Kjell F.

Nyman
9775 Cervantes Circle
Sandy, UT. 84092-4271
Phone: 801-944-6223, Cell: 801-647-2755
E-mail: kne52aba@westpost.net

Regional Sales Manager Professional

26 years of international experience in the fluid power/hydraulics industry in p
ositions such as regional sales manager, sales engineer, applications engineer a
nd branch manager in Europe and in the US. Result driven sales professional with
broad based knowledge of fluid power components and systems. Proven ability to
reach and foster relationships with key decision makers with OEM and distributor
accounts. Demonstrated success in new account prospecting, sales goals and solu
tion selling. Certified Hydraulic Specialist #14124.

Education
B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sweden.
One year at Chaffey College, Alta Loma, CA., studying
mathematics,
physics and English.
Over the years I have attended numerous hydraulics-, sa
les- and
management classes. Among them two semesters of sales t
raining at
University of California, Fullerton.
I also spent one year in the Swedish army.

Career Experience

2009-pres. Independent Representative/Regional Sales Manager.

Currently working with Nimco Controls, Inc. establishin
g a distribution
network out here in the western 9 states and western Ca
nada. I am also
calling on major OEM accounts. Nimco Controls manufactu
res mobile
directional control valves out of Sturtevant, WI and Ma
lm, Sweden.

2008-2009 Regional Sales Manager. Haldex Hydraulics Corporation. Responsib

le for
sales through distribution and direct OEMs in TX, OK, K
S,
NM, NE, MO, AR and LA. Womack, Fluid Tech and Engineered Sale
s
were the distributors I spent the most time with. Achie
ved a 9% increase
in sales in 2008 over 2007. This position together with
about 200 others
were eliminated due to the economic downturn.

2006-2007 Mountain Regional Sales Manager. Hagglunds Drives, Inc.

 Responsible for direct sales in UT, CO, WY and MT.
Achieved an increase in sales in 2007 of 110% over 2006. 95% of my
time here was spent calling on mines. Worked specifically with mining equipmen
t such as conveyors, jaw crushers, apron feeders and feeder breakers. This pos
ition was eliminated in Nov. 2007 due to major changes in conjunction with Haggl
unds being put up for sale. (Bosch Rexroth eventually acquired them.)

2003-2006 Western Regional Sales Manager. White Drive Products, Inc. (Form
erly
White Hydraulics, Inc.)
Responsible for our distributors and direct OEMas in th
e western eleven
states and Alaska. Also British Columbia and Alberta in
Canada.
Achieved an overall increase in sales of 17% in 2004.
Achieved an overall increase in sales of 25% in 2005.

1995-2003 Spencer Fluid Power, Inc. Worked as a sales engineer out of their, at
the
time, brand new office in Ontario, CA. from 1995 to 1998. Increased sales for as
signed territory, which was the Inland Empire, from $0 to close to $1,000,000 a
year. Product lines included Eaton, Char-Lynn, Cessna, Hydro-Line, Salami, Permc
o, Zinga, Stauff and later also Vickers (after Eaton acquired them).
In 1998 I transferred to Salt Lake City, UT and went to work as the branch manag
er for that store.
Directly supervised a 12-member staff, which included inside- and outside sales,
repair shop and warehouse. Also responsible for budgeting and forecasting. Incr
eased sales from $3,500,000 to $4,200,000. Up 20%.

1989-1995 Sales Engineer. Hydraulic Controls, Inc. Los Angeles, CA.

A hydraulics- and pneumatics distribution company. Doub
led sales for
Assigned territory, which was Orange County, from $300,
000 to
$600,000. Product lines included Rexroth, Sun Hydraulic
s, White
Drive Products, Commercial Intertech, Schroeder, Sheffe
r and Hydac.
Moved to the US in 1989.
1988-1989 Regional Sales Manager. Commercial Intertech, Stockholm, Sweden.
This was Commercialas Scandinavian office.
Sold Commercialas line of cast iron gear pumps, motors and mobile directional co
ntrol valves through distribution and to direct OEMas.
Received training at Commercialas European head quarters in Luxemburg.

1986-1988 Sales Engineer, Stig Wahlstrm AB, Stockholm, Sweden.

This is a Swedish hydraulic- and pneumatic distribution company.
Responsible for sales in a given territory. Their main product line was Oil-Cont
rol (Italy). Other lines were Pedro Roquet (Spain), Frank & Pignard (France) and
Truninger (Switzerland).
1984-1986 Applications Engineer, Vickers Systems AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
This was Vickers Scandinavian office.
Job duties included customer support, supporting our industrial- and mobile hydr
aulics outside salesmen. Other duties included performing various tests on pumps
, motors, valves etc. in the lab and manifold design. Also went to customers for
start-ups and trouble shooting of systems.