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Robert-James Sales, Inc.
9601–B Newton Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55431 |
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Issue 25 - January, 2008
Minneapolis Branch Edition...
From
the desk of Josh Olszewski:
2007 has been an exciting year for Minneapolis branch. Opening
a warehouse, hiring employees and establishing a customer
base has been very challenging.
The territory for Minneapolis Branch is Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, and western parts of Wisconsin.
We are excited to develop these areas for Robert-James Sales.
Our new outside salesman Dick Carlson has been working hard
to find new customers in his large territory.
The Minneapolis branch is excited about the continual growth
in the Minneapolis market and the rest of the territory. |
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Josh
Olszewski and Jim Bokar |
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Josh
Olszewski, the Minneapolis Branch Manager has been with Robert-James
Sales since January of 2006.
Josh, his wife Barb and daughter Olivia have now relocated
and are living in Minnesota. No more flying back to Indiana
every Friday and returning to Minnesota on Monday. It is a
big relief for Josh to have his family to go home to every
night.
Josh and his wife Barb are the proud parents of a beautiful
baby girl Olivia Taylor. Olivia was born March 3, 2007 weighing
7 Ibs 13oz.
Josh’s wife Barb has her Masters degree and is a teacher
working with children with special needs.
Josh and Barb both have a passion for recreational sports
including basketball, kayaking, scuba diving, hiking and skiing.
They also enjoy watching Notre Dame College Football. |
Minneapolis
Faces
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Mary
Zacharias, pictured above, joined Robert-James Sales in March
2007 as an office clerk. She began training in both Chicago
and then in Buffalo. Mary has indicated that she enjoyed meeting
and working with all, she found the training to be very beneficial.
She would also like to thank everyone for the help and support
they have provided.
Mary lives with her husband Zeke and has 4 grown children,
as well as 2 grandchildren Taylor Mae and Gavin Lee.
Mary and Zeke are avid fishermen. They love spending time
on the beautiful Minnesota lakes chasing walleyes, small and
big mouth bass, and their favorite northern pike. Mary’s
largest catch so far is a 34” northern pike. They also
love getting out on the open road on their Harley motorcycle. |
Pictured
above is Andy Suparat who joined Robert-James in May 2007.
Andy started working in the warehouse and has progressed along
with the branch into doing some inside sales as well.
Andy is a sports enthusiast. He enjoys playing frisbee, golf,
fishing, camping and hunting. |
Dick
Carlson, pictured above, joined the team in September 2007
as an Outside Sales Representative. Dick and his wife of
21 years, Karen have 2 daughters Marie and Hannah. Marie
is a high school senior and Hannah a freshman. Both girls
are fluent in Spanish.
Dick has been a traveling soccer coach for 25 years. Dick
and his family also enjoy doing volunteer work around the
twin cities area. Every year in February, the family participates
in the Climb for a Cure for cystic fibrosis which involves
going up and down 77,680 steps. |
| Anniversaries
1
Year
Michael Mrozek Buffalo 10/19/2006
Scott VanDeurzen Chicago 11/13/2006
Joseph Nader Cleveland 12/11/2006
John Marquis Indianapolis 12/18/2006
Colleen Nading Indianapolis 11/06/2006
Shaun Seating Indianapolis 12/18/2006
Morgan Applegate New Jersey 12/28/2006
2 Years
Jeffrey Gutekunst Buffalo 11/28/2005
Robert Myers Chicago 11/14/2005
Robert Strotman Cincinnati 12/05/2005
3 Years
Ralph Guzman Chicago 10/25/2004
James Kroll Chicago 11/01/2004
Matthew Towson Chicago 11/01/2004
Tracy Stover - Cincinnati 8/01/2005
Roger Dillie - Cleveland 9/06/2005
4
Years
Robert Swales New Jersey 11/06/2003
5 Years
Jeffrey Fortney Chicago 11/11/2002
Richard Stanfill Indianapolis 11/18/2002
6 Years
Thomas Salamon Cincinnati 10/08/2001
8 Years
Patricia Fasolino Buffalo 10/11/1999
Donald Watson Buffalo 10/18/1999
Tammy Tout Corporate 10/11/1999
9 Years
Theresa Redman Buffalo 10/19/1998
11 Years
Kirk MacGregor Cincinnati 10/07/1996
13 Years
David Casey Cleveland 11/16/1994
19 Years
Joseph McIntosh Corporate 10/10/1988
22 Years
Steve Harrity Cleveland 11/18/1985
MaryLou Bavisotto Corporate 12/18/1985
24 Years
Michael Luich Cleveland 10/31/1983
25 Years
Gerald Webb Buffalo 12/16/1982
33 Years
Pat Frankenberger Corporate 10/14/1974
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Welcome
New Employees
Buffalo:
William Ellis Warehouse 11/08/2007
James Mure Warehouse 12/03/2007
Tami Sanak Clerical 01/09/2008
Cincinnati:
Roger Bruschi Outside Sales 11/29/2007
Robert Lawson Outside Sales 10/22/2007
Cleveland:
Richard Moran Warehouse 10/15/2007
Matthew Terry Warehouse 11/26/2007
William Valentine Warehouse 11/13/2007
Minneapolis:
Jason Moeller Outside Sales 12/26/2007
New Jersey:
William Ancon Warehouse 10/15/2007
Jonathan DeVita Inside Sales 11/19/2007
Jason Grieb Warehouse 11/29/2007
Loretta McGue Clerical 12/03/2007
North Carolina:
Gary Shea Outside Sales 11/05/2007
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OUR
CUSTOMER
is the most important person in our company.
OUR CUSTOMER
is a human being with feelings like our own.
OUR CUSTOMER
deserves our most courteous and attentive treatment.
OUR CUSTOMER
does not interrupt our work; he/she is the purpose of it.
OUR CUSTOMER
brings us his/her needs; it is our job to fulfill them.
OUR CUSTOMER
is part of our company; he/she s not an outsider.
OUR CUSTOMER
does not depend on us; we depend on him/her.
OUR CUSTOMER
“IS” our business.
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Biomass
Tradeshow
Above: Rob Swales, Steve Harrity, Jeff Parrish and Mike
Luich
representing Robert-James Sales, Inc. at a Biomass Tradeshow
in Pittsburg, PA.
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Did
you know that...
•
The official state flag was adopted in 1893.
• The nation’s first Better Business Bureau
was founded in Minneapolis in 1912.
• The Mall of America in Bloomington is the size of
78 football fields, 9.5 million square ft.
• Tonka Trucks were developed and are still manufactured
in Minnetonka.
• The St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959 allowing
oceangoing ships to reach Duluth.
• St. Paul is the State Capital. |
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As the Editors of the PIPELINE, we welcome
any input you may have with regards to current events, suggestions,
and resources to share with other branches.
For those who contributed material, thank you for making
the newsletter more enjoyable.
Thank you.
Cara Hurley & Tammy TOUT |
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