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I have worked with clients in Ecuador, the Philippines, Honduras, Kazakhstan and Tanzania on marketing strategy and business intelligence. In Canada, I have worked with First Nations businesses.

Toronto, Canada Area

We work with employers to help them develop high-performing teams by recruiting top quality candidates on a permanent or interim basis.Over 60% of the employees we've placed are still with their employers after 5 years.

Etobicoke, ON

A startup company devoted to providing converters, Brand Owners and OEMs with best-in-class pressure-sensitive label solutions. Company closed because market prices would not yield targeted profitability.

Toronto, Canada Area

A startup company formed to introduce a synthetic paper to the North American market with local manufacturing.Assisted the CEO and COO by developing marketing and manufacturing strategies as well as grant applications.Refocussed Business Plan from a purely sustainable positioning to one of a differentiated product with demonstrable product advantages over.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Provided strategic advice and product development support to clients in Canada and USA.Key Assignments:JMC Packaging Machinery - Burlington, ON - contracted as Director of Sales and Marketing
• Engaged to implement CRM and provide strategic direction.
• Implemented ZoHo SaaS CRM with over 6,000 accounts on a user base of 5 people.
• Standardized and enhanced quote process to transform quotes into more powerful selling documents.
• Integrated sales history… Show more Provided strategic advice and product development support to clients in Canada and USA.Key Assignments:JMC Packaging Machinery - Burlington, ON - contracted as Director of Sales and.
• Integrated sales history and roster of installed machines to align with warranty program and improve post-sale service.

Newark, NY

Flexible packaging converter and contract packager of dry and liquid food and beverage products.I was recruited in to help introduce more formalized sales processes and to revitalize the sales team.During my time there, I implemented a CRM system to help improve information-sharing between sales, customer service and quality teams. I worked with the.

Mississauga, ON Canada

Managed Sales Team (reps and agents) for North American Division of a German-based capital goods manufacturer with global sales of about $35MM and growth rate of 25-50%/yr.Sold atmospheric pressure plasma surface treatment technology to improve bonding and apply nano-coatings to Automotive, Aerospace, Medical Device and Packaging markets.Personally led the.

I established The Packaging Alliance to help clients in the packaging industry form strategic alliances with each other to spur development of new product concepts and developed a client base in Canada and the USA.

When I was hired into Lithotech, it was bleeding money. Leading a sales team of 10 (7 in Canada, 3 in USA), plus design team of 4, we grew sales to the point we filled out capacity and had to start up a satellite operation in the US to keep pace with sales growth. Division sales ranged from a low of about $25 to capacity of $50MM. As a result, Lithotech.

Led development of marketing plans for 16-unit North American packaging operations of Lawson Mardon Packaging, a Division of Alusuisse-Lonza.Through the planning process, I found the business units' autonomous mode of working was causing duplication of effort and, in some cases, plants were unknowingly competing against each other.I set up a North American.

Reported to General Manager of a mid-sized flexible packaging converter serving the tobacco, pharmaceutical and food industries. Led team of sales reps in Canada plus agents in USA as well as graphic design/pre-press department.

Led introduction of new gourmet sauce product line and revitalized spice product line and merchandising.

When I was recruited into Cadbury, the iconic CARAMILK brand had been in a 7-year sales and market share decline.I reversed this within 12 months by reconfiguring the product form and actively promoting it with consumer events and new line extensions.I also led a relaunch of the Cadbury Fundraising program with improved package graphics, new products and.

Introduced two new hair care products. HERITAGE was the first hair care line for women over 40. The brand was also introduced in Scandanavia and South Africa. ULTRASWIM was targeted at active swimmers, and I negotiated an endorsement by the Canadian National Swim Team.

Shortly after I took over the PINE-SOL brand assignment, the company identified it as a brand they wanted to divest. I used economic value analysis (EVA) to demonstrate that, instead of being the least profitable of the company's stable of brands, it was the MOST profitable. This secured funding to revitalize the brand and, within two years, PINE-SOL.

Scarborough, ON

Led project team that developed the first plastic bottle for PINE-SOL cleaner.

Mba, Marketing, 3.99

Activities and Societies: Vice-skip of Intercollegiate mixed curling team. Teaching Assistant - Department of Chemical Engineering and.

B.Sc. (Eng.), Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Bitter Grounds Coffee House - Advertising Manager, Treasurer; Fort Henry Guard - Drill Squad When I was doing my.