Sole Proprietorship specializing in brokering wood shavings suitable for equine stabling.Achievements- Entered a highly competitive environment where the incumbent suppliers were heavily entrenched and succeeded within months to secure the most sought after clients- Created efficiencies in distribution and delivery, directly resulting in lowering labour costs, reducing delivery times all while providing workers with an efficient yet non-taxing work environment-… Show more Sole Proprietorship specializing in brokering wood shavings suitable for equine stabling.Achievements- Entered a highly competitive environment where the incumbent suppliers were heavily entrenched and succeeded within months to secure the most sought after clients- Created efficiencies in distribution and delivery, directly resulting in lowering labour costs, reducing delivery times all while providing workers with an efficient yet non-taxing work environment- Engaged clients notorious for paying in 120 to 180 days to enforce terms averaging 45 days- Responsible for all aspects - from sourcing, sales, distribution, accounting, collections- Eventually moved from a wholesale and retail business model to a straight brokering in a wholesale environment- Constantly generated annual returns of over 8% (net) on annual sales between $250K and $400K Show less

Fresh Life Floral, based out of Ecuador, connects South American growers with buyers around the world. Using an online supply system, growers can directly upload product, handle buyer quotations and proposals. Using the same system, buyers can buy direct from grower inventory, submit proposals and pricing requests, and build custom variety boxes.- Provided design strategy to move from proof of concept to a highly efficient procurement and sales engine. - Created design… Show more Fresh Life Floral, based out of Ecuador, connects South American growers with buyers around the world. Using an online supply system, growers can directly upload product, handle buyer quotations and proposals. Using the same system, buyers can buy direct from grower inventory, submit proposals and pricing requests, and build custom variety boxes.- Provided design strategy to move from proof of concept to a highly efficient procurement and sales engine. - Created design allowing for rapid expansion using existing functionality, speeding up future development, and creating a standardized look for both growers and buyers.- Provided strategic advice to management regarding approaches to buyers and growers, and the processes to move product from provider to the end user Show less

Ontario Flower Growers Co-operative is a major supply source for the retail and wholesale floral marketResponsible for general sales activities, and floral product (cuts, pots, import/local) procurementAchievements- Reversed a 4% decrease in sales before employment with an increase in sales of 123% in first fiscal year of employment, compounded with another 4% increase in the following year, and was on track to increase sales 13% on top of previous gains in… Show more Ontario Flower Growers Co-operative is a major supply source for the retail and wholesale floral marketResponsible for general sales activities, and floral product (cuts, pots, import/local) procurementAchievements- Reversed a 4% decrease in sales before employment with an increase in sales of 123% in first fiscal year of employment, compounded with another 4% increase in the following year, and was on track to increase sales 13% on top of previous gains in 2012.- Constantly exceeded budgeted margins and sales targets that were increased yearly, and boosted the average margin by 30% over 2 years.- Unilaterally implemented measures to reduce waste inventory and recover losses associated with it.- Proactively created new programs for floral event holidays.- Implemented a computerized system for a major supply source to accelerate order processing, increasing fill rates and credit processing.- Was a major driving force for expanding a program by 369% that bought product off of the auction and resold it to clients, resulting in a double margin generation for the company.- Efforts accounted for over 70% of total department sales and over $1M in sales dollars in 2011 and 2012Leadership- Regularly provided sales strategy and problem recovery advice and direction to all sales reps on the team, helping drive their sales and overall client satisfaction Show less

Creative Floral Concepts was a family owned production company that produced custom arrangements for chain storesAchievements- Reduced product costs by 20% while increasing product quality by buying different products from different sources.- Implemented true cost reporting to the owners to uncover hidden production waste, and created tracking reports to monitor it in production.- Created reporting and forecasting tools for other departments to track various… Show more Creative Floral Concepts was a family owned production company that produced custom arrangements for chain storesAchievements- Reduced product costs by 20% while increasing product quality by buying different products from different sources.- Implemented true cost reporting to the owners to uncover hidden production waste, and created tracking reports to monitor it in production.- Created reporting and forecasting tools for other departments to track various measurables for floral events to ensure margins were actually achieved- Provided trend analysis and forecasting for production planning Show less

A mid sized production facility for doors and vinyl windows for major home builders.Achievements- Set new productivity record of 2.5 units/man hour over a full shift by simply motivating the employees (pre-employment average was 0.8 u/mh)- Pivotal in raising the average daily output by 85% while reducing overtime as the production supervisor- Reduced backorder occurances by a factor of 20 and reducing the wait time for backorder resolution by a factor of 8

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