Professional Profile
38 year career specializing in Geographic Information Systems technology, engineering, planning and marketing fields. Particularly able to assist organizations grow and develop product market share in various industries. Knowledgable team player with an ability to develop and maintain business and personal contacts. Proven skills and abilities include:- Effective leadership capability - very proactive by nature.
- Adept at analysis and problem solving - able to organize and manage intensive and complicated investigations / tasks.
- Able to initiate and manage change.
- Strong communications skills - experienced speaker in both professional and volunteer settings.
- Considerable experience conceptualising marketing strategies and business plans.
- Able to thrive in a dynamic and complex environment.
Curriculum Vitae
Managing Director (Current) etc - exner technology concepts - regina, saskatchewan
- Develop and maintain a dynamic business plan and strategy around the sales and marketing of CAD, GIS, Data and application software for the Saskatchewan marketplace, and secondly, to promote the available goods and services to the broader North American market.
- Identify appropriate software, data and service suppliers and arrange appropriate agreements to insure a consistent supply of goods and services available for marketing and sales.
- Involved in the day to day operations, responsible for sales, marketing and business development efforts to broker specialized software, data and services to a broad range of local, municipal, provincial agencies and private sector organizations.
Background and Experience (1964 - 2002)
- Progressively more responsible positions both in the public and private sectors in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Originally involved in drafting and planning services within Government; to Chief Draftsman with a major Western Canadian Consulting Engineering firm; then moved on to Business Development, Marketing, Corporate Relations with a full service Geographic Information Systems consulting, application and software development company.
- Responsibilities typically included promotion of corporate products, services and people as well as manage corporate relations, marketing and sales in Saskatchewan, Western Canada and the United States markets.
- Responsible for the development, co-ordination, implementation and monitoring of marketing plans and strategies. Efforts focus on strategic and developmental accounts.
- Establish and maintain communications with all levels of government, major corporate clients, value added resellers, suppliers and partner consultants.
- Manage office operations, office space, human resources, advertising and maintenance of agreements for supply and services.
Education
- Martin Collegiate Institute, Regina
- SIAST, Palliser Campus, Moose Jaw, Extension Course, Personnel Administration, 1974
- SIAST, Wascana Campus, Regina, Extension Course, Personnel, 1975
- Canada Manpower Industrial Training Program (CMITP> - AESL/Canada Computer Graphics Operator Training Program, 1979.
Directorships and Community Involvement
- Vice-president / Director - Exner Properties Ltd. (current)
- Director - Saskatchewan Advanced Technology Association (SATA) (current)
- Director - etc - exner technology concepts (current)
- Director - Software Technology Centre 1994 - 1997
- Vice-president - Software Development Assoc. of Sask (SDAS) 1993-1999
- Director - Kanotech Information Systems Ltd. 1992 - 1999
- Director / Member of the Board - SaskTel 1988 - 1991
- Founding President of the Glencairn Community Association 1975
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