Richard Smiechowski

Duties include sales supervision, office administration, marketing strategies, developing pricing structures, field and human resource monitoring, and monitoring of administrative costs.

Richard's professional experience includes 27 + years in the drilling industry. Richard has worked 26 years as a drilling fluid technician, working in the field throughout the Edson, Grande Prairie and Northern Alberta areas. Richard has been in technical sales since 1991, and has built a strong customer based on his honesty, technical abilities and his commitment to customer satisfaction.

Duties as Sales Manager

• Manage all of Advantage's sales staff
• Monitor and approve sales promotional costs
• Aid in the development of new customers
• Advise and aid in all technical and field problems
• Co-ordinate communications between field operations and customers
• Perform area studies and work closely with Advantage's customers to ensure proper drilling fluids are being programmed and implemented
• Budget wells awarded to operate at a profitable margin

Relevant Skills & Accomplishments

• Develop technical proposals and drilling fluid programs for Advantage customers.
• Oversee and add technical support in the development and implementation of new drilling fluid products and systems.
• Possess strong communication and technical skills.
• Has worked with all types of drilling fluids on all types of wells throughout Western Canada.
• Has built a reputation as an honest and technically sound representative with a genuine interest in delivering quality service and products to our customers.
• Maintaining a strong customer base.
• Develop annual operating and sales budget for Advantage Mud.
• Procuring products and market them at a profitable margin.

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