1. David W. Jobe
79A Convoy Ave, Halifax, NS, B3N 2P9
Cell: 902 402 2554, Home: 902 482 0900 daviddjjobe@gmail.com Linked In
SOCIAL MEDIA GURU/BRAND AMBASSADOR
DYNAMIC LEADER WITH PROGRESSIVE IDEALS
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
Eclectic experience at an international level.
Change Management experience.
Brand Ambassador for From Mild to Wild to Wild Hot Sauce Shop.
An outstanding leader and strong organizational skills, a team mentality, excellent
customer service skills.
High expertise with the computer. Social Media networking guru.
A professional communicator, with good listening skills. Detail orientated.
Proficiency in daily scheduling.
Passionate Sales and customer relations professional
Able to comprehend and revise highly technical legal documents.
Experience achieving daily sales targets and providing outstanding service to customers.
A diverse background of technical and management experience at an international
level.
Expert in the manipulation of MS Office programs and Adobe Acrobat practiced with
HTML, and experience using Photoshop.
Skilled troubleshooter and creative problemsolver with the ability to adapt to
changing demands and stay focused under pressure.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BRAND AMBASSADOR March 1992 – Present
Brand Ambassador of Jobe’s House of Pepper Ltd. 1992-2001, Now From Mild To Wild Hot
Sauce Shop 2002-Present
Using a very small investment, this business began with 17 products.
Importer/exporter retailer/wholesaler of over 400 all natural gourmet specialty foods
and gift items with a flourishing web business.
Networking Social Media platforms such as Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter, etc.
for better support for promotions and event announcements, new product support
and Customer service.
Performongoing maintenance of website and online store content ensuring
timely updates to products, brands, and promotions (including mapping of products
and promotions online)
Researching and procuring new products and industry news.
Established and maintained long term accounts for very specialized products
Retail Vending at festivals and events for display and promotion.
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Promoted and marketed business to select demographics
Operated under very small budget
Developed and operate Canada's only and longest running Hot Sauce of The
Month Club since 1992
Retail outlet operated out of The Barrington Place Mall in Halifax for 7 years.
2012-2016 IP Technical Editor Wispro/SciencbizIP
Telecommuter Halifax, NS
Edited, proofread, and revised existing Intellectual Property Application files for English
context and grammar, and created new documents in accordance with prescribed
specifications in both electronic and hard copy format.
Researched technology, trade drawings, and schematics, as well as technical
specifications and equipment catalogs, and other source data giving eligibility to the
patentability of the case file.
Prepared clear and concise draft materials, provided instruction for supporting
illustrations, and completed the workflow control for each case file, to meet strict
deadlines.
Compiled draft text and illustration for presentation to the USPTO, and ensured quality
thereof in relation to USPTO satisfaction.
2008-2012 IP Technical Editor Foxconn/Honhua Precision
Technical Writing Trainer Shenzhen, GD, China
Authored Interactive technical manuals for use in house training.
Designed and taught training assistance programs to technical writers and engineers.
Prepared case files for presentation to the USPTO.
Worked very closely with supervisor and brained stormed and accomplished a variety of
projects related to quality assurance of the USPTO case files we were producing.
2006-2008 Director of Studies Education First (EF)/ING
School Manager ShenZhen, China
Prepared the school budget in collaboration with the branch management team and
reported monthly revenue verifications.
Attracted, motivated, coached, and developed team members.
Lead sales teams and CSR and trained SOP
Managed successful projects, including risks, costs, and project teams.
Managed budget, forecast, reviewed financial statements and managed business
metrics.
Communicated with senior management, and presented proposals for Change
Management. Instigated, managed, and completed Brand Name Change of eight
branch English Training centers, retaining 98% of Brand Name Loyal students.
Tracked and reported, account status calculations, bill, and inquires of account.
Oversaw order fulfillment, created and closed work orders.
Developed new business ideas with support from sales and teaching staff.
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Completed monthly reconciliation process, ensured recurring charges and recurring
invoice matching, and ensured correction of identified issues.
Hired and dismissed staff as required and negotiated salary and roster assignments.
Allocated resources to high-potential, driving a sales increase of 300% over the first
3 months.
Created and managed departmental onboarding and training of New Hires, including;
processing documentation, using available programs and software such as
saleforce.com etc.
Created sales proposal templates and resources for the sales team, initiated and
lead the adoption of new procedures policies and systems
Instigated new customer service policies, in order to increase student retention and
utilized project management techniques/tools to manage the execution and delivery
of ongoing projects.
2002-2006 ESL Teacher, Lecture Meten/ING/EF
Head Teacher ShenZhen, China
Designed and implemented speaking, listening, and English grammar and
pronunciation lessons using TESOL/ILETS resources and materials.
Planned original assessment and progress tools, including oral exams and scoring
rubrics while maintaining student performance records.
Conducted one-to-one training of high achieving students from top-tier high schools
who were preparing to enter American universities.
Delivered customized training, to students enabling top scores on standardized
exams.
Instructed business professionals, e.g., corporate executives, bankers, HR
administrators, flight attendants, international trade representatives, etc., in all class
sizes.
Taught business and technical writing techniques, as well grammar and sentence
composition.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATES:
Social Media Networking - Association of Workplace Educators of Nova Scotia -
Certificate 2016
Management Change Management and Leadership - Association of Workplace
Educators of Nova Scotia - Certificate 2016
Business Development Using Social Media- Association of Workplace Educators of
Nova Scotia - Certificate 2016
Lean/Agile Training - Certificate 2006 (Shenzhen China)
Communication Theory's and Principles- Hong Kong College of Technology
Certificate 2005
Human Resources Management- Hong Kong College of Technology -Certificate
2005
Trinity College London Examinations for Spoken English - Certificate 2005
Magnavox CATV Systems Inc. Training Center - Certificate
Cable Industrial TV - Diploma
CPR First Aid/Emergency
MS Windows Upgrade - Certificate
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MacLean Progress Writing Methods for Technical Writing - Certificate
MS Access, Excel FrontPage, Powerpoint, Publisher - Certificate
Small Business Management - Diploma
Teaching methodologies ESL/EFL - Diploma
Nova Scotia Class 5A Drivers License
EDUCATION:
Self Employment Assistance Program June 1997 - June 1998
Setting up and operating business.
Business management, accounting, business plan writing, advertising efficiently, market
research, human resources.
Magnavox Sweep Technician CATV Systems Inc. Oct. 1990-June 1991
In House classroom study and hands-on training in operation and maintenance of cable
television systems.
System Sweeping, Optical Fiber Splicing.
CABLE INDUSTRIAL TV
Colchester Regional Vocational School Sept. 1984 - Oct. 1985
Outside plane construction and all operations related to building CATV systems.
Studio operations, film and video editing, sound and music editing.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
NS Teachers College Sept. 1985- June 1986
Windows and micro-soft office course certified MS windows instructor.
ELECTRONICENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Devry Institute of Technology Sept.1981 - Sept 1982
Circuit design, repair and troubleshooting.
Electronic schematic principals.
COBEQUID EDUCATIONAL CENTER Sept 1978 - June 1980
Grade XII Academic