An experienced Product Manager in the fields of solar, renewable energy and insulation.Responsible for product lifecycle management to meet customer expectations as well as business goals:Product vision and StrategyMarket research and analysisRoadmapping and Agile deliveryTesting and User FeedbackProduct AnalyticsProduct marketing and launch activitiesSoft Skills:Team coordinationEffective communication Risk Management

Parable Sunsail is a project to create a versatile outdoor shade and shelter area for both commercial and private use. Designed using existing products the ethos was to create through product management an affordable lightweight yet sturdy structure. The project returned a profit with various pubs and hotels locally purchasing parable shelters to expand the use of their outdoor areas during Covid.

Manufacturer of Unique Furniture

2000 – Mar 2022 Managing Director – Ice Creations Ltd • Product Manager, Sales Manager and Marketing manager positions. • Full control of the operation and sales of an events supply company. • Working with a variety of staff from warehouse to customer facing employees. • Responsibility for the production of the rota, for all staff, to ensure that products are manufactured and delivered to suit the customer’s requirement. • Built relationships to ensure the growth and success of the business. • Organisation and running large scale team building events across a variety of different companies, from undertakers to google. • Production of management accounts. • Purchasing all raw materials and components required. • Setting the maintenance schedule for all manufacturing equipment. • Recruitment of additional temporary staff for seasonal fluctuations in demand.

1996 – 2000 – Business Owner of an Industrial and Domestic Cleaning Company • Gained contracts and completed tenders. • Purchased equipment and consumables required. • Built relationships to ensure the growth and success of the business. • Employed staff as and when required.

1992 – 1996 Dabanick Fresh Foods Business Owner, Fruit and Veg & Butchery Shops • Built the Business from one outlet in Hull to 8 outlets within 2 years achieving a turnover of £1m pa • Grew the business to £1m turnover with up to 22 staff. • Started local delivery service from the outlets before supermarkets were doing so.