Dave Randles

Experience

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  General Electric Canada Inc

  Jan 1992 - Apr 1994

  Service Coordinator

  Helped develop yearly budget based around previous sales of CDN$ 2.2M.Oversaw the daily activities of Card Repair and Locomotive Card Manufacturing businessesCentral purchasing for parts to improve process time and repair turnaroundDeveloped pricing system for repairs to improve turnaround time and profitsInstituted training schedules for the personnel within facility

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  General Electric Canada Inc.

  Apr 1994 - Jul 2002

  Service Coordinator/Planner

  Primary contact person for renewal parts quotationsProvided central contact for customers and other GE businesses looking for Drives serviceNetworked with other businesses (Canadian & US) to provide our customers with the best possible service coverageCoordinated, scheduled and supervised the activities of various Canadin field personnelDeveloped/maintained a Canada wide skills register & personnel schedule to improve service capability

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  General Electric Canada Inc

  Jul 2002 - Mar 2003

  Proposal Engineer

  Generated proposals for GE Drives and Motors based on a customer specificationsProvided central contact for spare parts quotes and sales in order to improve response time

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  Argo International Corporation

  Mar 2003 - Jan 2012

  Sales Coordinator

  Worked with customers regarding technical matters and quotations for various manufacturers such as : GE (protection/control, motors and drives), Baldor (motors & drives), Meltric (switch rated disconnect plugs), Joslyn Clark (relays & switches), Emerson (drives), Teco (motors & drives), Danaher (encoder, counters & timers) and Avtron (drives & encoders)Continually worked on customer relationships to raise their level of trust and confidence in what we can provide as a partner

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  Innovation Plus Power Systems Inc

  Jan 2012 - Mar 2012

  High Power Technical Sales

  A leader in the Engineering, Designing and Manufacturing of application specific power conversion and control systems. IPPS is an innovative solutions provider to the power electronics industry since 1991. IPPS has the range and ability to produce one-off prototypes to large volume production quantities all with in-house engineering and manufacturing Aided in the production of power conversion and control systemsQuoted standard and non standard assemblies and systems

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  Argo International Corporation

  Apr 2012 - Feb 2013

  Inside Sales

  Argo International Corporation is a Distributor of new units and spare parts for Motors, Drives, Controls and Power Delivery equipment. Argo also provides consultative solutions for products, parts, service, maintenance and supply chain management needs.Advised customers regarding technical support/quotations for motors, drives and renewal partsInterfaced with outside sales people regarding their customers requirementsQuoted various project tenders for lighting and/or switchgear upgrades Show less

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  Canadian Bearings

  Jun 2013 - Oct 2022

  Providing leadership in order to deliver exceptional customer service and operations efficiency. Help maintain a safe and healthy work environment and ensure everyone is kept up to date on corporate communications. Collaborate with Sales to manage profit and loss targets and set pricing strategies. Manage performance and career planning for direct reports. "Enabling customers to build, operate and maintain their machinery and equipment to tomorrow's higher standards at over 30 Service Centers."Assisting customers to resolve their motor issues and provide the right product at the right time and at a competitive price.Building relationships to become a trusted source/partner

  • Operations Leader

    Apr 2021 - Oct 2022

  • Technical Motor Specialist

    Jun 2013 - Apr 2021