This document summarizes Travis Fonderson's internship at ASL Distribution Services Ltd. in Oakville, Ontario from July 6-30, 2015. ASL Distribution Services Ltd. is a logistics and transportation company founded in 1959 that operates 4 warehouses totaling 300,000 square feet. During his internship, Travis was responsible for creating a new filing system, analyzing competitors, and prospecting new businesses. He gained skills in areas like listening, teamwork, initiative, and self-confidence. Overall, Travis found that the experience taught him about the diverse sectors required for a business to survive and thrive.

1. Travis Fonderson,
Intern
ASL Distribution Services Ltd.
Sales and Marketing
Mr. Di Palma
NGC4O2
July 6 - 30, 2015
Culminating Assessment

2. BUSINESS PROFILE – LOCATION, HISTORY
Location
• 2160 Buckingham Rd. Oakville, ON L6H 6X7
(Headquarters)
• 2879 Bristol Circle Oakville, ON L6H 6X9 (My
Location)
History
• Founded in the year 1959 by Albert St. Louis (ASL)
• Privately owned for 50 years but was incorporated
• Been one of the 50 best managed companies in
Canada for 3 consecutive years

3. BUSINESS PROFILE – SERVICES, FLEET
Services
• Logistics and transportation of
goods/inventory from external organizations
• Warehousing, packaging and the maintaining
of the inventory/goods
Fleet
• 4 warehouses encompassing 300,000 total
square feet for storage
• About 150 employees since acquisition

4. WHAT WERE MY RESPONSIBILITIES?
Filing System
• Created labels using
a label printer and
attached them to the
Competition
Analysis
• Photocopied
documents regarding
our competition at the
Indiana
Prospecting
• Cold-called
businesses in the
state of Indiana to

5. WHAT EQUIPMENT/TOOLS DID I USE?
Microsoft
Office - Excel
Google
Chrome
Acer Aspire
Laptop
Label Printer

6. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS – CONTROLLER
REQUIREMENTS
Controller (Chief Accountant)
Bachelor’s
Degree in
Business
Administration
or Accounting
Master’s Degree in
Business or
Accounting would be
ideal
Becoming a
Chartered
Professional
Accountant (CPA)
would be ideal as you
are managing others

7. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS - TRAINING
• Many of our employees
have worked in the
supply chain industry
prior, so they know how
things operate and our
already trained
• Rookie employees
would be shown what
the goals of the
business are and what
tools to use in order to
contribute to reaching
those goals
The Office
• Employees would be
trained on how to
safely operate
equipment such as a
forklifts and other
heavy warehouse
tools
The
Warehouse

8. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS - ADVANCEMENT
President
General
Manager/ VP of
Departments
Associate/Staff (or lower)
There is room for
advancement in this
workplace however, the
margin of opportunity is slim.
This being a privately owned
medium sized firm, the need
for more than one or two
presidents/executives/manag
ers is not necessary.
Therefore is it hard to
become promoted unless
someone from a higher
position either retires, is

9. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - ACADEMIC
Listening
• I sat in on many meetings during
my time here, listening was a good
skill I developed
• Every morning my team of co-
workers had this meeting called
“What’s Up” where would share
metrics, priorities and roadblocks
this involved lots of listening
Using Technology and computer
programs
• 90% of my work was done using my
computer
• Specific programs used were;
Excel, Outlook, and Google Chrome

10. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - TEAMWORK
Contributed to a Project
• As stated earlier, I worked on 3
main projects
• Help to prospect potential
accounts, created a new filing
system for my supervisor,
analyzed competitors shared
my findings
Worked as a part of a team
• With the prospecting project I
was working as a team
• My job was to get contact
information for my co-workers’
later use. We all were working
as a team to reach a common
goal

11. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - PERSONAL
MANAGEMENT
Self-Esteem and Confidence
• I have gained more self-esteem from
simply being in this white collar work
place. Getting up, grabbing my briefcase
and heading to the office brought me
excitement because it made me feel as if
I was actually a businessman
• I gained confidence from participating in
our daily “What’s Up” meetings, and
presenting my other assignments to
others
Initiative
• I developed initiative through my work on
the projects. I realized that I understood
the material I was given well enough to
go above and beyond what I was
assigned to do. Things such as adding
graphs and pie charts where appropriate
• I also developed initiative by taking the
early bus route to get to work just in
case the was rush hour traffic

12. LOOKING BACK – WHAT DID I ENJOY?
 Dressing like a white collar employee
 Sitting in on meetings and observing the
business (Operations etc.)
 Taking trips off-site to discuss work with
potential clients

13. LOOKING BACK – WHAT DID I DISLIKE?
 Early mornings
 Having nothing to do sometimes
 The long hours

14. WHAT HAVE I TAKEN FROM THIS EXPERIENCE?
 This experience has taught me that the
business environment is very diverse. There
are many sectors that must perform their due
diligence in order for the whole organization
to not only survive but thrive

15. CAREER DEVELOPMENT
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T R A V I S F O N D E R S O N
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O B J EC T I V ES
My current objective is to gain valuable insight into how a real business operates. This will help me learn more
about the skills and credentials that are necessary to undertake a career in business. It will also help me to
begin developing a positive work ethic. With this knowledge, I will be better able to decide on the courses I
should study when I enter university.
ED U C AT IO N
September 2012 – Present: Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School
 Grade 12 Student
 Enrolled in the Specialist High Skills Major (Business) Program
September 2004 – June 2012 John Knox Christian School (JKCS)
 Grade 8 Graduate
 Class Valedictorian
A WA R D S A N D AC C O M P L IS HM E N T S
2014: Academic Honor Roll at Holy Trinity Catholic School
Grade 10 (90%+ Average)
2013: Award for Excellence in Physical Education (Football)
Holy Trinity Catholic School, Grade 9
2012: Valedictorian, John Knox Christian School (JKCS)
2012: High Academic Achievement,
JKCS – Grade 8
2012: St. John’s Ambulance, First Aid Certification
2009: Red Cross Star Patrol (Swimming Badge)
2006: Original creative story published in the
“Young Writers of Canada” Publication
IN T ER ES T S AN D C O M MU N I T Y A C T I VI T I ES
 Writing
 Composing, recording and mixing music
 Tronic Titans (High School Robotics Club)
 DECA (High School Business Club)
VO L U N T E E R / WO R K EX P E R IE N C E
July 2015: Intern,
ASL Distribution Services Limited, Oakville, ON
 Attended the office for 8-9 hours daily for the whole month
 Created a new filing system for my supervisor
 Inputted hard copy documents on to spreadsheet to have an electronic copy
 Made cold-calls to foreign organizations in Indiana to get contact information for future use
 Presented progressions to co-workers during weekly sales meetings
 Travelled off-site with a co-worker to a client’s location to discuss operations
April 2015 – Present: Team Accountant,
Team 3161 – Tronic Titans (Robotics Club), Oakville, ON
 Entered financial transactions into the team’s accounting system to keep track of expenses and receipts
 Prepared financial statements to properly manage the money coming in and going out of the team
 Contributed ideas to the team’s annual business plans
February – June 2015: Math Tutor,
Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary, Oakville, ON
 Assisted a grade 9 student in understanding the 9th grade mathematics curriculum
 Reviewed tests and other assessments to give a better understandings hardships that the student met
2014: Intern,
Baker Tilly Liberia (Certified Public Accountants)
 Reviewed financial documents for accuracy and proper accounting form
 Recorded clients’ information into Excel databases
Here is the link to my updated resume:
https://drive.google.com/a/my.htoakville
.ca/file/d/0B6dUgEiwiM6TQlpxendHWU
U4WTQ/view

16. THANKS SIR!
 This was an amazing experience, I truly
appreciate it!
 Thank you for your encouragement and
leadership