Andy Groom

Selling: On-site inspections and overhauls of critical high speed rotating equipment including steam turbines, gas turbines, generators and compressors both reciprocating and centrifugal. Combustion Inspections, Hot Gas Paths and Major Inspections of Gas Turbines. Steam turbine field services for Open/Clean/ Close inspections for both major and minor overhaul.

Instrumentation Process Industry; Power, Energy, Refining Petrochemical and Pulp & Paper: Negotiated and secured long term agreements with principal distributors and major OEM’ customers and developed end user accounts. Expanded customer base and market by developing new products and strategies.

International Sales Manager (Hired as Latin Area Manager) Newly formed position required I establish marketing tools/catalogs, selected and worked international trade shows, sales/sales forecasting and budgeting annual costs to meet financial goals. I developed alliance partners, end user and distribution agreements.

Required extensive travel to all points in Latin America. Clientele were major state owned oil companies and local drilling concerns. This was a new position, requiring I establish new customers and distribution relationships in Mexico, Central and South America. There were additional responsibilities for Canada and the Gulf Coast when not traveling internationally.

Major: Geography Minor: Economics