Originally brought up in Zimbabwe, I came to the UK at the end of 2006 to escape political unrest. While taking time to settle in, I undertook work outside of my original skill set, during the recession, in order to support my family and I wanted to give back to the community by helping the vulnerable in society. During this time, I developed new skills in a variety of roles as follows :I carried out two care roles - for Sage Care London and Carewatch - working for extremely vulnerable… Show more Originally brought up in Zimbabwe, I came to the UK at the end of 2006 to escape political unrest. While taking time to settle in, I undertook work outside of my original skill set, during the recession, in order to support my family and I wanted to give back to the community by helping the vulnerable in society. During this time, I developed new skills in a variety of roles as follows :I carried out two care roles - for Sage Care London and Carewatch - working for extremely vulnerable adults and a gentleman with complex needs due to multiple medical issues. Show less

• Managed all aspects of running a thriving pub serving food.• Daily reconciliation of sales. • Supervised and motivated all staff.• Stock control – ordered, maintained stock and managed cellar.• Wrote month end management reports.• Covered for Manager during holidays and two rostered days a week. • My good sense of humour helped me become popular with clients and staff.

A new venture with a colleague who owned a high-end bathroom showroom, to start a new showroom catering for the lower end of the market. • Helped set up, open and ran a new showroom for a range of bath and shower products.• Liaised with colleague to co-ordinate marketing strategy. • Served customers and answered phone queries.• Prepared written quotations and dealt with follow ups. • Received and prepared orders for warehouse.

A national manufacturer of windows, doors, conservatories and other home improvement products for the housing sector.Marketing Manager • Recruited, trained, motivated and built a team of up a team of 7 foot canvassers: targeted areas and knocked on doors to generate appointments, with excellent percentage of bookings.• Compiled weekly sales figures and wage sheets.• Attended regional managers meetings.

A wholesale distributor of Sanyo, Fujitsu and LG air conditioning equipment in SE England. • Visited existing contractors.• Provided competitive quotations from produce database using Sage SalesLogix.• Consistently worked towards achieving annual targets.• Raised company's profile and worked on a number of major projects.

• Advised distributor of LG air conditioning in collaboration with Sales manager.• Liaised with specifiers, architects, consulting engineers and contractors on major projects as well as the technical team in Johannesburg.• Heavily involved with refurbishing a large 12 story building in Harare City centre using the first LG 2-pipe - first major VRF project in Zimabwe.• Advised Sales Manager on air conditioning issues.• Visited contractors and consulting engineers, doing technical… Show more • Advised distributor of LG air conditioning in collaboration with Sales manager.• Liaised with specifiers, architects, consulting engineers and contractors on major projects as well as the technical team in Johannesburg.• Heavily involved with refurbishing a large 12 story building in Harare City centre using the first LG 2-pipe - first major VRF project in Zimabwe.• Advised Sales Manager on air conditioning issues.• Visited contractors and consulting engineers, doing technical specifications and project quotations in the specifier market.• Own Sales office selling Marantz units into homes and businesses. Show less

• Completed lifeline exercise to establish financial needs with prospects, and advised on best offshore products for individual clients.?• Set up and managed portfolios of equity investments for wealthy individuals and expat clients.• Prepared contract documentation and setup policies and offshore bank accounts and trusts where necessary to facilitate client investments.• Identified prospective clients, pitched to them and assessed most suitable investment vehicle.• Monitored… Show more • Completed lifeline exercise to establish financial needs with prospects, and advised on best offshore products for individual clients.?• Set up and managed portfolios of equity investments for wealthy individuals and expat clients.• Prepared contract documentation and setup policies and offshore bank accounts and trusts where necessary to facilitate client investments.• Identified prospective clients, pitched to them and assessed most suitable investment vehicle.• Monitored progress of clients’ individual funds, advising and making changes to maximise investment returns.• Liaised with Trusts inc: Royal Skandia, Friends Provident, Royal and Sun Alliance and Hansard International. • Periodically reviewed investments with clients to achieve optimum returns. Show less