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  • International Market Development for Aerial Firefighting

    International Market Development for Aerial Firefighting

    Region: EMEA Country: Canada Working with a Crown Corporation and a large Canadian aerospace firm, supported the development of the Aerial Firefighting market in the European Union, and globally.   This has enabled the company to invest in a dedicated assembly facility, which has created significant direct and indirect benefits to the aerospace industry, plus companiesContinue…

  • Strategic Growth: Leveraging Global Markets for International Consulting Firm

    Strategic Growth: Leveraging Global Markets for International Consulting Firm

    Region: Global Country: Canada Identified horizontal market opportunities for an international consulting firm engaged in International Development projects.  Created two new product / practice areas which leveraged the company’s strengths delivering public sector solutions. Developed and managed new practice areas in Trade & Development, plus SMART Utility Business Transformation, generated 60% of corporate margins withinContinue…

  • Market Diversification Success: UAV Solutions

    Market Diversification Success: UAV Solutions

    Region: North America Country: Canada Led the market diversification program for a company engaged in the production and operation of UAV’s for military applications.  Identified target markets and developed new products and services which leveraged the core strengths of the military solutions.  Converted commercial sales from 2% to 25% of sales within 18 months.

  • Canadian Clean Energy Export Strategy for Global Markets

    Canadian Clean Energy Export Strategy for Global Markets

    Region: Global Country: Canada Developed policies and processes to support Canadian exporters providing Clean Energy products and services.   Developed and led the Market Entry program for the Asia-Pacific region, as well as for the global Clean Energy Market, with a focus on 3 priority market sectors, and 5 related product areas.  

  • Developing and Managing Strategic Relationships within the APAC region

    Developing and Managing Strategic Relationships within the APAC region

    Region: APAC Country: Canada As the Director: Foreign Business Line  for the Royal Canadian Mint, I was responsible for developing and managing strategic relationships at the Ministerial and Departmental level with the Ministries of Finance across a range of jurisdictions, including Thailand, VietNam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, New Zealand, Singapore, and the Philippines.  Product priorities includedContinue…