Saeid Javadi Nejad
Home Address and *** Kiwanis court, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1T 0H7
contact details: Home phone: 613-***-****
Cell phone: 613-***-****
E-mail: *****.******@*****.***
Skype ID: saeid-javadi-nejad
PROFILE
Electrical & Electronics Engineer with long time experience in technical
sales with International companies like Sony and Ross Video (Canada), in
sales of professional and broadcast quality audio visual products and
systems used in television broadcast systems.
Currently seeking a challenging position in A/V technical sale or other
technical fields.
PAST EMPLOYERS
Oct. 2012- Feb 2013 Rogers Communication Inc.
Ottawa, Ontario. B2B sales SMB consultant
Rogers is the leading provider of wireless and wire line communications
to consumers and businesses in Canada. As a member of the Small Account
Representative, in the National inside Sales in Ottawa, I contact the
small businesses in Canada and qualify them for a professional
communications consultancy audit, which is designed to improve the
communications by understanding their operation, addressing the
challenges, needs, goals and take advantage of the latest technologies
available in communications today and offer the most cost effective
solutions. Efficient communications is key to business success.
Aug 2006 - Jul 2009 Ross Video Ltd.
Ottawa, On., Canada
Regional Sales Manager, Middle East & North Africa
Ross Video is active in the manufacturing of electronic audio/video
broadcast quality equipment for the broadcasters and video production
houses. Reporting to EAME Sales manager, and managing the sales into my
territory. I was responsible for :
. Developing the market, open new countries and meet new customers
. Establishing annual business plan with my management and developing
strategies & objectives
. Monitoring and reporting market trends and competitors
. Monitoring the performance of our dealers against sales targets
. Provided customers with pre-sales consultations
My main achievements in this job includes:
. Increased sales by 71% in 2007 and received the "President's Club"
award.
. Successfully appointed new dealers in the territories
Aug 1996 - Jul 2006 Sony Broadcast & Professional Middle East
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sales manager
Sony is global leader and manufacturer of electronic audio/visual equipment
used by media content producers and broadcasters all over the world.
Reporting to Head of Broadcast division, I was responsible for:
. Developing the market, open new countries, setting and developing
strategies, objectives & targets
. My annual sales target was US$ 12.5M for my territories
My main achievements in this job included:
. Achieved 30% increase in the annual sales over three years in 1999
. Appointed the two top broadcast dealers in the Sony Middle East
. Successfully negotiated a 25 million dollar business for Sony for one
the Middle East countries
Mar 1993 - Jun 1996 Black & Decker Corp.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Area Sales Manager
Black & Decker is a global manufacturer of power tools, home appliances
and home improvement hardware
Reporting to the Director of Sales, I was responsible for the following:
. Market development, meet new customers, set and develop strategies &
objectives
. Establishing annual business plan with my management
. Monitoring and reporting market trends and competitors and dealer
performance
My main achievements in this job included:
. Expanded "Power Tools" dealer network resulted in fifteen percent
increase in the annual sales in the first year and fifteen percent
increase in the second year.
Mar 1991 - Feb 1993 Gulf Scientific Corp.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Technical Sales Executive
Gulf Scientific Crop. is a highly active in the Middle East region in the
field of supply of analytical systems such as Gas Chromatography, HPLC and
various on line analyzers to the hydrocarbon industries, health, education,
pharmaceutical, testing labs and standards labs.
Reporting to the Sales Manager, I was responsible for:
. Discussing the requirements of the customers in the Middle East and
recommending the suitable systems and solutions to meet their
requirements.
. Installation of the systems in the region on time and acceptance.
. Training the operators on the use of the systems and awarding them
certificate.
. Servicing the systems during warranty period and preparing maintenance
contracts.
Mar 1987 - Aug 1990 Gulf Electrical Contracting co.
Kuwait city, Kuwait
Electrical engineer
As electrical engineer, I was in charge of designing the electrical wiring
for residential and commercial buildings and calculating the electrical
loads, the air conditioning loads.
I also supervised the installation of electrical wiring during the
construction of the buildings.
Oct 2011- May 2012 Professional Systems Co.
Hawally, Kuwait.
Head of broadcast systems dept.
PSC is a professional company which designs, supplies, integrates
television broadcasting systems, archiving systems, audio, visual and
lighting systems for both professional and broadcast market in Kuwait and
neighboring countries. As head of the department I'm responsible for
sales and installation activities of my department. Meeting with both
clients and principals continuously to understand their requirements and
offer the best balanced technical and commercial offers. I reported to
the company's owner directly.
Jun 2011 - Sep 2011 Studio Hamburg MCI Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Regional Sales Manager, Middle East & North
Africa
MCI is highly reputed and active in film and video production in Germany.
They also conduct trading in broadcast equipment, rental of film, lighting
and systems integration for TV, Radio stations and OB vans. They also have
workshop which specialties in studio d cor sets and museum decoration.
Studio Hamburg has an impressive list of clients. Reporting to the general
manager in Abu Dhabi, as Regional Sales Manager, I was in charge of
contacting and securing business from both government sector and private TV
stations, production houses, sell products, sell consultancies, sell
systems integration, OB vans, look out for museum projects.
Skils:
Sales. Technical Sales. Audio Visual. Broadcast. HPLC. CCTV. Cameras.
Dealer management. Account management. key account management. Sales
Management Negotiation Video Editing International Sales New Business
Development Radio Broadcasting Management Sales Non-linear Editing Digital
TV Integration Channel Partners Media Production Key Account Management
Direct Sales Account Management Business Development Leadership Digital
Signage Networking Multimedia Trade Shows Team Management Professional
Audio Avid Customer Service Camera Video Conferencing Marketing
Communications Pre-sales Training Product Launch Photography Film
Production Middle East Audio Channel Management Customer Relations
EDUCATION
Sep 1980 - Jul 1983 Cardiff University
Cardiff, South Wales, UK
Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical & Electronics
Engineering, Honors degree