Diane Spencer, B.B.A.
PROFILE
Over ten years of sales experience, achieving and exceeding quota. A lifetime of exemplary
customer service; combining a friendly, helpful personality with experience and education. Over
ten years of office experience, with a recent upgrade in office and accounting software. A highly
accurate, dedicated, reliable employee who is an independent self-starter and a team player.
EDUCATION
Accounting and Office Upgrade Academy of Learning, 2012-2013
• 98.8% overall average
• Honours all subjects
Bachelor of Business Administration, B.B.A., Honours York University, 1981-1985
• Dean’s Honour Role Member
• IBM Canada scholarship
• York University scholarships
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Sales
• Consistently a top producer, 120% of Metro Waste Paper 2004 quota, exceeded my
Empress Software quota and initiated a new US distributor that became Empress USA
• Consistent leader in compactor account sales
• Experience with technical sales, solution sales, service sales and project sales
• Cold calling specialist, not only did I get great results, I enjoyed it
• Trade show successes, with record leads generated and well presented, qualified prospect
information
• Technical software product demonstrations provided for trade shows and sales initiatives
• Six years experience with project estimating, costing, quoting, closing, collection and
creation of further sales
Entrepreneurial
• From business plan to three locations, built and then sold, Smiley’s Drive-Thru Inc. a
profitable, successful and creative, chain of coffee shops
• Managed and executed all aspects of business operation, including: business plans;
staffing; inventory; accounting; pricing; financial planning; and business sale
• Created marketing and sales plan for a new office paper initiative, obtained initial
customer base
Office
• Cash office, accounting and balancing
• Program administration including: eLearning; Newsletter; Goal-line; Rain Checks; We
Care; and Health and Safety
• Managed franchise office and accurately provided monthly accounting, sales,
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prospecting, proposals and financial statements to the head office
• Answering phones, filing, greeting visitors, typing 50 WPM and taking minutes
• Notified customers of overdue payments and accounts with diplomacy
• Recently upgraded education in: MS Word; Excel; Windows 7; Access; Electronic Mail;
Outlook; PowerPoint; Business Correspondence; and Office Procedures
• A team player who is capable of independent and team work principles
• The smile comes through in person and over the phone, excellent friendly, professional
manners with both clients and co-workers
Customer Service
• Satisfying over 270 waste management customers, while creating growth, with a high
retention record
• For seven years, provided 5:00 a.m. friendly, counter service and outstanding customer
service which helped grow Smiley’s Drive-Thru Inc. to three locations
• Recipient of the IBM Canada response line service award for excellent customer support
• Managed a high-volume workload within a deadline-driven environment
• Very successful with adding new waste recovery services to large industrial accounts
which required motivating, negotiating, dispute resolution, teamwork and across the
board customer service
• Provided telephone support to US Clients with relational database management systems
Accounting
• Recently upgraded education in: accounting procedures; book keeping; QuickBooks
Premier 2010; Simply Accounting Premium 2010; and ACCPAC 500 ERP 5.5
• Managed complete set of financial records for Smiley’s Drive-Thru Incorporated,
including seven years of payroll processing, T4’s, taxation and remittance
• Accurately processed bills, invoices, inventory reports, accounts and financial statements
in a timely manner
• Managed banking, reconciliation, large deposits, journal entries and cash flow analysis
• Calculated costs of materials, labour and other expenses to provide quotations and
project analysis
WORK HISTORY
Canadian Tire, Uxbridge Cash office and Program Administrator 2013 to 2014
Dale’s Landscaping Gardener – Private Estate Management 2011 to 2013
Spencer Home and Garden Owner, Operator 2005 to 2011
Metro Waste Paper Recovery Inc. Sales Representative 2002 to 2005
VenPoint Systems Inc. Administration/Office/Sales 2000 to 2002
Smiley’s Drive-Thru Inc. President and Owner 1993 to 2000
Metro Waste Paper Recovery Inc. Business Development Representative 1989 to
1993
Empress Systems Customer Support and Sales Representative 1986 to 1989
IBM Canada Sales 1985 to 1986
IBM Canada Customer Support and Laboratory(Summers) 1981 to
1985
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