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Westburne is a Canadian market leader in energy solutions, renewables, lighting, wire and cable, automation and connected network solutions.

CHUBB EDWARDS, Owen Sound OntarioChubb Edwards (formally GE Security and Edwards), is North America’s leading designer and manufacturer of life safety products, specializing in Fire Alarm Systems, Security, CCTV, Access Control, Nurse Call, Emergency Lighting and a wide range of visual and audible signals sold through electrical wholesalers and electrical contractors. Chubb Edwards is part of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, the world’s largest provider of building technologies and a division of UTC - United Technologies Corporation.• Managed a team supporting 28 national direct sales and service offices as well as strategic partners across Canada with promotions, training, presentations, Building & Fire Code and ULC Standards interpretations, sales literature and technical application support• Monitored all project quotation activity to meet objectives for profitability and sales targets • Managed department staff and supporting systems to ensure all quotation and marketing support material was provided in an accurate and timely manner • Developed successful relationships with third party vendors to supplement product offering• Provided application and technical product training to direct sales reps, strategic partners and electrical distributors • Responsible for onboarding of new sales reps, to ensure they were provided with the product knowledge, tools and support needed to sell successfully

• Accountable for the profitable growth of the Edwards Emergency Lighting division including all; marketing, budgeting, forecasting, monitoring profit margin and providing sales with training, promotional programs, sales strategies and trade show coordination • Successfully quadrupled sales in this new division to the business including hiring additional staff, setting up new dealers and providing unique sales strategies to increase market share against a very dominant and well entrenched competitor