I have over 30 years experience of management gathered in both public and private sector, i have worked in service sector, retail, HM armed Services and Local Government. I have been employed for the past 23 years as operations manager for the Community equipment service in Croydon Council. During that time i have managed the growth of the service from a small in-house team of 7 to a team of 100+ employees manageing the service for Croydon and 9 other Authorities. My main skills are in People management, people development and service delivery. I also hold Chartered Manager Status.