Eric Johnston

About Eric Johnston

Experienced Major Account Sales Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the mechanical or industrial engineering industry. Skilled in Meat, Continuous Improvement, Food Science, Sales Management, and Food Packaging. Strong support professional with a BS Business focused in Business, Animal Science from Iowa State University.

Experience

1. Sales Manager - Southeast and Major Accounts

   GEA Group

   Aug 2010 — Present · Durham, NC, US

   GEA System North America/GEA Food Solutions manufactures and sells industrial spiral and tunnel freezers/chillers and further processing equipment to the food industry. We have focused on always meeting capacity, but also in meeting our customers needs for extremely hygienic and extremely reliable equipment. We offer the best CIP systems available on the market. Markets include: protein products, bakery, vegetables, fruit, pastas and entrees.Our new IQF tunnels and Impingement tunnels are changing the standards in their respective industries.The GEA Aerofreeze main office and factory are located in Richmond, BC (near Vancouver). The regional sales and service- east coast office is located in Durham, NC

Education

• Iowa State University

  BS Business, Business, Animal Science

  1980 — 1982

Skills

• Frozen Food
• Food
• Meat
• Food Processing
• Food Manufacturing
• Bakery
• Sales Management
• Manufacturing
• Food Packaging
• Key Account Management
• Food Industry
• Poultry
• Food Science
• Supply Chain
• Food Technology
• Beef
• Food Safety
• Continuous Improvement
• Iqf Freezing