Marvin Black

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DISC Type : i

Plant Engineer at DemKota Ranch Beef

Akron, Iowa, United States

Overview

Marvin Black is an Engineering Shops Supervisor at Wells Enterprises, leveraging a background in maintenance management and previous experience as a Plant Engineer. He supervises 24-hour machine and fabrication shops, manages large operational budgets, and leads teams on high-value machine building and support projects.

He earned a degree in Maintenance Management from the Community College of the Air Force, reflecting a foundational interest in military and technical operations.

He once coordinated an engineering center that was responsible for over $6 million per year in machine building and support projects.

Personality Overview

Amiable & Agreeable

Story Driven

Non-Confrontational

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.  They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word. They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.

Topics They Care About

Workshop Supervision
Currently supervises 24-hour machine and fabrication shops with a team of twenty-four members at Wells Enterprises.
Operational Budgeting
Responsible for maintaining and managing labor, training, and operations budgets in his supervisory role.
Large-Scale Projects
Previously coordinated an engineering center that handled over $6 million annually in machine building and replacement parts projects.

Media Appearances

Marvin has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2022
Plant Engineer at DemKota Ranch Beef
7-2017
Engineering Shops Supervisor at Wells Enterprises at Wells Enterprises
8-2013
Engineering Project Coordinator at Wells Enterprises
3-2011 - 8-2013
Reliability Technician Leadman at Wells Enterprises
Maintenance Manger at Pella Corporation

Education

1982 - 1984
Maintenance Management from Community College of the AirForce
1976 - 1980
Diploma from Akron Community High School, Akron, Iowa

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Insights For Selling To Marvin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries
  • Maintain high, positive energy and convey confidence
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee

DONT's

  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow
  • Avoid overloading them with too much information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Marvin is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Marvin

  • They probably won't say no directly.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Marvin move?

  • They are not the ones to make fast decisions, even while they stay committed.
  • Can Marvin take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Marvin

Personality Compatibility


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