Jonathan offers outstanding business aptitude derived through 35+ years of progressively responsible commercial experience. This experience includes being a Managing Director for a medium sized publishing company, budget planning for a California-based games software company, a senior competitive intelligence consultant for a specialist CI company and a Market Intelligence Manager at Microsoft (three years within the UK subsidiary and then two years at the Europe, Middle East and Africa HQ). He is now the CEO of JTA Consulting, the Quinta do Outeiro Events and Tourism resort and Rocaille Wine. See below for more information on these companies.In terms of personal skills Jonathan has the ability to manage a large and varied array of projects, learn quickly, find effective solutions to problems and maintain a good sense of humour throughout. He possesses exceptional financial and analytical skills with the ability to critically analyze situations both quickly and impartially. As an effective listener, he is able to clearly, concisely and persuasively communicate to a wide range of people with differing backgrounds and needs. He has strong drive and resilience and is a team player that is accustomed to a fast-paced environment where deadlines are a priority and handling multiple jobs simultaneously the norm.Specialties: As part of his work at JTA, Jonathan conceptualizes and develops business planning systems, advanced data models and visual reporting to help explain business performance in a market context. Jonathan also has 15+ years of property development experience since the acquisition of the Quinta do Outeiro in 2006 and has managed the start-up of the tourism, events, restaurant and winery businesses there.