Managing Director
CurrentI designed and created an online shop through Opencart with the intention of selling and supplying E-cigarettes to the public domain. Within the first 6 months we turned over more than £130,000 worth of products to customers. I left my full-time job to manage the business all hands on and grow it to what it is today. I have built strong working relationships with suppliers in both China and in the UK. Gained a social media presence of over 2,300 followers and growing. Every product and layout of the website was designed by myself with the help of themes and extensions through opencart. Vapenology is now a Limited company and shows on Google’s search results on the first page with most products. The business is now up for sale in the market (September 2017) for £150,000 and is widely known business within the vaping community thanks to the efforts and work myself and my business partner have put into it.Responsibilities:- Maintained, managed and hosted the website via a VPS.- Bugfixed and troubleshooted website frontend and backend.- Designed the structure of the whole website.- Managed and directed a fast-moving online e-cigarette store.- Purchased and Sourced products from trusted suppliers in China and the UK.- Stock management and organization, Accounting, Invoicing- Dispatched and distributed products on a Daily basis.- Set up Commercial contracts with big companies such as Royal Mail, DHL, MyHermes.- Built Strong Social media presence with advertising products and engaging with customers.- Deal with customers on a daily basis responding to emails within a timely manner.- Skills Acquired: • Wеb Dеvеlорmеnt • Cоding & Programming • Sеаrсh Engine Optimization (SEO)• Crоѕѕ-Brоwѕеr Cоmраtibilitу • Site Trоublеѕhооting / Debugging• Dаtаbаѕе Dеvеlорmеnt • Hоѕting & Mаintеnаnсе • CRM & CMS Plаtfоrmѕ • Information Arсhitесturе • Multimedia Dеѕign • Building Funсtiоnаlitу • Cliеnt Fасing Skillѕ • E-соmmеrсе Dеvеlорmеnt
