Dear Hiring Manager:

I was interested to see your job posting on Monster for a Manager and would like
to learn more about this opportunity.
I was most recently the Director of Operations with extensive experience in Sale
s Management as well as day to day operations for GBA Gold Inc. I have 18 years
of experience in Sales training and management, with direct responsibility for r
eceivables and payables. I was also in charge of our shipping and receiving depa
rtment to ensure prompt delivery to our clients was met. One of my biggest respo
nsibilities was to ensure the complete satisfaction of our clients, and to resol
ve any issues.
I feel that my diversity in management and the success in handling the day to da
y operations in a number of different fields would be an asset in this role.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I hope to have the opportunity to dis
cuss the opening with you in person.
Sincerely

Richard Cheeney

Career Highlights
After graduating with my degree I was quickly employed buy a small design firm A
ED which allowed me to discover skills that seem to come very natural to me whic
h was management. I was quickly promoted to floor manager in charge of not only
my design team but the production floor, and shipping.
In a very short time I was able to take my team that was having trouble meeting
deadlines and motivate them to a level the company hadn't seen in 10 years of bu
siness. Not only was my team meeting deadlines but we were able to finalize test
ing and deliver ahead of schedule, which allowed AED to pick up an additional co
ntract with GM for 5 years.
When AED was sold I took the opportunity start my own investment sales company A
BC Trading Inc., and grew it from just me to over 30 salesmen. So for 11 years I
trained a team of 20 to 30 independent salesmen and went from $500k a year in s
ales to over $3.5M. We also began to expand our business outsourcing trained sal
esmen to companies out side of the investment world such as direct outside produ
ct sales, or Insurance or any sales company that was looking to increase there s
ales production. In that 11 years we were able to increase incoming sales capita
l by an average of 75% to as much as 250% per year. I myself developed a passion
for precious metals and traded for 7 years, and achieved a number of industry a
wards for highest grossing broker.
After having a very successful run in the investment field I had the opportunity
to sell ABC Trading Inc.. So with an investor friend of mine I had the opportun
ity to follow a dream which was to open a chain of Gym's called Sound Fitness in
 the Houston Texas area. We opened 6 facilities in and around the Houston area,
and I was responsible for hiring and training the sales staff and overseeing the
day to day operation of 4 of the clubs and all 4 of my clubs were able to open
the doors running with over 3,000 clients on day one. My jobs included making su
re due's were collected promptly and memberships were entered correctly as well
as making sure the facilities were kept spotless and machines were properly main
tained to ensure client safety. Another one of my responsibilities as an owner w
as making sure that our retail inventory was ordered and stocked regularly.
After leaving the Gym business I was offered an opportunity to get back into the
commodities market and help open a new precious metals investment firm called G
BA Gold. My responsibilities were to hire and train the brokers, over see the sa
les floor, handle all client concerns, and over see and help with the design and
production of our web site as well as the shipping and delivery of our product.
I was able to take a brand new firm and generate over $1.5 million in sales rev
enue its first year. I believe my ability to manage and train sales people as we
ll as my work ethic has allowed me to have a great deal of success at any ventur
e I take.

Richard Cheeney
7126 W. Avenida Del Rey
Peoria, 85383, Arizona, US
Mobile Phone: 623-336-5149
Secondary Phone: 623-374-7419
E-mail: rc112cdda@westpost.net
6225 West Gambit Trail, phoenix, Arizona 85085
Phone (623) 374-7419 or (623)-336-5149 *E-mail rc112cdda@westpost.net
Richard Cheeney

