David Ford

• Directed strategic initiatives to expand market presence and drive sales growth.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance product offerings and customer experience.
• Analyzed market trends to identify new business opportunities and competitive advantages.

• Oversaw daily operations to cover a territory covering the southeast region of the US.
• Designed, built, imported, and distributed custom wheels, tires, accessories, and lift kit for the automotive industry.
• Managed supply chain processes to ensure timely product delivery.
• Coordinated logistics and inventory management for operational efficiency.

• Filed and Opened a non-profit organization.
• Recruited, Coached, and developed a travel baseball team from scratch.
• Competed in the Cooperstown World Series 4 times and had the boys inducted in the Cooperstown Hall Of Fame…
• Organized fundraising.
• Designed Logos, Uniforms, and Equipment.
• Rented some fields and created others…
• Organized parent meetings
• Trusted by families to teach and coach their sons to grow with the sport though tough situations with real life lessons.

Worked 50 of the 52 weeks with the teams for 15 yrs.

• Managed daily store operations and staff schedules effectively.
• Trained and mentored new sales associates on customer service techniques.
• Collaborated with vendors to maintain optimal product inventory levels.

Sergeant/ Squad Leader in the 205th Engineer Battalion in Hammond, La

Conducted training / discipline of incoming troops to our unit/platoon.

• Supervised daily operations including inventory, personnel, building distribution points, and sales/service.
• Coordinated team schedules to ensure timely project completion and workflow efficiency.
• Assisted in developing marketing strategies to promote new wheel designs.

• Installed roofing materials on residential and commercial properties.
• Inspected roofs for damage and recommended necessary repairs.
• Led teams in roof removal and installation projects efficiently.

• Summer/Seasonal Work during high school. Experienced high volume traffic at an early age linked to superior customer service.

Learned to run inshore and offshore shrimp rigs on bottom during daylight hours and top water during night time hours.

Also ran crab traps and gill nets ( when they were legal between the late 70’s-early 80’s.

Also ran alligator lines filling 250 tags during seasons

These were mostly summer / seasonal work in between school.