David Wood

Proprietor at David L. Wood Heavy Trucks Consulting

Tualatin, Oregon, United States

About

Truck manufacturing industry; Sales/Marketing and Service; executive with broad experience in all aspects of brand management, sales, engineering and product development, advertising and promotion, public speaking, direction of large group meetings. Also have past experience in engineering, material planning, purchasing, manufacting. Interested in smaller and medium sized companies that want and need to grow with the right leadership. Specialties: Team building, problem solving, leadership by example, building cross-functional inter-department cooperation, product knowledge in the heavy truck industry, technical sales.

Experience

  • President at DJA Wood, Inc.
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Proprietor at David L. Wood Heavy Trucks Consulting
    Jan 2017 - Jul 2024 · 7 yrs 7 mos

    Heavy duty truck industry consulting

  • VP Sales and Marketing, Service Terminal Tractors, Americas at Cargotec USA, Inc.
    Jan 2011 - Dec 2016 · 6 yrs

    Responsible for Sales, Marketing, Service, and Dealer Operations for Kalmar Ottawa Terminal Tractors in North, Central, and South America

  • proprietor at David L. Wood Heavy Truck Consulting
    Apr 2009 - Jan 2011 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Consulting project work for heavy truck dealers and OEM's. Sales Training for heavy truck sales. Small business consulting on strategic planning, brand management, and company growth plans.

  • GENERAL SALES MANAGER/ GENERAL MANAGER at WESTERN STAR TRUCKS (Div. of Daimler Trucks N.A.)
    Jul 2005 - Mar 2009 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    Responsible for sales and promotion through 200 dealers including conducting regional and national dealer meetings. Direction and management of new truck sales field force for the United States, including personal sales involvement on key accounts. Assisted with sales activities in other regions of North America, Central and South America, Australia,Asia, and Africa. Highly influential in distribution network, sales training, and major component supplier relations. Heavily influential in product development for on-highway, vocational, and severe off-highway markets. Developed and maintained team cooperation between sales, marketing, engineering, manufacturing, dealer operations, parts and service operations, and customers. Heavily influential in brand management strategy development and implementation.