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Carl Gillespie

Elgin

Summary

Results-driven Sales Representative with proven experience in high-volume residential sales and customer engagement. Successfully generated 200+ individual customer sales while representing major telecommunications and home-service brands. Skilled at building rapport face-to-face, identifying customers’ true needs and wants, and recommending products and services that provide value and customer satisfaction. Strong background in lead generation, relationship building, product presentations, closing sales, and problem resolution.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Representative

CMI Associates
Columbia, SC
04.2026 - Current

Residential Sales & Marketing | AT&T, T-Mobile, Vivint & DIRECTV

Generated 200+ individual customer sales through direct residential sales and face-to-face customer engagement.

Represented AT&T during the first month before transitioning to a dedicated T-Mobile sales role.

Conducted face-to-face consultations to understand customers’ individual needs, preferences, budgets, and service requirements.

Built strong customer relationships by listening carefully and recommending products and services aligned with each customer's needs.

Developed a consultative sales approach focused on putting customers in the best position for their individual circumstances rather than simply making a sale.

Explained product features, service options, pricing, and benefits in a clear and approachable manner.

Successfully guided customers through the sales process from initial conversation through product selection and completion.

Maintained a 95% customer satisfaction rate based on the customer's reported satisfaction and product cancellations with the products and services provided.

Consistently communicated with customers in a professional, personable, and confident manner Which allowed me to Strength my sales and customer retention through relationship building, following up and Word to Mouth recommendations. While working in a high-volume residential sales environment.

Sales Representative

Best Choice Roofing
Elgin, SC
01.2026 - 04.2026
  • Engaged customers to understand roofing needs and preferences.
  • Demonstrated roofing products and services to potential clients.
  • Assisted in preparing quotes and proposals for customers.
  • Developed key customer relationships to increase sales.
  • Collaborated with team members to improve sales strategies and processes.
  • Generated new sales leads through cold calling and networking activities.
  • Organized client visits, presentations, product demonstrations and trade shows.

Car Detailer

Privately Owned Business
Charlotte, NC
08.2022 - 05.2024
  • Cleaned and polished vehicles to enhance appearance and customer satisfaction.
  • Cleaned and polished vehicles using wax, polishes, detergents, brushes, water hoses, vacuums and other specialized equipment.
  • Applied wax and sealants to protect vehicle surfaces from harsh elements.
  • Cleaned cars both externally and internally by hand or with use of automated equipment.
  • Used power washers and steam cleaners for effective exterior cleaning.
  • Inspected vehicles for damage and reported findings to management.
  • Communicated with customers to understand their specific detailing needs.
  • Managed cleaning supplies inventory to ensure availability of necessary products.

Education

Penn Foster Career School
Scranton, PA
08.2023

Skills

  • Sales expertise
  • Lead generation
  • Sales proposals
  • Sales closing
  • Customer engagement
  • Customer relations
  • Customer service
  • Effective communication
  • Networking strategies
  • Presentation skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Time management
  • Team collaboration
  • Relationship building
  • Inventory management
  • Vehicle detailing
  • Hand tools

Timeline

Sales Representative

CMI Associates
04.2026 - Current

Sales Representative

Best Choice Roofing
01.2026 - 04.2026

Car Detailer

Privately Owned Business
08.2022 - 05.2024

Penn Foster Career School
Carl Gillespie