Ross Oddson Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Ab, Ca

Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary Area & Western Canada

7825 Flint Road Se

Wireless Advisors/Comtasq is a leading Western Canadian communications technology company. We specialize in all types of TELUS communications products, installation and managed services.

7825 Flint Road Se

Manage and continually improve our existing business model. - Develop new product offerings to better serve our existing clients and attract new ones - Increase territory base and expand our Sales Force - Open up new sources of revenue for the company - Explore new areas of interest for our other divisions

Calgary/Western Canada

Enterprise audiovisual integration sales and service.(Boardroom/Meeting collaboration equipment, major oil, law firms, service companies) - Videoconferencing- Digital display devices

Calgary, Canada Area

Achievements:- Hired for my experience/advancements with MSCI and Indel-Davis- Immediately took over the Sales Directors prime T2P territory, downtown Calgary- Secured most major oil companies and law firms for long term relationships as "House AV"- Increased revenue on existing account base - Turned most projector box sales into installations - Had highest company sales seven years out of ten - Exceeded 100% of quota in every year of employment… Show more Achievements:- Hired for my experience/advancements with MSCI and Indel-Davis- Immediately took over the Sales Directors prime T2P territory, downtown Calgary- Secured most major oil companies and law firms for long term relationships as "House AV"- Increased revenue on existing account base - Turned most projector box sales into installations - Had highest company sales seven years out of ten - Exceeded 100% of quota in every year of employment Obligations:- Managed 5 sales staff as well as mentored and trained new, unexperienced sales staff- Hired and trained any new staff in the Sales Department - Expand and maintain a large sales terriotry consisting of any field needing audio visual equipment - Grow and maintain a large client base in a territory ranging from Calgary to the Arctic Circle - Regulate inventory, as well as selecting new products - Help my colleagues close all major deals.Career Related Professional Development: - Server farm management courses - ongoing- Tandberg tape library/backup drive courses - ongoing - Computer peripheral device courses - ongoing - System switching courses - ongoing - Mac applications courses - ongoing - Data storage hardware courses (RAID, Disk, Drives and Optical) -- ongoing - Data media courses - ongoing Show less

Calgary, Canada Area

Achievements: - Recruited by an IT head-hunter for the Senior Account Manager position - Awarded prime T2P territory downtown Calgary- Recovered many important oil related accounts - Increased revenue on existing account base - Introduced new high margin oil related products - Exceeded 100% of quota two years and running Obligations: - Senior Account Manager for the largest computer peripheral/supply company in North America- Conduct business unsupervised… Show more Achievements: - Recruited by an IT head-hunter for the Senior Account Manager position - Awarded prime T2P territory downtown Calgary- Recovered many important oil related accounts - Increased revenue on existing account base - Introduced new high margin oil related products - Exceeded 100% of quota two years and running Obligations: - Senior Account Manager for the largest computer peripheral/supply company in North America- Conduct business unsupervised in a satellite office - Train new sales staff - Grow and maintain a large client base in a territory ranging from Calgary to Edmonton- Regulate inventory - Conduct product research activities, set up product configurations - Act as technical advisor for all wide format and thermal printer accounts - Manage all accounts related to display and graphics Show less

Calgary, Canada Area

Achievements: - Quadrupled sales revenue and numerous accounts in four years. - Increased revenue on existing accounts and added new accounts to profile - Exceeded 100% of quota seven out of eight years - Promoted to sales manager Obligations: - Sales manager for a larger computer supply/peripheral and graphic substrate company- Maintain a large client base in a territory ranging from Winnipeg to Vancouver- Order stock, control inventory- Conduct product… Show more Achievements: - Quadrupled sales revenue and numerous accounts in four years. - Increased revenue on existing accounts and added new accounts to profile - Exceeded 100% of quota seven out of eight years - Promoted to sales manager Obligations: - Sales manager for a larger computer supply/peripheral and graphic substrate company- Maintain a large client base in a territory ranging from Winnipeg to Vancouver- Order stock, control inventory- Conduct product research activities, set up product configurations - Act as technical advisor for all wide format printer accounts - Managed all accounts related to display and graphics - Determine sales and supply decisions in the absence of the General ManagerCareer Related Professional Development:- Versatec Factory 8900 Series Plotter course- IBM large frame system - JES3 Operating System, VM Operating system- Advanced CMS user system software PROFS email - time management - Toxic Materials/electronics upgrades (SAIT) - Conway Continuous improvement- Other management/business courses Show less

Calgary, Canada Area

Obligations: - Commenced employment as Computer Operator, promoted to Computer Hardware Technician for proficient performance of responsibilities- Ensured trouble free operation of VM and MVS JES3 operating systems- Operated IBM 3090, 6005 and 3090 200E mainframes- Operated Perkin Elmer mini systems - Worked with Versatec plotting systems (8900, 7000, 8000, 1200, ECP, V80 series) - Installed and maintained VM system software for the purpose of communications -… Show more Obligations: - Commenced employment as Computer Operator, promoted to Computer Hardware Technician for proficient performance of responsibilities- Ensured trouble free operation of VM and MVS JES3 operating systems- Operated IBM 3090, 6005 and 3090 200E mainframes- Operated Perkin Elmer mini systems - Worked with Versatec plotting systems (8900, 7000, 8000, 1200, ECP, V80 series) - Installed and maintained VM system software for the purpose of communications - Trained new operators on equipment; supervised updatesEquipment Leasing Department:- Seconded for eight months in 1988 to Equipment Leasing Department - Performed software maintenance responsibilities - Controlled storehouse system supplies- Maintained accounting records; served as liaison with vendors - Assisted with computer equipment coordination - Determined, with others --- equipment requirements and reorganization procedures for the computer room in connection with the Amoco-Dome Merger Show less

Diploma, General Business Studies/Commerce

Activities and Societies: Black Skull Society Business & Marketing

Education record

Activities and Societies: Mortgage Broker Cert Course Dates attended or expected graduation 2005 – 2005 Activities and Societies: Mortgage.