Andy Cooper Email & Phone Number

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Through delivery of a portfolio of science projects I am accountable for implementing and leading the Science Plan Objective; Minimised Resource Loss.The role is to identify, current and future science opportunities that will maxmise value and optimise resource use across secondary Agri-food and bio-based value chains, delivering technologies, with a focus.

Lincoln, Christchurch, New Zealand

Currently employed in a leadership role, responsible for growing our stakeholder base, understanding current and future stakeholder / sector needs, identifying opportunities for new research projects, connecting appropriate science teams and stakeholders, identifying funding options, and responsibility for contracting projects, by working with the legal.

Specialist in conception and managment of product innovation projects, delivering mainly engineering and chemical solutions, through industry and government funded projects, with budgets ranging from $20/k to $1.5m.Project manage long and short term development projects,undertake funding proposals, client management and development.Main area of expertise.

Auckland, New Zealand

UK

Responsible for the initial and ongoing client engagement with HR Directors and Senior Managers across all industry sectors.The role covered all aspects of the sales and delivery process, from understanding business requirements to the development of proposals containing deliverables, costs and scheduling to clients and final contracting.Oversaw projects.

UK

Start-up company in IT recruitment.Developed business from nothing through sheer effort, an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to pay the bills!Very steep learning curve in the aspects of the do's, the don'ts and frustrations of making a sale and running your own business.This and the next two years at Networx were probably the most educational years of.

Responsible for developing and maintaining clients in the USA and Australasian wool carpet markets.The role was to engage clients in product development projects.I developed excellent relationships within the industry from small manufacturers to the likes of Shaw carpets in Australia (now Godfrey Hirst), building trusting relationships that resulted in a.

Christchurch, New Zealand

Working from a small office in Christchurch, I developed and maintained close relationships with carpet and yarn manufacturers in New Zealand and Australia.This was done through understanding the market and the needs of the client, which then led to selling the services of myself as a product development technologist and a small pilot plant based in.

During this time I gained a wide range of textiles knowledge spending time in a cross section of departments. I liaised with Western European manufacturers on a wide range of projects learning much about the industry.

Bsc (Hons), Textile Technology

BSc.(Hons) Textile Technology

Bsc Hons Textile, Technology

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