Gary D. Ricker

Bedford, TX

Mobile 817-715-6116 Email gdricker@gmail.com

Branch Manager

I am a professional skilled in computers, software, communication, writing, sales, peoplemanagement,

office and field operations, and detail oriented with big picture vision.

I apply the values of discipline, maturity, honesty, and courteousness at all times.

Work Experience

Auto-Chlor System

Account Executive

Benicia, CA/Dallas, TX

June 2007-Jan 2014, May 2015-Current

  · Averaged $300 per machine lease including ancillary up sale. Over $19,600 increase

for branch. Average 80% of all sales include ancillary up sales.

  · Sell extra cleaning products and schedule installs of those products with dispensers.

  · Cold calling from provided leads and restaurant door to door while tracking of calls,

appointments and proposals on company provided software.

  · Use experience and blueprints to determine best setup in Kitchen/facility.

  · Lease dishwashers and scheduling installations. Collect monies.

Route Manager

  · Increased $7,150 total annual route billing in 1 year on first route.

  · Increased $28,600 total annual route billing in 4 years on second route.

  · Exceeded sales quota each month by average of $150.

  · 1 best increase in region, 5 times Top 25 in sales, 8 times Top 50 in sales awards.

  · Create and maintain working relationship with restaurant owners/managers

  · Service all machines on set route. Maintain, preventative maintenance and repair as

needed, collect monthly service fees, and increase route monthly billing

ARS/Efficient Attic Systems (Home Depot)

Outside Sales Consultant (Solution based)

Dallas, TX

  · Coordinate sales leads from Home Depot dispatch to the field.

  · Meet potential clients at their homes and assess their current insulation, ventilation,

radiant barrier, and HVAC situation. Build Value and Present Options.

Jan 2014-May 2015

  · Consult client on needs to meet Department of Energy regulations/ recommendations

and their level of desired comfort and savings and close sales.

  · Schedule installation, Set up financing, collect payment.

  · Closed over $481k in sales in 2014. Ranked 3rd best salesman (of 10) in DFW branch.

Vacaville Magazine

Content Writer

Vacaville, CA

  · Started and exclusively wrote bi-monthly articles/content under the section title of

“Local Music Scene”

  · Researched local musical acts, recording studios, producers, etc.

  · Interviewed artists and reviewed albums

  · Hit all deadlines

August 2007-May 2013

Automatic Bar Controls (Wunder-Bar)

Purchasing Agent

Vacaville, CA

  · Negotiated costs and purchased all parts, products, and services used and consumed

including product specific needs, office and warehouse/manufacture needs

(machinery, tools and CNC needs).

May 2005-June 2007

  · Analyzed trends, applied forecasting techniques, and managed vendor list.

  · Executed 1/3 of all special projects handed to purchasing, accomplished within time

restraints.

  · Leader in designing and converting over paper purchase orders to digital format.

  · Train co-workers and supervisor in new process.

Stoneworks Tile and Stone

Installation Supervisor, Job estimator/Sales

  · Supervise crews on housing projects, inspected installations for quality.

  · Scheduled repairs

  · Estimates jobs and closed sales.

Design Select

Warehouse Manager

Vacaville, CA

2003-2005

Concord, CA

  · Managed daily recap

  · Supervised warehouse activity and progress.

  · Organized and directed daily morning loading of flooring installers

  · Received all trucks, shipped all extra product, ordered all ancillary installation

products and warehouse necessities

Jan. 1998-May 2001

  · Managed Budget and Purchasing

  · Forklift certified, trained forklift certification.

Education

ITT Technical Institute

  · Data Recovery, Data Extraction, e-discovery (Windows and Linux).

2007-2012

Associate’s Degree – Computer Forensics Completed May 2012 highest Honors

  · Information technology and the analysis of information contained within and created

with computer systems and computing devices.

ITT Technical Institute

2012-2014

Course of Study – Bachelor’s Degree program Project Management (no grad)

  · Scope, budgeting, scheduling, analysis, leadership, documentation, and tech writing

  · Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc.).

  · 10 years of football and cheerleading coaching with multiple levels of competition. 2000 Head Coach

of the year with local Pop Warner team.

Personal Experience in Leadership, Sales and Writing

  · As Project Manager, produced an “American idol” style singing competition for 2 years. These live

stage shows were 3 month processes start-to-finish directing a staff of 10 people, some volunteers.

First year ticket sales $4000.00. Second year ticket sales $6800.00. A 70% increase in one year.