Ginette Minor
St. Thomas,ON
Summary
Seasoned Entrepreneur with a solid background in business management, operational planning and revenue generation. Hardworking, dedicated and resourceful leader. Ready to leverage experience and drive to pursue new professional challenges.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Entrepreneur
Alexelle Slipcovers and Upholstery
St. Thomas, ON
04.2013 - Current
- Determined business plan, mission statement and vision.
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
- Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
- Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Identified and qualified customer needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with high success rate.
- Drafted invoices for completed work.
- Sourced initial funding to get business up and running while planning initial structure and making strategic first hires.
- Determined areas in need of improvement and devised targeted corrective actions for each concern to maintain optimal business operations.
- For a time, maintained all financial records via Quickbooks desktop until it was passed to hired bookkeeper
Entrepreneur
Genuine Stitches
St. Thomas, ON
03.2006 - 03.2013
- Determined business plan, mission statement and vision.
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
- Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
- Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Identified and qualified customer needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with high success rate.
- Drafted invoices for completed work.
- Sourced initial funding to get business up and running while planning initial structure and making strategic first hires.
- Determined areas in need of improvement and devised targeted corrective actions for each concern to maintain optimal business operations.
- Maintained all financial records via Quickbooks desktop
Security Supervisor
Labatt Brewery Ontario
London
01.1996 - 03.2006
- Recorded incident reports with detailed accounts of occurrences.
- Oversaw team of security officers and managed scheduling and performance evaluations.
- Conducted frequent security audits to identify potential problems related to physical security, staff safety and asset protection.
- Analyzed and investigated incidents alongside functional management and security supervisors.
- Advised security team and conducted investigations of significant threats and loss or misappropriation of assets.
- Developed improved training methods with focus on public safety and officer awareness.
- Screened vendors and contractors before granting access to restricted areas.
- Oversaw staff timekeeping entries and reports in Labatt database.
- Inspected security design features, installations and programs to verify compliance with applicable standards and regulations.
- Developed and reviewed specifications for design and construction of security systems.
- Kept team compliant with security protocols and appearance standards.
- Worked in fast-paced and high-risk environments while maintaining exceptional standards of excellence for security programs, strategies and plans.
- Assisted in implementing surveillance cameras to investigate loss, fraud, theft and abuse by employees or visitors.
- Drafted security operating procedures and training materials.
- Served as co-liaison with public officials company negotiators and other departments to maintain big picture understanding of security needs covering all corporate assets.
Education
Diploma - Law And Security Administration
Conestoga College
Kitchener, ON05.1995
Skills
- Computer proficiency
- Leadership experience
- Communication skills
- Organizational know-how
- People skills
- Collaboration talent
- Problem-solving abilities
Certification
"RCL - Leading Change" Certificate (The Achievement Centre; March 2022)
First Aid and CPR Certified (August 2022)
Timeline
Entrepreneur
Alexelle Slipcovers and Upholstery
04.2013 - Current
Entrepreneur
Genuine Stitches
03.2006 - 03.2013
Security Supervisor
Labatt Brewery Ontario
01.1996 - 03.2006
Diploma - Law And Security Administration
Conestoga College
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