Sample Resumé

Diversified Corporation, Central City, Ontario

• Reporting to the Senior Vice-President, with a budget of $5 million, lead a national business team focused on corporate clients in the automotive coatings, architectural coatings, plastics, inks, specialty coatings, textiles and leather industries. Manage a department of eleven highly skilled industry professionals. Member of Diversified's Quality Management Leadership Team.
• E1 Reinvigorated an underperforming, low-morale team of eleven by implementing performance objectives, incentive programs, and training and development. Employee satisfaction ratings improved by 15%, employee turnover decreased by 25%.
• AE1 Aggressively restructured unit through product portfolio management, staff changes, activity-based costing models, market/ customer-positioning changes, and overhead cost reductions

Human Resources Now, HRN Publications, New York, New York

• Oversaw the editorial budget and content for the journal. Managed a department of six. Hired and managed freelance writers and expert contributors. Oversaw editorial production.
• E1 Supervised and managed personnel activities for a staff of six including the delegation of work, preparation and delivery of annual performance reviews; coordinated and approved leave and training requests; successfully mediated and managed difficult issues related to interpersonal conflict and reduced work performance.
• E2 Edited a wide variety of materials, including consumer and trade magazines articles, directories, books, and websites. Have worked in all editorial positions including managing editor, section editor, and copy editor.
• E2 Commissioned and led the redesign of Human Resources Now. Introduced new editorial features, including columns from freelance contributors and a new Careers section, increasing readership by 20% in the targeted demographic.
• A1E Took over editorial reins of revenue-losing journal and relaunched with a new design. Revitalized staff of six, reduced staff turnover. Boosted advertising revenue by 10% in the first year.

Conglomerated Industries, Vancouver, BC

• Assessed market opportunities in the Pacific Northwest region ( US and Canada) and implemented structural changes by integrating the US and Canadian sales teams. Led a cross-business marketing, customer-service, and logistics team of 15 delivering products and services to the regions with a total revenue budget of $ 3 million.
• AE1 Restructured regional distribution and customer-service capabilities, resulting in improved service and saving of approximately $ 1 million in annual fixed costs.

• E1 Led a team of 20 volunteers in cleaning up, beautifying inner city parks, boulevards and residences, assigned work, coached volunteers in safe work practices, provided supplies and feedback
• Organized the appreciation barbeque for the volunteers afterwards and cooked the hot dogs

• Constructed houses, built house frames, installed floors, plumbed water taps, toilets, operated many construction tools including table saw, drills, power nailer, etc.