HOWIE ENGLISH

**A - **** Lougheed Highway, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 5Y9 I C: 604-***-**** I acrzh2@r.postjobfree.com

Executive Profile

Having over 10 years of direct, high volume sales experience in the food, print, and telecommunications sectors, with excellent interpersonal skills and outstanding ability to turn leads and cold calls into closed sales. Developed B2B campaigns in excess of $ 1,000,000.00.

Skills Highlights

Values, ethics and clients trust are my core values

Addressing all aspects of recruitment, loss prevention, and client retention

Very personable

Develop long term business relationships

Professional Experience

Business Development Manager (full-time days) Mar 2012 to Current

Baillargeon Holdings – Vancouver, BC

Up-sell home renovation projects with clients

Orchestrate all aspects of budgets, design and project viability directly with our customers

Selected Achievements: Up-sell value added services, best suited to clients’ needs

Win Back/Audit Aug 2011 to Feb 2012

SHAW Communications – Vancouver, BC

Deal with clients on a one-on-one basis, selling SHAW residential home services to clientele using alternate service providers. Highlight strengths of our product(s)

Selected Achievements: $ 13,400 net earnings in a single month, a top sales record

Restaurateur – Operations Manager Feb 2008 to Jul 2011

Jungle Land Play Centre Tres Rios – Tres Rios Cartago, Costa Rica

Jungle Land, a multi-floor children’s’ activity area and restaurant in Costa Rica

Selected Achievements: Managed over 60 people, set-up group parties in excess of 250 people per sitting.

Director – Operations Manager Apr 1999 – Jan 2008

Loyalty Homes – Vancouver, BC

Top performing sales position of career to date. Acquired niche properties (single family homes, land banking, and pre-construction multi-buys from builders)

2-3 sites per year, project cycle of 4-5 months from permits to final sale.

Selected Achievements: Bought, renovated, and sold 17 properties

Additional Information

Canadian Citizen, have my US Green Card, lived and worked abroad in the USA. Have my work documentation for Costa Rica too

Willing to travel

Education

Business and Social Studies July 2014 to Current

Coursera – Vancouver, BC

UBC, and U of T

Studying; business, architecture, healthcare, and economics

HOWIE ENGLISH (Resume) page # 2 of 2

Certification; Business and Economics

SUCCESS Business College – Vancouver, BC

Business and Economics

Professional Accreditation; Business

Ryerson University – Toronto, ONT

Business Studies

High School Honours Degree; Business

Mackenzie Collegiate – Toronto, ONT

Certifications, Licenses, and Credentials

Executive Sales Experience

GC- General Contractor

Food Safe

Serving It Right

Dangerous Goods Certification - handling of and separation of dangerous goods at YVR

YVR – Security Clearance – RAIC

YVR – Security Driver’s License

Military and Weapons Training Overseas

Extra-Curricular Activities

Outdoor sporting events, scuba diving, and running marathons. Peak triumph – The Boston Marathon

Studying part-time: Business Process Methodology, and Architecture

Awards

High School Honours

Outstanding Debt Recovery and Skip Tracer

AT&T – Performance Award for top lead, both residential and business clientele

City of Pitt Meadows – Mayor Awarded – Charitable Community Service Award

Province of British Columbia – MP Awarded – Outstanding Community Work

Community Service

Over 15 years in fundraising and volunteer work

Helping intellectually challenged individuals with Down Syndrome

Charitable Endeavour: SKYWALK HOWIE ENGLISH; A fund-raising event. Walking 167 km, for 31 hours. Sponsors include: DSRF, Universal Flagging, The RCMP (Maple Ridge, Coquitlam, and Burnaby Detachments), CBC, Global, Radio Canada, SHAW, Burnaby Now, Maple Ridge News

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