Mathieu Guerville

Market Research Associate - Commercial attaché, Industrial Goods & Services

•Covered CI and market research of B2B industries such as sensors & automation, machinery, material handling, electric and electronic components, HVAC.
•Participated in trade shows and conferences nationwide, conducted economic intelligence and assessed market opportunities, worked closely with professional associations and federation.
•Initiated export operations of numerous small and medium sized French companies through market research, leads finding and trade facilitation with local partner.

Co-founder of an import retail operation featuring Asian home and interior decor merchandise.

•Raised initial investment of $67K by designing business plan and soliciting investors.
•Gross net sales of $156K yr 1 - $200K yr 2. Declared Bankruptcy Jan. 2006

•Elected President of school entrepreneur project (in-house consulting). P&L, staffing and management responsibilities with team of seven.
•Contracted with Selecta, Europe’s #1 provider of coffee vending machines, for four customer questionnaires and surveys.

Duties included providing financial and planning services on S.A.P. implementation project.

•Assisted in reforming accounting procedures to adapt to S.A.P infrastructure.
•Coordinated smooth transition to holding company’s (Galeries Lafayette) standards

Independent Sales Representative - team leader

•Recruited, interviewed and trained new applicants, managed sales force of four.
•Achieved highest individual sales of $21K+ a month in door-to-door sales