Professional chimney sweeping and stove installation business, serving North Yorkshire.

• Elected Member for Kirkbymoorside & Dales Division (May 2022 - Current)• Executive Member for Managing our Environment (March 2023 - Current) - Response to Climate Change - Our Natural Capital (Nature) - Environmental Health - Trading Standards - Licencing - Waste Collection & Disposal - Registrars & Coroners - Bereavement Services• Executive Member for Climate Change & Working in Localities (May 2022 - March 2023) - Response to Climate Change - Stronger Communities - Area Constituency Committees - Libraries - County Records (archives) - Registrars & Coroners - Access to Broadband• Elected Member for Pickering Division (May 2017 - May 2022)• Executive Member for Customer & Technology (May 2017 - April 2022) - Libraries - Registrars & Coroners - County Records (archives) - Information Technology - Customer Contact Centre - Complaints & Compliments

Overall responsibility, whilst on shift, for the safe and effective evening operation of the Holiday Resort (including Zoo and Theme Park areas*) providing accommodation, food, beverages, entertainment and security, for up to 4,500 resident guests.*animal collection and the theme park attractions are not open for guests during the evening

Specialising in strategic management, implementation of change and developing effective teams. I am available for long and short term assignments, on an employed or consultancy basis, wherever I can add value:• Running all, or a part, of a charity or enterprise• Managing capital or change projects• Business planning - both preparation and evaluation.• Fundraising• Business to business sales.Experience includes:• Interim (recurring) operational management role, helping to run the commercial operation of a large visitor attraction;• Setting up and developing a service business (www.cleansweep-yorkshire.co.uk), on my own behalf, with potential to franchise across Yorkshire;• Assisting former SSI steelworkers write business plans and grant applications for small business start-ups;• Advising on rent reviews and assessing business opportunities in the licenced trade;• Project managing a £1.1Million building refurbishment, up to its Pre-Contract Start Meeting;• Reviewing the commercial services (combined turnover £1.5Million) of a university students’ union.

• CEO of member led charity, which aims to improve the lives of its 30,000 student members.• Managed turnover of £4.5Million, including both grant income and social enterprises.• Led the team of 275 staff in achieving the strategic objectives set by the trustees.• Advised the Board of Trustees, represented the University at community and national level.• Responsibility for keeping the charity financially sound and legally compliant.Key achievements, whilst in this role:• Reinvigorated the organisation, by developing and implementing a fully researched strategic plan.• A 50% increase in net income (trading surplus plus grants) to £2.4Million, generated through: - improved efficiency - creating new social enterprises - securing new grant funding.• Utilised the additional income to expand and improve service provision, delivering: - greater impact for UPSU members - better value for the organisation's funders.• Multiple externally validated quality awards, including: - Investors In People -Silver - Investing in Volunteers - Green Impact-Gold - Best Bar None-Gold.

Multiple agencies and clients including:• Business to business sales, principally for CPA plc (business debt management)• Licenced trade consultancy, offering advice and assistance on: - assessment of business opportunities - rent reviews - production of business plans for capital projects.

• Part-time voluntary role• Strategic governance of a medium sized (£1Million loan book) and rapidly growing credit union• Member of Treasury team, which developed the business plan, with specific remit for loans.

• Ran an estate of 42 leased and franchised pubs and hotels in East and North Yorkshire.• Overall profit responsibility for the area - circa £4Million pa.• Appointed and developed suitable tenants to operate individual outlets. • Maximised returns from each unit by ensuring strong business & marketing plans were in place.• Made and delivered appropriate capital investment proposals in excess of £1Million pa.• Routinely hit or exceeded volume, investment and profit targets.

• A joint venture between S&N and Holsten-Brauerei AG of Hamburg • Responsible for all aspects of managing the Bass and Allied on-trade accounts• Promoted to OSM at S&N Pub Enterprises after 8 months in post.

• Part-time paid role• Elected Member for Pickering Division• Cabinet Member - Economic Development and Safe & Sustainable Communities, from June 2008

• Part-time paid role• Worked on improving the Force’s strategic planning.• Collectively held the Chief Constable to account..

• Part-time paid role.• All aspects of strategic and financial governance of North Yorkshire’s probation service.• Chair of the Audit Committee April 2003 – April 2006.

• Exploring the feasibility of a National Lottery Bid, for a Media Centre at the Students' Union• Developed the commercial sponsorship for a National Convention, hosted by LSU• Sourced the high value samples for LSU's new student Welcome Packs.

• Elected Part-time role• NUS Services is the commercial purchasing consortium of the National Union of Students.• Company Director and Chair of Food & Drink Committee• Buyer (Long Alcoholic Drinks).

• Selling international courier services

Free Trade Salesman in York

Selling bulk gas storage in North Yorkshire

Selling packaged beer to shops and wholesalers in London and Essex

All aspects of running a small greengrocer's in a North Yorkshire market town