| PERSONAL
| last name |
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Collin |
First name
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Patrick |
| Nationality |
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Belgium |
| Family |
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Married, 2 daughters |
TRAINING
| 1960 - 1966 |
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Sint-Lievens
School Ghent : Classical Latin & Greek |
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1966 - 1970
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University of Ghent:
Occupational Psychology |
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| 1970 - 1971 |
Advance Institute Brussels:
Computer Science |
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| 1971 - 1991 |
various employers: |
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- extensive product-related training
- presentation Skills
- time Management & Meeting Strategies
Vlerick Management School:
- Cost Management
- Marketing for non-marketeers
- Power(lessness)
in Commercial Negotiations
Management Learning Systems:
- Decision Base in Finance & Management
Insea:
- true sources of Profitability of
Computer Services Companies
- Computer
Rights: thorough contracts, guarantee for profitability
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LANGUAGES
| Dutch, French |
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fluent in speaking, reading,
writing |
English
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good knowledge of speaking, reading,
writing |
| German |
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intermediate knowledge of speaking,
reading, writing |
HOBBY’S
Certified trilingual Tourist Guide of the city of Ghent
Tennis, jogging, gardening, walking, travel
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Present - 1991
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Managing Partner PACO, professional Business
Training & Consulting
responsibilities: General Management
achievements: the intuitu personae of PACO is Patrick Collin,
who conceives, elaborates and implements all training and
consulting |
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| 1991 - 1989 |
General
Manager Comelog Benelux, branch of an international
group responsibilities: General Management of Benelux subsidiary
achievements:
in general: setting up the Benelux subsidiary
and converting it to a well-oiled team of 20 providing professional
services to international companies
specifically: setting up a Strategic Marketing Plan and Recruitment
in accordance with previously mentioned plan; Marketing and
Sales; installing Company Culture; developing Administrative
Processes and Procedures; Personnel Coaching; establishing
Personal Development Plan; setting yearly Budgets with monthly
reporting; External Relations with authorities, press, social
bodies, audits, lawyers, suppliers; Follow-up and Co-ordination
of turnkey projects
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| 1989 - 1985 |
Senior
Sales Representative for Hewlett-Packard, HW &
SW vendor
responsibilities: Prospecting and Sales of
commercial Computer Systems for large customers (Financial
and Services Sector)
achievements: obtaining and exceeding annual
Forecast Turnover; introducing, organising and co-ordinating
major Account Meetings, seminars & visits; Coaching Junior
Sales People; interim Branch Sales Manager; basic Information
Technology Training for new co-workers. |
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| 1985 - 1983 |
Representative
for Prime Computers, HW & SW vendor
responsible for sales of commercial and Technical CAD/CAM
Systems in Flanders |
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| 1982 - 1978 |
Representative
for Data General, HW & SW vendor
responsible for direct and indirect sales of Commercial Systems
in Flanders; development OEM-dealers |
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| 1978 - 1974 |
Representative
& Project Leader for ICL, HW & SW vendor
responsibilities: sales of Commercial Systems; development,
co-ordination, completion & after-sales support of custom-made
projects; product training; pre-sales |
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| 1974 -1972 |
Programmer
for De Federale Verzekeringen
responsibilities: developing, testing and documenting Cobol
programmes |
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