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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Golden Channels manufactures and distributes specialized Fishing electronics and cabling systems.Our company is a team of international professionals with skills in the areas of Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, International Business Development and Sales, Manufacturing, and Finance that have hundreds of years of combined experience in the design, manufacture, sales, and support of electronic technical products.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Calgary, Alberta

Manufacturer of hazardous area communications equipment.Managed all customer facing aspects of the business. Developed many of the products, including mechanical design and firmware development. Lead operations, including manufacturing, admin, customer support, and sales reps on 4 continents.Grew company from brand new startup in 2003 to > $1M revenues.Acquired reference installations at Dow Chemicals, RigNet (a global satellite provider), the U.S. Coast Guard, and sole source contracts at the State of West Virginia, and the Government of Alberta.Established multiple level relationships throughout large client organizations across multiple countries as a strategic business partner. Lost only 2 clients in 17 years. One for non-payment. One ceased business in 2014.Led international market expansion into the USA, Australia, Vietnam, Brunei, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mexico, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Argentina.Successfully applied for multiple Government grants including IRAP (2), CanExport (2) AEEP (5), AITF (2). These were based not just on applications, but on very solid relationships with key allies throughout industry and government.Successfully secured available credit lines for product development exceeding $500,000.Established a rental based technology business that drove 68%+ in gross margins, and maintained world class customer satisfaction and a reputation of being the “strongest” product in a harsh environment.Acquired by Circa Enterprises in August 2020, a manufacturer of telephone and wiring systems.

Calgary, Alberta

Built Industry awareness and funding support for brand new, Government Funded Wireless Test Lab.Built industry member driven support and awareness. Many of these customers are still in my contact list for networking and to further my knowledge of other industries.Flexible schedule allowed time to create Teletics as an upstart business.

Calgary, Alberta

Manufacturer of Wireless Equipment sold to Internet Service Providers. Responsible for sales to brand new territory for Internet Service Providers in Western Canada and the Pacific North West in the USA.Key challenge at that time was that no existing market / channels existed for this type of product. High degree of market education and need for conceptual selling, along with challenges created by “dot com” bubble. #1 Sales Representative in WaveRider in 2000. Sold very first “whole community” system to Platinum Communications. Established distributor channels for smaller product families. Developed and implemented a distributor based channel strategy eventually implemented by WaveRider internationally.

Calgary, Alberta

First Sales Hire for an upstart Satellite Communications data integrator. 10th employee.Record year of 358% sales growth. From $30K to $2.5M Annual revenues in 3 years.Establish high level product management relationships with American Mobile Satellite (Carrier) and Telesat Mobile (Carrier), and reseller base throughout North America.High degree of technical “Pre Sales Engineering” with key customers, including MSAT, Orbcomm, and Satellite Carriers.

Calgary, Alberta

Responsible for 3 large accounts. Zero customer defect rate. Grew services in all accounts. Won Key Large Energy client annual contract at higher price than competitor, giving GE 20% better margin.

Calgary, Alberta And Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Managed/rescued PetroCanada account (~$12M) for 2.5 years, ComputerLand’s highest profit account nationally in $400M national company.Branch Manager for Southern Saskatchewan.Presidents Club (1991)

Diploma, Computer Technology

Diploma, Electronics Engineering Technology