Joe Blair

Technical Sales Engineer supporting the Northwest Region of the United States by providing INNOVEYANCE (formerly C&M Conveyor) solutions.

Directly responsible for all business and resource development activity with assigned accounts, including the achievement of both qualitative and quantitative objectives set as part of the overall Division and Sales Department business plan. Plans, organizes, and administers Logistics & Automation sales activities including sales, time management, planning, forecasting, product planning, system engineering, sales expense, and employee relations.

Directly responsible for all business resource development/sales activity of assigned accounts and customers within the Pacific Northwest Territory.

As a Project Engineer for the palletizer division's integrated systems team, my role is to support the sales engineering / project management department by providing pre-sale and after sale engineering of purchased and integrated system components. I serve as the primary after sale point of contact for capital projects, meeting technical expectations with clear and concise communication with customers and vendors while developing capital equipment solutions for industrial manufacturing processes and material handling applications.

Customer-oriented project engineer focused on increasing client efficiencies, minimizing facility downtime and costs, maximizing overall end-user operations in various plants and mills by employing technical aptitude and support, and administering projects while maintaining professional relationships with co-workers, suppliers, and end-users.

Managed projects from the moment purchase orders were received, and was the main contact for customers, vendors, mechanical an electrical engineers, sales reps, as well as internal and external installation teams.

Managed all accounts within the large panel and plywood manufacturing industries including Georgia-Pacific, Boise-Cascade, and many other mills across the United States.

Managed a wide variety of projects from conception to completion within designated timelines, whether a project had a reasonable lead time or was crisis driven. Developed solutions-driven technical sales strategies and negotiated and closed profitable projects.

Identified and qualified customers needs in the food, dairy, medical, and goods manufacturing industries, to offer material handling, conveyance solutions.

Mechanic, Installer, Installation Supervisor, Design Engineer, Project Manager

Design engineer with responsibility for writing technical manuals, providing extensive documentation support for specialized machinery made to fit customers’ needs. Additionally, prepares customer proposals and quotation letters custom to requested needs.

Emphasis in Creative Writing. Master’s Project: Mixed Tapes, a novel(a)