Alex Blake-Davies

Experience

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  Compucentre

  Jan 1999 - Jun 2004

  Assistant Manager, Retail Store

  Aided in location’s achievement of the ‘Compucentre Franchise of the Year’ award, 2002. Merchandising at store level, including creation of signage in Corel Draw and Photoshop. Setting and helping to achieve monthly sales goals. Technical support to customers, both phone and in-store. Managing staff, shipping and receiving, inventory management, planning promotions, and general store opening/closing procedures and sales duties.

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  The Telephone Booth

  Jul 2004 - Dec 2004

  Sales Associate

  Consistently top-selling associate in the store, a highly-competitive, commission-based environment. Ranked in the top 40 national sales associates for commissions earned, 2004. Merchandising at store level , inventory Management, Shipping and Receiving & general store opening/closing procedures.

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  Compusmart

  Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

  Operations Manager, Retail Store

  Aided in locations achievement of the ‘Compusmart Express Sales Volume of the Year’ award, 2005. Overall responsibility of all areas of the store’s operation, from inventory control, merchandising, sales goals, staff management, shipping, receiving and implementation of promotions. Delegation of responsibilities to staff in order to achieve daily goals in an extremely high pressure retail environment. General store opening/closing procedures, sales duties and technical support to customers, both phone, online and in-store. Show less

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  Tiger Direct

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

  Senior Sales Associate

  Aided Store Managers with all areas of the store’s operation, from inventory control, merchandising, sales goals, staff management, shipping, receiving and implementation of promotions. Used extensive experience with the company to help set up a new store. Assisted managers new to the company with all areas of setting up a new store, from inventory, merchandising, operations and coaching new staff. Leadership of sales staff in order to achieve daily goals in an extremely high-pressure, big-box retail environment. Led by example by being the top sales associate at the Etobicoke location. General store opening/closing procedures, cash management, sales duties and merchandising. Show less

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  Www.rgbfilter.com

  Jan 2007 - Sept 2011

  Writing news, reviews of new technology products (hardware and software). Production (shooting & editing) of videos & photos of technology. Writing news, reviews of new technology products (hardware and software). Production (shooting & editing) of videos & photos of technology.

  • Managing Editor

    Jan 2007 - Sept 2011

  • Writer, videographer, video editor, photographer

    Jan 2007 - Jun 2011
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  Lanworks Inc.

  Mar 2007 - Jul 2016

  Inside Account Representative, Software Licensing Specialist, Marketing Coordinator, Webmaster

  As an Inside Account Representative, I work together with the outside sales team to assist with the sales cycle from end to end for customers that range from Small Business to Enterprise. As the Marketing Coordinator, I help set up sales and technical seminars, for both existing customers and new business opportunities. I also manage our customer mailing list and write articles for our company blog.As the Software Licensing Specialist, I provide licensing design and pricing support for the sales team. I have in-depth knowledge of the Symantec, Altiris, Websense and Microsoft licensing programs, and basic knowledge of RSA, Vmware, and CA licensing programs. As part of the Symantec team, I helped Lanworks achieve the ‘Symantec Canadian VAR of the Year’ award in 2009. As Webmaster I update the Lanworks' website weekly, promoting events I arrange. I also create new content and multimedia elements for the site with tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Captivate.Microsoft Certified Professional, Cisco Certified Sales Expert, Juniper Sales Specialist, Symantec Sales Expert. Show less

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  Future Shop Tech Blog

  Jan 2010 - Dec 2012

  Freelance writer, videographer, video editor, photographer

  Writing news, reviews of new technology products (hardware and software). Production (shooting & editing) of videos & photos of technology.

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  Canadian Reviewer

  Jan 2013 - Jul 2016

  Freelance writer, videographer, video editor, photographer

  Writing news, reviews of new technology products (hardware and software). Production (shooting & editing) of videos & photos of technology.

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  IT World Canada

  Jan 2013 - Jul 2016

  Freelance writer, videographer, video editor for IT Business Canada

  The primary focus of my writing for ITBusiness.ca, part of IT World Canada, has been mobile technology. A key aspect of this position is keeping up with the latest industry news and trends and researching new technologies in-depth so that I can speak about them in detail in my writing.Types of content created include written short news posts, product announcement coverage, and product reviews. Multimedia content created includes product photography and product review videos.I have also covered numerous industry events, which includes seeking out new products to cover as well as overall event coverage, both written and visual. At these events, I am a public representative of IT Business Canada.I am continuously interfacing with marketing and PR personnel to seek out new opportunities and content to pitch to the editorial teamI use social media extensively to both promote myself and IT Business Canada, including promoting content created by other writers. I also use social media to network with other content creators and professionals from the industries that I cover. Show less

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  Purch

  Jan 2013 - Jul 2016

  Freelance writer, videographer, video editor, photographer for Tom's Hardware

  The primary focus of my writing has been covering computer hardware, mobile technology, and VR/AR hardware and software. A key aspect of this position is keeping up with the latest industry news and trends and researching new technologies in-depth so that I can speak about them in detail in my writing.Types of content created include written short news posts, product announcement coverage, product reviews, interviews with stakeholders, editorials, and in-depth features. Multimedia content created includes product photography, product review videos and on-camera interviews with spokespeople.I have also covered numerous industry events, which includes seeking out new products to cover as well as overall event coverage, both written and visual. At these events, I am a public representative of Tom's Hardware and have been called upon to moderate panels and publically speak as an expert on virtual and augmented reality.I am continuously interfacing with marketing and PR personnel to seek out new opportunities and content to pitch to the editorial teamI use social media extensively to both promote myself and Tom's Hardware, including promoting content created by other writers. I also use social media to network with other content creators and professionals from the industries that I cover. Show less

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  C&G Magazine

  May 2013 - Sept 2013

  Freelance writer, videographer, video editor, photographer

  Writing news, reviews of new gaming products (hardware and software). Production (shooting & editing) of videos & photos of technology.

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  MobileSyrup.com

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

  Freelance writer, videographer, video editor, photographer

  Writing news, reviews of new technology products (hardware and software). Production (shooting & editing) of videos & photos of technology.

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  UploadVR

  May 2016 - Jul 2016

  Freelance writer, videographer, video editor, photographer

  The primary focus of my writing has been covering VR/AR hardware and software. A key aspect of this position is keeping up with the latest industry news and trends and researching new technologies in-depth so that I can speak about them in detail in my writing.Types of content created include written short news posts, product announcement coverage, product reviews, interviews with stakeholders, editorials, and in-depth features. Multimedia content created includes product photography, product review videos and on-camera interviews with spokespeople.I have also covered numerous industry events, which includes seeking out new products to cover as well as overall event coverage, both written and visual. At these events, I am a public representative of UploadVR.I am continuously interfacing with marketing and PR personnel to seek out new opportunities and content to pitch to the editorial teamI use social media extensively to both promote myself and UploadVR, including promoting content created by other writers. I also use social media to network with other content creators and professionals from the AR and VR industry. Show less

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  AMD

  Aug 2016 - Nov 2024

  • Senior Software Product Marketing Specialist

    Jul 2022 - Nov 2024

  • Software Product Marketing Specialist

    Aug 2016 - Jul 2022