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INDEPENDENT BUSINESS OWNER
Professional Summary

Determined, responsible and disciplined Entrepreneur/Owner with 24 years of success starting, owning & running/managing outdoor recreation and leisure getaway based businesses. Hard-earned reputation for excellent and friendly customer service, very clean facilities, extreme attention to detail and personal touches.

Work History
Independent Business Owner, 05/2005 to CurrentCompany Name - City, State
  • Selected optimal property location to purchase for maximum view & privacy of vacation rental cabins
  • Acted as General Contractor for construction of 4 vacation rental cabins and our home, and helped with construction work
  • In charge of all advertising and marketing, built and maintain our own web site
  • Oversee/manage/maintain/clean all rental cabins on a regular basis with our family
  • Maintained an 82% overall occupancy rate since being in business
  • Over $2,300,000 in gross sales since being in business
  • Manage all reservations records, speak and interact daily with customers and prospective customers
Independent Business Owner, 01/1996 to 06/2010Company Name - City, State
  • Started web site design and marketing business Hunting Information Systems (www.huntinfo.com) in the infancy of the "public" internet era, specializing in advertising for hunting outfitters, guides, and ranches
  • Personally designed, built, marketed and maintained over 100 web sites for hunting outfitters, guides, ranches, and other businesses in the hunting industry
  • Sold Hunting Information Systems business in 2010
Administrative Assistant, 01/1995 to 03/1996Company Name - City, State
  • Assisted in organizing special-interest lobbying trips to Washington D.C. to meet with U.S. Congressmen, U.S. Senators, and Congressional Staff members regarding issues and legislation of interest to homeschooling families who were members of HSLDA
  • Regularly communicated with and helped to support leaders of various state homeschooling & family rights organizations
Education
High School Diploma, 05/1994
Victory Christian Academy - City
Hobbies
  • Hunting - Have been a hunter for over 30 years. Bowhunting Whitetail Deer is my passion, but I have also hunted a number of other North American big game species over the years. Have hunted in 23 different U.S. States, plus Coahuila, Mexico and Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Also love to hunt turkeys, pheasant, quail, dove, and ducks
  • Land & Habitat Management - I have been planting trees and food plots to improve the land and the wildlife for almost 30 years
  • Amateur Orchardist - When I'm not busy hunting or cleaning cabins, I spend a lot of time taking care of my apple orchard of about 70 trees
  • Outdoor Photography - I never have a camera far away and am always looking for great outdoor landscapes to shoot
  • Travel - Have traveled to 13 different countries outside the U.S., most recently in May of 2019 taking my 4 oldest teenaged children on a 2 week self-guided tour of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales
  • Tennis - I was a nationally ranked competitive tennis player in my teen years and I still play regularly for physical activity, competition, and fun
Why I Would Make a Good Land Sales Agent
  • 24 years self-employed successful business owner, a disciplined, self-starter attitude, strong focus on excellent customer service, extreme attention to detail and efficient business operation
  • 24 years experience in sales and marketing of outdoor and leisure recreation based experiences
  • A love for the land from a young age, instilled in me by my real estate agent and outdoorsman father, my 2 cattle ranching and farming grandfathers and various other relatives involved in farming/ranching/hunting activities
  • Almost 30 years experience in wildlife, land, and habitat management
  • Grew up hunting private family land on our east Texas tree farm and cattle ranch, knowing well what a superior experience it is to own and hunt on your own land
  • Many years spent living in farm country and being around farmers and being relatives and good friends with farming families has given me a very good working knowledge of farming and farm practices. I can easily and comfortably converse on such topics
  • Have excellent skills with maps of various types
  • Have a very analytical personality and love research, planning, and statistics
  • I love to ask questions and consider myself to be highly informed on a variety of topics, including economics, politics, investing, faith, farming, ranching, hunting, sports, and more, allowing me to easily find topics of comfortable conversation with most anyone
  • Excellent Conversational, Grammar, and Spelling Skills
Skills
  • Sales
  • Repair
  • Employee Training
  • Business Development
  • Business Planning
  • Scheduling
  • Staff Management
  • Cleaning
  • Purchasing
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School Attended

  • Victory Christian Academy

Job Titles Held:

  • Independent Business Owner
  • Administrative Assistant

Degrees

  • High School Diploma , 05/1994

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