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Dan Quest

Abbotsford,Victoria

Summary

I care passionately about the business' and people I choose to work with, striving to create and maintain fun, prosperous and thriving businesses and partnerships.


I am a loyal and experienced people connector, enabling cross functional teams to collaborate and solve business and customer problems that matter the most.


My diverse and successful career has ensured ongoing personal and professional growth, while delivering many celebrated business results.


Mindsets Include:

  • Explorer/Curious learner
  • Success should be achieved collectively
  • Founder/Owner big picture perspective
  • Care for the local community, and the world at large


Skills include

  • Future thinker and outcome focused
  • Motivate, inspire and unite teams through purpose
  • A tech curious early adopter
  • Data driven and outcome focused


Values:

  • Treat others as you'd expect to be treated yourself - always
  • Genuine relationships lead to better, faster outcomes
  • Seek way to enrich the lives of others, no matter how big or small


Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Customer Expereince & Loyalty Lead

PaperCut Software
07.2021 - Current
  • Completed a professional Diploma in CX Leadership (with distinction)
  • Created a Customer Experience strategy that aligned within the existing company strategy.
  • Educated the whole of business, starting with the executive team in the importance of the CX strategy
  • Defined and implemented a CX framework which guides employees and teams in the execution of the CX Strategy
  • Identified, implemented and managed the Customer Experience Platform (Qualtrics)
  • Launched, implemented and managed the Net Promoter System and gained adoption through all levels of the business
  • Lead the creation of a new company Purpose, Vision and Mission
  • Defined the Customer Journey Mapping process and tools



Global Partner Alliance Director

PaperCut Software
07.2016 - 09.2021
  • Developed a Partner Engagement strategy with all 25 global Printer OEMs
  • Build and lead a team of Partner Alliance Managers
  • Grew sales of PaperCut products through OEM partnerships from $0 to $50 million over 5 years
  • Gained access to all Printer OEMs technical/developer partner programs
  • Positioned PaperCut software as the preferred Print Management Software product on all OEMs portfolios globally


Global Channel Manager

PaperCut Software
03.2013 - 09.2016
  • Defined and implement a global channel sales strategy
  • Implemented a channel tier structure
  • Grew the no. of channel partners from 1k to over 3k
  • Grew channel sales by $30m - 2013 to 2016
  • Built and Lead a global team of channel managers
  • Grow sales of PaperCut products through the channel

Product Manager

PaperCut Software
05.2014 - 04.2015
  • Lead the define, design and build of PaperCut scanning functionality
  • Rebuilt the PaperCut embedded software Printer application administration and user interfaces to include the new scanning functionality
  • Launch to new PaperCut embedded software Printer application globally to all channel and Printer OEM partners

Solutions Business Manager

Kyocera Document Solutions, Inc.
01.2012 - 03.2013

Defined, maintain and managed the UK Software Solutions portfolio and Sales Business

  • Developed a national channel solutions sales program
  • Grew solutions business from $0 to $multi million annual sales
  • The #1 PaperCut partner by annual sales



Senior Solutions Consultant

Konica Minolta
07.2005 - 12.2012
  • Lead a regional team of software solutions consultants and software implementation engineers to grow the sales of, and implement printing software solitons
  • Across 7 years performed various roles etc
  • Won multiple awards for sales and consultant excellence

Regional Implemenation Manager

Sainsbury's Supermarket
06.2003 - 06.2005

Lead a geographically remote team to implement the rollout of all new supermarket store technology including:

  • Chip and PIN card payment
  • RFID Stock Management
  • Electronic POS systems

Store Manager

Sainsbury's Supermarket
01.1993 - 06.2003

I Joined as a graduate trainee retail manager and worked across all departments in ascending managerial positions until store manager.


I have very fond memories of the years as a Bakery Manager and becoming a Bakery Specialist and Master Baker

Education

High School Diploma -

The CX Academy
London

No Degree - ???

Northampton Grammer
London

Skills

  • Business Strategy
  • Customer Experience Leadership
  • Loyalty Accounting
  • Product Led Growth
  • Product Management
  • People Leadership/Management
  • Sales Management
  • Channel Management
  • Partner Management
  • Project Management
  • Business Consultant

Timeline

Senior Customer Expereince & Loyalty Lead

PaperCut Software
07.2021 - Current

Global Partner Alliance Director

PaperCut Software
07.2016 - 09.2021

Product Manager

PaperCut Software
05.2014 - 04.2015

Global Channel Manager

PaperCut Software
03.2013 - 09.2016

Solutions Business Manager

Kyocera Document Solutions, Inc.
01.2012 - 03.2013

Senior Solutions Consultant

Konica Minolta
07.2005 - 12.2012

Regional Implemenation Manager

Sainsbury's Supermarket
06.2003 - 06.2005

Store Manager

Sainsbury's Supermarket
01.1993 - 06.2003

High School Diploma -

The CX Academy

No Degree - ???

Northampton Grammer
Dan Quest