1. GARY FISK garyfisk@email.com 604-224-1315
3888 Point Grey Road,
Vancouver, BC, V6R 1B4
EDUCATION
Computer Science
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
Marketing and Business Administration
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Certification Courses
Vancouver, BC
• Administration and Logistics Training Courses
• Various Executive/Sales Management/Personnel training seminars and courses
• Product Training Seminars: Apple Technical ATS/MIS
• Level 1 Technology Certification - Apple Canada Inc.
QUALIFICATIONS
Fifteen plus years as a Purchasing and Inventory Controls Manager, several years as a Sales and
Marketing Manager and Resource Manager. Three years as Supervisor of Technical Service/Support
departments and three years as a Corporate WorkGroup and Large Format Printer Specialist.
Ten years of Sales/Marketing, Management/Supervision with various Manufacturers and Distributors
in the Natural Foods Industry.
Inventory Controls and Purchasing/Logistics Consultant with various Retail and Distribution companies.
Staffing and training of employees.
* A consistent and demonstrated history of advancement and inherent responsibility.
* Flexible, organized and efficient in fast paced deadline driven environments.
* Working knowledge of French, proficient Computer skills.
EXPERIENCE
Store Manager/ IT Consultant - MacMarket
Vancouver, BC
• Purchasing, development and implementation of Inventory Control Systems
• Day to day Retail operations management, coordination of sales efforts
• Meet and greet all clients and assess needs, diagnotics and repair
• Co-ordinate with Technical/Service and Sales
Purchasing Manager - MacStation
Vancouver, BC
• Purchasing, development and implementation of Inventory Control Systems to a Centralized System
to accommodate company growth to a multi retail provider
• Negotiate and oversee all purchasing contracts and liaise with foreign and domestic suppliers
• Maintain and supervise various Databases and related Reporting Systems
• Communicate effectively with Sales Managers and staff to select and supervise product mix
• Supervision and co-ordination with, office, warehouse, service, sales and marketing personnel
• Hiring and training of Inventory and warehouse personnel

2. Purchasing Manager - Simply Computing Inc.
Vancouver, BC
• Purchasing, development and implementation of Inventory Control Systems to a Centralized System
to accommodate company growth to a multi retail provider
• Negotiate and oversee all purchasing contracts.
• Communicate effectively with Sales Managers and staff to select and supervise product mix
• Supervision and co-ordination of office, warehouse, service, sales and marketing personnel
• Hiring and training of Inventory and warehouse personnel
Purchasing Manager, Office Administrator - Metaphor Computers
Vancouver, BC
• Purchasing, development and implementation of Inventory Control Systems
• Negotiate all purchasing contracts and liaise with suppliers
• Supervision and co-ordination of office, warehouse, service and sales personnel
Purchasing Manager - Byte Computers (McKay Systems Corp)
Vancouver, BC
• Purchasing, development and implementation of Inventory Control Systems
• Negotiate all purchasing contracts and liaise with suppliers
• Supervision and co-ordination of office, warehouse, service and sales personnel
• Product evaluation and development of product selection criteria (S.O.P.)
• Select and supervise product mix, maintenance of inventory levels for all 7 retail branches
• Development of marketing/Sales plans in conjunction with Distributors
• Development and implementation of inventory control and warehouse systems
Apple Trained Systems Engineer - Dessie Computers Inc.
Montreal, Que
• Corporate Sales and Support of Color Graphic Systems and Systems integration
• Co-ordinate technical services in purchasing, delivery, setup and maintenance of hardware
• Technical support/training and upgrading of existing Mac, Windows and DOS systems
• Purchasing and Inventory Control including the negotiation of all purchasing policies and contracts
with suppliers
• System administrator for a multi-zone, multi-platform network, for an in-house hardware and Color
Service Bureau.
Retail and Wholesale Purchasing and Inventory Management Consultant
• Merchandising/purchasing systems, product logistics, product viability profiling,
manufacturing and distribution profiling, brokerage and leveraging
Retail and Wholesale Consultant - Natural Foods Industry
- Bioforce (Vogel) Natural Foods Ltd. Longueuil, Que
- Brightlife Natural Foods Ltd. Victoria, BC / Toronto, Ont
- Waysafer Natural Foods Ltd. Richmond, BC
• Merchandising/purchasing systems, local/global advertising, sales and marketing programs, product
viability profiling, negotiating marketing programs
National Sales/Marketing Manager
- Lifestream Natural Foods Ltd. Richmond, BC
Production and Formulation Technician – Pharmaceuticals
- Ayerst McKenna Montreal, Que
- Abbott Pharmaceutical Montreal, Que
- Arlington Labs Montreal, Que