Richard Ronald Gomes MSc; DipM; ACIM Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 Tel: 301-324-4959(h) 301-254-7560(m) mailto: rrg0079@hotmail.com; http://www.linkedin.

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Driven, well qualified and skilled customer centric Strategic Marketer with 20 years experience in analyzing, planning and implementing strategic marketing and communication plans. Competencies include but not limited to: Managing key accounts and large scale projects Training and managing sales team Second to none savvy communicator at ALL business levels Motivating, energizing and invigorating direct reports Proven ability in meeting and exceeding sales budgets Lecturing, teaching and training via lecturers and workshops PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE August 2011 to December 2011 Trinidad and Tobago Solid Waste Management Company Limited Business Development Manager Developed and implemented three (3) year Strategic Marketing Plan Developed Marketing Information System (MkIS) to monitor competitors Continuous grooming of Sales Force via internal and external training to prepare for field activity September 2010 to date University of the West Indies Open Camp E- Professor (Online) E-Tutor with the University of the West Indies Open Campus for the Principals of Marketing course (MKTG2001) July 2009 to date Gomes Williams & Associates Marketing Consultant Conducted workshops (Marketing & Promotions for Service Based Institutions) on behalf of the Tourism Development Company Limited. (Trinidad and Tobago) The Professional Institute of Marketing and Business Studies Limited (PIMBS Ltd) June 2005 to December 2010 Adjunct Professor Lecturer in Marketing at both the Undergraduate & Post Graduate Level for the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) Dissertation Marker on behalf of the Commonwealth Open University British Virgin Islands April 2008 to June 2009 Marketing Manager & Administrator Negotiated with Universities, Colleges and Awarding Bodies to carry additional franchised programmes in various academic disciplines. Affected loyalty scheme & communication campaigns to secure students resulting in a 5% increase in the first year of implementation

 Prepares and submits the reapplication documentation to Awarding Bodies so as to maintain and secure the right to teach. Interfaces extensively with students on matters such as career guidance and grievances with either the tuition provider or the awarding body to find win-win solutions. December 2006 to December 2007 CCN TV6 Direct Sales Manager Affected market penetration and product development growth strategy which resulted in sales target being exceeded by 1.5 Million in the first quarter of 2007 Completed time analysis research project on the sales team which revealed that 42% of the work day was spent on paper work. Recommendations were which if implemented would increased face to face selling time by approximately 10% EDUCATION & TRAINING University of Glamorgan United Kingdom September 2008 Masters in Marketing (M.Sc) Dissertation Do Loyalty Schemes Really Create Loyalty? Evidence from Trinidads Supermarket Retail Sector awarded a Distinction The Chartered Institute of Marketing United Kingdom June 2006 Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Marketing Management (DipM) Managing and Facilitating Online Instructions October 2010 University of the West Indies Open Campus in collaboration with Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth Credit Rating: Principles and Practice - Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago Progressive Forms of Discipline Employers Consultative Association of Trinidad and Tobago Effective Business Communication Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business Effective Speaking and Human Relations Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc Techniques & Skills for Building Sales T&T Management Development Centre Strategic Marketing Planning T&T Management Development Centre PUBLICATION & PRESENTATION Co-authored academic paper entitled Do Loyalty Schemes Really Create Loyalty? Evidence from Trinidads Supermarket Retail Sector which has been accepted for presentation at the International Academy of Business and Public Administrative Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference at the Sheraton Dallas North, Dallas, Texas April 19-22, 2012 and to be published in the IABPAD Conference Proceedings. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS The Chartered Institute of Marketing United Kingdom Elected an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (ACIM)

August 2006

ENDORSEMENTS CTS College of Business and Computer Science Approved Marketing Professor with the Australian Institute of Business at both the Postgraduate (MBA) and Undergraduate (BA) Level