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Rik Van Egdom

North Vancouver,BC

Summary

Talented Owner with excellent marketing, customer service and facility oversight skills with more than 20 years of experience.


Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all levels in an organization.


11 Years of business ownership experience and 20 years experience in both b2b and direct to consumer contract sales in luxury residential and boutique commercial construction markets.


Extensive experience in accelerated revenue growth ($4,000,000 - $13,000,000 in revenue over 2 fiscal years).

Overview

16
years of professional experience

Work History

Minimal Glass + Door Ltd

Owner / Business Development
10.2011 - Current

Job overview

  • Managed day-to-day business operations.
  • Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
  • Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
  • Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts and costs.
  • Recruited, hired and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
  • Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
  • Reconciled daily sales, returns and financial reports in QuickBooks.
  • Trained and developed team members to build human capital.
  • Used knowledge of market trends to create value-added solutions resulting in significant increase in revenues.
  • Founded and managed glazing and door business, growing revenue to $13,000,000 in 2022.

Pella Northwest

Senior Sales Executive
09.2007 - 12.2011

Job overview

  • Created prospect rapport by approaching leads and cultivating strong business relationships through sales.
  • Demonstrated products and features to customers, answered questions and overcame objections.
  • Employed effective problem-solving techniques, increasing client satisfaction ratings.
  • Analyzed market trends in consumer industries to implement appropriate marketing and sales methods.
  • Worked directly with custom home builders locally to design and supply complete wood window glazing packages.
  • Incorporated multiple sub trades and professionals into each project to ensure all commitments were managed and successfully executed.
  • Exceeded all sales targets in both residential and commercial markets throughout Pacific Northwest.

Education

University College of The Fraser Valley
Abbotsford, BC

from Business

Skills

  • Business Planning
  • Business Development
  • Customer Relations
  • Contract Negotiation Expertise
  • Team Oversight
  • Design Coordination
  • Profit and Loss Analysis
  • Sales Leadership

Accomplishments

Grew a small business to a peak revenue of $13,000,000 / year with staffing in excess of 35 employees and offices in both Canada and USA.


This growth required navigating an evolving building code, COVID-19 construction slow downs and unique inflationary pressure in both metal and glass raw material supply chains.


Timeline

Owner / Business Development

Minimal Glass + Door Ltd
10.2011 - Current

Senior Sales Executive

Pella Northwest
09.2007 - 12.2011

University College of The Fraser Valley

from Business

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