Experience

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  Calgary BMW

  • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • Delivery Specialist and Product Genius

    • Dec 2015 - Present
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    I am responsible for creating and maintaining the highest quality delivery experience that Calgary BMW has ever offered. As the Delivery Specialist it is my job to ensure clients are familiar with all of the intricate features that can be found across the entire range of the BMW model line. As the Product Genius for Calgary BMW I am well versed and specially trained in all of the high tech options our cars offer. I can answer any questions guests may have about the features in our cars.

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  Okotoks Ford Lincoln

  • Sales Representative

    • Jul 2015 - Dec 2015

    Assist customers who enter or contact the dealership, answer their questions and help them select a vehicle that is right for their needs. Present test drives and adhere to dealership procedure to achieve proper qualification prior to test drive. Stay abreast of new products, features and accessories available and translated their benefits to customers. Maintain a buyer follow-up system that encourages repeat and referral business and contributed to customer satisfaction.

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  Mattamy Homes

  • Architectural Coordinator

    • Sep 2014 - Apr 2015

    - Responsibilities as an Architectural Coordinator for Mattamy Homes included ensuring that any and all architectural drawings that were sent to trades, contracting and sales departments and to the clients all matched and were correct.- Responsible for architectural controls including colour choices and elevation styles for the Edmonton division of Mattamy Homes- Maintained any records of change to the drawing sets and ensured these changes were reflected on all relevant sets of drawings- Dealt directly with the trades on site do deal with any problems found within the drawing sets. Provided solutions to the trades either through on-site visits or finding the appropriate information from outside sources like engineers or the design firm- Looked over and approved invoices related to the Architecture Department in a timely manner. These invoices would be submitted by trades for work outside of their original contract. Thorough research would need to be done in order to make certain that the trades were being paid fairly while ensuring Mattamy was not paying for work that either didn't need to be done, or that Mattamy did not pay twice for the same work.- Coordinated revisions and ensured consistency between advertising material and promotional brochures.

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  McDowell and Associates

  • Calgary, Canada Area

  • Architectural Technologist

    • May 2007 - Apr 2013
    • Calgary, Canada Area

     Position as an Architectural Technologist included preparing technicaldrawings for high-end residential housing. Involved in design processfrom the conceptual stage through to full sets of construction drawings.Also responsible for producing high-quality, three-dimensional modelsfor clients or simply for the conceptual phase to achieve a betterunderstanding of the massing of the house. Interior detail models suchas kitchen layouts, stairwells, and smaller details including trims andmolding were also produced. Further responsibilities included applyingfor development and building permits from the City of Calgary andensuring the City’s needs were met during the application process. Attended and conducted on-site meetings to ensure the buildingprocess was as smooth as possible. Responsible for ensuring adherence to Alberta Building Codes andmaintaining extremely high levels of diligence and attention to detail ina design firm that prides itself on producing Working Drawings of thehighest quality. Recently specialized and focused on creating hi-quality, photorealisticrenderings using Google Sketch-Up and Podium renderingsoftware. These renderings would be utilized for clientpresentations, promotional purposes online or for written proposalpackages. Assisted the Elbow Valley West design review committee onArchitectural Controls, with design advice and correspondence to theirclients. Responsibilities included ensuring historical accuracy onsubmitted designs, reviewing colour and finish choices and checkingthat grading information is accurate and complete. Primarily used Microstation V8 to fabricate drawings as well asMicrostation XM and the new Microstation V8i. Created threedimensionalmodels of houses using SketchUp and Podium to createlife-like renderings. Also have 1 year of experience using Revit at abasic level. Trained in AutoCAD and exceptional at learning andusing new programs as needed.

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  Golf Town

  • Sales Associate

    • Apr 2004 - Dec 2007

     Position as a footwear specialist for this busy golf specialty store whileattending school. Responsible for the footwear and bag departments,stocking shelves, creating effective displays, handling special orders,transfers of product, and product repairs. Additional training in apparel,club and customer service departments. The most important role was to professionally and pleasantly interact with the customer.