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Toronto, On, Ca

Chertsey, Surrey, Gb

Chertsey, Surrey, Gb

Brampton, On, Ca

Managed projects related to onboarding new and existing clients, providing marketing initiatives through commercial and digital print, direct-mail, fulfilment and distribution logistics, as well as other special projects. • Led and facilitated meetings with clients, vendors, agency partners, and cross-functional teams to develop, communicate, and execute integrated project plans, scope, budgets and change orders. Worked with client budgets ranging from $5,000 to $500,000+ CDN. • Spearheaded “solutions” oriented projects for clients such as TD Bank, CIBC Bank, Hudson’s Bay Co., United Way Toronto, Heart & Stroke requiring problem solving competencies decisively and with sound judgement. Received client and company recognition awards for going above and beyond in client success delivery.• Championed “process and change” through strong strategic planning and project management tools. To date have not compromised on on-time delivery, budget and quality. • Created a Center of Excellence for User Experience and 360 Degree Client Touch-point Analysis resulting in an increase of 85% improvement in function delivery & quality assurance/control.• Selected by senior leadership to be the interface for DCM’s acquisition of a large Toronto based commercial printing company. This position was to ensure smooth transition, communication and operation execution with various stakeholders. Despite challenges increased company revenue by 30% in the 1st six months.

Partnering with clients to maximize their ROI through Print-Production-Fulfillment projects. Managed and administered multiple initiatives in areas of Marketing and Company Operations. • Primary contact with clients, resourced and liaised with internal and external creative teams, supervised office staff – 6 direct reports. Negotiated with vendors to obtain contract pricing for clients.• Authored project-specific documentation, including Project plans, data instructions, process documentation, status reports, budget updates. Decreased errors by 37% while increasing quality control.• Executed direct mail, email and advertising campaigns from creative concept to completion. Sourced and liaised with creative teams and vendors, prepared quotes, monitored budgets and schedules, managed client fulfillment and inventory control system. Coordinated data transfers, approved data dumps, QC of printers' proofs and laser personalization. Attended press and lettershop approvals -- consistently delivered projects on time and on-budget.

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

Largely was responsible for the development, implementation, management, and evaluation of all activities related to – project funding, new development initiatives, and fundraising; including conducting competitive research, designing marketing initiatives, benchmark tools, functional systems, and recruiting. • Developed new client relationships, marketing strategies, as well as comprehensive communication models to promote the organization and its brand to Canadian and International governments and business communities.• Managed provincial and international events to attain company objectives; planned and implemented the first provincial fundraising event in the organizations’ history which funded local and global camps for 250 children and adults with disabilities.• Assisted in producing the first ever corporate magazine, ‘Exceptional Possibilities’ which was used as a resource for families and people with disabilities, and also served as a marketing tool to raise funds. • Prepared and filed grant applications, compiled business sponsorships and composed proposals to enable current and future provincial/international projects for people with disabilities; within six months established a new internal system for management measures and reporting that would enable future provincial and international projects for people with disabilities.

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

Provided strategic decisions on issues related to public affairs, family affairs internally and with Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS); developed policies and procedures to meet provincial compliance requirements.• Performed trend analysis within a task group to identify risk areas and opportunities for regional group homes: ran monthly compliance reports, and conducted regional audits of programs; achieved 100% in-compliance audit reports from Ministry.• Effectively prioritize project deliverables against other assignments and maintenance requests. Contributed to the establishment of short and long-term strategic plans for the department, including communications development, new program initiatives, media assessment and budgetary decisions; reviewed contracts, agreements, and/or leases to ensure consistency with established procedures.