Jim Gerut

Background

About Jim Gerut

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARYExtensive electrical utility substation experience as a Protection & Controls engineer. Electrical engineering expertise with extensive background in protective relaying, substation automation, tap-changers, distribution systems, transformer maintenance, transformer accessories, switchgear, voltage controllers, and electrical substation devices, with hands-on electrical engineering experience working in substations for over 13 years.Proven sales skills including business development, sales management, product development, account and territory management, with exceptional communication and negotiating skills. Excellent business savvy being an engineer that knows how to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical customers, upper management and engineers.Driven motivated sales person that has been successful in every sales position using exceptional interpersonal communication and relationship building skills as the key to bringing in business. Excellent time-management and presentation skills. Built a strong client base in the West, Rocky Mountain, and north central US region, for commercial, industrial, and smaller municipality and coop accounts for over 18 years.Specialties: account management automation, billing, billing systems, closing, cold calling, computer hardware, commercial, control, corporate training, customer relations, CRM, customer service, dc substation circuits, distribution systems, electrical engineering, engineering, government, guardian, hydroelectric, industrial, insurance, leadership, logic, marketing, presentation skills, protective relaying, relay settings, relationship building, research, sales, SAP, SCADA, scheduling, scheme, Siemens hardware, substation maintenance, switchgear, system x, on-load tap-changers, off-load tap-changers, transformers, transformer maintenance, transformer accessories, technical support, transmission, unique, utilities.