Stuart Evans, Mba, Asct, Cmc Email & Phone Number

Canada

Applying proven business development processes to challenging business problems• Activities include researching market dynamics, facilitation of strategy workshops, developing recommendations / implementation plans, report writing, etc., with output tailored to client need• Past projects include: o Marketing plan for marine power systems for global electrical supplier o Sales strategy for electric vehicle charge equipment for global electrical supplier o Interpret national strategic objectives and coordinate business diversification initiative for BC security company o Research emergency vehicle market and initiate sales strategy development for BC high-tech start-up

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Served as Chairman of the Board for 3-1/2 years ensuring effective oversight and governance. • Currently sit on the Governance, HR and Finance Committees. • Chaired Strategic Planning Working Group for BC Division, resulting in new policies for internships and bursaries. Achieved measurable progress for BC Division on National Strategic Objectives. • Led Board and Management through Strategic Planning Cycle and hosted annual corporate strategic planning meeting. Developed business diversification options using strategic planning techniques.• Participated in new Governor nomination and selection process, thereby maintaining a viable succession plan.Commissionaires nationally is a private, Canadian, not-for-profit company with 15 independent divisions encompassing 50+ offices and more than 20,000 employees. The British Columbia division was established in 1927 with the original mandate of creating meaningful employment for former military and RCMP members. Today, we have broadened that mandate to “give back to all those who serve and have served our community and country.” Commissionaires BC is comprised of a well-trained, diverse team over 1,150 strong servicing 110 communities across mainland BC. We provide the best solutions and highest quality of service in the industry.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Served in Naval Reserve Division leadership roles including Executive Officer and Head of Department. Achieved improved job satisfaction for members and met all departmental budget and training targets.• Represented Royal Canadian Navy on international exercises in USA, Chile, South Africa and Canada. Demonstrated superior trade knowledge and developed relationships with foreign naval officers. Displayed effective leadership on merchant shipping briefing teams.

Surrey

Managed ARCTIC's innovation challenge sprints (http://arctic.foresightcac.com/arctic-challenges/) through interaction with all stakeholders and detailed adherence to program guidelines.

Burnaby, Bc

Worked on a backfill basis to increase sales in the Military and Work Truck Mobile Markets. • Implemented customer segmentation strategy to optimize account management and increase customer satisfaction. Program resulted in improved return-on-effort for a number of smaller direct accounts and improved brand loyalty in a fiercely competitive market• Developed marketing strategy to organically grow revenues for distributors and dealers.• Initiated pilot strategy to work with other Schneider companies to increase sales through cross-selling. Targeted leading mobile distributor in the maintenance/repair/operations market space and was rewarded with strong referral to international dealer network

Director of Business Development• Identified new opportunities for business growth (markets, products, partner selection) and developed market entry strategies. Won sole-source supply agreements with leading manufacturers in the golf, aerial work platform and floor machine markets and achieved global leader status in majority of markets entered. • Collaborated with Advanced Engineering to set direction on future research needs. Won charger development contract for world’s first production plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV)• Interpreted customer requirements and led company-wide adoption of automotive-compatible development processes. Achieved reputation for industry-leading reliability and performance. Won development contracts with six global auto manufacturers. • Analyzed market opportunities and identified economic, technological and governmental drivers. Won two development funding programs valued at >$1 million eachDirector of Sales• Achieved aggressive growth through individual accomplishment, recruitment and leadership of an effective sales team

• Managed all aspects of the worldwide Automotive, Military and Government markets, developed opportunities for commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) power conversion products for OEM/Military use. Achieved sales growth of over 800% from 1999 to 2001• Consistently exceeded annual revenue plan year to year by no less than 20% and as much as 50%, while cutting travel and tradeshow costs • Negotiated long-term alliance agreement with a global Tier-1 automotive supplier. • Led project teams as Business Champion. Developed two new automotive products and one for the US Air Force

Statpower became Xantrex when it was acquired in 2000

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Designed, built and managed a retail “U-Brew” facility. Managed sales & marketing, production, purchasing, product evaluation, employee relations & training, payroll, etc.• Sustained revenue gains despite a fiercely competitive and declining market

• Managed production department of 15 staff. Implemented new layout and procedures resulting in dramatically increased production rates and first pass yield.• Managed province-wide service network of 10 regional service centres. Met all targets for cost, repair effectiveness and response time. • Developed QA processes and proposed design-for-manufacture approach. Achieved reduced rework on new products and shortened “prototype to production” cycle.

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