Luis M Martinez Email & Phone Number

Ontario, Canada

- Expert in specialized/over-size, high value shipments, standard and heavy hauls (LTL and FTL: Flatbed/Stepdecks, floats, Dry, Reefer-Perishable, over the road, air, and ocean)- Screen/Evaluate, schedule, coordinate, and negotiate with our partner carriers to meet our time sensitive projects, maximizing our customer service levels and minimizing our clients' transportation costs- Ensure that appropriate documentation is forwarded to the right parties to guarantee the timely availability of the product to our clients- Communicate immediately accuracy of any changes as part of the daily problem solving and risk minimization in our operations

Domestic & International Logistics Provider: FTL, LTL, Rail, Air, and Ocean • Responsible for the integrity of the complete import and export cycle for our clients that include: Advising best mode of transportation depending on shipment parametres, timely pickups and deliveries, cross dock, cross border, tracing and problem solving.• Negotiating shipping contracts with carriers that will ensure our customers’ highest freight transporting expectations. As a result, annual revenue quotas have been surpassed for four consecutive years. • Timely provision of freight documentation to customs brokers: Bills of Lading, applicable certificates, commercial invoices, and packing slips.• Attend trade shows seeking new clients in different industries.

Manufacturer/Supplier of paper (janitorial) supplies• Rapidly increased sales and client portfolio that accelerated process to expand company’s product line.• Successfully acquired skeptical clients in a highly competitive marketplace by offering attractive cost effective added-value incentives and win-win negotiations.• Ensured and coordinated punctual transportation solutions.• Developed and executed strategies upon clients’ feedback on needs and market trends.

• Maintained branch as most productive-effective locations among a total of 75 stores in the GTA.• Attracted new customers into a low-traffic location always surpassing quotas.• Managed and coached staff, helping them to achieve management positions.

SAWP: Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program • Speaker at seminars for Canadian authorities on the S.A.W.P’s guidelines.• Responsible for the always accurate S.A.W.P fund administration.• Ensured compliance and coordinated with Canadian counterparts the efficient operation of the program.

Toronto, Ontario

International business facilitator specialized in assisting import and export clients position themselves in the international marketplace.• Developed business opportunities between Canada and Mexico and identified target customers according to our client’s marketing strategy.• Provided seminars to Scotiabank executives on the Canadian and Mexican business cultures.• Organized business agendas accordingly for import and export clients with a high rate of efficiency where business ventures successfully developed.• Positioned various companies’ products and international forums overseas through trade missions, arranging travel accommodations for attending buyers.• Co-hosted online seminars on “How to Do Business in Canada” for clients in South America.

Toronto, Canada Area

Now called Pro-Mexico: Agency from the Mexican Government with the mission of attraction of direct foreign investment and the export of Mexican goods and services.• Implemented market research and established distribution channels for various companies’ products entering the Canadian market.• Provided services to Import customers seeking manufacturing, product development and/or finished product.• Represented the Trade Commission in various forums, conferences and seminars to promote exports and attract Foreign Direct Investment (F.D.I).

Education record

Activities and Societies: Effective Selling Strategies

International Business