I am delighted to announce that I am now the Business Technology Consultant for Cogent Skills. I contract with them for several days per month, providing the business and employees with technology focused advice, strategy, support and external contract management. The work perfectly compliments my existing contract work with Part Four (formerly Swan Solutions) and my other entrepreneurial business interests.I was personally invited to join Cogent Skills by the Finance Director following the retirement of their IT Manager. My extensive skills in business management, modern technology and effective business processes was deemed to be attractive qualities which are beneficial to the organisation. Core aims are to provide business leaders and stakeholders with tech focused advice and support, coordinate the implementation of projects, identify potential savings and ensure that IT and telecoms systems meet the business needs. Cogent Skill are specialists in the science and technology skills sector, working with an impressive range of UK and Global organisations. They have a trusted reputation for excellence, high quality business processes and service delivery to clients.I have known them for over a decade as they fully outsource their IT Support to my former business Swan Solutions. During this time I have been responsible for maintaining a positive relationship and delivering high value.Being selected for this important role indicates that I have exceeded their expectations and trusted to be a valued part of their team.

As a Business Technology Consultant I help organisations in the private & public sector to to use technology better... helping them to increase profits, reduce costs and operate more effecitvely. I have a mix of essential skills which allow me to acheive this, including tech, commercial and digital mediaI have over 30 years experience so I know I can make a difference to most businesses.Clients typically need thefollowing- Understand the business and the part technology plays in it's operations now- Obtain feedback from staff about what works well and what causes them issues- Document findings then present recommendations for improvement- Help to source new suppliers and negotiate best-value dealsI love helping businesses thrive as a result of my recommendations for making commercial and technology focused changes. I have been working with organisations ranging from startups to SME's turning over in excess of £10m.I have built up a great network of business 'friends' on Linkedin over the years, so I encourage you to contact any of our mutual connections and ask them about me.. that's what I do with most people I work with :-)If you think I can help your business get in touch.. it's free to chat and I might just buy you a coffee :-)

Using my extensive experience of tech, service and business development to help aspiring people with great ideas to turn them from dreams into commercially viable and profitable businesses.Got a great idea for a business but need help and support?Don't worry ... I have the skills to help you refine the concepts and develop a full commercial propositon, including a business plan, marketing strategy and financial projections. If your ideas meet the Midas Ventures profile we can add it to our business portfolio providing you with finance, business support and mentoring in return for equity.My role involves making all of this happen so you can just focus on making your fortune.

I setup PitchCAM as a micro-business last year, but due to demand we have grown significantly, mainly due to my expertise and unique offerings which have been carefully crafted to meet the needs of football clubs and other sporting organisations. During the last 12 months I have been testing several sports camera systems and by far VEO is the best in terms of ease of use, recording quality, "follow the ball" accuracy and overall value. I have worked with clubs, local authorities and other sports organisations to assess demand and affordability. This has allowed me to understand the opportunities and the problems we can solve, ensuring that I structure our services correctly.So what exactly do we do?We provide grassroots and amateur football clubs with the ability to video their games 100% hassle free... no cameraman or editor. You just connect the camera to the tripod, click record and let the camera and system do the rest. The recordings upload to the cloud and a MATCH OF THE DAY style version of the game is created, following the action, zooming in and panning automatically. Amazing Artificial Intelligence does all of the hard work, turning a panoramic recording into a watchable game complete with automatically created highlights and team/player statistics for analysis.RENT or BUYOur unique rental solution makes this affordable for any club.You can rent from 2 hours up to 1 month from just £40.Alternatively you can buy your own system via us... saving you £200 compared to buying direct.Even better, buy through us and gain the benefit of our significant experience.. we will answer all of your questions.INTERESTED ?Talk to me for more information about how this works and how it can benefit your club or organisation.You may also qualify for our FREE TRIAL... Visit https://www.pitchcam.co.uk/freetrial to apply.

Working as a specialist consultant with Swan Solutions (via my company Midas Ventures) to provide with expertise in customer-facing elements of complex projects, sales and digital marketing.I also manage key accounts and support the business owner plus the rest of the teams as required.This is a part-time contract role so I am available to work for other organisations as a Virtual IT Manager/Director or Non Executive.... DM me for a chat :-)

My core functions were to lead customer account management, support the sales team and ensure that interactions between the tech support staff and our client base remains at the same Gold Standard levels that we have provided over the years..I gained a significant amount of account management skills over 3 decades of running my own businesses, so I pride myself on my ability to have sensible and honest conversations with people... a vital skill in this role.My sales approach is to "inform and advise" ... I firmly believe if you give people enough knowledge about what they need, why they need it and how you can help them, then they can appreciate the value and benefits to their business. This consultative approach increases orders and helps to build Know, Like, Trust relationships.I successfully moved client relationships over to additional staff, in line with the acquisition restructuring plan. I remained the client-facing element of all complex projects, including client relocations, Office 365 migrations and onsite to cloud transformations. I worked closely with the presales tech team to formulate technical solutions which I then presented to clients, often at senior/board levels.In addition, I continued to manage the sales team providing them with mentoring, support and monitoring. Sales reporting/KPI production was part of this function and we meet weekly to review these.I lead the marketing elements of the rebranding of Swan to Part Four, which included the creation of the new website (design, content production and full site creation) and social media account setup.I continued to attend business networking events and present at zoom and in-person events, growing my network of business contact further.

I was primarily responsible for all commercial affairs, managing our sales and marketing activities and increasing our client base. However, as a business owner I was actively involved in all aspect of business management, finance, recruitment and tech service delivery.Throughout my ownership period we maintained high client retention rates (Often 100% per year), acheived by providing outstanding service, offering a flexible approach with close account management.I worked closely with the projects and tech support teams to ensure that services are delivered to client expectataions. Throughout the years I worked with the tech services director (co-owner) to ensure that the tech team have the right staff, skills, systems and business support.As an business networker I was actively involved with the FSB, Institute of Directors, Chamber of Commerce and various network groups throughout the Northwest. I am the 'Technology Sector' lead for the Warrington Business Exchange (inc Warrington Chamber), organising events, presenting and leading activities.My CSR work included managing our Charity of the Year programme, attending school careers fairs and talking to shool children about the 'World Of Work", providing them with help and advice. Giving back to the community gave me a great satisfaction and helped lots of people along the way.

Succesful IT company providing computer support and professional services to SME's in Warrington and throughout the northwest region.Strategically I merged the Realtime client base with Swan Network Solutions to form a stronger business with more customers and service offerings. A great decision which has proved to be very profitable commercially and personally.

Synergix were an IT Outsourcing company, providing computing services, support and project resources to large organisations allowing them to reduce internal costs so they can focus time and money on core business. As the Site Manager for Crosfields (Warrington) and Bournemouth Water I lead the onsite technical support teams to ensure that the clients received the levels of technical service demanded by the organisations.I had two excellent teams with outstanding skills, which made my site management much easier. A large part of the role involved managing the client relationship with the primary contract stakeholders and other menbers of senior management.Staff motivation, management and leadership were core skills.