Ricardo Cespedes
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Award-winning in sales, whose career has been distinguished by quota-surpassing sales and numerous honors. Excellent negotiator and communicator -- quickly establish rapport, build credibility and cultivate lasting relationships with clients. Sales Highlights:
23 years sales experience and 10 years management experience in the pharmaceutical and insurance industries in Canada and overseas.
Dedicated and tenacious sales expert, with a reputation for consummate professionalism and exemplary ethics.
Entrepreneurial Sun Life and Desjardins agent with a history of surpassing customer and employer expectations.
Consistent winner of awards for meeting sales objectives. Skills Highlights:
Self-motivated and customer-oriented
Communication skills - Ability to clarify terms and details to clients’ satisfaction
Knowledge of insurance laws and regulations
Experience in customer relations including one on one with customers
Team player, driven to ensure that the whole team is successful in meeting client needs.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and financial analysis software.
Fluent in English and Spanish.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Financial Advisor
March 2015 to Present
Sun Life Financial, Hamilton, On
Financial Advisor
Sep 2013 to March 2015
Desjardins, Hamilton
Agency Director
June 2012 to Aug 2013
Global RESP Corporation, Richmond Hill, On
Financial Advisor
May 2011 to May 2012
Sun Life Financial, Hamilton, On
Sales Manager
June 2008 to April 2011
Sun Life Financial, Richmond Hill, On
Financial Advisor
April 2004 to May 2008
Sun Life Financial, Richmond Hill, On
General Worker
May 2002 to April 2004
Shipway Stairs Limited, Burlington, On
Regional Manager
September 1994 to August 2001
DECO SA, Colombia, South America
Distribution of Gatorade
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
The Educational Corporation Centro Superior, Colombia, South America, 1991 Marketing and sales
Strategic Marketing planning
Javeriana University. Colombia, South America, 1999 Strategic Sales Management Diploma
CERTIFICATIONS (Licenses)
The Investments Funds Institute of Canada 2005
The Canadian Investment Funds Course (Mutual Funds) The Investments Funds Institute of Canada 2008
Branch Manager Curse.
The Investments Funds Institute of Canada 2008
The Labor Sponsored Investment Funds Course
RESP Dealer Association of Canada (DAC), 2012
Proficiency Course RESP