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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Canada Area

Design is the essence of your environment, the basis for your physical surroundings. It helps create your atmosphere which influences your mood, your happiness, your productivity and thus your overall well being.The floor is the foundation of your space and walls can be its frame, so your floor and wall coverings create the base to start from. A countertop and table are your work stations where you come to create, indulge and be together.These are your surfaces for life’s moments, your surfaces for success.Serving homeowners, designers, architects, builders, contractors and renovators for over 35 years, Euro Tile & Stone provides carefully curated collections of porcelain tile, marble and countertops coupled with exceptional service, expertise and supply chain to deliver an experience like no other. Whether a new build or a renovation, we help to transform your space to create the atmosphere, the vibe, the feeling that you’re looking for. Come visit us at our showroom or online at www.eurotilestone.com.My role with the company is to manage various responsibilities within operations and business development, and to lead a variety of strategic improvement projects.

Independent consultant to privately owned retail/distribution businesses focusing primarily on the following areas:• Business Development• E-commerce/Omnichannel Strategy, Research, Benchmarking• Sales – B2B and B2C• Trade Marketing• Growth and Expansion - Channels, Markets, Physical Locations• Marketing, Brand Management, Merchandising• Product Development/Management• Digital Transformations• Change Management, Training• Operational Efficiency• Human Capital Management

Milan Area, Italy

Business, creativity, and technology converge within The Level Group, a leading global e-commerce partner that specializes in building and managing end-to-end online experiences for luxury, design, and fashion brands.Responsible for providing clients with analyses and recommendations related to business development and operational decisions. Actively collaborate with Store Management, Marketing, Operations, Logistics and Executive Management.Clients managed include a Top 3 revenue generator, a new client set-up and the oldest existing partnership.

Toronto, Canada Area

At Leadervest, we believe innovation is the key to a stable financial services industry and that leaders who innovate will change the world.We specialize in helping Financial Services Innovators – from FinTech startups to mid-sized financial services firms – increase their revenue with funding, sales and marketing consulting. We connect these Innovators with the industry’s top, like-minded consultants who contribute tangible value and executable strategies.We work with clients in Toronto, Canada and New York, USA in mobile payments/eCommerce, wealth/portfolio management robo-advisors, online real estate/mortgage & personal lending, digital foreign currency exchange (FX), big data analytics, bitcoin & blockchain, venture capital/private equity/crowdfunding and life/health/group benefits/property & casualty insurance.In today’s marketplace, sales and marketing need to be integrated more than ever to attain the desired sales results, especially in a startup.‎If you are an Innovative Leader, let’s connect!‎ www.Leadervest.com

Ontario, Canada

Selected from 5000+ applicants for RBC's Career Launch Program, a yearlong rotational development program that combines experiences across the bank to develop critical skills, business insights and cross platform capabilitiesAssociate, Digital Payments & Cards; Strategy, Performance & MarketingOct 2016 - Feb 2017• Collaborating with Senior Executives, launched marketing strategy and campaign for new major credit card• Aimed for market share increase of 25,000 new card acquisitions through various innovative tailored engagement initiatives with target market• Developed media plans, new creative assets in various digital and social media outlets to stimulate lead generation Non-Profit Secondment: Consultant, CHEO Foundation Aug - Oct 2016• Managed the project to review and revise the Donor Recognition Policy and Alignment Plan • Interviewed 20+ national and local hospital foundations to collect insights on industry policy standards• Evaluated current processes and best practices based on industry data collected• Presented the revised Donor Recognition Policy and implementation strategy of the Alignment Plan, which streamlines work flow processes among internal stakeholders and relationship management with major-gift donors by 50%RBC Royal Bank Retail BranchJan - July 2016• Delivered superior client service, advice and front line sales in retail-banking branch while also identifying sales leads for in branch colleagues and external partners, achieving 97% likeliness to recommend from client surveys• Selected as Community Manager – Admin for the Career Launch Program group on RBC’s internal social media platform• Created and presented information session on Innovations in Banking to increase awareness of industry and organizational progression in the digital and fintech space • Job shadowed account managers, personal bankers, commercial bankers, mortgage specialists, financial planners and branch management, gaining insight to the organization

Ottawa, Ontario

• Developed and implemented order printing and handling process resulting in 75% increase in operational efficiency, savings of $25 000+ per year and increased customer satisfaction• Developed and implemented new digital marketing/merchandising strategy resulting in a 98% increase in web traffic, improved website Search Engine Optimization and superior digital customer engagement across web and social media• Generated and communicated sales reports of targeted business development initiatives and opportunities• Executed retail and wholesale pricing strategy for new collection items ensuring proper mark up and desired margins based on product category and channel• Identified new product opportunities and managed end to end process of product life cycle• Attended global purchasing trade shows and conferences as well as visited global supplier sites to maintain ongoing relationships• Managed training and education for wholesale and retail sales teams to ensure compliance with products, processes and marketing efforts• Sold to retail (B2C), account and wholesale (B2B) customers, using strategic sales techniques, contributing to 25% sales increase and record revenue in 2015

Lake Forest, Illinois

Startup project with the City of Lake Forest Business Incubator. • Created a product and system based solution to the ongoing productivity issues in order to increase efficiency and maximize sales• Expanded solution to create business and marketing plan in order to develop mobile app.

Florence, Italy

• Created portfolios for all art pieces of a new, incoming exhibition ensuring organization upon arrival and departure of works and opening of exhibition• Managed correspondence with international, non-Italian speaking collaborators

Summer School Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Participated in Summer MBA Program and team case competition offered by one of the most prestigious business schools in Europe (ranked.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Business

NCAA Collegiate Men's Soccer Team Hixon Theater Front of House Staff Forester Sports and Recreation Center - Weight Room Front Desk

Teaching English As A Foreign Language - Advanced Teacher Training

Advanced TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) teacher training course, delivered by leading accredited body

Education record

Honor Roll Ontario Scholar