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Chester, United Kingdom

Code Nation provide training and coaching in software engineering including front and back end coding, web development and app’ design. Currently undertaking a 12 week course to become a Junior Software Developer. The tech stack taught is: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js, Node.js, Mongo DB, Express.js and Git.

Chester Business Park

Metabolic Support UK are a charity supporting people with rare genetic disorders. Initially provided a wide range of office administrative support, the role developed to include computer infrastructure support and CRM system management and structuring.

Chester, United Kingdom

Aaron & Partners are solicitors, ranked in the UK top 200, who specialise in providing solutions to complex legal problems. As Business Development Manager I was tasked with evaluating CRM systems, project managing a major upgrade to the practice management system, Civica Prescient Plus, and being the key point opf contact with the Civica account team.

Chester, United Kingdom

Provided administrative support to mental health wards on a flexible hour contract basis. Responsible for all non-medical administrative duties on the ward, using CareNotes and NHS Logistics computer systems, working with highly sensitive personal information. Supporting the Nurses and Support Workers in their role looking after the patients and being.

• Applying interpersonal, teaching, organisation and problem solving skills, volunteering 3 days with the following:
• Passion for Learning, providing reading support to 4 primary school children from challenging circumstances
• Chester Federation of the Blind, delivering IT training to visually impaired
• Local Community Centre, assisting elderly using IT
• Weaver Housing Trust, mentoring a group of special needs pupils to compete in a Young Enterprise business project
• Grosvenor Rowing Club, setting up an adaptive rowing section

• Responsible for developing trusted partnerships with IBM's largest clients, delivering contracted business and identifying and closing new business. Organising and consulting with IBM, business and technology partners.
• Consistently over achieved against multi-million dollar sales targets, in last full year, achieved $18.45 million against target of $15 million (123%)
• Led sales into major accounts in the finance sector, examples including Legal and General with multiple orders totalling $4.9 million and QBE returning over $3million
• Able to establish customer commercial and technical relationships at all levels using expertise in large commercial computer systems technologies
• Received acknowledgements and awards from customers’ management and operational staff, business partners and IBM teams, reviewed as a strong and outstanding contributor

• Hardware sales specialist in the Small and Medium Business sector. Exceeding quotas circa $5 million by identifying, qualifying and winning new name business and developing partnerships to win additional and repeat.
• Application of technology expertise inc. Unix/Linux (pSeries), WIndows/Linux (xSeries), iSeries (AS400), storage and database (Oracle and DB2)
• Teamed with independent software vendors and business partners to deliver solutions
• Innovative use of new Oracle technology and working with ISV Micros Fidelio, won $1 million order at Thistle Hotels, displacing incumbent Sun Microsystems
• Creative use of financing (leasing) to facilitate deals with Symphony Kitchens and Cattles

• Provided cross technology IT solutions.
• Led and worked with technical teams from IBM and Business Partners
• Developed trusted relationships with the IBM and Business Partner sales teams
• Designed solutions, presented to all levels inc, ‘C’ suite
• Countered competition organised and ran benchmarks in IBM Montpellier
• Rated as an extraordinary contributor

North Wales

Set up and managed a small company providing adventure holidays to the leisure, corporate, education and special needs markets, maximum 40 delegates per holiday.The holidays included outdoor pursuits such as walking, climbing and canoeing as well as team building tasks, accommodation, restaurant and bar. Licensed to run the bar

Commissioned Account Management and pre-sales Technical Architect. In final year, reported to Partners Director with target of £1 million, achieved 124%. Evaluated as 'outstanding' in my role as Architect. Influenced IT strategy at senior levels, project managed sales engagements, applied technical expertise to run complex database benchmarking excercises.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Computer Science, 2:1

Pgce, Information Communication Technology