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Phil Cheevers Resume Short Form

Phil Cheevers

 (905) 321 2291
philcheevers@hotmail.com

A Customer-Focused Executive with strong executive operations and
business development experience.

Executive Summary

Mr. Cheevers brings over twenty years of project management in business development, operations and technology arenas.  For the last ten years he has been delivering strategic consulting projects around order management and fulfilment in large private and quasi-public sector industries and international business development.

Representative Accomplishments

  • Developed business in soft commodities between Asia and South and North America.
  • Developed soft commodity supply chains among Asia, South and North America
  • Opened up Russia for sales of Canadian Icewine.  VinoCanada was the first Icewine enjoyed  in the Kremlin
  • Design and delivery of supply chain processes and systems support (Sears, Union Energy, PortalZone)
  • Strategic design and delivery of large scale facilities rationalization and reorganization (Sears, Union Energy)
  • Strategic design and delivery of large scale IM/IT initiatives (Sears, Union Energy)
  • Strategic analysis of large scale IM/IT divisions (Best Buy, Union Gas)
  • Design-build of call centre, data entry, office, and retail facilities.   (Union Energy)
  • Design and delivery of scheduling and routing systems (Sears, The Bay)
  • Delivered a number of customer relationship management applications (CRM) and processes, including Vantive (now PeopleSoft) (Union Energy, 300 seats), Act (PortalZone, 4 seats; HireTopTalent 4 seats), Gold Mine (Union Energy 25 seats), Proprietary (Sears, 3000 users; Sears, 1000 users)

Mr. Cheevers is comfortable communicating at all levels of an organization, from first line to executive management and is noted for achieving on time, below budget, and fully scoped deliverables without surprises to his clients.  Mr. Cheevers maintains an open culture and ensures that all participants on a project understand their and other’s roles, importance and expectations.

Professional Employment History

 

Dates

Company & Role
2008-Present  VinoCanada Inc.,

  • Director of wine sales to Russia
  • Director of soft commodities sales between Asia and the Americas
2000 – Present  MC Maxwell Group Inc. Managing Consultant

  • Chief Operating Officer, Hire Level Technologies Inc.
  • Director, Professional Services, HireTopTalent Inc.
  • Chief Operating Officer, PortalZone Inc.
  • Vice President, Business Development, PortalZone Inc.
  • Senior Business Analyst, Best Buy Inc.
  • Senior Business Architect, Hudsons Bay Company
1997 – 1999  Union Energy Inc.

  • Director, Business Development & Facilities
  • Director, Information Systems and Customer Care Divisions
1977 – 1996  Sears Canada Inc.

  • Senior Business Analyst
  • Manager, Home Delivery Systems
  • Store Superintendent
  • Office Systems Consultant
  • Merchandise Buying Control / Advertising Manager
  • Sales Manager
  • Division Manager

 Media Published

  • THE Restaurant Companion for Icewine 
  • The Essential Icewine Companion
  • www.icewinetales.com
  • Making Contact: Building a Strong Local Call Centre Pursuit Team;Municipal World Magazine
  • Third Party Logistics: Ensuring the Best Fit between Customer and Provider; Canadian Transportation & Logistics Magazine
  • Third Party Logistics: The Importance of Day One; Materials and Management & Distribution Magazine
  • Help for a Faltering Teams; EDIWORLD
  • The Grim Reaper Gripes: Outsourcing and Downsizing from Both Sides; Enterprise Reengineering
  • What To Do Before the Restructuring Axe Falls; The Toronto Star
  • Tracking Our Way Through the Universe; GAM magazine:
  • Overboard!  Lake Sailor
  • Buffett Fans Sail In Sailing magazine

 

Education

Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario.
Public and Business Administration

Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.
Archaeology and Anthropology

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Contact VinoCanada for Export of Icewines and Canadian Wine Exports at www.vinocanada.com

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