MICHAEL JOHNSON

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HAMILTON ONTARIO CANADA

BUSINESS

MANAGER, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, DATA MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT, TRAINER

AND COACH, MOTIVATOR, ENTREPRENEUR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER.

PROVEN INTEGRITY, WORK ETHIC, DISCIPLINED, CLEAN POLICE RECORD CHECK, BONDABLE.

STRONG ABILITY TO LEAD AND ABILITY TO FOLLOW WHEN REQUIRED.

OUTSTANDING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP BUILDING PERSONALITY. LARGE CONTACT BASE. LARGE CUSTOMER BASE.

STRONG NEGOTIATING SKILLS.

LARGE SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING ON LINKEDIN. OVER 3800 FOLLOWERS.

MECHANICAL APTITUDE.

RESILIENT HOWEVER FLEXIBLE.

ABOVE AVERAGE AND PROVEN ABILITY TO EXECUTE IN A DIRECTION OR A PROJECT WITH RESULTS.

ABOVE AVERAGE ABILITY TO LEARN, RETAIN AND APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.

TEAM LEADER, TRAINER, COACH, TEAM PLAYER AND MOTIVATOR.

WORK EXPERIENCE

WWW.THELOCALSPORTSNETWORK.COM SEPTEMBER 2012 PRESENT CO-PARTNER,

ONTARIO

PROMOTED GROWTH FOR OUR WEB SITE FOR ONTARIO CANADA THROUGH EXISTING CONTACTS, MARKETING, EXPERIENCE, AND

ABOVE AVERAGE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERNET AND SEARCH OPTIMIZATION AS WELL SOCIAL MEDIA.

RESULTING IN REACHING OVER 1.5 MILLION USERS A MONTH IN ONTARIO. HAVE BECOME ONE OF TOP DESTINATIONS FOR LOCAL

SPORTS STORIES, NEWS ETC.

DEVELOPED SALES DIVISION, HIRED, TRAINED A SALES AGENT NETWORK TO SELL ADVERTISING.

DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED A BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP WITH CRIME STOPPERS ONTARIO.

CONTINUED TO GROW A LARGE BASE OF CONTACTS AS WELL CLIENTS.

CREATED AND MANAGED SOCIAL MEDIA.

THE GOLDBOOK TELEPHONE DIRECTORY JANUARY 1997 SEPTEMBER 2012 CO-

FOUNDER

PROMOTED GROWTH OF OUR TELEPHONE BOOK CONCEPT, BEING USER FRIENDLY, FULL DIGITAL COLOUR, WIDER AREA COVERAGE.

PERSONALITY DESIGNED THE CONCEPT OF BEING AN INTERNET TOOL.

DUE TO THE FACT DIAL UP WAS THE TECHNOLOGY AT THE TIME, MY CONCEPT WAS TO TAKE THE USER OF THE PHONE-BOOK FROM

THE PERMANENT DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENT TO THE NEW INTERNET WHERE THE CONSUMER COULD BENEFIT FROM HAVING THE CHOICE

TO GET MORE INFORMATION LIKE VIDEO, COUPONS ETC.

WORKED CLOSELY WITH FOUR OTHER PARTNERS TO EXECUTE ON OUR BUSINESS PLANS AND PROJECTS. PART OF THE SUCCESS OF

THE GOLD BOOK BEING THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT DIRECTORY IN ONTARIO.

CREATED A LARGE BUSINESS NETWORK THAT I WAS ABLE TO GROW, MAINTAIN AND AND PROMOTE NEW TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES

TRANSPARENTLY, MAINTAINING AND GROWING COMPANY REVENUE IN A FAST AND EVER CHANGING INDUSTRY.

AS THE COMPANY REVOLVED AND WAS PURCHASED BY METROLAND PUBLISHING, FORMING A NEW DIVISION METROLAND DIGITAL,

SO DID MY ROLE. I CONTINUED TO PROMOTE OUR DIRECTORY AS WELL NEW DIGITAL PRODUCTS TO MY LARGE NETWORK OF CLIENTS,

MAINTAINING STRONG REVENUE GOALS AND TARGETS.

