Bill Lyon *LION* (lyonentrp@aim.com) 1700+

Current

• Vice President at Zetetic Solutions

Past

• Dealer Marketing, Sales & Financial Assistance at Just Right Auto Sales/Compucredit
• Sales Associate at Just Right Auto Sales/ Compucredit, Corp.
• Sales Associate at Carl Black Automotive Group

• Job Superintendant at New Dawn Construction Company
• Independant Consultant at The Mills Corporation (Self Employed)
• Independant Consultant at Americasmart (Self Employed)
• Showroom Manager at Fox Premier Sales
• Showroom Sales Representative at Art & Frame Direct
• Sales Representative at Lockwood Marine, Inc.

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Education

• West Georgia University

Recommended

3 people have recommended Bill

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Websites

• My Website

Bill Lyon *LION* (lyonentrp@aim.com) 1700+’s Summary

We are a full-service recruiting firm with over twenty years experience in full-time and contract job placement. We have a large following of Consultants and have excellent relationships with our clients. We specialize in CRM, ERP, SFA, Web Development, Networking as well as hard to fill 'C' level positions.

Please contact me if you are interested in pursuing new and exciting opportunites or are looking for an Account Manager/Recruiter that really cares about changing peoples' lives and assisting you in filling your open positions. Negotiable Fees are available.

lyonentrp@aim.com
michellelombardo@comcast.net
404-923-4321


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Bill Lyon *LION* (lyonentrp@aim.com) 1700+’s Specialties:

IT, Graphic Design, Six Sigma Engineering, Executive Level, Marketing, Advertising, Sales, Product Development and Finance.

Bill Lyon *LION* (lyonentrp@aim.com) 1700+’s Experience

• Vice President

  Zetetic Solutions

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  December 2008 — Present (8 months)

  We are a full-service recruiting firm with over twenty years experience in full-time and contract job placement.

• Dealer Marketing, Sales & Financial Assistance

  Just Right Auto Sales/Compucredit

  (Public Company; CCRT; Financial Services industry)

  October 2008 — December 2008 (3 months)

  Finding creative, fresh ideas for driving more business to our dealerships.

• Sales Associate

  Just Right Auto Sales/ Compucredit, Corp.

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CCRT; Financial Services industry)

  May 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 4 months)

  • Responsible for full life cycle sales
  • Customer service
  • Finance assistance
  • Closing of Sale
  • Follow up support
  • Credit Assessments
  • Networking
  • Assist Collections
  • Assist in Training new hires
  • Assist in Store Operations

• Sales Associate

  Carl Black Automotive Group

  (Automotive industry)

  April 2006 — May 2007 (1 year 2 months)

  • Responsible for full life cycle sales
  • Customer service
  • Closing of Sale
  • Follow up support
  • Networking

• Job Superintendant

  New Dawn Construction Company

  (Construction industry)

  June 2005 — March 2006 (10 months)

  • Supervised a crew for new residential construction and home remodeling for upscale homes in the Decatur, GA area

• Independant Consultant

  The Mills Corporation (Self Employed)

  (Retail industry)

  November 2003 — June 2005 (1 year 8 months)

  • Assisted in grand opening team assisting store owners in the months leading up to a grand opening to ensure that the mall and the store would be successful.
  • Participated in on-going projects at Discover Mills in Gwinnett County, GA as well as Grand openings in Toronto, Canada and Cincinnati, OH

• Independant Consultant

  Americasmart (Self Employed)

  (Retail industry)

  November 2002 — June 2005 (2 years 8 months)

  • Show support
  • Set up multiple showrooms twice annually
  • Provided a temp service to showrooms with quality help
  • Supervised a team of six to ensure accuracy
  • Provided show sales support for the Southern Link Companies twice annually during this period

• Showroom Manager

  Fox Premier Sales

  (Retail industry)

  April 2002 — June 2002 (3 months)

  • Responsible for all aspects of showroom setup merchandising
  • Sales to walk in customers between shows
  • Assisted the office staff as necessary with commissions
  • Ensure showrooms ran smoothly

• Showroom Sales Representative

  Art & Frame Direct

  (Retail industry)

  January 2000 — March 2002 (2 years 3 months)

  • Sales, setup, and merchandising for a 12,000 sq. ft. showroom
  • Assisted and supervised our temps during ShowTime

• Sales Representative

  Lockwood Marine, Inc.

  (Retail industry)

  November 1994 — December 1999 (5 years 2 months)

  • Sales and customer service in a high-end boat dealership in coastal Georgia
  • Purchasing decisions
  • Sales reports
  • Advertising and promotions
  • This dealership went from annual sales of $700k to nearly $4M
  • Annual sales averaged $700k to $1.2M
  • Maintained high customer service ratings
  • Referrals were very high

Bill Lyon *LION* (lyonentrp@aim.com) 1700+’s Education

• West Georgia University

  Management Marketing 1982 — 1985

Additional Information

Bill Lyon *LION* (lyonentrp@aim.com) 1700+’s Websites:

• My Website

Bill Lyon *LION* (lyonentrp@aim.com) 1700+’s Interests:

Camping, boating (don't have one at the moment), friends, family, reading, movies, conversation, dogs, cars, most anything outdoors and the list goes on... and on...

Bill Lyon *LION* (lyonentrp@aim.com) 1700+’s Groups:

1997-1998
Vice President for Clean Coast -Georgia based environmental group
Assisted group in opening their second chapter as well as organizing monthly cleanups of coastal areas
Provided groups of volunteers to assist The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GDNR) and The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) with various projects on the Georgia Coast

1997
Member of “Bird Islands Advisory Committee” for the GDNR.

1998
Assisted GDNR in developing a comprehensive management plan for Sapelo Island.

1998
Board Member for Coastal Conservation Association of Georgia

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Bill Lyon *LION* (lyonentrp@aim.com) 1700+’s Honors:

Director's Award for the Consistent Pursuit of Academic Excellence

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