Project management for major capital projects and business processes and leverage investment in systems and technology.

Key Areas of Consulting: -

• Strategic Consulting and Planning
• Business Analysis
• Venture Capital Consulting
• Strategic Consulting
• Business Start-Ups
• Interim Management
• Company Rationalisations
• Brand development and management
• Full project life cycle management and implementation
• Technical solutions and structured IT-focussed business strategies
• Analysis of business processes for applications in a variety of industries including Aviation, Logistics & Distribution Services, Manufacturing, Industrial Laundry, Retailing and Finance.
• Development of strategies, objectives and initiatives to support organisation’s business plan, along with identification and development of plans to build sustainable competitive advantages.
• Implementation of accounting systems for the timely production of financial statements and management accounting reports.

Client Base – Christian Salvessen; Harcourt Brace; Pilkington.

Responsible for creating and developing a UK sales & marketing company from nil position.

• Creation of customer service & support function
• Departmental P & L management
• 200% sales growth
• Mechanical Handling Systems consulting

Client Base – ALCOA Europe; British Airways; Harcourt Brace.

Responsible for creating a customer services entity; strategic planning and direction of company; developing operational procedures and systems as well as strategy objectives and initiatives that form a key part of the business plan; management and development of the expanding customer services team.

• Recruited, managed and trained sales & marketing staff, and co-ordinated general office administration.
• Responsible for the timely production of financial statements and management reports, and the supervision of inventory systems.
• Responsible for cash management and forecasting, annual budgeting and variance reporting.
• Prepared statutory and trade returns to Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise authorities.
Client Base – Sunlight Service Group; Johnson Group; Thomas Broadbent

Dutch Based Manufacturer of Automated Handling Systems

• Participated in an extensive company re-organisation programme.
• Project management for major capital projects and business processes.
• Responsible for providing corporate blue chip clients with logistics and customised engineering solutions for cost reductions and efficiency improvement.
• Managed team of architects, building engineers/consultants and customer resources on projects, from concept to commissioning and hand-over, including the development and maintenance of detailed projects and work-plans.
• Managing IT & distribution projects, design, development, and implementation of engineering distribution systems and implementing PLC systems to formulated functional specifications. Risk assessment, impact analysis, contingency planning, and documentation of all mission critical processes. Required on-site analysis and development.
• Participated in an extensive company re-organisation programme.

Client Base –British Airways; PSION, Christian Salvessen, Exel Logistics, DHL, Amtrak Express Parcels; Pilkington.

Responsible with a management team for creating and developing West African regional marketing programme from nil position. Operating budget of US$3 million.

Key Duties:

• Strategic Marketing Planning and Implementation
• Regional co-ordination for all products related marketing activities
• Develop strategies, objectives and initiatives to support organisation’s business plan, along with identification and development of plans to build sustainable competitive advantages.
• Developing local and regional marketing partners within overall objectives
• Use of Internet technology as a tool to market the organisation
• Brand development, management and awareness
• Development and delivery of innovative marketing programmes
• Budget responsibility and management
Client Base – Coca Cola; UAC; 7UP Bottling Company; Dantata Group; Aero Contractors; Ibru Organisation; Cadbury

Major UK Manufacturing company with exports worldwide

• Responsible for operational control including new computer developments and provided computer bureau, telecommunications and systems development services to all parts of the company and various appointed representatives and amalgamated separate departments and locations reducing costs by 20%.
• Developed and expanded international sales and marketing distribution network and regional agencies for industrial engineering processing equipment from nil position.
• Changed the operating approach from cost-recovery to profit-centre; implemented common systems across the company; rationalised ordering and production control procedures for three major customers in Europe, USA & Japan saving operating costs of over £750k.

UK-based mechanical handling equipment manufacturer

• Assistant field Systems Engineer for automated mechanical handling systems
• Set up and manage Customer Service and technical spares departments
• Extensive travel within the UK & to Europe, Canada and USA
• Assisted in setting up subsidiary office in USA
• Designed and produced training programmes