Foster Becker
Professional seeking new opportunity
Saint Ann, MO 63074
**********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
Davlaur Coatings, St. Louis, MO — CEO
May 2002-October 2024
● Developed new coating technologies for OEM and consumer markets
● Handled all research, development, testing, print and social media advertising
● Hired factories to produce my products, wrote toll agreements to protect firm from products going out that did not meet our rigid specifications Jay Bee Paint Company, St. Louis, MO — President
July 1981-August 2004
● Advanced from manager to Vice President, held the VP position for five years before being offered the opportunity to buyout the owner
● Directed a team of five inner office employees and ten factory employees
● Cultivated a positive and stable working environment, delegated tasks, supervised production of products and shipping to maximize efficiency while maintaining customer satisfaction and safety standards, curated lasting customer relationships to bring in business
● Maximized space in the factory to produce our own products as well as our customers' to increase profits and maintain a low overhead Sinclair & Rush, St. Louis, MO — Salesman
January 1979-August 1981
● Educated customers on benefits and safety standards of our products compared to others on the market
● Single handedly generated 35% of the company's sales out of a team of ten salesmen
EDUCATION
Columbia College, Columbia, MO — Bachelor’s degree in Business Management & Administration
January 1975-December 1977
Bradley University, Peoria, IL — Bachelor’s degree in Business Management & Administration
August 1973-December 1975
SKILLS
Raw Material Innovation
Customer Relations
Sales
Operations management
Strategic Planning
Research
Management
PROFESSIONAL
ACHIEVEMENTS
Developed and patented:
● The best non-sacrificial
Graffiti Barrier Coating
that would disappear after
drying and has lasted up
to ten years in Las Vegas
outdoors at The Wizard of
Oz theme park and at the
Fisherman's Wharf just as
long
● "Wet Wood Stain", a
coating that can be
applied over wet wood to
cut contracting time down
to one business day for a
job and lasts 5-10 years