Eric Centanni

Experience

• 

  Frost Lumber Co.

  May 2000 - May 2004

  Inside Sales Representative

  Served as a customer service and sales representative inside the store. Responsibilities included receiving, stocking and delivery of inventory on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Assisted customers with the design of their new home construction projects through a needs based selling system. This was a part-time position while obtaining my degree in Business Management.

• 

  Sherwin Williams

  Jun 2004 - Jun 2012

  Served as a Professional Coatings Sales Representative canvasing all market segments in the paint and coatings industry. Took over a struggling territory, growing sales to $1,429,000 by the end of 2010, with projected sales of $1,600,000 by the end of 2011. Currently work on selling customers in the following market segments: Residential Repaint, New Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Property Management and Healthcare. My experience also includes calling on architects and routinely working with specifications Show less

  • PC Sales Representative

    May 2010 - Jun 2012

  • Store Manager

    Feb 2008 - May 2010

  • Operations Manager

    May 2007 - Feb 2008

  • Assistant Store Manager

    Jun 2004 - May 2007
• 

  The Garland Company, Inc.

  Jun 2012 - Oct 2013

  Territory Sales Representative

  Served in this position as a Territory Manager/Technical Advisor servicing commercial building owners and facility managers in both the public and private segments. I called on architects to get roofing and waterproofing systems specified. I was responsible for establishing new business relationships with these clients through the use of technical knowledge to solve their roofing, waterproofing and building envelope related issues. I assisted with the budgeting, design, specification, and facilitation of contractor bids to deliver the project to the client. Routine inspections before, during and after the application process allowed me to control the project and ensure the client was maximizing their building asset investment. Show less

• 

  Benjamin Moore & Co.

  Feb 2014 - now

  Territory Representative

  Territory Representative for Benjamin Moore & Co. covering the Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Lake Charles, LA markets. Benjamin Moore is a manufacturer of paint and coatings for both residential and commercial applications. I assist local dealers with business development, marketing and overall operations for their store locations. I also work with architects, designers and commercial contractors on design, specification and technical advice with regard to their paint and coatings projects.