Experience

Fokus Mentoring

• Colombia
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Language Trainer

  • Dec 2015 - Present

  • Beginner to Advanced English Language Training – Business and Conversational. • Business English – putting 20 years of training and business experience to use.• Create appropriate lesson plans and test to meet student needs and aspirations. • Beginner to Advanced English Language Training – Business and Conversational. • Business English – putting 20 years of training and business experience to use.• Create appropriate lesson plans and test to meet student needs and aspirations.



Investment Planning Counsel

• Canada
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Consultant

  • Jun 2013 - Jan 2015



Ecole Maternelle Sante Lucie, L'Ilse d'Abeau, Isere, France

• English Teacher

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2011



Multi-Flow

• Retail Sales Director

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2009

  Managed14 sales people.Implemented Sales Force Training program where none existed.Hired and trained 7 new sales people to replace staff and open new areas.Re-designated sales territories to make more efficient use of sales peoples time.Evaluated Sales Force and made the necessary changes to increase sales.Created Sales person evaluation and review process with remedial development for weak sales people.Established reporting process in Axapta to evaluate value of new accounts by sales person against projected sales.Developed Chain sales program to include target lists for chain by sales person and a new chain service contract to enable us to sign larger accounts more easily.Launched the T'ei - Ice Tea program successfully. Increased sales by $200,000 first 6 months on launch.Increased average new account from 110 gallons per year to 324 on average for new accounts.Resigned reluctantly to move to France for my wife's career.



Peterson Plus Consulting

• Co-Owner and General Manager

  • Mar 2007 - Sep 2009

  My wife and I started a medical consulting firm that specializes in translations (English and German to French) and consulting regarding European techniques for OB/GYN Procedures. We also are supervising a medical protocol for a new medical study on an obstetric instrument.Responsibilities include targeting new profitable clients, accounting and accounts receivable, administration and other duties. My wife and I started a medical consulting firm that specializes in translations (English and German to French) and consulting regarding European techniques for OB/GYN Procedures. We also are supervising a medical protocol for a new medical study on an obstetric instrument.Responsibilities include targeting new profitable clients, accounting and accounts receivable, administration and other duties.



R&R Marketing

• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Casino Sales

  • Jan 1999 - Feb 2008

  Responsible for $9.3 annual sales.

• Sales Manager

  • Feb 1999 - Aug 2001

  Managed 18 Sales Executives.



Richard T. Peterson

• Director of Casino Marketing

  • Aug 2001 - Feb 2007

  Managed Casino Sales of $10,000,000 in wine and spirits sales annually and $3,000,000 in on-premise sales in a franchise market against strong competition. Produced sales, expense and marketing budgets to accomplish department sales objectives.Monitored monthly sales and adjusted plans to meet company goals. Hired, trained and managed four assistant casino managers. Accomplishments Grew Casino Sales over a 5 year period $5.5 to over $10 million.Opened Key Corporate Accounts including Borgata, House of Blues, Phillips Seafood, Red Square, etc.Proposed, budgeted and developed positions for two additional casino managers. Sales Awards from Remy, Ketel One, M&H, Trinchero, TGIC Wines, Bacardi brands.Increased Trinchero Wine Portfolio sales from 4000 Cases per year to over 11,000 by 2006.Received largest bonuses/salary increases of R&R management in 2003, 2005, 2006.



Servico Corp

• Food and Beverage Director

  • Jan 1998 - Feb 1999



Trump Corporation

• Beverage Director

  • Jun 1996 - Jan 1998



Sands Hotel & Casino

• Beverage Manager

  • Jan 1993 - Jun 1996