.7MM per year. - Prevented company from spending over $265K per year by implementing Just-In-Ti me (JIT) container deliveries from manufacturing facilities in China, Korea, Tai wan, India and Malaysia which increased annual inventory turns from 3 to 12. - Saved $1.8MM in prepayment terms annually by negotiating new payment terms wit h international manufacturers. - Expanded Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) through higher productivity gains with strong customer givebacks through zero d efect requirements. GROUP GENERAL MANAGER (RT ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS) 2004 - 2006 Purchased by Magnatron, Inc., December, 2006 Oversight of US and overseas operations with responsibility for North American m arketing and sales. - Grew organization from $3MM to $20MM in three years by aggressive outbound cal l center, marketing & advertisement programs. - Drove reorganization of operations/quality, management and lean transformation of company to obtain unprecedented 65% minimum gross margin. BROWNLEE LIGHTING, Orlando, FL 2001 - 2004 US Manufacturer of energy efficient lighting fixtures NATIONAL SALES & MARKETING MANAGER -Increased national/international independent factory rep sales agencies from 55 to 83, increasing company annual sales by over 12%. - Increased annual sales by $2MM by training sales, quotations & customer servic e staff to increase on-time deliveries by 27%. - Developed quotations, pricing strategies and project bidding guidelines which increased company's gross profits by average of 7% gross margin per year. - Established national account sales to end user national accounts and distribut ors such as Best Western Hotels that increased annual sales by more than 8% per year. - Changed and enhanced company's image through specific marketing strategies and new web site, www.brownlee.com/catalogs/promotions design, resulting in company meeting and exceeding sales goals for first time in four years. - Managed all aspects of print production, receipt and distribution, saving $150 K annually. - Held national sales meetings and customer training seminars in 47 states which dramatically increased company and product awareness in marketplace. - Developed Energy Star product file submittals allowing company to sell through rebate programs of electrical distribution/utility companies, increasing annual sales by $875K the first year. EDUCATION - AAS, Electronic Engineering Technology, ITT Technical Institute, Indianapolis, IN - Additional coursework in Computer Science, Business Accounting Principles, Man

ufacturing Management, Computer Programming and Lighting Science MEMBERSHIPS Charter member, Indiana Business Speakers Bureau Club Member, American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) Member, American Management Association (AMA) Member and Past President, International Lions Club

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS - Given 500 plus seminars nationwide on variety of subjects - Awarded United States patent #5,010,987 for product created and designed for f requent travelers - ITT Technical Institute Graduation Commencement Speaker TECHNICAL / COMPUTER SKILLS SAS Accounting Peachtree Accounting Adobe Photoshop Yahoo Site Builder XPD Accounting Microsoft Suite Adobe InDesign Dream Weaver QuickBooks Premier Quark Express Adobe Illustrator ACT

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