Manager, Communication Resume

Desired Industry: Management	SpiderID: 28084
Desired Job Location: Toronto, Ontario	Date Posted: 8/5/2009
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: Immediately
Desired Wage: 75000-90000
	U.S. Work Authorization: No
Job Level: Management (Manager, Director)	Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50%
Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors	Willing to Relocate: Yes

Objective:
I am a marketing/communications manager seeking a challenging role that validates my own personal values and allows me to make a contribution professionally. With a strong desire to be passionate in my role and to be continually growing and embracing new experiences, I have a strong belief in collaborative management of teams and am committed to relationship building with all key stakeholders.

Experience:
WORLD FEDERATION OF CHIROPRACTIC, January 2006 – June 2009,
Toronto, Ontario

Manager, Communications and Meetings
Overall responsibility for Communications, Marketing and Congress/Convention Meeting development and administration for an international non-profit association. Responsibilities include:

•development and execution of strategic communications and marketing plan
•budget planning and execution
•sponsorship development (project related, associate members, endorsement relationships)
•member relations strategy and execution
•management of web presence development and maintenance
•author and production of all collaterals
•plan, manage and execute large scale conventions and congress in international locations. Congress 2007 & 2009 record attendance, sponsorship and financial surplus.

SNC-LAVALIN PROFAC,
May 2004 to December 2006
Toronto, Ontario

Market Research
Working independently as a sole resource with Marketing and Business Development, the Executive Office and all Strategic Business and Client Units, accomplished the following:

•Industry analysis of market trends and growth opportunities in the following sectors: power, transportation, public private partnerships, broadcasting and communications, building automation/remote monitoring systems, airports, healthcare, public sector, light rapid transit.
•Opportunity identification for Business Development Department in all above sectors .
•Completed company’s first competitive analysis report with focus in facilities management, industrial operations, defense systems and remote site logistics in October 2005.
•January 2005 – June 2005 – In addition to research responsibilities, worked with Program Manager to complete the project transition and organizational set up for a 30 year joint venture operations project on a major portion of the Trans Canada Highway in New Brunswick

THE DREAMSCAPES COMPANY,
1992 to May 2004
Toronto, Ontario

Marketing Consultant
Working as an independent consultant, managed strategy and execution of projects in marketing, promotions, fund raising, event coordination and market research. Clients include McKinsey & Co., NUS Consulting, Biochem Environmental Solutions, Norampac, Holt Renfrew, People Players Theatre and numerous others. Managed overall business start-up originally and 12 years of day-to-day business management, accounting functions as well as sub-contractors. Achievements include:
•Canadian Project Coordinator and North American Supplier Enablement Manager of the global e-purchasing initiative for 26 North American offices of a global consulting firm. Consultation to European Project Team.
•Sales agent for clients in utilities consulting and biochem including new business development, high level presentation and follow up communications.
•Interim Director of Marketing for an international convention centre– responsible for strategic execution through B2B marketing and marketing supply chain management including project management and auditing of new website launch, planning, development and implementation of all collateral materials and promotional aids, hosting marketing seminars and events to national and international client base, all advertising, partnering liaisons, memorable contact campaigns, community and public relations strategies. Initial contact on launch of new branding strategy
•Fundraising, planning and management for cooperative educational facility including event management, promotions, public relations and community liaison.
•Consulted in supply assessment and administrative management for contractors at raw materials supply facility.
•Wrote, executed and analyzed a market evaluation for a proposed development within a property management corporation.
•Planned and implemented media and promotional plan for art gallery.
•Project manager in executive search, responsible for executing individual projects, responsible for the management of project logistics, client/candidate liaison, composition of client/candidate documentation, short list coordination, database integrity, itinerary management and short and long range project planning.

CAPGEMINI ERNST & YOUNG,
2000/2001
International Locations

Facilitation Consultant
As a member of the Accelerated Solutions Consulting Environment, co-facilitate client participation in a rigorous process of creative exploration, problem solving and expedited decision-making to catalyze business strategies and e-commerce ventures. Tactical responsibilities included the design and development of graphics materials and real time live website in HTML, strategy and creation of facilitated group exercises, live scribing, audio and video technician and workshop research.

EXPOCOM INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INC.
1988 to 1992
International Locations

Partner/Exhibit Management Consultant
Responsible for total turnkey operations of international trade fair venues for client representatives of Trade Canada including such aspects as account management, recruitment, coordination, sub-contract tendering, writing and editing of publicity documents and press releases, promotion, design graphic contracting, site management, client relations. Accomplishments include both European (Paris, France; Brno, Czechoslovakia; Moscow, Russia; Dusseldorf and Munich, Germany; Milan, Italy) and North American (Chicago, Illinois, Anaheim, California and Las Vegas, Nevada)venues in various market sectors including aerospace, industrial, hardware, technology, fashion, food, recreation and sporting goods.

CJSB RADIO
1985 to 1987
Ottawa, Ontario

Account Executive
Responsible for determining clients’ advertising needs and effectively positioning them to reach target demographics, developed creative campaigns, including remotes and coordinating national spots with local campaigns. Initiated and maintained positive client relations, liaising between client, media management and technical support. Also voice over work on client spots.

CKNR/CJNR RADIO
1982 to 1985
Elliot Lake, Ontario

Account Executive
1983 to 1985
Recruited to the role by Regional Sales Manager to maintain territory, scanning 100 miles of broadcasting area ,to reposition the station in the advertising market against print media. Exceeded budget objectives despite largest rate card increase in station history.

Newscaster/Reporter
1982 to 1983
In the morning drive programming from 6:00 a.m to noon, responsible for news broadcasts each half hour. Researched, interviewed, reported and wrote all news stories and was responsible for all editing, voice clips and technical aspects.

Education:
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario major - Mass Communications
Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario major - Broadcast Journalism
Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario - Visual Packaging
The Canadian Business Resource Centre, Toronto, Ontario – Small Business Development

Skills:
- managing multiple projects,
- 15 years working with and within the media,
- developing and managing
- web launch
- collateral materials
- PR campaigns
- promotions & advertising
- CRM
- strategic partnering
- large scale meeting and trade events
- technological acumen
- writing, developing and directing intense and productive strategy workshops (groups of 60 to 110) to succeed in achieving objectives.
Computer skills: Windows Vista, Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes Domino Platform, Coreldraw, Adobe Illustrator & PhotoShop, Adobe Acrobat, MS Project, Adobe PageMaker, HTML, Macromedia Flash, Quark Xpress

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