Chris Bell

Experience

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  Bates Canada

  Jun 2001 - Jan 2004

  Media Assistant

  Media Assistant - Planning/Buying on:Hyundai Auto Canada - National business - Assisted in recommendations and full execution of all Print/Online/OOH and Broadcast plans for the Fiscal Year Media Plan- Worked with senior team in a full service agency environment

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  OMD

  Jan 2004 - Feb 2005

  Strategist

  Media Strategist on: • Coty Cosmetics (Adidas Personal Care, Celine Dion, Stetson, Healing Garden) • Mead Johnson Nutritionals • HMV • EnfamilDeveloped Print/Broadcast/Outdoor/Online and Integrated Campaigns from start to finish

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  Draftfcb

  Feb 2005 - Dec 2006

  Media Planner

  Media Plan development on Hong Kong Tourism Board, Jamaica Tourist Board, Borden, Ladner, Gervais LLP, and Grand & ToyPrint/Broadcast/Online and OOH plan development

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  Brighthouse Branding Group

  Dec 2006 - Apr 2009

  Media Director

  - Managed all media activity for Manulife Financial/Investments and the various business lines active in national marketing and advertising. Inclusive of: Manulife One, Manulife Investments (Mutual Funds, IncomePlus), Manulife Group Savings and Retirement Solutions and Manulife Group Benefits.- All Media Planning on Pentax Canada (Cameras) and E.D. Smith & Sons (Jams, etc.)- Involved in all new business pitches and agency betterment- Account Management and client relationship buildingAgency liason with clients on all things 'Media'- Took plans from start (planning process) to full execution and oversaw creative trafficking- Promoted in title from Media Specialist to Media Director within a year of employment Show less

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  PHD Canada

  Apr 2009 - Apr 2010

  Account Supervisor - Planning

  Account Supervisor working on Scotiabank Group of financial productsSpecifically, Branch Investments, Scene Reward Program, ScotiaLife Insurance, Wealth Management (ScotiaMcLeod/SPCG/Scotia Capital and Roynat Capital). • Responsible for all areas of Communication Plan development and Media Planning and working with/mentoring an internal team • Worked closely with client senior marketing teams in each division and closely with each division of PHD (Broadcast Buying, Online Planning and Research Dept.) • Daily interaction with a large team in a tight knit, very busy environment • Day to Day client interaction and frequent presentations and divisonal meeting at client offices on a weekly basis Show less

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  Cheil Communications

  Apr 2010 - Jul 2011

  Strategic Media Planning Supervisor

  - Managed relationship between Cheil and Media AOR for Samsung Electronics Canada and provide media strategic insight and expertise.- Communicated all Media and Strategic objectives for each of Samsung's Business lines to Media AOR in the form of concise briefs and communication. - Relationship management and ensured smooth communication between client and account service/creative agency- Budget management, balancing, maitenance & co-ordination with client and account team. - All media strategy/planning/execution (less broadcast) on Hankook Tire Canada.- All analytics/reporting Show less

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  M2 Universal

  Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

  Supervisor, Communication Strategies

  Supervisor, Communications Strategy on various business lines of RBC inclusive of:- Investments- Direct Investing- Private Client Group - High Income Accounts- Sponsorships (TIFF, Hockey Canada, Bluewater) • Strategize, develop and implement hollistic advertising communication plans on the above mentioned business lines of RBC's vast financial services portfolio • Manage and work closely with a team of advertising professionals to develop effective and cut-through advertising plans that break through in a very competitive Canadian banking sector • Work with media partners, vendors and internal and outside account service and creative agencies to develop communications plans • Work within extremely tight and process driven deadlines and exceed client expectations wherever and whenever possible • Rationalize and orally/visually present communications plans to clients through various stages on a frequent basis • Relationship building with internal teams, clients, media partners and outside agency partners • Frequent client contact and leading of oral presentations Show less

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  Brighthouse Branding Group

  Jun 2012 - Jan 2016

  Account Director

  AGENCY CLOSEDAccount Service and Project Management lead on all BBG clients inclusive of:- Rittal Systems Ltd. Canada- Tsubaki (Canada) and USA- Banner Service Corp. (USA) and Banner Medical (USA)- ASCO and ASCO Numatics (Canada)- NORD Gear Canada- COVERMASTER- Responsible for day to day operations and all client communication- Lead on all client business internally- Work closely with CEO, Creative Team and Accounting (billing/budget management) daily- Media Planning, Negotiations and Strategy/Implementation on ASCO, RITTAL & NORD GEAR - Assist in New Business development- Accountability on all client business Show less

