Project Manager Quality Control

DEAN YOUNG

416-***-**** k5dqvh@r.postjobfree.com

Marketing/Project coordinator

Accomplished and innovative, project management and marketing professional with extensive domestic and international

experience within the field of corporate media of advertisement. Goal oriented and visionary leader with proven success

in multitude of national media campaigns ranging from manufacturing, health care, financial and insurance projects

sizing from macro to micro projects.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Highly versed in regional advertising, branding, competitor analysis, project scheduling and various other project

stages.

• 2 years retail experience in large chain retail chains.

• merchandising and rebranding of corporate facilities and its chains.

• Over saw the Implementation corporate plan of grams for seasonal merchandise.

• Over 10 years experience coordinating direct mail and Advertisement campaigns nationally.

• Proficiency in Microsoft word, Outlook, Access, Adobe creative suite and working in a multi functional organization.

• Experience promotional planning, pricing and inventory management procedures within big box retail chain stores.

• Coordinate national print campaigns for roadshows and advertisements projects using third parties distribution houses.

• Knowledgeable in business budgeting, planning and reporting and adaptable to a wide range of business models.

• Skilled in staff supervision and training, client relationship building, procurement processes, budgeting, fiscal accrual

and reporting.

• .Oversaw advertising daily operations including generating printing, media buying, scheduling, multi tasking and

relationship maintenance of third parties vendors.

• Monitor/ quality control of corporate branding standards throughout all media outlets especially within, print and web-

base channels.

• Acquired Canadian Print Production Practitioner (CPPP) accreditation.

• Project management experience in marketing, design and production sectors

• Over 10 years working in the financial and insurance sector at internal advertising agencies with Production coordinator

qualification.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Retail Supervisor August 2010 to

present

Canadian Tire, Richmond Hill, ON

• Implemented new Corporate GPS branding standard entailing reconfiguration of retail store layout and merchandising.

• Oversaw all of the seasonal orders and budget/evaluated promotional activity to determine the best combination and

timing of promotions to generate the best uplift and return on store investment.

• Proof read all advertisement for accuracy of content and implemented scheduling program for weekly highlighted

merchandise.

• Initiated quality control focuses upon merchandising and POP displays.

• Use statistical analysis to identify and client trends and created model to facilitate clientele base.

• Forecasted consensus promotional activities by utilizing knowledge to evaluate proposed forecasts and recommend

changes resulting increased sales in the seasonal department by 15 %.

• Coordinate and controlled two department operations and staff schedule and training.

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• Implemented quality control procedure reducing damaged good expenses and initiated vendor agreements and

reimbursements for substandard merchandise contributing to increase in departmental sales.

• Monitored inventory and initiated procurement process with vendors for replenishment of stock in a timely fashion.

• Logistical and distribution of live merchandise to key strategic areas. Orchestrate, implementing of heavy duty forklift

machinery.

• Diagnose IT problems to “point of purchase” hardware and software equipment and conduct supervisory operation of

software fixes through third party monitoring system.

Project Management

Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences April – July

2010

• Generated Project Plans for a company’s wide central access portal that established a firewall system to identify and

monitor employees’ movement through the company electronic real estate.

• Developed communication plan to support the integration of IT initiative wireless project with the integration of

triangular security system based upon wireless and GPS technology.

• Coordinated third party installers’ access to secure maximum facilities by acquiring proper administration channels

and procedures through the proper protocols.

• Communicated with Vendors statistical information, progress reports and scheduled operations using communication

plans tools.

• Liaison between internal stakeholders and department heads facilitating communication through meetings/scheduling

with external Vendors.

• Team lead in monitoring, controlling, and scheduling of work packages.

• Facilitating quality and risk management procedures to actively reduce potential hazard situation.

Production Coordinator

Franklin Templeton Investment Canada 2008-

2009

• Responsible for the general procurement of printed marketing materials.

• Oversaw the quality control process of all print materials and performed on site press approvals.

• Managed printing budget of 2 million dollars.

• Renegotiated vendors contracts generating 10% savings

• Established and implemented company wide use of FSC program, reducing carbon footprint.

Project Manager and Marketing consultant

LC Communication 2006-2008

• Managed over 10 staff members in various disciplines including AD Agency, copy writers, contractual and

procurement and data base administration.

• Communicated project requirements to employees and sub-contractors.

• Created and coordinated the design, copy writing, translation, printing and distribution of marketing materials.

• Project managed seasonal advertising and marketing campaigns for retail sector.

• Oversaw the design and consultation of corporate logo and branding development for a start up financial

companies

Production Coordinator/Distribution Manager

Aegon Canada 2000-2007

• Accountable for printing budget exceeding 2 million dollars.

• Orchestrated the corporate inventory of all marketing materials and national network distribution, in excess of

4,000 Advisors.

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• Created and managed a tracking docket system that documented all the design and printed projects generated

on a yearly base.

• Identified and developed new business strategy resulting in generating of $500,000 in savings.

• Supervised the printing and distribution of new and past products of several national campaigns.

• Managed the development of a national electronic portal for electronic ordering system.

• Coordinated the national operations of design content and translation of French and English documentation.

• Responsible for internal operations of Advertising agency.

• Establish a national protocol for coordinating the translation, design, printing and distribution of bilingual

documents.

Product Manager

1996-2000

The International Source for Ergonomics (ISE)

• Performed Production Manager Accountabilities of electrical table, pneumatic Chairs, and research and

development.

• Managed the development of new products and increased revenue stream for existing products.

• Negotiated raw material contracts with national and international suppliers.

• Developed and copy write technical specs for products within the table division.

• Implemented ISO standards.

• Performed national and international product demonstrations and presentations.

• Managed product promotional distribution to international countries.

• Monitor and control the product development, design and manufacturing life cycle.

Education

Centennial College

Post Graduate Project Management Program

The Institution of Communication and Advertisement

Canadian Print Production Practitioner (CPPP)

Centennial College/Bell Center

3D Animation

York University

B.A. Political science (Latin American Politics)

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