Dan Balding Email & Phone Number

with this leading Medical Journal, tasked with contacting cardio-vascular / intra-vascular clinicians, principally in Europe, USA & Scandinavia to up-date the research database and advise on recent technological advances.Mar. 2009 to Sept.2011 Various temporary positions, including:Focus Ceramics, Weybridge, Surrey. Architectural Sales Rep.to 'high end' interior design practices & business, with a £320-400K annual target. Achievements and responsibilities included:Tolgate Dogs Home (£150K), worked with Pret á Manger on a £500K contract & Royal Caribbean.Gained preferred supplier status with Howard de Walden Estates & Sloane Stanley Estates.Generated leads by calling on clients, to source business and build & maintain a data base.Eldon International / Willow International, London. Land brokers and property development specialists.Generated leads and opened deals for possible land investment opportunities.Vintage International Fine Wine Brokers.Worked from dedicated warm & cold leads, opened a/c's for investors, loaded investment wines to current a/c's, plus trade compliance post trade.Blueview, Byfleet, Surrey. Professional canvassers / data collection and project managers.Contacting, inviting and confirming ICT Dept. Heads to a UK seminar on GCSE ICT10 qualifications.Encouraging respondents to switch examination Boards.

Weybridge, Surrey.

Joined as one of a team of 5 Cocktail Barmen and promoted to Bar Manager in 6 months. Reported directly to the owner and MD of this prestigious bar / restaurant aimed at the A & B market catering for 100 clientele through exclusive events, business meetings and parties. Responsibilities included:Front-of-house, bar upkeep, post greeting, gathering feedback, PR, marketing and music choice.Liaising with Brand and Supplier representatives re new products, pricing and sponsorship.Organising staff / rotas, motivation, tip sharing and training in conjunction with Havana, Jamesons etc.Ordering fruit daily and alcohol on a weekly basis, sourcing new products and market research. AchievementsDevised and created a Bartender Manual of service standards training hints and 90 cocktail recipes.Created a cocktail and publicity evening, raising £3,000 for 'Epilepsy UK' through the event and gaining publicity in the Surrey Herald and local press.One of the team building Lavish into the #1 restaurant in Surrey & #3 in the SE - Top Table statistic.Cut costs by retraining staff and reducing headcount to 3 bar staff.Skilled at the customer interface and in dealing with celebrities and the A1, A2 & B1 demographic.Gained the Wyborowa Vodka Ice Diploma and trained at the Wyborowa headquarters in Poland.Created 4 new cocktails, one of which was offered sponsorship by Thunder Vodka.Represented the Bar at Director level at BarShow 08 and used as a "poster child" in Lavish advertising.Built a reputation for innovation, by creating new cocktails and sourcing products.Assisted with compiling an improved selection of wines.

Joined as a Marshal in 2006. Progressed to Senior Marshal in 6 months and the management team in 1 year. One of 6 core staff, at the Deepwood Delta Force site. Site management responsibilities at Cobham and as Assistant Manager of the brand new Bournemouth site included:Staff training, delegating tasks to marshals and monitoring site / equipment upkeep & maintenance.Dealing with large numbers of people on a regular basis, Skilled cook; frequently having to cater for 200 person days, serving food to a tightly defined timescale.AchievementsFrequently congratulated by management and customers for providing excellent customer service.Achieved a high success rate and popularity rating with customers, rated as '1st choice' site manager.Achieved some of the highest group spends Delta Force Cobham has seen. Regularly managed and single-handedly ran group games / events for 70 people & corporate events.Promoted to Asst. Manager of the new Bournemouth site, generating group spends of £70 per

the university vacation, at the Walton on Thames branch of this High Street bank. One of a team of 5 Customer Service Advisers, reported to the Assistant Manager, with responsibility for:Customer service, dealing with large cash amounts, insurance, investments, ISA's and savings.Liaising with Personal Bankers, Mortgage Advisors and Investment Advisors.Administration, account management, cashing up and till reconciliation.Selling and giving information on mortgages and other investments.AchievementsIntroduced £500K of new business (mortgage + new money) in 7 weeks.Consistently among the top performers in the Branch league, selling and referring mortgages.One of the top Branch producers, selling Abbey savings plans to customers.Learned the art of selling; to listen, uncover needs and satisfy these.