Ed Bon Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto

Managed and Completed a number of existing and new Integrated Fire Alarm System Retrofit Projects for The Building Systems - ICAT ( Information, Communication and Automation Technologies) Group across Ontario. • Employee Engagement; Team Building with diverse union workforces. • Customer Satisfaction: Focused on building trusting relationships, both externally & internally.• Safety; Demonstrated & promoted health and safety culture.• Project and Risk Management; Effective communication and feedback with Sales and Pursuits.• Worked/Learned AccuBid Enterprise Estimating and Change Order Software• Transitioned from existing Financial system to SAP Edifice System

Greater Toronto And South Western Ontario

Responsible for Managing the Project Execution business for their Fire Detection and Security System Installations. P&L responsibility of $8 million with 15 direct/indirect reports including project managers, designers and field technicians.

Mississauga

Managing student rental properties in Waterloo.

Mississauga, On

Managed the order entry, project management and financials of the districts $20M electronic projects portfolio, providing strategic direction and leadership to a 35 member department of project managers, designers, technicians and operational personnel.• Delivered more than $50 Million in Revenue and $15M in Gross Margin over a 5 year period.• Improved annual gross margin from 20% to 35% as revenues increased from $8M to $12M within the first three years..

Successfully chosen from 150 applicants, to an inaugural 25 member North American Six-Sigma deployment team, to act as a leader and change agent for continuous improvement.• Over $4M in savings, implementing best practice processes and policies for the electrical contracting business supporting fire alarm and life safety installations in Canada.• Generated a $1M Free Cash Flow benefit in Columbus, Ohio district improving their contract management and billing practices.

Recruited to the Centre of Excellence group to provide specialized fire alarm sales, technical, project management and operational expertise on strategically significant, high risk projects sold in Canada.• $5 Million in additional revenue, identifying, implementing and managing cost effective solutions on fire alarm and security projects. • Assisted district sales efforts with over $10 Million in bid proposals and estimating activities, providing input on specification and code compliance, material and labour cost estimates.

Requested by the VP & General Manager to become the principal Canadian representative in a new company initiative focused on improving project management and delivery at a district level.• Coordinated and managed the overall organization, administration and delivery of approximately $5 Million in fire alarm and life safety projects over five years.

Convinced by Branch Manager to rejoin Simplex and the district sales team to sell and promote Simplex fire alarm systems & products as the market leader in the industry.• Over $10M in sales of new and retrofit commercial and industrial fire alarm systems and recipient of the Simplex 100% Sales Club Award for sales achievements, 7 times in 8 years.• Featured Projects Include First Canadian Place, Bramalea Chrysler Plant, Baycrest Centre, CBC Downtown, Princess Margaret Hospital, Sheraton Centre, Manulife Centre and IBM

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Systems Design Engineering

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