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Thomas
(Tom)
Nicholas C | Texas SUMMARY
I've only worked for three employers in my life: One in high school, one in college and one after college. I hope that speaks more about who I am than some carefully crafted BS paragraph. WORK EXPERIENCE
GraybaR
Electric Co., Inc.
September 1991 to Present
Branch Manager: Oklahoma City, OK March 2003 to Present Managed a 35 employee sales, service and operations branch. Responsible for sales of electrical, security and communications products to a variety of markets. National Pricing Manager: Clayton, MO (Corporate) November 2001 to February 2003 Plan, implement, analyze, manage and monitor numerous pricing strategies. E-Business Manager: Clayton, MO (Corporate) March 2000 to October 2001 Plan, suggest and participate in and manage many of Graybar’s Corporate E-Business initiatives, including Web design, e-commerce, Internet marketplaces, EDI, supplier’s e-business plans and projects, and other E-Business services. Currently, I am the Project Manager for our e-commerce upgrade initiative, and I have in-depth knowledge of the market leading e-business and content management products. I constructed a sales-force assisting cross-reference program that crosses over 230,000 electrical and telecommunications products. National Product Specialist:
Clayton, MO (Corporate) March 1999 to February 2000
Respond to field questions and
problems, create database queries and reports using DSS, Business Objects,
Access and Excel, analyze inventory, pricing structures, profitability, data,
products, etc. Trained four other
Product Specialists in my position. Corrected
nationwide pricing problems. Directly
reported to the Sr. Vice President, Electrical Business on a special inventory
control project for our Houston Zone and Houston Distribution Center just prior
to my promotion into my current position. Branch Manager: Abilene,
TX
November 1994 to February 1999
Managed a twelve-employee office,
counter and warehouse. Supervised
all customer service, sales, pricing, shipping, receiving, specials, invoicing,
returns, hiring, firing, etc. Made
sales calls with salespeople to stress our service capabilities.
Improved morale, sales, margin rate, gross and net profits dramatically.
Received ISO 9002 certification during my tenure.
In this position, I was responsible for the sales of Electrical (wire,
conduit, circuit breakers, light bulbs, etc.), Telecommunications (Phones,
Fiber, Phone Jacks, Termination Blocks, etc.), and Data (Network Hubs, Category
5 Cable, Cable Tray, Telecommunication Racks, etc.) Customer Service
Representative: Austin, TX
July 1992 to October 1994
Inside sales for Austin's major
industrial and comm./data customers. Provided
sales, service and technical help for major accounts such as:
3M, IBM, AMD, Fisher Controls, Motorola, Rolm Systems, and Carroll
Systems. Experience includes both
electrical and telecommunications products. Management Trainee: Dallas,
TX
September 1991 to June 1992
Hired-on at Graybar Dallas in the
Texas Instruments integrated supply program.
Was one of two people running a single location.
Handled every piece of the order process:
Sales, Service, Purchasing, Receiving and Delivery. EDUCATION
Texas A&M University: B.S. in Journalism, minor in English. Degree emphasis on Marketing and Advertising.
American Mensa Member Since August 1999. COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in use of MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access, MS Front Page, MS Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator and BusinessObjects. Typing in excess of 70 wpm. Thorough working knowledge of both IBM and Macintosh computer systems, software and hardware. Basic knowledge of HTML language and BASIC computer language. Hobbies/Interests/Skills Anything Texas A&M: Especially my web page PlanetAggie. Making people laugh, building high performance engines (I haven't for some time now), hacking golf, hacking computers (nothing malicious), tennis, beer bowling, traveling, tent camping and writing poetry and short stories. I can type over 70 wpm without error. |
