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John J. Urban, CITP

A consolidator and exporter of high quality Canadian products, CANDEX Incorporated markets Canadian products and technologies through exclusive distribution agreements and/or strategic alliances with Canadian manufacturers and distributors. Individual product lines are promoted at major overseas trade fairs, in showrooms, and through trade associations and distribution networks.

For the past several years I have been the International Marketing Coordinator with a Canadian Engineering Consulting firm. In this position, I have been involved in developing marketing strategies to increase business opportunities in specific areas of interest, taken a lead role in coordinating preparation and submission of pre-qualification documents, and in expressions of interest and proposals for various international projects. 

I am also involved in initializing and supporting business development efforts to expand international opportunities, developing processes for opportunity assessments and assisting in evaluating international venture opportunities. In addition to this, I am involved with interfacing with local and foreign representatives to identify and define support requirements for business opportunity development in foreign regions, maintaining on-going relationships with government officials and Canadian embassy/trade commissioner personnel, diplomats posted to Canada, and industry partners and clients. My role also includes monitoring and advising the international team members and other company principals of international operating results including revenues, costs and budget matters and tracking opportunities and on-going bid activities to more effectively manage qualification processes.