Brian Smith Email & Phone Number

3 Rue Saint-Exupery, 64230 Sauvagnon. Pau. France

Aeroclub du Bearn are pleased to announce that we have expanded our operations of Flight Training and now offer bespoke courses in the subject – VFR / IFR English Language Proficiency ( FCL055 ). At Aeroclub du Bearn there is a lot more to learning to fly than just flying the aircraft, the time you spend with an instructor, before and after a lesson is as important as the flight itself.The last training session took place on the weekend of 22nd / 23rd April 2023 at Aeroclub Du… Show more Aeroclub du Bearn are pleased to announce that we have expanded our operations of Flight Training and now offer bespoke courses in the subject – VFR / IFR English Language Proficiency ( FCL055 ). At Aeroclub du Bearn there is a lot more to learning to fly than just flying the aircraft, the time you spend with an instructor, before and after a lesson is as important as the flight itself.The last training session took place on the weekend of 22nd / 23rd April 2023 at Aeroclub Du Bearn in Pau, with ten delegates in attendance. We continue to receive positive feed back from our Aeroclub Members :April 22nd / 23rd 2023 - Student Feedback.Very good course and very well directed.Intensive experience, with relaxed atmosphere.Surprisingly welcome and warm, adapted well to different skill levels.Relaxed and concentrated.I would like to have a teacher like this in college, very kind with all levels of english.Brian knows his subject perfectly well.Friendly and professional, dedicated to the course objectives. Show less

London, United Kingdom

BeInspired Fitness is a Tech Start-Up formed in London 2013.Prepare Business Plans / Executive Summary / Investor Deck and P&L’s for the period 2015 – 2019.Negotiate Service Agreements / Scope Documents with Web Development Teams.Introduce Merchant Services / Banking and BACS facilities into the organisation 2014.Launch Beta Platform January 2015, Mobile Site March 2015.Recruit CFO / CTO to support product launch into North American Markets.

London, United Kingdom

Provide oversight and leadership to all functional departments of the business, including Sales & Marketing / Finance / Operations / HR / IT & Administration.Implement new process / procedures across the finance division, recruit new finance team and introduce robust reporting measures / cash-flow forecasts.Recruit new Commercial Manager, introduce stringent measures / KPI’s across Sales Divisions in UK / Middle East / Africa.Roll out Microsoft Dynamics CRM across GTC… Show more Provide oversight and leadership to all functional departments of the business, including Sales & Marketing / Finance / Operations / HR / IT & Administration.Implement new process / procedures across the finance division, recruit new finance team and introduce robust reporting measures / cash-flow forecasts.Recruit new Commercial Manager, introduce stringent measures / KPI’s across Sales Divisions in UK / Middle East / Africa.Roll out Microsoft Dynamics CRM across GTC Group, create clear reporting tools / pipeline for Sales Divisions / Operations. Show less

San Diego California

Strategic and operational control over all functions.Re-located to San Diego to turn round underperforming business units in USA and Canada. Conducted a full review and implemented a re-structure project across the sales / production and administrative departments. Reduced the cost base by $1.3m USD, improved the revenue stream and profit levels in addition to reducing the headcount by 25%.Recruited a new CFO and finance team to introduce robust reporting processes to… Show more Strategic and operational control over all functions.Re-located to San Diego to turn round underperforming business units in USA and Canada. Conducted a full review and implemented a re-structure project across the sales / production and administrative departments. Reduced the cost base by $1.3m USD, improved the revenue stream and profit levels in addition to reducing the headcount by 25%.Recruited a new CFO and finance team to introduce robust reporting processes to create visibility of the cost base and establish tax liabilities for IRS in the USA and CRA in Canada. Established a $750k line of credit with Wells Fargo and negotiated a payment plan with the tax authorities, financial pressure was reduced and cash flow improved.Implemented HR procedures for recruitment and induction in addition to writing job descriptions, terms & conditions for staff, an employee handbook / health and safety manuals. The Group appraisal system was also re-designed, staff became more motivated and employee turnover was reduced from 140% to 25% across North America. Show less

Norwich Uk

Member of the Group Executive Board.Commissioned Apex Training to develop a tailored programme for all managers and sales staff within the Group to introduce professional management training. Designed training modules, which were delivered to 42 members of staff in the UK, USA and Canada. The modules were well received by staff who showed greater enthusiasm / motivation and expressed their appreciation of the content / delivery of the material.Introduced an intranet… Show more Member of the Group Executive Board.Commissioned Apex Training to develop a tailored programme for all managers and sales staff within the Group to introduce professional management training. Designed training modules, which were delivered to 42 members of staff in the UK, USA and Canada. The modules were well received by staff who showed greater enthusiasm / motivation and expressed their appreciation of the content / delivery of the material.Introduced an intranet based reporting system for the sales, design, editorial, finance and administration functions across the Group to give them open and constructive dialogue with each other and improve communication. Performance across the Group improved with a rise in sales revenue from $7m USD in 2009 to $12m USD in 2010, an increase of 51% across the Group. Show less

Norwich Uk

Operational and strategic management of the region.Successfully introduced a new commission structure to improve cash flow across the Group in addition to managing the expansion into new office in Norwich.Increased margin v budget in 2009 from 2008 to EBITDA of £188k.

Norwich Uk

Provide oversight and leadership across the EMEA Region.Implemented structures and processes into all functions including finance and HR to stabilise and develop the business.

Bury St Edmunds Uk

Successfully managed the acquisition of Euroclean, DTE, Alto and CFM to grow the business and deliver an increased level of performance across the UK and Ireland. Sales revenue grew from £9m to £15m in an eight year period with a reduction in the cost base through the synergies the acquisitions brought, EBIT improved from 1% to 6% in this period.Created the strategy to introduce Indirect Channels for the sale of products and services to compliment the direct sales force. Sourced and… Show more Successfully managed the acquisition of Euroclean, DTE, Alto and CFM to grow the business and deliver an increased level of performance across the UK and Ireland. Sales revenue grew from £9m to £15m in an eight year period with a reduction in the cost base through the synergies the acquisitions brought, EBIT improved from 1% to 6% in this period.Created the strategy to introduce Indirect Channels for the sale of products and services to compliment the direct sales force. Sourced and appointed dealers / agents and provided training, the workforce was reduced by 30% through a redundancy and TUPE process.Turned round a potentially damaging situation, both financial and reputational, when a high profit company were claiming that the products they had received were ‘not fit for purpose’. Consulted with the client to arrange for improved petrol driven engines to be fitted to the products and agreed a payment plan over a six month period as the machines were up-graded. Maintained credibility in the market and received the full £500k contract price.Introduced a Datatrak Monitor System to show the GPS and location of all service vehicles in the field to improve response time to the customer base. Real time visibility enabled the nearest service vehicle to attend calls, efficiency was improved and the sales team were provided with added value and a competitive edge. Show less

Birmingham Uk

ISO 9001 Administration.Recruitment / Performance Appraisal and Development.HR Projects / Implementation / Disciplinary Proceedings.Regional Managers, Field Engineers, Workshop and Head Office Teams.Customer Complaints Procedures.Product Quality Reports.

Edinburgh Uk

Responsible for customer base within post-coded areas.Respond to breakdown calls, repairing equipment.Completion of contract visits at pre-determined intervals.Sell new contracts.Renew existing contracts.Achieve / Exceed agreed performance targets for turnover and productivity.