Experience

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  San diego convention & visitors bureau (convis)

  Jan 1991 - Jul 1991

  Customer service / japanese tourism specialist

  • Designed visitor information packages for perspective clients in the Tourism Industry. • Researched and published tourism data. • Hosted JTB representative from Japan showcasing San Diego as a potential tourism destination.

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  Sanyo electric company, ltd.

  Aug 1991 - Aug 1994

  International product planning & marketing specialist

  • Sales presentations to the Purchasing Agents of major corporations such as Wal-Mart, Sears, Betty Crocker, and MenuMaster. • Sales Training for SANYO North American sales team on Canadian and U.S. product launches. • Global Market Research of the Appliance Industry• Layout, text and design development for product advertisement and point-of-sales material media.• Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development.• Modeling for a SANYO Home Appliance sales brochure.• Voice-overs on SANYO Home Appliance sales videos.• Japanese-to-English Translating of technical documents, promotional videos, product literature, speeches, and presentations, which saved SANYO thousands of Dollars that they were originally planning to pay outside agencies. Show less

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  Sanyo energy (u.s.a.) corporation

  Aug 1994 - Dec 2004

  Successfully merged the Pricing/Cost Accounting Department and Engineering/Data Management Department together into a new financial team responsible for all price/costing and SAP Master-data functions. Purchasing. Negotiated cost of battery cells used in the construction of battery packs at maquiladora factories.Identified need for revising labor ratio in costing goods and services which resulted in more precise estimates. Created a financial model to more accurately calculate costs and establish selling prices. Show less

  • Financial Analysis Manager

    Apr 2002 - Dec 2004

  • Marketing Programs Manager

    Apr 2000 - Apr 2002

  • Senior Marketing Specialist

    Apr 1999 - Apr 2000

  • Channel Marketing Specialist

    Aug 1994 - Apr 1999
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  Mission valley pipe & supply, inc.

  Jan 2005 - Sept 2016

  Mission Valley Pipe & Supply is a progressive wholesale distributor of quality plumbing fixtures and accessories. Our central location in the county, plus the easy access from 3 major highways gives us an ideal advantage from which to serve our customers. Our customers range from institutions such as universities and hospitals, city and state municipalities, contractors, builders, commercial/residential property managers, businesses, kitchen & bath showrooms and interior designers, architects, to home owners needing all types of plumbing supplies. I am implementing MVP's business plan centering on streamlining policies and marketing initiatives to drive sales growth and customer success.MVP operates a full service counter, where expediency and attention to detail is the rule. A full line of trucks are available to meet our customers' every delivery need. MVP utilizes 20,000 square feet of warehouse space to accommodate the growing needs of our customers.We are the proud distributor of the finest products and brands offered in the industry. +TOTO Luxury Bathroom Vitreous China Toilets & Sinks, Cast Iron, and Brass Fixtures+VILLEROY & BOCH Luxury Bathroom Vitreous China Toilets & Sinks+AMERICAN STANDARD Bathroom Vitreous China Toilets & Sinks+GERBER Bathroom Vitreous China Toilets+RUUD/RHEEM Commercial and Residential Water Heaters+NORITZ Tankless Water Heaters+ZURN/WILKINS Water Pressure Regulator Valves, Back Flow Devices, Grease Interceptors+MOEN, Bath and Kitchen Faucets+WATER INC - BODY GLOVE Whole House & Point-of-use Water Filtration Systems+SLOAN, Commercial Flush Valves & Parts, Sensor Faucets+DAHL, Mini Ball Valve Angle Stops+IN-SINK-ERATOR Disposers, Hot & Cold Water Dispenser System+GORLITZ Sewer Equipment+ZOELLER Dewatering and Effluent PumpsWe are constantly adding quality brands to our product offering. See our attached Line Card for the most current line-up and our LinkedIn Page for upcoming MVP events and news! Show less Responsible for developing an annual sales revenue budget, monitoring profitability, reviewing product descriptions and pricing data in company fulfillment software system for accuracy and reliability, creating and implementing company policies and procedures, managing high-profile customer and vendor relations, coordinating advertising and social media site content, resolving employee/ H.R. issues and customer concerns, overseeing major facility maintenance, and fund-raising for special projects. Make procurement suggestions to the Purchasing Agent, procure products to suppliers when needed and take part in various vendor negotiations.Function on the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Committee representing our employees in administering thecompany plan. Responsible for weighing in on decisions such as when and how to payout retiring or severed employees, whether or not to accept buyout offers from or hold exploratory meetings with representatives of other companies interested in acquisition. Show less Developed our #2 sales volume customer (2014), from inception to becoming the largest high-end showroom in San Diego County.Won back our #2 sales volume customer (2007), after losing to a larger out-of-town competitor.Overhauled our procurement procedure by reducing the number of authorized buyers. The result has been fewer purchasing errors, less product write-offs and adjustments. Ran various reports for customers upon their request as well as for use internally by our management.Persuaded our largest supplier to relax stringent ordering requirements in July, 2005 resulting in an increase of 3% CAGR over the subsequent 2 years. Appeared live on NBC’s KNSD 7/39 morning TV program to demonstrate the new High-efficiency TOTO Dual-flushing toilet product in March, 2007.Responsible for designing and procuring employee uniform shirts.Helped design co-branded company vehicle ad-wrap and negotiated advertising revenue. Show less

  • Chief Operating Officer

    Aug 2014 - Sept 2016

  • VP of Operations

    Feb 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Operations Director

    Jan 2005 - Feb 2013
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  Mission valley pipe & supply, a ferguson enterprise, llc.

  Sept 2016 - Dec 2023

  Retired

  • Branch Manager

    Jun 2019 - Dec 2023

  • President / CEO

    Sept 2016 - Jun 2019
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  Ferguson enterprises

  Jun 2019 - Dec 2023

  Branch manager - san diego 3622

  Retired

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  Freelance

  Jan 2024 - now

  Self employed