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President Airgas West Region

Distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases as well as a product line of safety products, welding equipment, specialty tools, and MRO products.

DEDICATED AND RESULTS-DRIVEN executive leader with a stellar reputation for growing sales in aggressive markets, revitalizing stagnant sales territories, and grooming staff to improve performance. Tenacious hunter with the proven ability to build and grow a territory and develop market share. Combine superior business acumen, communication, and group facilitation skills with the ability to promote an all-inclusive high-performing culture. Acknowledged for capacity to inspire, achieve consensus, mediate and deliver predefined goals despite a diversity of personalities, precarious situations, and changing priorities. Adept at managing multiple tasks and isolating and resolving problems. A poised, polished, and articulate speaker, presenter of ideas, and leader. - Consistent track record of seeking new business opportunities and developing them into viable and profitable entities. - Skilled at all levels of the consultative/solution selling process; especially strong in closing the sale and building rapport with customers. - Well-versed in executing strategic pricing initiatives. - Solid reputation for building esprit de corps to deliver complex projects on-time and within budget despite stringent deadlines, demanding expectations, and shifting priorities. - Robust history in mentoring and training staff to improve chances for promotions and enhance job performance evaluations. - Outstanding team leader in securing full buy-in from staff to have a singular vision and oneness of purpose and cause. - Fiercely dedicated to maintaining full compliance with all Department of Transportation and Federal Drug Administration (FDA) regulations to mitigate risks and support operational discipline - Flawless career safety record in complying with all Airgas Safety Council and SAFECOR regulations.