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  GARDEN GROVE

  Oct 2016 - Dec 2021

  Responsible for leading a team of 25 full time and part time staff members in the green season and 70++ in the white season, managing a portfolio of 70+ client properties for an ever expanding and shifting portfolio of properties and clientsOversaw daily operations of Green Season operations for both maintenance and property enhancements team.Scheduling, quality control, site and job inspections, equipment procurement, relationship management with vendors and staff and close working relationship with both management, accounting and client care teams Worked with teams to establish best practices, both in field and at yard and to meet client expectations and management demands on all levelsResponsible for meeting and exceeding seasonal KPIs, successfully.Responsible for payroll amd timesheet management in both Green and White seasonsResponsible for equipment and truck/machine maintenance and worked to establish solid and realistic relationships with vendor partnersWhite Season:Oversee and lead / schedule over 70+ staffing various regions inclusive of Hamilton/Burlington/Waterdown/KW/Guelph and Mississauga with the help of Site Leaders in each regionCreation of routes and roles and responsibilities for each region and ensuring completion of all winter tasks at hand .24/7 responsiveness in winter - snow never sleeps...Assist in deployment of equipment and equipment maintenance, working with each partner to ensure equipment needs and expectations are met Show less Continued to hone my skills as listed below and as I grew in my role, so did responsibility and diversity and opportunity!As a crew lead, learned to lead projects independently , continued my training in wheel loader, skidsteer, MT55, and dump trucks and trailering. In the summer, of 2018, shifted to maintenance teams to learn the ropes in that division , inclusive of pruning, helping turf services and then running a small two person crew at both commercial and hi end residential sites Moved into a Maintenance Crew Lead position officially, in the Fall of 2018 and continued to lead a small team taking care of all grass and garden maintenance for a full schedule of properties . Inclusive of pruning, turf care, cut and services and Fall Clean Ups.- To increase my versatility moving into winter, was given the opportunity to learn plow truck and continue in salt truck as well as in field leadership of the walks crews as a whole, as GG expanded . The following winter, was put in charge of Winter Walks scheduling and team leading (16/17 crewmember 17/18 Leader in field 18/19 - out of field leading Walks ops)Assisted Shop and Yard manager in day to day tasks and learned basic yard organization and repairs Show less As an Enhancements Crew Member, learned the ropes of softscape enhancements to client properties and larger scale municipal contracts. Inclusive of, but not limited to:- Operation of stump grinder, chainsaws, gas hedge shears, line trimmers and cultivators- Learned the skill of planting perennials, shrubbery, bushes and trees, layout and design, mulching, pruning, sod laying, garden reconstruction, weeding, powersweeping (bobcat/cat machines) tamping, grading, municipal tree planting and staking and various other in field skillsWhite Season: Ice control and Snow Shoveling best practices , salt truck operation, truck and trailer winter driving, snow thrower and sidewalk tractor use and learned the wheel loader Late Season, was trained in operation of salt truck (Ford F550) and Hino (258) Show less

  • Operations Manager

    Oct 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Operations - Production Manager

    May 2019 - Oct 2021

  • Production Lead - Winter Ops and Lawn Maintenance

    Nov 2018 - May 2019

  • Crew Lead - Property Enhancements/Property Maintenance/Winter Walks - Lead & Winter Operations

    Apr 2017 - Nov 2018

  • Crew Member - Property Enhancements/Winter Walks Crew Member/Lead

    Oct 2016 - Apr 2017
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  Green Thumb Landscaping Limited

  May 2022 - now

  Continue with Sales of Enhancement and Maintenance Services for GTL offering full suite of services to new and existing customer baseManage Full-Scale Operations in Green and White Seasons and work closely with VP and In-field Supervisor and Construction teams to set up for in field success across the boardManagement of Teams, Scheduling and Full Scale Operations Grow portfolio of clients and continue to deliver premium services to existing client base Manage a large portfolio of existing clients with the team (Primarily residential, some condo/townhouse & commercial business) and responsible for maintenance sales, enhancement sales and assisting in construction sales/estimating. Manage existing client relationships and communication, on the daily!Also responsible for all new sales and client retention.

  • Operations and Sales Manager

    Nov 2023 - now

  • Account Manager

    May 2022 - Nov 2023