Independent Contractor – Sales Lowe's
Serve as the primary MAPEI product expert in the Rome, New York store, advising contractors, tile installers, flooring professionals, and DIY customers on appropriate solutions for specific applications and substrate conditions.
Sell and recommend MAPEI tile adhesives, grouts, mortars, underlayments, waterproofing membranes, and surface preparation products by matching technical product attributes to project requirements. Built working familiarity with concrete admixture concepts through product training and conversations with professional concrete contractors.
Support Lowe's associates through consultative-selling and AI-assisted product-matching guidance. Also participated in a paid consulting discussion for D. E. Shaw Group regarding financial index data licensing, pricing structures, and negotiation considerations.