Kim Alvarez Email & Phone Number

Fort Erie, ON, CA

Ontario, Canada

Niagara, Ontario, Canada

4145 N Service Are, 2nd Floor, Burlington, ON Office: 905.337.5930

Offering customizable service plans & fees for those selling and buying homes in the Burlington, Hamilton, Oakville and surrounding areas.

Hamilton

• RAHB is an approximately 3000-member real estate association, the 8th largest in Canada. The real estate industry is undergoing significant change at a fast pace.
• Spokesperson and presenter for the Board to membership and media, utilizing professional media training
• Committee involvement on Strategic Taskforce, Governance, CEO Selection Committee, Finance, MLS®& IT, Government Relations & Communications, Scholarship Taskforce, and Burlington Council
• Set agenda on strategic priorities and facilitate meetings for inclusivity and efficiency using Roberts Rules
• Manage issues that arise from Directors, Membership and Staff, liaise with legal and other associations
• Representative at conferences and events and attend numerous leadership courses

Burlington, Ontario

• Strong negotiator for clients with friendly and knowledgeable service
• Designed a custom website www.KimAlvarez.ca with customer testimonial videos
• Developed social media presence on facebook, twitter, Linkedin and YouTube
• Utilize CRM database for direct marketing
• Earned designations for Seniors Real Estate Specialist, Accredited Staging Professional, and completing Broker

Toronto, ON

• A leading Canadian custom-molded architectural products manufacturer with global experience.
• Built a marketing department of six, wrote job descriptions, hired, and managed staff and reported to President
• Developed marketing plan and budget
• Designed two company websites and managed project plan, built project photo library for an online sample and project database, and monitored google analytics
• Responsible for advertising, print collateral and direct marketing
• Sourced new printing supplier for a 50% cost savings

Markham, ON

• A leading manufacturer of cordless and pneumatic nailers, staplers and fasteners for residential construction industry and a division of ITW, a fortune 200 company. There is an emphasis on consumer research to drive.
• Developed monthly promotions and tracked profit margin using Cognos (“framers kit” was most successful promotion in quantity ordered and profit in history)
• Managed the national puzzle prize contest to win a Honda ATV
• Evaluated and targeted advertising spend to newspaper, radio, magazines and in-store kiosks
• Assessed all requests and managed flow through of co-branded advertising product
• Redesigned the product catalogue/tradeshow booth and developed brand consistency in brochures, signage, etc

Toronto, ON

• My role supported the Vice President of Global Operations Marketing and the Director of Marketing, Toronto in addition to other consultants in a fast-paced environment.
• Conducted research for speeches, articles, proposals, client studies and special projects
• Event planning and execution for annual CEO dinner, Alumni, Toronto All Hands, Great Place to Work
• Contact database management, drafted correspondence, coordinated mailings, and prepared presentations

Toronto, ON

• Analyzed technical/skillset surveys and made recommendations for IT review at photography company
• Determined resources/processes and created process flow maps for communications company call centre
• Assessed the impact of highway infrastructure on logistics performance for the local trucking industry
• Responsible for training of North American Baan staff; earned certification in Baan ERP software
• Organized the Baan World 1996 tradeshow for the KPMG North American Baan practice

Mba, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Co-Chair Women in Leadership Founder of Women in Leadership ConferenceMarketing specialization – brand.

Education record

Political Science/Latin American & Caribbean Studies

Double major in Political Science and Latin American & Caribbean Studies. Additional courses in algebra, calculus, investment math.