Leif Ortegren

Experience

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  US Army

  Jun 1973 - Aug 1976

  1st Lieutenant,
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  Vitro / ACI

  Jan 1990 - Jun 2000

  Branch Manager, Outside sales

  Consistently one of the top sales performers. Managed a 23 person distribution branch with both Auto and Architectural Glass. Negotiated Union Contracts. Awarded Top Regional Branch 2004.

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  Great Western Chemical

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Manager

  Total operational responsibility for 7 acre chemical blending and distribution facility with a 2 shift union labor force of 58. Provided chemical supply chain management to high-tech and solar companies. Oversaw a 25% per year growth in sales.

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  Bendheim

  Jun 2000 - Jun 2006

  General Manager

  Responsible for all aspects of a remote location with 9 employees. Supervised Sales, Warehouse, Customer Service and Accounting personnel. Promoted products to the design and glazing communities. Managed complex projects with multiple outside vendors from the initial inquiry to installation.

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  Pilkington

  Jul 2006 - Jun 2014

  Sales and Marketing Manager, Southwestern US

  Responsible for Sales and Architectural Representation in the 5 state area. Leveraged extensive contacts and experience to be consistently one of the top performers in higher margin products.

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  NSG Pilkington

  Jul 2014 - Apr 2016

  Regional Sales & Marketing Manager: Western North America

  Responsible for distribution, marketing and sales from the Rocky Mountains West. When production ceased in California, I became responsible for sales and marketing for Pilkington's first distribution facility. In the facility's second fiscal year (just ended), we acceded management's expectations for profit by a factor of five!. Additionally, new markets such as digital display were developed for higher margin applications of existing products.

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  Glassfab Tempering Services

  Jun 2016 - May 2018

  Sales
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  RETIRED!

  Apr 2018 - now

  ANY THING I WANT!

  Thanks for 40 years in Glass (and 2 in Chemicals)