CAREER SUMMARY

Business professional with an entrepreneurial spirit. Proven skills in business development, sales and management. A self reliant individual that pays attention to detail, and takes it upon himself to make things happen. A team player that thrives on developing a plan and implementing that plan to accomplish profits. Innovative thinker, who consistently pursues new challenges to expand ones knowledge to accomplish greater returns. I conduct my homework, I do not second guess. 
Good common sense.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Sales & Sales Management
• Business Development
• Employee Management
• Public Relations
• Group Presentation Skills
• Business Ownership
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Residential Property Management
• Home Remodeling / Renovation
• General/Subcontractor Management
• Business Networking
• Building Modular Homes
• Real-Estate Speculation
• Real-Estate Development
• Relationship Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Work part time in residential property management and maintenance 2010-Present
Part Time Life & Health Insurance Sales 2010-Present

Confidential, MASSILLON, OHIO 1999-2011
Built modular homes and acquired and remodeled older homes for retail sale
Managing Director / Business Owner

• Developed the business to building and remodeling 30 homes per year
• Developed the Networking business relationships with realtors, mortgage brokers, financial institutions, contractors,
• Subcontractors and any other individuals that would be essential in the acquisition, sale, marketing and
• Development of the property
• Managed the onsite progress of the rehab and or construction project
• Developed marketing and sales strategies

Confidential., MASSILLON, OHIO 1989-2011
Residential rental property portfolio designed to hold residential real-estate for long term capital gain & income
Managing Director / Business Owner

• Began this business as a part time venture which evolved into a fulltime business
• Developed and grew the real-estate portfolio to 75 properties totaling over 120 rental units
• Assumed management of the portfolio fulltime in 1998
• Performed market analyses, screened tenants for occupancy, managed tenants and the daily operations
• Conducted maintenance duties to learn the different trades associated with the day to day management
• Negotiated the acquisition of properties
• Established long term working relationships with financial institutions to secure funding & capital
• Developed annual budgets and managed the progress
• Preformed accounting duties for all properties and rental units Section 8 tenancy

Confidential, CANTON, OHIO 2007-2009
Provided non-medical, in-home personal and companion care for seniors
Franchisee / General Manager

• Designed in-home care plans and implemented the appropriate health aids to provide the care
• Monitored the progress of care and management of the home health aids
• Managed the day to day business operations
• Performed business to business networking to gain client referrals
• Grew the business to grossing $190,000.00 dollars per year
• Sold the business in 2009

Confidential, Canton, Ohio 1996-1998
Operates Funeral Homes and Cemeteries throughout the U.S.A. and Canadian 
Sales Manager for the Pre-Need Funeral Division

• Recruited, trained, and managed the pre-need funeral sales team for numerous funeral homes
• Developed and implemented sales budgets, quotas, and marketing plans
• Recruited and trained sales counselors, and within six months was exceeding 120% of quota

Confidential, Akron, Ohio 1992-1996
Funeral Home with three locations in Akron, Cuyahoga Falls & Portage Lakes, Ohio
Director of Funeral Pre-Planning for the locations

• Developed and implemented a funeral pre-need sales and marketing program
• Worked with families to arrange pre-need funerals, and secured funding for the arrangements
• Networked with cemeteries / monument companies and clergy
• Yielded a 50% increase in production the first year
• Won numerous awards and trips (Presidents circle for 4 consecutive years)
• Preformed General Agent duties for insurance companies

Confidential, Winter Park, Florida 1990-1992
National pre-need funeral sales and marketing company for independently owned funeral homes
Regional Managing Account Executive of Northern Ohio

• Sales counselor for a funeral home in Norwalk, Ohio while consulting with management about the Northern Ohio Region
• Promoted into the position of Regional Sales Manager
• Solicited funeral home owners and presented them on the benefits of a pre-need funeral sales program
• Worked with and consulted funeral home owners, analyzing their market(s), and developing marketing & sales strategies
• Recruited, trained, and managed sales counselors
• Established individual sales quotas, and managed the progress

Confidential, Massillon, Ohio 1987-1990
Funeral Director / Embalmer / Location Manager

• At-Need Funeral Director and Embalmer
• Counseled with families to arrange and direct funerals
• Directed all the necessary individuals that were involved in caring out the wishes of the family
• Assumed the leadership role in assuring that the arrangements were carried out
• Managing Director for the firm

EDUCATION

Confidential University; Deans List, Arts & Science
Confidential Institute; Cum Loude Honors
Mortuary Science & Funeral Home Management
Current Ohio Licensed Life & Health Insurance