Jean has 18 years of sales, marketing and consulting experience in the Rail and Rail Supply Industry, both in Canada and Southern Africa.

Jean completed her MBA, specializing in Marketing, in 1986. As part of her thesis, she researched the impact on sales in North American railroads as a result of deregulation in the industry. After completion of her MBA, Jean joined Canadian Pacific Ltd. as the Marketing Manager for their international consulting division (CPCS Ltd.). The primary focus of this division was to provide consulting services to railways internationally, with funding from multilateral and bilateral funding agencies.

In 1990 Jean relocated to Southern Africa for CPCS Ltd. to establish a sales office in Zimbabwe which bid on rail projects in the Southern African region. While managing the sales office, Jean acted as deputy director of a regional rail sector project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency. Additionally, she undertook consulting assignments and represented various North American companies and government aid agencies. Those assignments included: project management, marketing studies, needs assessment, operational assessments, strategic planning, economic and management studies, and business development. The majority of assignments were related to the transportation industry.

In 1996 Jean joined General Electric Transportation Systems as the Account Executive, responsible for Eastern Canada. Jean's responsibilities included account leadership, development of the sales strategy related to locomotive sales & service, and the introduction to her customer base of new rail related technologies. She was also a member of the Business Leaders Council of GE Canada.

Jean's business interests are twofold: strategic marketing and exceeding customer expectations. She recognizes the importance of building relationships with customers for the long term. She feels that the consulting business has provided her with solid training in matching the deliverables of an assignment to the terms of reference for the job.

Over time Jean has had the opportunity to provide direct and indirect input to the recruitment and mentoring of new employees, country representatives and rail project candidates. Most recently she has provided coaching and mentoring to the clientele of a Montreal-based non-profit organization focused on helping young adults start their own businesses. Jean feels she has found her niche in matching competent individuals with exciting careers as part of the Rail Personnel Team.