1. GARY SLINSKEY
(561) 818 - 8078 gslinskey@gmail.com linkedIn//garyslinskey
CHEMICAL SALES PROFESSIONAL/ ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Personable, consultative Sales Professional with expertise in a variety of specialty chemicals
such as intermediates, antioxidants, and inhibitors used in global manufacturing operations.
Chemical Engineering Degree from Penn State. Key Account Manager highly adept at listening
to and communicating with customers to secure evergreen contracts which dominated market
share. Developed and fostered long term strategic relationships with major customers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SOLVAY USA, INC. (formerly Rhodia, Inc.) Chicago, IL 1996 – 2015
Account Executive (2003– 2015)
Directly sold specialty chemicals such as Hydroquinone (HQ), Hydroquinone Monomethyl
Ether (MEHQ) and Tertiary-Butylcatechol (TBC) to major Acrylic Acid, Acrylonitrile, Styrene,
Coatings, Water Treatment, and Butadiene chemical manufacturers in North America.
Managed USA territory of over $22M annual sales. Major accounts included: Dow Chemical,
BASF, Arkema, Ineos, GE, LyondellBasell, 3M and DuPont.
 Grew inhibitors business by $8.1M in five years.
 Attained more than 70% of Hydroquinone and MEHQ business in the Domestic US Market.
 Global Key Account Manager for Ineos (large global specialty chemical producer)
 Secured 98% of retention business for two major product lines in US by developing the
strategy for each account in order to meet business objectives.
Account Manager (1996 – 2003)
Sold specialty chemicals to Flavor & Fragrance, Pharmaceutical, Acrylic Acid, Acrylonitrile,
Styrene, Coatings, Water Treatment, and Butadiene manufacturers.
 Managed Midwest and Southern Territory of over $20.6M.
Prior to 1996:
AKZO NOBEL CORP., Matteson, IL Technical Sales Representative
SALES WORLD INC., Oak Brook, IL Chemical Sales Recruiter
CIBA –GEIGY Corp., Hawthorne, NY Sales Representative: Chemicals
NALCO CHEMICAL CO., Naperville, IL Technical Sales Representative
EDUCATION AND SKILLS
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, State College, Pennsylvania, PA
Bachelor of Sciences, Chemical Engineering
Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internal CRM, LINKSYS
Forecasting Account Planning/Strategy
Sales Revenue Contribution Margin Customer Complaint Resolution
Market Share Competitive Analysis Call Reports and Expense Reports