1. Don Schuneman
11664 Westmont Drive
Omaha, NE 68138
402-895-0967 (home)
402-651-3487 (cell)
donschuneman@yahoo.com
Graduated from Twin Rivers High School, Bode, Iowa
Firestone Tire & Rubber (Fort Dodge and Mason City, Iowa) 1977 - 1986
Position/Duties - Started on service truck, advanced to service manager, then to territory sales;
set up new commercial accounts, including trucking companies and gas stations. Training and
education included parts and service sales school, parts and service manager training,
commercial sales school (take care of the customer)
Bauer Built Tire (Mason City, Iowa) – Firestone sold store to Bauer Built Tire
Position/Duties -- Territory sales
Garrett Tire (Grand Island, Nebraska) 1986 - 1989
Position/Duties – Hired to start up territory routes. Set up three routes and they hired 2
additional employees to service the routes.
Clarklift of Nebraska (Grand Island and Omaha, Nebraska) 1989 - 1992
Position/Duties – Sales representative; set up new customers, parts and service sales, achieving
close to $1,000,000 in sales. Set up new accounts. I obtained included Affiliated Foods, New
Holland, Monfort, Eaton, and others. Transferred to Omaha branch. Conducted service schools
on sales, obtained major service agreements. Achieved national awards in vendor sponsored
parts and service programs, including 2nd highest in sales of all Clark dealers in the U.S. Training
and education included main tire school, sales and service schools.
Riekes Equipment Company (Omaha, Nebraska) 1991 - 2002
Position/Duties – Was the very first parts and sales representative at Riekes. Obtained new
accounts and retain existing accounts, setting up service and maintenance programs with
customers. Responsible for getting Riekes Equipment into high reach equipment and other
products. Training and education included sales and service schools (Yale, Albion Casters,
Magliner, SMH). Conducted OSHA inspections classes on high reach equipment.
2. Alford Tire Company (Omaha, Nebraska) 2002 – 2004
Commercial route sales
Kistler Equipment Company (Omaha, Nebraska) 2004 – 2006
Owned by same entities as Riekes Equipment. I set up new accounts, added service to previous
accounts, and set up ‘after market’ parts sales on overhead hoist and cranes. I set up all OSHA
inspections, paper work and training. Training and education included hoist and crane schools
for training and OSHA inspections on all cranes, hoists, and below the hook devices.
Riekes Equipment Company 2006 - 2010
Sales representative for parts, service, add-on sales for inspections, and to open more doors of
opportunity with hoists and crane inspections. I rotated between the branches in Grand Island,
Lincoln, Omaha, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, and Rapid City to assist and train sales people in making
calls, getting orders, etc. Once the account was set up, it would be transferred to the branch.
Most days I called on between 10-15 new customers.
Nebraska Department of Roads 2011 - Present
Senior Maintenance – duties include maintaining highways and interstates, and maintaining
equipment.
I am hard working, dependable, and willing. I am an excellent sales representative as I am very
motivated by the challenge of obtaining new customers and sales. One of my strengths is my
ability to talk to people and make cold calls.