Solution Design Lead

• May 2023 - Present

All things Marketing and Operations. All things Marketing and Operations.

Platform Manager

• Jan 2022 - May 2023

Adobe, Workfront, Uptempo, censhare, Monday.com, Aprimo, Workato, accruals, BPM, advisory, extended services, planned and unplanned, playbook, battle card, Innovation centre, data visualization, Power BI, financials, fiscal year, Enterprise Work management, EWM, SOP, FRD, BRD, RFP, CO, CR, scenario planning, SOW, Reporting, projections, OKR, KPI, GAP, Responsibilities: -Platform Subject Matter Expert -Marketing, product and training updates -Lead generation -Consulting and Advisory services -Project Management -Configuration -Contracts, Statements of Work, Change Orders/Requests -Continued Education (certification) -Documentation (training guides, requirements documentation, proposals, presentations, assessments, etc…) -Customer Success -Training -Support and maintenance -Vendor relationships -Retrospectives Show less

Consultant | Analyst

• Jan 2019 - May 2023

Senior Consultant

• Apr 2019 - Jan 2022

BrandMaker, Allocadia, Hive9, Uptempo, SaaS, product management, software vendor, software development, Tableau, JasperSoft, Finance, Plan and Spend, Target, Actuals, Purchase Order, Invoice, SAP, Oracle, Magnolia, BPMN, W2P, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo, Bing, Yahoo, Fusion, Salesforce, Jira, Confluence, Atlassian, Trello, social platform, CTA, Rollover, brand management, contract renewals, Responsibilities: -PreSales handoffs -Project scoping -Implementation management -Consultation -Environment management -Code deployment -Integrations -Support and Maintenance -Customer Success -Training and collateral -Product and Solution testing Show less

Solution Strategist

• Apr 2009 - Apr 2019

Technical Sales, Pre-Sales, Professional Services, Consulting, Business Intelligence, Business Analysis, Operations Analyst, SOP, Standard Operating Procedures, Runbook, Industry Best Practices, Advertising Agencies, Retail, Marketing, Communications, MARCOM, International client base, Global target market, ROI, White papers, Case studies, User story, success criteria, Scope of work, Statements of work, RFP, RFI, SOW, UAT, Digital Asset Management, DAM, CRM Content Management, Northplains, Xinet, Dalim, Censhare, InPress, TclTk, php, Linux, RedHat, XML, XMP, JavaScript, ExtJS, cURL, SSL, SSO, Single Sign On, LDAP, Active Directory, AD, InterAct, EnRoute, Presentations, Public Speaking, Strategist. Responsibilities: -Demo'ing product -Proof of Concepts -Assist Sales in presenting accurate, relevant solution options to customers -Discovery, Assessment and Consulting for existing and prospective customers, both onsite and off -Documentation outlining thorough and precise procedures -Defining Business, Functional and Technical requirements -Onsite customer training -Creation, Deployment and Maintenance of workflow solution -Managing customer expectations from initial contact to final delivery -Generate further opportunities after the initial customer introduction -Account for time spent vs time billed -Represent the company at Trade Shows and Marketing events -Presenting in front of customers and prospects Show less

Applications Specialist

• 2008 - 2009

Sales, 1 of 3 Specialists in Canada, Digital Printing, Toner, EFI, Service calls, Trouble shooting, Software install, Patch and Upgrade, Customer facing, Suit and Tie, Customer Training, Customer 'check in' visits, Colour Management, Registration, DIgital Press, Bindery, Microsoft, Word, Excel, Power Point, Sharepoint, Keynote. Responsibilities: -Be the technical resource for the Downtown sales team -Ensure Sale's team is educated and their pitch is accurate -Provide training for new customers upon delivery -Oversee customer onsite install of hardware and software -Meet monthly, quarterly and yearly quotas -Attend offsite training seminars and trade shows -Provide analytical feedback to head office for product improvement Show less

Freelance Layout Artist

• 2007 - 2008

Worked with Art Directors, Collaborate with Designers, Build Mockups, Presentations and Layouts for Pitches and Customer Approval. Responsibilities: -Learn my way around an Advertising Agency Worked with Art Directors, Collaborate with Designers, Build Mockups, Presentations and Layouts for Pitches and Customer Approval. Responsibilities: -Learn my way around an Advertising Agency

PrePress operator

• 2004 - 2008

Indesign, Magazine Ads, Newspaper, ICC Profiles, Fuji Luxel, Kodak Approval Digital Proofing System, Lenticular, Polymer Plate Making, Dalim, Twist, Barco, PackEdge, Esko, BackStage, Automation Engine, Imposition, Randoms, Publications, Xinet, Venture, Flashnet, Portal, InPress Accelerator, Large Wide Format Printing, Vutek, Lambda, I-Cut, Zund, Onyx, EFI, Triple Triangle, FileMaker, AppleScript, Print on Demand, VDP, Variable Data Printing, Store Front, Ecommerce, Denso Spectrophotometer, PLM Imaging, Transcontinental Printing. Responsibilities: -PrePress and Page Layout -Workflow automation -Post ads to publications -Color Management Colour Management -Attend user group off sites -Attend offsite software training Show less

Packaging file assembly

• 2003 - 2004

Page layout and trapping in Illustrator, GigaSetter, Flexo, Epson, FTP, DieLine, OverLay. Responsibilities: -Learning my way around a Packaging shop Page layout and trapping in Illustrator, GigaSetter, Flexo, Epson, FTP, DieLine, OverLay. Responsibilities: -Learning my way around a Packaging shop

errand boy

• 1998 - 2003

Litho, Archiving, Backup, LTO, Scitex, Scinet Span, Prisma, Brisque, Color key, Dylux, Chormalin, Pictro, Iris, MediaBank, FullPress, Quark, Adobe, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Distiller, Dolev, Transparencies, 4-color Digital Press, 2up, 4up, Variable Printing, Zones. Responsibilities: -Learning my way around a PrePress shop -not getting in the way Litho, Archiving, Backup, LTO, Scitex, Scinet Span, Prisma, Brisque, Color key, Dylux, Chormalin, Pictro, Iris, MediaBank, FullPress, Quark, Adobe, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Distiller, Dolev, Transparencies, 4-color Digital Press, 2up, 4up, Variable Printing, Zones. Responsibilities: -Learning my way around a PrePress shop -not getting in the way