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DAVID BARKLEY
david.barkley@queensu.ca
PROFILE
• Ambitious team-leader with successful track record in high-pressure environments such as the Olympic Games
• Proven excel ence in pharmaceutical sales by receiving promotion and increased set of responsibilities including mentorship roles within Pfizer’s primary care business • Highly organized and accustomed to achieving superior results in high-volume work environments EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration [MBA Candidate], Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
• Recipient – Queen’s Entrance Scholarship • GMAT score 700; Integrative Reasoning 92nd percentile; Essay 93rd percentile
Bachelor of Science, Western University, London, ON
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Pharmaceutical Business Representative, Pfizer Canada, Central-East Ontario
• Applied competitive sel ing and hyper-targeting strategies to physicians and pharmacists to maximize product sales in • Presented findings of medical studies and answered drug-related questions pertaining to Champix, Detrol LA, and Viagra in the smoking cessation, overactive bladder, and erectile dysfunction therapeutic areas, respectively • Team lead for Epipen brand – responsible for budgeting, prioritizing cal tactics, and executing a series of lunchtime teleconferences with al ergists focusing on the role of the family physician in anaphylaxis management • In partnership with Boehringer-Ingelheim, organized lung care clinics with Kingston Family Health Teams to uncover patients with undiagnosed Cardio Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) • Executed brand new sampling program with 99.9% accuracy to ensure efficient disbursement to targeted physicians • Designed SOP for sampling operation, which was subsequently replicated and implemented at a national level
2010 Winter Olympic Corporate Host, CTV Consortium, Vancouver, BC
• Achieved excel ent client and corporate satisfaction in very demanding and fast-paced international event • Instrumental in positive experiences of large groups of VIPs and corporate executives at the 2010 Olympic Games • Ensured that groups of 40-50 clients were met at airport, transported to and from hotels, opening and closing ceremonies, Olympic competition sites, restaurants, and other local venues located in Vancouver and Whistler • Led pre-event pep talks detailing sport rules, procedures, athletes to watch, and Canadian medalist hopefuls, energizing clients prior to heading into designated Olympic events Paralympic Corporate Host, Petro-Canada, Whistler, BC
• Integral member of Petro-Canada Paralympic Family operations and hospitality team • Ensured that family members and guests of Canadian Paralympic athletes were accompanied to and from opening and closing ceremonies, competition venues, nightly medal ceremonies, and after-hours hospitality lounges ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Varsity Swimming: Sprint Freestyle Specialist; Multiple-Times OUA relay medal ist
• International Baccalaureate Bilingual Diploma; French (fluent), and Spanish (beginner) • Royal Conservatory of Music – Grade 10 Piano with First Class Honours • Toronto Waterfront Marathon and Half Marathon Finisher – Personal Best Times of 3:59 (M); 1:36 (HM) • Actively involved in provincial real estate market as property manager • Volunteer – Ottawa Heart Institute telethon answering phone cal s and taking pledges from donors • Member – Vancouver Canucks Ice maintenance team during 2009/2010 season Queen’s MBA Class of 2014

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