Education Education
Phoenix College Phoenix, Arizona
* General course of study
High Tech Institute Phoenix, Arizona
Bachelor Degree
* Electrical Engineering
Devry Institute of Technology Phoenix, Arizona
Masters Degree
* Electrical Engineering
Professional experience
10/25/98 to
09/10/95 AED, Inc.
Engineer/CAD Design/ Floor Mgr.
* Responsible for design and creation of mother boards for on-board computer
systems for General Motors automobiles and other diagnostic companies.
* Duties included consistently making sure design team met production deadlin
es while maintaining quality assurance specifications.
* Oversee and manage design team to ensure that they have all of the tools ne
cessary to complete the job at hand.
* Shipping and receiving of all finalized end products to our customer as we
ll as all new inventory.
11/10/95 to
10/09/06 ABC Trading, Inc.
Owner/Operator
Sales Experience
* Employed approximately 30 to 40 Subcontracted salesmen as precious metals b
rokers. Responsibilities included:
* Direct phone sales as well as person to person sales.
* Educating client on investment direction (i.e., what to invest in and how m
uch to invest based on client' personal information and financial status).
* Customer care and follow-up (i.e., keeping customer aware of investment con
dition and when to make any adjustments based on market direction.)
* Handling any complaints or concerns a client may have; insuring if at all p
ossible, that the client is completely satisfied. Making sure to build solid rel
ationships with clientele therefore increasing potential for repeat business.
* Data entry of client' purchases. Providing the client with monthly as well
as quarterly investment performance reports using word and excel formats.
Management Experience
* Monitoring sales production with one on one interaction.
* Designed and established various marketing techniques including website and
advertisements to generate additional clientele over and above those establishe
d by companies using our services alone.
* Educated sales team in updated product knowledge and market information.
* Continuous training in sales techniques and skills in order to educate and
alleviate objections and/or fears by providing potential clients with proper inf
ormation to make educated decisions.
* Motivate sales team using incentives and encouragements in order to maximiz
e sales potential.
* Interviewing and hiring sales personnel to fit the dynamic and increase the
success of the existing team.
* T.I. assistance and sales critiquing in order to continually increase the s
ales ability of the team.
* Oversee and manage sales team to ensure that they have all of the tools nec
essary to complete the job at hand.
Awards received
Received ITCA Broker of the Month over 32 times.
Received ITCA Broker of the Year over 5 times.
.
11/21/06 to
12/10/08 Sound Fitness
Owner/Operator
Sales Experience
* Creating an exciting sales force to educate potential clients on the incre
dible health opportunities our gym can provide them.
* Direct phone sales as well as person to person sales.
* Customer care and follow-up (i.e., keeping customer aware of their conditio
n and progress and when to make any adjustments based on their current progress.
)
* Handling any complaints or concerns a client may have; insuring if at all p
ossible, that the client is completely satisfied. Making sure to build solid rel
ationships with clientele therefore increasing potential for repeat and referral
business.
* Data entry of client' purchases. Providing the client with monthly as well
as quarterly performance reports using word and excel formats.
Management Experience
* Training in specific software used by organizations utilizing my company.
* Designed and established various marketing techniques including website and
advertisements to generate additional clientele over and above those establishe
d by companies using our services alone.
* Educated sales team in updated product knowledge and new fitness informatio
n.
* Continuous training in sales techniques and skills in order to educate and
alleviate objections and/or fears by providing potential clients with proper inf
ormation to make educated decisions.
* Motivate sales team using incentives and encouragements in order to maximiz
e sales potential.
* Interviewing and hiring sales personnel to fit the dynamic and increase the
success of the existing team.
* T.I. assistance and sales critiquing in order to continually increase the s
ales ability of the team.
12/30/08 to
10/26/2010 GBA Gold Inc.
Sales Mgr/ Dir. of Operations
Management Experience
* Designed and established various marketing techniques including website and
advertisements to generate additional clientele over and above those establishe
d by companies using our services alone.
* Creating a sales team and keeping them educated in updated product knowledg
e and new market information.
* Continuous training in sales techniques and skills in order to educate and
alleviate objections and/or fears by providing potential clients with proper inf
ormation to make educated decisions.
* Motivate sales team using incentives and encouragements in order to maximiz
e sales potential.
* Interviewing and hiring sales personnel to fit or dynamic sales team and in
crease the success of the existing team.
* T.I. assistance and sales critiquing in order to continually increase the s
ales ability of the team.
* Dealing directly with our customer base and handle any complaints or custom
er service issues that may occur in order to keep our clients satisfied with ser
vice we provide.
* Shipping and receiving of all inventories to ensure that products were ship
ped and received and accounted for promptly.