Joe Howard

Joe Howard

Facility Designer/Sales Consultant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Facility Designer | Passionate About Fitness | Fitness Layout Design Expert

  • Education

    • Eastern Illinois University

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      Bachelor's degree Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Experience

    • The Fitness Connection

      Aug 2012 - Apr 2017
      Facility Designer/Sales Consultant

      -Managed numerous sales accounts, including Fortune 500 corporate clients for an international fitness equipment manufacturer -Designed and planned complex fitness center projects, including upgrading current facility designs and layouts and also new construction projects -Utilized multiple design programs to create, plan and implement fitness center layouts from scratch -Trained three new sales representatives (onboarding, and also day-to-day support) -Consulted clients on their fitness center needs and established clear goals and milestones -Partnered with multiple departments including Delivery, Sales, Technicians and Operations to ensure optimal delivery on projects and a positive client experience Show less

    • Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

      Apr 2017 - Jul 2019
      Account Manager

      -Managed key relationships with clients through sales process for real estate transactions includingbuying and purchasing of residential and commercial real estate-Nurtured and managed partner relationships and achieved a 100% client satisfaction rating-Collaborated cross-functionally with sales and operations teams to ensure optimal customer experiencewhile improving sales processes-Managed CRM database of clients and supported both sales and marketing efforts

    • Life Fitness

      Jul 2019 - now

      -Manage sales projects for fitness design layouts to support sales across a varietyof industries including fitness, hospitality, government and real estate-Lead six-figure design/layout projects for residential, hospitality, government and commercial industries-Collaborate with Sales team on large-scale projects including client pitch decks and design layoutrequests-Provide consultation to Sales team on strategies that will set us apart from our competition-Lead a variety of projects including onboarding new team members, creating best practices documentsand cross-functional partner support Show less

      • Senior Facility Designer

        Nov 2021 - now
      • Facility Designer

        Jul 2019 - Nov 2021
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Six Sigma Green Belt

      Management & Strategy Institute
      Feb 2019