Ned Burgess Jr. is a skilled business leader with experience in sales, operations management, and founding multiple companies. He has a track record of exceeding sales goals and profit targets across various industries. Burgess is currently pursuing an environmental science degree while leading his import/export company.

1. Ned Burgess Jr. burgessjr.ned@gmail.com
Ned Burgess Jr.
Mobile:(850)583-6848
burgessjr.ned@gmail.com
Motto: “Say what you know, do what you must, come what may.” - Sofia Kovalevskaya
Key Skills Asset Development Data Mining
Business & Channel Development Critical Thinking
Sales Team Training & Management Strategic Partnership Building
Tactical Fluidity Key Account Management
Servant Leadership Forecasting & Market Analytics
Complex Sales Negotiations Customer Relations
Conflict Resolution Niche’ Marketing
Management Best Buy Corp. Smith Stokes Automotive F.A.C .E. Life Inc.
Experience Retail Management E-Commerce Manager Founding Board Member
Inventory/Operations Mgr Reidsville, NC Public Communications
District 21&42 North Carolina. 11/05 - 7/09 Officer
07/99 - 12/04 Quincy, FL
12/03 - present
BGS Investors LLC. Burgess Homes
Founder/CEO Quincy,FL GIAN Exports Inc.
Burlington, NC 11/12- Present CEO
12/04 - 05/10 Quincy,FL
8/12-present
Contract Mechanical Construction Co. Thompson Construction Group
Industrial Newark, AR Sumpter, SC
Pipe Fitter 1st Class Pipe Fitter 1st Class
Craft Rabbit Hash, KY-Duke Power Project
Employment Thyseen Krupp Project Calvert, AL
(03/2011-0 8/2011)
(12/09- 05/10)
G.A. West Construction Co. Day and Zimmerman Construction
Chunchula,Al Atlantic Group
Pipe Fitter 1st Class Pace, FL
Linsing Fibers/Degussa Chemical DIMLA Project (TAMINCO/AIRGAS PLANT)
(3/13/12- 05/07/12) PipeFitter
(02/2012=Present)
Fluor Daniels Construction
Fluor Industrial Construction
Juliette, GA
Southern Co. Plant Scherer Project
Boilermaker
(02/2009- 09/2009)

2. Ned Burgess Jr. burgessjr.ned@gmail.com
Achievement Repeatedly earned commendations starting as a part time sales associate through all of the
Highlights promotional levels as well as sales leadership throughout +4-year tenure with Best Buy.
Significant results include:
Inventory/Operations Doubled annual comparable revenues in the HT departments, Achieved 127% of quota in first
Manager (2000 to 2004): year as a departmental manager and maintained less than 2% in loss prevention and 4%
at-risk-inventory.
Built an A-caliber team of diverse sales talent. Recruited staff; led ongoing mentoring/training
on Best Buy’s full suite of software and media aides; and coached consultative sales,
customer care and closing best practices to an award winning team.
Achievement
Highlights
Expanded existing and created new B2B opportunities with local business including professional
(continued) sporting teams.
Exceeded an annual total revenue budget of over $35 million.
Harnessed strengths in forecasting, opportunity identification, goal-setting and motivation to
outdistance the competition and drive peak productivity from a 125+ -member sales force,
resulting in record-setting sales, multiple promotions from my staff members and Top Gun
Award Winner.
The youngest Operations Manager in the Region.
Founder/CEO (2004 to Operated BGS Investors LLC. with the expressed purpose of investing and trading municipal tax
2009): certificates.
Directed all areas of fiscal concern: Nice’ Market and Asset analysis and management. The Sale,
Adminstration and Auction of assets or financial instruments.
E-Commerce Manager Exercised my crisis management skills in preventing the threatened loss of over $100,000 of
(2004-2008): assets being transferred across borders.
Took immediate, decisive steps that revived a failing start up e-dealership, rebuilt the customer
trust and cemented loyal customer partnerships that boosted profits from an average net of
$35000 per annum to over $56000 /month within 3 quaters.
Created Data Mining and Tracking mediums for eliminating wasteful process within our sales
and wholesale operations.
Created new B2B relationships with sports franchises,foreign governments,local businesses to
create additional untapped revenue streams.
Board Member/PCO Founding Board Member of a grassroots organization dedicated to the strengthening of
(2003-present) communities and families.
CEO G.I.A.N. Exports CEO and founder of a Fl based import/export/asset management company.
Inc.
(2012-present)

3. Ned Burgess Jr. burgessjr.ned@gmail.com
Education Florida Gateway College UNC CHARLOTTE Johnson C. Smith University
Lake City, Fl Charlotte, NC Charlotte, NC
Major Environmental Science Political Science Political Science
(Presently Enrolled) (1997-2002) (1996-1997)
CERTIFICATIONS Chrysler 5 star Certified Sales Professional TVTC - OSHA Industrial
Construc.
GM Mark of Excellence Certified Sales Professional OSHA- 10
Gallup Strength Based Organization Certified Manager SCBA - Fit tested and Certified
TWIC Card - Homeland Security Credential