rick houle

manager

About

Overachiever, passionate, hardworking and committed.

Country

united states

City

united states

Industry

building materials

Skill

product development, sales management, sales operations, new business development, sales, product marketing, strategic planning, manufacturing, lighting control, forecasting, lighting design, solid state lighting, cross functional team leadership, product management, account management, pricing, management, contract negotiation, lighting, business development, negotiation, product launch, project management, key account management, international sales, marketing strategy, purchasing, b2b, marketing management, direct sales, competitive analysis, customer service, p&l management, architectural lighting, sales presentations, salesforce.com, led lighting systems, strategy, marketing, retail, market development, selling, trade shows, budgets, sales process, channel partners, key account development, market analysis, international business, market planning

Experience

owner

smart light & controls

2016-9 - 2018-9 · 2 yrs 1 mo

A quality independent representative of smart sustainable lighting and lighting controls. With a mission statement to employ quality people and represent quality manufacturers in order to offer the highest quality products and services to electrical distribution, the electrical engineering and lighting design community, the electrical & general contracting community and business owners across Texas.

general manager and v.p sales

philips gardco

2011-1 - 2013-8 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Overall Commercial responsibilities for the brands Philips Gardco & Emco including; P&L, Sales & Marketing, Application Engineering, Customer Service, Order Entry, Field Service (Post Sales), Forecasting, Product Road Map and New Product Launch.

national sales manager

philips gardco

2002-1 - 2010-1 · 8 yrs 1 mo

National responsibilities for the sales and market development of specification products and territory representation.

national sales home centers consumer products

lithonia lighting

1994-1 - 1997-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Responsible for sales at major retailers including The Home Depot, Lowes, Ace Hardware, Hechinger’s and Builders Square.

rsm

lithonia lighting

1988-1 - 1994-1 · 6 yrs 1 mo

Overall responsibilities for Lithonia Lighting in the North Central Region based out of Chicago, IL

president and managing partner

sustainable lighting & controls

2013-8 - 2016-9 · 3 yrs 2 mos

A quality independent representative of sustainable lighting and lighting controls. With a mission statement to employ quality people and represent quality manufacturers in order to offer the highest quality products and services to electrical distribution, the electrical engineering and lighting design community, the electrical & general contracting community and business owners across Texas.