Dedicated high school science teacher with a Master’s in Energy Engineering and a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering. Experienced portrait and event photographer with strong customer service and sales skills. Proficient in Facebook ad management and open to additional
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Karl Ganshirt
President & CEO@Global Tooling Solutions
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Versatile management professional with over 30 years of practical experience and a proven track record of providing
visionary leadership. Worked successfully in both Fortune 500 and family-owned business environments.
Respected executive, able to direct and motivate sizeable teams. Excellent interpersonal skills – comfortable and effective in front of large groups and presenting to Senior Management/Boards of Directors. Internationally traveled and culturally sensitive.
Superior performance repeatedly recognized through promotions and awards.
Strengths Include – Sales Management, New Business Account Development, Leadership, Negotiation, Team Building, Strategic Planning & Budgeting, Margin/Sales Analysis, Training and Development, Performance Management, Customer Relationship Management, Change Management, Market Research, Continuous Improvement, and Consultative Selling.
Founded and built a $5.0 mil wholesale industrial distribution business working with overseas suppliers of industrial tooling
products. Worked with a wide variety of industrial and metal working distributors in the US, Canada, and Latin America to
distribute product to end users.
Provide leadership and direction to 4 direct sales managers, 32 commissioned independent sales reps, and 4 inside
sales/customer service reps.
Developed unique and industry best marketing programs that supported exponential organizational growth.
Developed solid and committed relationships with the industries best metal working and industrial distributors with
a focus on effective sales planning and value creation.
Managed a diverse distribution network that included large National Industrial Distributors, small to medium sized
Regional Distributors, Machine Tool Dealers, OEM accounts, On-Line Distributors and End Users.
Complete understanding of how a business works and how the various departments within a business work together
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