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Canada

Canada

iamota is a leading Shopify Plus Design and Development Agency Partner in North America that designs and develops ecommerce stores for leading merchants across health and wellness, beauty, retail and apparel.• Delivering Shopify Plus e-commerce websites to large enterprise brands for both migration and re-design projects using agile and waterfall methodologies• Developing meaningful relationships with clients, acting as both the key account manager and project manager on all projects• Leading the entire lifecycle of complex migration projects including ERP, WMS, PIM and CRM integrations • Communicating all timelines, milestones, budget updates, and risks at all times to all internal and external stakeholders (Slack/Asana/Gmail)• Managing budgets of up to $470k USD• Day to day tasks include scope management, resourcing (Forecast), financial reporting (Forecast), budgeting/estimating, leading team stand-ups and client reviews (Zoom/Google Meet), ticket creation and management (Asana), problem solving, creating SOWs, status reports, invoices and timelines• Initiating process improvements to create efficiencies among the project delivery team • Clients include Dollar Shave Club (Unilever), Blundstone, DUER, Mustang Survival, ONETeam Sports & Home Run Sports

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Critical Mass is a digital experience design agency with a relentless focus on the customer.• Delivering premium digital experiences including website builds, social campaigns and display ads • Simultaneously managing 2-3 project budgets of $20k - $200k USD using budget trackers and annual roadmaps (Smartsheets, Excel, Tenox and Abacus/Halo); analyzing weekly burn rates, forecasting overages, and ensuring revenue targets are hit• Craft LOEs (Level of Efforts), write client SOW (Statement of Work) proposals, track and monitor project scope and write CRs (Change Requests) as necessary• Resourcing and scheduling of onshore and offshore talent (Tenrox and Float) to form multidisciplinary project teams including Strategy, Marketing Science, UX, Business Analysts, SEO, Designers, Copy Writers, Developers, QA, etc.• Developing and coordinating timelines and work back schedules (Smartsheets and Excel), typically utilizing the waterfall methodology• Writing and managing development tickets within JIRA using an agile methodology• Facilitating all project communication between clients, creative, development, third party agency partners and legal• Clients include AT&T and INFINITI USA (Nissan Motors)

Calgary, Canada Area

With a laid back, yet professional approach, Month of Wedding Coordination is our jam. Inspired by the great outdoors and the smiles in our client's eyes, we work to bring your "big day" vision to life. Say it how it is, there's no BS with us.

• Oversaw all digital and traditional marketing plans for the brands of 6 extremely busy hospitality businesses including Vancouver's 2nd largest purchaser of beer by volume, The Cambie Bar• Led the marketing team of 3 direct reports (marketing coordinator, graphic designer, sports/project coordinator) and an extended team of 30+ talent contractors (DJs, photographers)• Represented marketing in a weekly head department meeting ensuring all initiatives are in line with each business' strategies, brands, budgets and revenue targets• Managed a three-day festival, CambieFest, coordinating 4 DJs, 3 bands, 12 artists/muralists and 12 sponsors including Budweiser & Red Bull resulting in a 17%+ revenue increase and free PR coverage in 6 online/print publications including The Georgia Straight and The Vancouver Sun• Headed the branding and interior design projects of a new concept eatery, Kofta Meatball Kitchen, in trendy Gastown, Vancouver• Formed partnerships with 15+ brewery, distillery & agency sales reps to negotiate sponsored budgets, organize features and execute brand activation events• Daily use of software systems including Slack, Trello, Later, Hootsuite, Revel, Push Operations, Excel and Google Drive

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Recruited and fostered relationships with new affiliate consumer brands• Sold, negotiated, monitored and evaluated affiliate advertising agreements using Sales Force• Worked with key affiliate networks to manage MoolaPerk partner accounts• Secured sponsors for promotional events, contests and giveaways• Worked with the sales and customer success teams to incentivise clients and users• Strategically promoted the MoolaPerks program, increasing account holder numbers and affiliate conversions• Liaised with the development and marketing teams to ensure all efforts maximize overall strategy and global objectives through affiliate marketing, content placement, social media marketing

Melbourne, Australia

• Operated the highly competitive travel sales sector of a TNT Golden Backpacker award winning hostel, Nomads Melbourne; hired, trained and managed the B2C sales team while ensuring weekly and monthly sales targets were hit and surpassed• Marketed new products and services by designing promo material and and coordinating bi-weekly hostel events• Made bi-monthly B2B sales trips to 20+ travel agencies to gain market knowledge, form company relationships and promote travel products

Calgary, Alberta

• Managed data and information using Excel, SQL, PMM and size scaling software, resulting in optimized aggregate planning• Generated and tuned forecasting models, approved recommended shipments and developed purchase orders, improving product flow nationwide• Created and presented five training manuals that are continually used by management, analysts and trainees

Calgary, Canada Area

· Independently marketed, promoted and successfully sold a new energy plan to over 300 small commercial businesses and franchises· Trained, managed and coordinated three new sales representatives resulting in increased company sales and market share· Developed numerous B2B sales presentations to fit each different clientele's needs and wants· Interfaced with clients by telephone and personal meetings, followed up on product experience and consulted current needs, increasing customer loyalty

Calgary, Canada Area

· Educated hundreds of community residents on their electricity and natural gas bills through B2C cold call sales, selling customized electricity and gas contracts

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

• MBA Candidate

Bachelor Of Commerce, Entrepreneurship

• Graduated with a specialization in Entrepreneurship • Overseas Studies Program at Toulouse Business School, France • Member of UVIC’s.

International Business Management

Certified Wedding Planner