An Air Liquide company; the nation's leading single-source supplier of gases, welding equipment/supplies, and safety products. • Oversaw the success of a new construction segment, securing $13.8M in annual volumes by managing construction/hard goods sales for the Houston market. • Promoted company as a vendor for gases, welding, safety, and power tool supplies, sold to commercial construction companies, oil and gas refineries, chemical plants, concrete subcontractors and automation companies. •Consulted with clients on all phases of projects to ensure equipment is specified by collaborating with architects, engineers, buyers, purchasing managers, and project managers. •Improved product portfolio by developing 50 new vendor distributor relationships. •Consistently realized $1.15M monthly in territory sales to meet group targets. •Partnered with key clients to drive sales and deliver customer satisfaction, including Harvey Construction, KBR, Burton Construction, Gilman, Shell, Valero, Chevron and ExxonMobil. •Orchestrated five construction/hard goods trade shows for Airgas Houston branches to increase internal awareness (and ultimately sales) of product portfolio. Additionally, increased sales opportunities by implementing Construction 101 and 102 classes in the Southwest.