Maria Rudman has over 15 years of experience in commercial flooring sales. She has a proven track record of exceeding sales quotas and maintaining strong relationships with architects, designers, and industry leaders. Her resume highlights securing large flooring installations for various projects in Vancouver and Whitehorse through strategic relationship building and sales leadership.
1. MARIA RUDMAN
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Qualifications for Account Executive
C O R E C O M P E T E N C I E S
Sales Leadership • Strategic Planning • Forecasting • Negotiations • Project Management • Customer Service
Strong Team Leader • Active Mentoring • Public Speaking / Presentations • Entrepreneurial Sales Warrior
C A R E E R H I G H L I G H T S
• Achieved 115% of sales quota and awarded Quota Club status at Tandus. Maintained 110% sales budget at
Primco as Territory Rep. / Commercial Specialist
• Secured orders for Minoru Park (65,000 sq.ft LVT), Langara Science and Technology Building (7,500 sq.yds.
resilient), Affordable Housing (10,000 sq.ft. LVT), FH Collins School, Whitehorse, (56,000 sq.ft vinyl / rubber).
• Specified 8,000 square yards of suite carpet for Pacific Arbour’s Cedar Springs Retirement Residence (138 bed),
through Aliki Gladwin & Assoc. and facility owner, Rainer Muller.
• Achieved numerous specifications with designers at Onni Group on The Mark, Shaughnessy, The Social, The
Drive (Ph1 & Ph 2), The Oasis, Suter Brook, The Ora, Central, and Imperial Landing (approx. 14,000 sq.yds.).
• Attained the lead flooring specification on all Retirement Concepts development projects for corridor (public) and
suite rooms (private) with Powerbond® from Tandus through designer, Karyn Davies, (12,000 square yards over 4
facilities).
• Initiated a partnership between Mondo America and Cannon Design by bringing together key Cannon architects
and Mondo’s Directors of Sales Scott Macrury and Garret Davelaar. This partnership lead to the specification of
Mondo Rubber flooring at the Richmond Olympic Oval (100,000 square feet).
S T R A T E G I C R E L A T I O N S H I P S
→ Sally Mills, Partner, Omicron
→ Jim Toy, Principal, False Creek Design Group
→ Susi Krauss, (former) Principal, Ashley Pryce Int. Design
→ Ada Bonini, Principal, Bob’s Your Uncle Design Ltd.
→ Julie Campbell, Principal, SSDG Interiors
→ Sharon Bartolotto, Principal, BBA Design
→ Roger Green, Architect, DGBK
→ Gary Bearham, Architect, Stantec
→ Rick Wagner, President, Maxwell Floors Ltd.
→ Steve Wilson, Sr. Purchaser, Britco LP
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
Territory Sales Representative, Commercial & Specification - April 2013 - Current
Primco Limited, Richmond, BC – Western Canadian distributor representing commercial resilient, rubber, and carpet.
• Proactively prospect and network to acquire new projects leads, architect and designer accounts and increase
awareness of the Mannington, Polyflor and Roppe brands and products in the industry through product presentations,
learning units, lunch and learns, and material classes at design institutions.
• Increase commercial product sales (110%) and specified floor and wall products with architects and designers, end-
users, facility owners, planners and developers, and documented project leads.
• Overseeing all commercial accounts / contractors within the lower mainland, built strong and loyal relationships with
commercial flooring contractors, secured projects in institutional, multi-residential, senior living, healthcare,
affordable housing, corporate, and retail project / markets.
2. MARIA RUDMAN
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Sales Representative - Sept. 09 - July 12
M.R. Evans Trading Co. Ltd, Vancouver, BC - agency representing commercial carpet lines.
• Generated product interest with designers, architects, dealers and facility end users through strategic planning and
industry analysis to aid in identifying specific client / project requirements.
• Developed and maintained relationships with industry leaders through group presentations. Demonstrated conflict
resolution as a construction site liaison. Well recognized by clients as having a professional and enthusiastic
character.
• Implemented strategic marketing plans through cold calling, volunteering, and conference / trade show participation,
reached 100% quota attainment and doubled sales by third year.
Account Executive - Nov. 07 - July 09
Tandus (Crossley Carpet Mills), Vancouver, BC - manufacturing commercial broadloom carpet.
• Created innovative marketing strategies to promote current lines and introduce new product launches through
presentations, information seminars, and industry trade shows. Exceeded sales forecast by 115%.
• Provided unparalleled service, receiving client recognition. Formed relationships with many commercial designers,
dealers, property managers, as well as end users and facility planners through industry volunteering and trade show
participation.
Architectural and Design Specification Representative - Jan. 06 - Nov. 07
Erv Parent, Delta, BC - Western Canadian distributor of resilient flooring products.
• Developed strong client relations with the architect and design community in the Lower Mainland through cold
calling, volunteering, and trade show participation.
• Educated clients on various floor and wall applications and technical requirements for facilities (i.e. commercial
kitchen requirements, slip-fall safety, senior assisted bathing room applications and flash coving installation details
in operating rooms) through presentations, seminars and lunch & learns.
E D U C A T I O N
Bachelor of Commerce Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC August 2005
Business Administration Diploma University of Victoria, Victoria, BC June 2003
Civil and Municipal Drafting Certificate BC Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC June 1992
P R O F E S S I O N A L A N D P E R S O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T T R A I N I N G
Landmark Forum & Advanced Forum Landmark Education, Vancouver Oct. 2013
Bio-Alchemist Warrior Weekend Michael D’Alton (Private Training) June 2012
Better Public Speaking Seminar Series Ivan Wanis Ruiz (Toastmaster) Oct. 2010
How To Please Your Hardest to Please Customers Lust Development Group Inc. Feb. 2009
Understanding Behaviour Styles To Increase Sales Trainwest Management & Consulting Inc. Feb. 2008
Certified Technical Representative (CTR) Construction Specifications Canada March 2007