Dedrick J Jackson

DEDRICK J. JACKSON 11104 PLEASANT FOREST DR., KNOXVILLE, TN-|- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dedrickj BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | SALES MANAGEMENT | CLIENT RELATIONS| EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT Subject Matter Expert in sales and recruiting for renewable energy, professional sports, and the pharmaceutical industries. Leverages professionalism with being aggressive and highly motivated to grow market share while exceeding goals and growth targets. Goal oriented to obtain a career in a business field where I can make a difference for a company in excelling in client relations, business development, and interpersonal skills. Key competencies including: • • • • • • SALES MANAGEMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT RECRUITING CLIENT RELATIONS SALES STRATEGIES SOCIAL MEDIA BFA Energy LLC - Knoxville, TN Principal, Owner 12/21/2016-Present We are a solar developer and our mission is to provide revolutionary state-of-the-art turnkey service, at the Industrial and Commercial level. In an ever evolving technological industry BFA will be at the forefront of innovation by consistently maximizing panel efficiency through our state of the art O&M program. By keeping solar generation at its peak, we are constantly maximizing generation output and providing top notch end user consumption. Vivint Solar - Costa Mesa, CA Energy Consultant 05/2017-Present My role is to sell residential PV solar to residential homeowners. We also cater to apartments, condos and small commercial buildings. Our comprehensive sales tools, help to stream line the sales process taking the design responsibility out of the reps hands so they can concentrate more on the customer. We have a wide range of territory from Northern CA all the way to San Diego. Solar Broker - North Hollywood, CA 03/2016-12/20/216 I act as Sales Engineer in addition to being an advisor to business owners looking to go green. My job is to show executives that their business facility is a money making asset. I work on a proprietary solar software engine that runs financial solar analysis numbers which allows me to submit bids to contractors and companies. This generates an investment on return for my clients to see and for me to help them understand. I collaborate with Evolution Energy on solar projects. • Have grossed over 3M in sales in 1st month • Expert on Energy Tool Base • Develop complicated solar financial analysis data • Project development • Renewable Energy Procurement Suncrest Solar Los Angeles, CA 09/2015 – 03/2016 Area Manager Manage and implement the sales in residential markets in Southern California while educating the community at large on the benefits of using solar power. Maintain a superior level of professionalism while managing territory to expand customer base by canvassing, attending social networking events and from key stakeholder referrals. • Accumulated top 10% revenue growth in 4th quarter, 2015. • Manage territory for sustainable customer growth. Solarcity - Glendale, CA 02/2014 – 06/2015 Regional Sales Manager Oversaw and managed administrative sales processes of the team and prepared weekly sales reports to track the effectiveness of sales trends and productivity. Collaborated with Sales Director, Sales Operations, and Marketing team on lead volume and quality and team lead on weekly sales management meetings. • Awarded Top Salesman in 2014 for the State of California. • Awarded Top Sales Representative for Southern California Region in 3rd quarter, 2014. • Grew sales team 250% in 4th quarter, 2014 and 1st quarter, 2015 Pharmalogics Recruiting - Boston, MA 09/2012 – 02/2014 Business Development Manager Developed and sustained valuable customer relationships with several key stakeholder Pharma companies and used negotiations and intellect to uncover candidate objections to realize their job market value. Attracted new business by presenting company recruiting model and aligning it with the hiring plan of Biotech companies around the world. Additionally, developed and pitched recruiting projects to candidates customized for each client’s needs while applying technical knowledge and project management to attract the top candidates in the focused market. • Awarded Top Recruiter in 3rd quarter of 2013. • Top client relations – new customers. • Achieved double-digit growth with candidates. EDUCATION 2010- Master of Arts, ETSU (East Tennessee State University) Johnson City, TN 2008- Bachelor of Science, ETSU (East Tennessee State University) Johnson City, TN Affiliations/Volunteer Member of Sports Mgmt. Club- Pi Kappa Alpha Honor Society 2010 Eagle Rock Baptist Church, Hands-On Volunteer