CHRISTEN McKENZIE

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Toronto, Ontario M6S 1A4 647-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Marca Group, Whitby, Ontario, March 2013 to present

Frame and Sunglass Sales Representative

Responsible for introducing frame and sunglass lines to Optometrists Offices and Optical Retail Stores:

Diesel, Swarovski, Kenneth Cole, Missoni and Zero rh+.

Territory Area Responsibility:

Yonge Street West to Windsor.

Crystal Clear Vision, Toronto, Ontario, January 2013 to January 2014

Optometric Consultant

Instrumental in introducing and building the Network of Referring Doctors (900 Optometrists).

Educated Optometrist and Staff on the Surgery options CCV offered as well as the benefits to their practices.

Planned and coordinated continuing education with the Clinical and Medical Director.

Coordinated and executed a continuing education program that had 225 Optometrist attend.

Trained staff and doctors on Patient Educational Acer Tablets with Eyemaginations

Software.

Centennial Optical Limited, Toronto, Ontario, April 1995 to November 2012

Frame and Sunglass Sales Representative

Responsible for introducing frame lines to Optometrists Offices and Optical Retail Stores:

Roots, Hackett, BCBG, Vera Wang, JNY, Cole Haan, Kaos, Arielle De Pinto, Bliss, Christian Lacroix, TUMI, Encore

Sophisticate (a private label for optometrists).

Represented sunglass lines:

Serengeti, Vera Wang, BCBG and JNY.

Continued

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Additional sales responsibilities:

Frame cases, custom-cleaning cloths, and lab pack programs.

Territory Area Responsibility:

GTA, Lake Ontario to Highway 7, Highway 427 to Port Union Road.

Net Sales of $850K per year to Independent Eye Care Professionals.

Imperial Optical Limited, Ontario, May 1986 to December 1992

Frame and Sunglass Representative

Represented frame lines:

Da Vinci, Stetson, Alfa Romeo, Seasonal Inspiration, Sophia Loren, Liz Claiborne, Desil, Ellebi, Christian, Canada

Optical.

Represented sunglass Lines:

Serengeti, Bolle and Tone Ray.

Also responsible for tools, accessories and case sales in the territory.

Territory Area Responsibility:

GTA, Eastern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario.

EDUCATION

University of Windsor, Windsor Ontario

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Visual Arts.

University of Western Ontario, London Ontario

Bachelor of Arts Degree in History.

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