David Smillie Email & Phone Number

Norwich, England, Gb

Norwich, England, United Kingdom

I’m David and I like to clean cars, but not just that, I’m the founder and owner one of the largest mobile and unit based independent detailing outfits in the region, with 3 full time detailers operating across Norwich, Norfolk & surrounding areas. We specialise in Premium Mobile Detailing, meaning we visit you at home or work where possible, but are also very experienced with Supercar Collection Management, Machine Polishing and the application of Ceramic Coatings.Auto Refresh… Show more I’m David and I like to clean cars, but not just that, I’m the founder and owner one of the largest mobile and unit based independent detailing outfits in the region, with 3 full time detailers operating across Norwich, Norfolk & surrounding areas. We specialise in Premium Mobile Detailing, meaning we visit you at home or work where possible, but are also very experienced with Supercar Collection Management, Machine Polishing and the application of Ceramic Coatings.Auto Refresh is also the home of the #GLOSSGANG, our community of car care enthusiasts.Let’s be honest - A little bit of gloss never hurt anyone. We regularly cater for large commercial fleet valeting contracts for SME’s & large-scale businesses alongside premium mobile detailing services for the consumer.If you have a fleet or personal vehicle that you need our support on, just get in touch. We also don’t take ourselves too seriously.A bit about me:Likes: Tea.NFL.Tattoos.DJing.Dislikes: When people can’t differentiate between there, their and they’re.Supercars taken through the drive through car wash.Chilli Con Carne.Ellie Goulding (it’s not personal)We have over 200 Online Recommendations, and were finalists for Norfolk Small Business of the year. Check out our work catalogue on IG: https://www.instagram.com/autorefreshnorwichFind us on FB: https://www.facebook.com/autrorefreshnorwichTikTok: www.tiktok.com/autorefreshnorwich Show less

Norwich, United Kingdom

I am a Software & DevOps specialist, and can assist with all roles within the Full-Cycle Software Engineering space including Software Development, DevOps, Database & BI Development, Dev-in-Test & Software Testing. I'm interested to hear from clients who are looking to hire, or individuals who are either wanting to learn, commercially using or studying any of the following technology (it's not exhaustive):𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲: C#, Java, PHP, Python, Javascript, HTML… Show more I am a Software & DevOps specialist, and can assist with all roles within the Full-Cycle Software Engineering space including Software Development, DevOps, Database & BI Development, Dev-in-Test & Software Testing. I'm interested to hear from clients who are looking to hire, or individuals who are either wanting to learn, commercially using or studying any of the following technology (it's not exhaustive):𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲: C#, Java, PHP, Python, Javascript, HTML, CSS𝗖𝗜/𝗖𝗗: Azure DevOps, Github Actions, Terraform Cloud, TeamCity, Jenkins, TFS Build, Bamboo𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 & 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Saltstack, Gradle𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲: Powershell, AZ CLI, Python, Bash, Perl, Go, CMD, Rust𝗜𝗮𝗖: Terraform, CloudFormation𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁: Selenium, Cucumber𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹: Git, SVN / Tortoise, TFS, Bitbucket, Github, Gitlab, Mercurial𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: Docker / Swarm, Kubernetes, AWS Containers, Openshift, Skaffold𝗪𝗲𝗯 & 𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀: Apache, IIS, NginX, Tomcat, Wildfly, Glassfish, Websphere𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿: 2012-2019𝗟𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘅: Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Redhat𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱: AWS, GCP, Azure, Heroku, Digital OceanI'm a problem solver by nature, and try to be technically-minded and regularly work through DevOps literature on Pluralsight to stay aware of tech! I'm very much a relationship person, a stickler for details and have a depth of knowledge across the tech space gained over the last 5 years in recruitment.I can help by enabling clients to:🌐 Have a strong recruitment brand online through carefully crafted targeted advertising✔ Shorten Time-to-Hire & improving fill rate💌 Feel engaged, and provided with a comprehensive Service-led process🤝 Gaining access to a region wide knowledge-base📈 Providing recruitment market information, trends & insightI love rugby still turning out for Norwich Union RFC on Saturdays, enjoy vigilante movies & retro video games. Show less

Norwich, United Kingdom

Managed a team of 5 consultants across a multitude of disciplines within the IT Sector.

Norwich, United Kingdom

Norwich, United Kingdom

Norwich, United Kingdom

Norwich, United Kingdom

- Undertaking UAT testing for new SaaS software platforms looking for bugs.- Utilising beta phase software prior to go live to ensure software functionalit.y - Investigating difficult to close claims as acting as an escalation point.

Norwich, United Kingdom

- Specialist motor claims analyst responsible for the management and analysis of credit hire claims on behalf of the at fault insurer. - Dealing with claims from inception to closing, fully data extracting claims, with responsibility for each stage accordingly.- Ability to deal with high caseload in order to maximise on productivity. - Specifically responsible for gathering information and undertaking investigations to reduce hire period and pay the correct amount out on claims on… Show more - Specialist motor claims analyst responsible for the management and analysis of credit hire claims on behalf of the at fault insurer. - Dealing with claims from inception to closing, fully data extracting claims, with responsibility for each stage accordingly.- Ability to deal with high caseload in order to maximise on productivity. - Specifically responsible for gathering information and undertaking investigations to reduce hire period and pay the correct amount out on claims on behalf of principal insurers.- Responsible for monitoring claims, ensuring that the period of repair or total loss is not excessive and that vehicles being repaired are authorised and completed within timescale, and that total loss PAV cheques are issued efficiently. - Dealing with theft and foreign claims where the MIB are used to settle where there is an uninsured, untraced or foreign third party.-Proficiency in IT; working with but not limited to word, excel and outlook as well as a familiarity with database programs. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS- Personally saving insurers over £650,000 in hire to date. - Consistently saving considerably above 20% on motor claims hire payouts for principal insurers.- Helping to establish Validus as market leader for credit hire savings - Excelling with negotiation, communication and client relations skills with regard to motor claims. Show less

Managing all daily, weekly, and periodic activities, including opens & closes, key holding, cash handling, delivery, housekeeping, merchandising, adhering to all store H&S operations and any local legislative requirements.• Delivering and exceeding all store KPIs consistently, e.g. : ATV, UPT, Shrinkage and Sales Targets.• Working to profit and loss accounts, staff wage budgets, payroll and shrinkage targets.• Establishing, developing, and maintaining a strong relationship with… Show more Managing all daily, weekly, and periodic activities, including opens & closes, key holding, cash handling, delivery, housekeeping, merchandising, adhering to all store H&S operations and any local legislative requirements.• Delivering and exceeding all store KPIs consistently, e.g. : ATV, UPT, Shrinkage and Sales Targets.• Working to profit and loss accounts, staff wage budgets, payroll and shrinkage targets.• Establishing, developing, and maintaining a strong relationship with staff and senior management including writing and communicating prompt and accurate commercial feedback such as weekly/quarterly trade reports.• Managing all aspects of HR, including people management and development, recruitment and retention. Using retail HR tools to set and follow up clear objectives for performance and personal development of staff.Specialties: • Ability to produce and maintain an environment that is creative, and productive for employees as well as aesthetically pleasing and commercially suitable for customers. • Ensuring customer service standards are first class. Analyse mystery shop results and implement actions to make any necessary improvements.• Experience in time management methods including diary management.• Ability to push boundaries bringing fresh ideas to the table. Show less

Bsc (Hons) Psychosocial Science, Psychology

Activities and Societies: UEA RFC

Education record

Activities and Societies: Rugby: First XV Captain