LOCATOR GROUP JANUARY 1990 JANUARY 1997 SALES, SALES MANAGER, SALES AND SALES MANAGER TRAINER

PROMOTED, COMMUNITY DIRECTORIES WITHIN ONTARIO. STARTED IN SALES, BECAME ONE OF THE TOP SALES PRODUCERS IN

OUR

THE COMPANY.ENJOYED BEING PART OF THE GROWTH OF THE COMPANY AND THE SUCCESS OF THE COMPANY BEING CHOSEN BY

PROFIT MAGAZINE AS ONE OF CANADA FASTEST 100 GROWING COMPANIES.

CREATED AND EXECUTED ON A OUT OF AREA SALES PROJECT. DIVISION GREW AND WAS A LARGE PART OF THE COMPANIES

REVENUE.

WORKED WITH THE OWNER OF A COMPANY WE PURCHASED IN OTTAWA FOR FOUR MONTHS, TEACHING, TRAINING, MOTIVATING AND

MANAGING THEIR SALES TEAM.

WORKED WITH THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE US DIVISION OF THE COMPANY AS WE PURCHASED A LARGE

COMMUNITY DIRECTORY IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON TO HELP TRAINING WITH THE MERGER AND EXPAND INTO THE US MARKET.

OPENED A NEW SALES OFFICE IN HAMILTON FROM START, HIRING, TRAINING, DEVELOPING, MOTIVATING OVER 25 SALES STAFF.

ADMIRAL / LAKEVEIW TELECOMMUNICATIONS JANUARY 1980 JANUARY 1990 CO-

PARTNER

SALES, INSTALLATIONS, SERVICE OF BUSINESS TELEPHONE SYSTEMS, COMPUTER NETWORKS, VOICE MAIL AND OTHER TELECOM

SERVICES AND PRODUCTS. BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATELY OWNED TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES IN ONTARIO.

SERVICING COMPANIES ACROSS CANADA SUCH AS THE WESTON GROUP ( LOBLAWS, FORTINOS, ZHERS ) AVCO FINANCIAL.

MANAGED ALL ASPECTS OF THE BUSINESS.

QUALIFICATIONS

- PROFESSIONAL, PERSONABLE, MOTIVATED, NEAT, CLEAN, HEALTHY. - COMPLETED MANY TOP INDUSTRY TRAINING AND

PERSONAL TRAINING COURSES IN, MANAGEMENT, YELLOW PAGE SALES, SALES, SALES MANAGEMENT, INTERNET, COMPUTER

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.

GRADUATED GRADE 12 IN 1977, I HAVE TAKEN A FEW COLLEGE COURSES AT MOHAWK. BESIDES BUSINESS AND SELF

I

BETTERMENT COURSES MOST OF MY TRAINING HAS BEEN INDUSTRY OR SELF THOUGHT AND THROUGH BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS

HAVE DEVELOPED.

- MAINTAINED A LEADER IN ALL INDUSTRIES AND ROLLS I HAVE WORKED IN.

INTERESTS

- FAMILY AND PETS - BUSINESS - PEOPLE - COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT - PERSONAL GROWTH AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT -

READING AND EDUCATION - TRAVELLING - COTTAGE - BOATING - FISHING - MOTORCYCLE

REFERENCES

PERSONAL REFERENCE, THE HONORABLE, SUPERIOR COURT JUSTICE, ANDREW GOODMAN PLEASE REQUEST CONTACT

INFORMATION

PERSONAL PROFILE

- BORN IN 1961

- MARRIED 28 YEARS - WIFE EMPLOYED FOR OVER 30 YEARS AT MCMASTER UNIVERSITY

- THREE DAUGHTERS

- ONE GRAND DAUGHTER

MICHAEL JOHNSON

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