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Below is my business life. It contains the good and the bad so that you can learn from my mistakes. As I said before failure is good if you learn from and I have. I will start with my education and then go into to the past so you will be able to see what knowledge I have to help you.

Below is a Testimonial one of the dealers wrote about our lead acquisition strategy.

Hello.

I hope you are doing well and things with the move to the new building are running smoothly. Recently, I got a lead from Leisure and to make a long story short, the person ended up buying a pool(I sent the order in today) and an above ground spa, with the pool, a Riviera 34, to be installed in January. With the economy the way it is, and considering the time of year, it's a tremendous benefit to have Leisure's incredibly efficient lead system working for us as every sale is critical. Having worked with many fiberglass manufacturers in the past, the results we have experienced with your leads have clearly been superior, with the leads, for whatever reason, being much more qualified and serious as to the purchase of a fiberglass pool. So tell Alex Gilmore and the gang to keep up the great work. I'm very excited to have a huge marketing boost from Leisure in 2009.

Regards,
Marcus Sheridan
River Pools and Spas
Virginia

Education:

Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi
Bachelors of Business Administration
Marketing Major
3.67 GPA (Cum Laude)
3.77 GPA in Major
99 Hours in 5 Semester and 2 Summer Semesters

Special Skills:

Website Optimization
Author
Micro Soft Office
Adobe CS3 Suite
Sales Force Lead Management Software
Prophet Lead Management Software
Google Adwords
Yahoo Adwords
Google Analytics
Market Research
Keyword Research for Google and Yahoo Positioning
Dreamweaver
FrontPage

Leisure Pools New Braunfels Texas
May 07 to Present

IT
Marketing Manager
Website Design
Domain Registration
Web Server Administration
Pull Strategy Architect
Windows Server 2003
Manages over 1000 Websites
Market Research
Sales Consultant to Dealers
Marketing Consultant to Dealers
Database Management
Database Architect
Email Marketing

Provider Construction New Braunfels Texas
October 05 to April 07

Sales
Marketing Manager
Website Design
Marketing Research
HUB Zone Certification
8A Certification
Polyurethane Foam
Energy Star Coatings
Windows Server 2003
Contractor License Registration for all States

Gilmore Web Design (While in College)
Jan 03 to October 05

Sales
Marketing Consultant
Computer Repair

Gilmore Construction
September 01 to October 05

Crown Molding Installation
Home Construction

Yellow Rose Restaurant
Restaurant and Microbrew
June 2000 to June 2001

Failed
200 K Losses

Action Janitorial
January 1990 to 1994

Over 40 Businesses
US West Major Contractor (33 Buildings)
Sold to Employee

Gilmore Window Washing
June 1989 to March 2001

Sales
Window Washing
Power Washing
Window Caulking
Exterior Building Maintenance
Developed over 5000 Clients
Over 300 Businesses in Five States
Broke Business into Five Pieces and Sold

Action Construction
January 1986 to March 2001

Remodeled Homes
Remodeled Businesses
Decks Reconstruction

Action Lawn Care
May 1990 to June 1991

40 Lawns (Residential and Commercial)
Sold

Action Carpet Cleaning

Purchased September 1989
Sold May 1992