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S. MICHAEL BASHA

OBJECTIVE

A Senior Manager in a leading corporation where excellent customer interaction,

product marketing, leadership experience, and strong communication and

management background can be leveraged.

QUALIFICATIONS

A highly motivated individual with demonstrated proficiency for learning

new skills and new methodologies.

A proven track record for initiative, leadership, and commitment in the

completion of numerous high quality, high impact deliverables.

Extensive management, sales and marketing knowledge in various

technologies and services, complimented by strong logistical problem solving

skills, and in depth New Product Introduction experience.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2014 to present

Excellence Logistics 3PL, President

Setting up a start-up organization from conception to working applications

to sales and managing its initial market offerings within Quebec and

Ontario.

Completed all negotiations with carrier base for LTL, TL and container

drayage within the market space. Warehousing locations for both Ontario

and Quebec, strategic terminal positions, Canada Bond rights and

distributions.

Marketing and sales of offerings for full end-to-end Supply Chain

Management within the market space or A-La-Carte requirements.

Position the company as a single source logistics supplier as a gateway to

the Northeastern USA market.

2013 - 2014

Canada Drayage Inc. (Div. Consolidated Fastfrate Inc.) General

Manager, Eastern Canada

Organize the Eastern Canadian Regions through Sales, Marketing and Capital

Investments.

Management of the Eastern Canadian markets for Quebec and Maritimes

regarding sustained growth and exceeding company expectations in region.

Operational management of three main offices in Montreal, Moncton and Halifax

regarding equipment management as well as future requirements based on set

expansion plans.

P&L responsibilities to the region including the Human Resources, Capital Assets,

Sales and Management as well as Safety & Compliance.

2013 to 2014

Carmel Transport International, General Manager (Montreal)

Re-negotiated terms with Carmel Transport International for the General

Management of the Montreal Office for the increase of sales, drivers and overall

positioning in the Quebec market space.

Ongoing efforts in the new terminal to provide upgraded services in the following

areas:

Upgraded Customer Service

Warehousing and Cross Dock

Container storage facilities

Improved Drayage services

CBSA Bonded services Trucking, warehousing & Yard

Upgraded Chassis mechanical services.

2011 to 2013

Pro Global Logistics, Managing Executive Partner

Take an existing company and make it better:

Buying into this organization, the basic objective was to ensure that the company

can carry out customer’s requirements in Drayage to local markets in points

Quebec, Ontario and North-Eastern United States. Company’s sales grew 228%

in the first fiscal year; equipment management went from 16 chassis units to 210

and power units from 4 trucks to 26.

2012 Business plans shows a growth rate of 172% and all set objective have

been met based on quarterly results.

Continued growth was planned for the next 4 years with the added terminal in

the Toronto, ON market space and added plans for opening an additional

terminal in Vancouver, BC.

2009 – 2011 Carmel Transport International,

Montreal General Manager

Management of Dray Services for the Quebec market, objective was to re-

establish the company to its former position in the Quebec market space in as

short a timeframe as possible. Objective was met with a 63% increase in sales

over a 12 month period making the Montreal office the fastest and most efficient

sales office across Canada.

Objective achievements:

Reorganization of office staff to meet requirements.

Setting objectives according to Business plan.

Increasing driver staff from 8 to 21 with added equipment.

Focusing on customer service improvements.

Establishing clear expectations and implementation criteria.

Increase sales from existing clients and sourcing new clients to add to the

collective.

2005 – 2010

Executive Consultant

Consultations & Practicing:

Sales and Sales Management, Customer Management and Customer

Programs, Client Relations and Retention.

Market and Marketing Planning, Strategic Initiatives, Market Focus and

Dynamics.

Project Management, Business Development and Planning, Human

Resource Management.

Traffic Logistics, Warehousing Management, Traffic Control, Freight

Management, Consolidations, Freight Audit.

Supply chain management, Supply integration and management,

implementation of Best Practises.

2004 – 2005 Scottish & Newcastle International

General Manager & Warehouse Manager, Quebec

General Manager for the Sales, Marketing and Distribution of imported Beer and

Cider products for the province. Responsibilities included all P&L, Forecasting,

Third Party Distribution and Sales, Negotiations, Key Account Management,

Customer Service, Business Development, Governmental Lobbyist and overall

strategic growth in S&N International label products.

Accomplishments included:

49% growth rate year over year for British Beer Brands for Quebec.

Introduction of K1664 into Quebec’s retail and On-Premise Accounts.

Grew K1664 as the fastest growing French Beer import in Quebec with

7012 Hectolitres in sales in 2005 with projected sales of 13467 HL for

2006, a 52% increase and further targeted sales of 20,000 HL for 2007.

Led product brands in overall sales across Canada.

Successful Marketing/Advertising campaigns for product introductions.

2001-2004 Tesslin Bio-Sciences Inc. Montreal, Quebec

V.P. Business Development/Administration,

Senior manager in professional engineering services for the Telecommunications

industries and Research and Development in Bio-Medical/Bio-Photonics industries

utilizing specialized optical fibre technology and electro-polymerization

methodologies, my responsibilities included all aspects of Business Development

and Administration including sales strategies and forecasts, strategic marketing

and positioning, business plan development and financing strategies and

customer interface resulting in the corporation's ability to functions as a major

team player in the industry.

Accomplishments included:

Centralizing manufacturing set up for the Canadian and North American

Markets and global distribution partners.

Laboratory requirements for Canada, Israel and France.

Prime interface for Health Canada (Federal) and (LSPQ) Laboratory Santé de

Publique du Québec and (OLSC) Ontario Life Sciences Council (Provincial).

Patents and Intellectual Properties and Regulatory Affairs (FDA, Health

Canada and European Authorities)

Establishing engineering teams and requirements based on global

prerequisites.

1995-2001 Nortel Networks Montreal, Quebec

Sr. Manager Project Management and Business Development, Sr.

Deployment Management and Sr. Trade show Communication

Management.

Rapid advancement from entry level management to senior management

team.

Initiated rapid deployment methodologies resulting in multi million dollar cost

savings to the organization.

Project Management accomplishments included:

New Product Introductions (NPI) Optical development projects designed and

customized specifically for Nortel Networks customer's networks, Project

managed 17 multi-billion and multi-million dollar programs.

Initiated global programs to increase and deploy product into major high

capacity networks through managed Business Development.

Directly responsible for all High Capacity Optical customer programs in three

major global markets. (North and Central America, Europe and Asia)

Responsible for all major global trade shows in respect to Optical Networks.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Management and project managed multi-million and multi-billion dollar field

deployments for larger telecommunication carriers for Nortel Networks. This

included negotiations, supervising, scheduling, technical task assignments,

cost controls, equipment inventory, and overall leadership for the project

deployments.

Received top recognition (Pride Awards) for the set up and management of

the worlds first OC-192, 32 lambda Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer 10 Gigabit

product system leading to a $billion dollar contract with Level (3)

Communications.

Initiated Business Development programs intended to reduce design and

deployment costs resulting in multi-million dollar savings for the company by

segregation of design deliverables.

EDUCATION

Nortel Networks/McGill University/George Washington University (PMP)

Strategic Business Writing

Product Management

Project Management

Management for Achievement

Strategic Marketing

Four phases of Optical Photonics

Project Risk Management

Project Planning and Implementation

Process Planning and Implementation

Project Planning and Control

LANGUAGES

French (rated 75% proficient)

English (100% proficient)

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