To utilize my sales and engineering education and experience to obtain a sales or engineering / project manager position that will provide new challenges and opportunities. I am seeking a long-term position with a stable and well organized company.
Resume:
Michael W. Salamon 2067 Orchard Lane Carpentersville, Illinois 60110 Home Phone: 847-836-5348 Cell Phone: 847-308-9296 E-Mail: msalamon442[at]comcast.net
Objective
To utilize my sales and engineering education and experience to obtain a sales or engineering / project manager position that will provide new challenges and opportunities. I am seeking a long-term position with a stable and well-organized company.
Summary of Qualifications
Experienced in working with outside engineering/architectural personnel and building officials to resolve customer problems and issues. Experienced in the use of AutoCAD and various office and specialized engineering programs. Skilled in working independently, multitasking, and delegating responsibilities. Extremely goal oriented. Highly motivated, reliable, confident and committed to professional standards.
Work Experience
Building Component Salesman (May 2004 October 2008) W. Kost Manufacturing Co., Gilberts, Illinois I worked as an outside salesman for a major supplier of pre-engineered wood and steel building components for residential and commercial construction. During this four-year period, my annual sales rose to $4,300,000. I had a total of 73 customers representing 117 projects plus hundreds of one-time jobs. My customers ranged from local, one-time builders to nationally recognized companies. Projects I was involved with included single and multi-family residences, schools, hotels, and shopping malls.
Duties: Did material take-offs and prepare bids/estimates for wall panel, floor and roof truss systems for single and multi-family homes, as well as commercial projects. Laid out truss systems and engineering trusses to verify the structural adequacy of the products prior to bidding. Interacted with customers and their architects and engineers to resolve questions that arose due to incomplete or incorrect plans and specifications. Had daily contact with customers and their engineers, architects, carpenters and building officials to resolve any questions or problems that occurred during the building of the structures. Made initial contact with prospective customers. Prepared AutoCAD layouts for customers to review and approve. Created truss engineering drawings to be submitted to the engineer for approval. Proposed alternative construction methods to cut costs and save customers money during the initial planning and bidding stages. Conducted field visits to perform final verification prior to the shop producing the components. Completed end-of-month pricing on time jobs, so financial documents can be prepared. Assisted accounts receivable in resolving late payment issues with customers.
Building Component Designer Floor Truss Design Team Leader (June 1993 May 2004) W. Kost Manufacturing, Co., Gilberts, Illinois I started as a design engineer creating truss framing plans and designing floor and roof truss systems based on customer blueprints and specifications. After designing trusses, I put together cutting lists for the shop. Sized and supplied pre-engineered lumber products and hangers as need. Other duties involved contacting customers to resolve problems or gathering additional information to complete jobs, as well as reviewing the effects of my work on other aspects of the building. I worked on residential and commercial projects ranging from small tract housing to million-dollar customized homes, hotels and schools.
Professional Land Surveyor (Summer 1990) Burnidge and Westphal, Inc., Elgin, Illinois Surveyed buildings and land corners, positioned center lines for roads, and ran elevations from blue print specifications.
Engineering Technician (July 1989 September 1989) Illinois Department of Transportation Responsible for maintenance on field and lab equipment. Performed quality control tests in areas such as Marshal stability, bituminous extractions, gradations, proctors and cement cores.
Security/Store Manager (July 1988 June 1993) Gromer Super Market, Inc., Elgin, Illinois Supervised all up front store personnel and customer services. Controlled shoplifting, collections, processing of insufficient check funds and internal and external tracking.
Delicatessen and Seafood Department Clerk (July 1984 July 1988) Gromer Super Market, Inc. Elgin, Illinois Responsible for customer service, equipment maintenance, food preparation and placing stock orders.
Manual Draftsman (Summer 1985) Adam Tecza and Sons, Inc., Elgin, Illinois Interpreted land surveyors land plot, drew land from specifications, and positioned house layouts.
Education
9/1992 - 6/1993Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois Major: Engineering Earned 107 credit hours towards a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
9/1984 - 3/1991Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois Associate degree in Applied Science - Computer Aided Design - 1986 Associate degree in Pre Engineering - 1991
Memberships and Affiliations
Member, Village of Gilberts Economic Development Committee Former Member, Organizing Committee for the Village of Gilberts Gilbertsfest
