ROBERT BESCEC ***-* Rowntree Road, Etobicoke, ON M9V 5G9
: 416-***-**** : *******@*****.**
Product Management
CORE SKILLS
Expert in Product Management, Project Management, and in Sourcing Products.
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive experience in Product Management for Technical products, Safety products and
Printing Systems.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics. Masters Diploma in Management and
Marketing.
Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
Excellent ability with computer programs: Windows, Office, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power
Point, SAP and other Database Software
An effective communicator and team leader with strong analytical, problem solving and
organizational abilities
Responsible for cleaning up entire database for Seton in order to have accurate and
effective Marketing Promotions and Campaigns.
Responsible for Seton’s entire $5 million dollar Direct Marketing and Web Marketing
budget.
Created one to one marketing that improved Seton’s sales to highest level ever.
Decreased costs by over 30% by Producing Printing Machines locally and by creating
strong relationships with local suppliers.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Product Manager:
Created business plans and financial plans that allowed KPG-Canada to receive
government R & D grants.
Created all content for KPG’s website in order to promote all products and services more
effectively.
Analyzed consumer markets and their requirements and created new catalogues and
flyers specially tailored to these customers.
Responsible for developing new and current products to meet and exceed customer
expectations.
Trained Seton’s Customer Service and Account Managers in order to sell and
promote all of my product lines.
Worked at trade shows to promote company name, line of products and services.
Increased sales and profits to all-time highs with this new style of one-on-one
marketing.
Project Manager:
Worked with engineers and software designers to create custom printing solutions
for our customers.
Experience with small to large projects from start to finish on custom printing
solutions.
Reduced company costs with improved relations with Canadian suppliers.
Worked with current suppliers to increase turnaround times, service, and lower
costs.
Responsible for updating Seton’s entire product database so that accurate reports
and marketing campaigns could be implemented.
Chair Health and Safety Committee
Conducted audits and implemented safety procedures for the Distribution and
Manufacturing departments.
Held monthly meetings on how to improve company safety procedures and
implemented all of the changes.
Received Class II Certification in Health and Safety in order to recommend and
implement all required safety procedures for the entire company.
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Marketing and Project Manager 2007 –
KPG Corporation: Bolton, Ontario
Merchandising Manager 2004 - 2007
SETON: Richmond Hill, Ontario
Product Manager 1997 – 2004
SETON: Richmond Hill, Ontario
Chair for Health and Safety Committee
SETON: Richmond Hill, Ontario 1997 - 2004
Account Manager 1995 - 1997
SETON: Richmond Hill, Ontario
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Graduate Management Diploma (Specialized in Marketing, Human Resources, Small Business
Management)
Applied Management (All MBA Courses)
MCGILL UNIVERSITY 1993
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science, Economics
MCGILL UNI VERSIT Y 1991
CERTIFICATE AND TRAINING
Competitive Intelligence 2004
York University
Effective Negotiating 2002
Chester Karrass