Markus Richards Email and Phone Number

--Assisting approximately 400 contractors, builders, and engineers in expanding their respective market presence; --Tracking market price fluctuations on behalf of those I serve and developing cost-sensitive solutions to market pressures;--Familiarizing customers with PPG's most advanced and modern products

Currently teaching courses MGT 2318, Skills for Academic and Business Success and MGT 2328, Fundamentals of Business Management

--Responsible for the design, manufacture, and installation of bespoke garden features;--Company website maintenance and design;--Meeting with prospective customers, completing estimates and materials cost, closing salesWhat started as a bit of fun has proven to be a successful little enterprise. My sons and I work together on a few commissions each year and have made some pretty special things. Go to www.touchwoodottawa.com and click on photos.

--Designing, overseeing, and assisting in construction and set up of both Ottawa retail locations;--Evaluating and maintaining store equipment and vehicles as per maintenance schedules;--Identifying and developing new wholesale accounts: e.g. Farm Boy; Independent, etc.;--Maintaining corporate client/wholesale accounts;--Sourcing new products and suppliers;--Inspecting and testing product during and after production;--Writing reports on operations, staff development, and business plans; --Participating in newspaper, radio, and television interviews;--Interviewing and hiring staff, coordinating staff/teams for various assignments;--Creating weekly schedules, regular staff performance reviews, cleaning rotas;--Staff mentoring and development;--Decorating the store on a seasonal basis and assisting in the implementation of seasonal production schedules;--Attending to the business' accounts payable/receivable, requisitions and bank deposits, and making deliveries to our wholesale accounts;--Conduct yearly reviews of methodologies and operations and, when necessary, enhance or refine store policies;--Work with a computerized maintenance management spreadsheet system, as well as develop procedures for store maintenance;--Designing, maintaining, and updating company web site;--Responsible for company's marketing and media strategies and for designing store logo and staff uniforms