Working mainly in domestic properties, directly for the clients or sub contracting to various building companies.Main services offered:• Plastering, • General Building, • Plumbing, • Tiling, • Kitchen & Bathroom Installation Service.Upon moving back up from Devon, I founded Eagle Plastering. Starting from nothing, Marketing was a large part of the growth, using the internet initially. With my own web site, supported by Yell.com and Thomason Local. Other… Show more Working mainly in domestic properties, directly for the clients or sub contracting to various building companies.Main services offered:• Plastering, • General Building, • Plumbing, • Tiling, • Kitchen & Bathroom Installation Service.Upon moving back up from Devon, I founded Eagle Plastering. Starting from nothing, Marketing was a large part of the growth, using the internet initially. With my own web site, supported by Yell.com and Thomason Local. Other initiatives such as leaflet dropping and mail shots to local builders also paid dividends. Subsequently circa 75% of my business has been “word of mouth”.I built up the business to an annual turnover of circa £90k employing 5 people. With an average order value of below £1000. Show less

Site Manager & Health & Safety Director for a property development company. In charge of a £1.3m+ redevelopment project in North Devon. Responsibilities included all aspects of Health & Safety on site. Management of labour, maintaining the tight schedule, ordering materials and negotiating supply contracts. Liaising with utility supply companies, building control and the Environment Agency.

I worked for Veritas Software, within their windows based product team. Subsequently they have been purchased by Symantec Corp.My responsibilities included managing 3 UK based Specialist I.T. distributors for this US Based Software company. Basic responsibilities included training their sales force on our products, focussing on the key benefits our solution provided the customer and competitive advantages. Holding focus days, and running internal and external sales incentives… Show more I worked for Veritas Software, within their windows based product team. Subsequently they have been purchased by Symantec Corp.My responsibilities included managing 3 UK based Specialist I.T. distributors for this US Based Software company. Basic responsibilities included training their sales force on our products, focussing on the key benefits our solution provided the customer and competitive advantages. Holding focus days, and running internal and external sales incentives. My responsibilities also included managing marketing budgets and various marketing incentives and campaigns. Also course stock management. I was also heavily involved in various channel and end user events. Managing, organising and presenting on numerous occasions, as required.Managing accounts such as CMS Peripherals, ETC (SCC), OpenPSL (Bell) and finally C2000.During my time within Veritas, we saw the revenue from my accounts increase from $6.1m to $11.7m p/a with my product range becoming their top selling product range in that market. I resigned from Veritas to set up James Graham Property. A new venture for me. To improve my family’s quality of life, in North Devon. Show less

Responsible mainly for the marketing on behalf of Metrologie the Digital Alpha (now Compaq) range of computers, along with some subsidiary products such as Genicom Printers, Wyse Terminals, Windows/Citrix Based Terminals. With overall responsibility for the department’s annual marketing budget, this position also involved stock management, sales training and motivation, stock control, budget management, and devising and running various marketing campaigns.Whilst at Metrologie I… Show more Responsible mainly for the marketing on behalf of Metrologie the Digital Alpha (now Compaq) range of computers, along with some subsidiary products such as Genicom Printers, Wyse Terminals, Windows/Citrix Based Terminals. With overall responsibility for the department’s annual marketing budget, this position also involved stock management, sales training and motivation, stock control, budget management, and devising and running various marketing campaigns.Whilst at Metrologie I was instrumental in bidding for the IBM PC Distribution contract. Upon being awarded the contract I became the IBM Business manager. Employing a team of 3 telesales, we built up the business to £1.5m t/o per month @ 11% margin within 6 months. Primarily achieved through training the entire sales force on the product range, marketing, correct stock management, and sheer dogged determination! Show less

Starting initially as a Sales Supervisor of a small telesales team, I was promoted several times. Sales Desk manager, to Field Sales Executive, then again to Major Accounts Sales Manager. In my role as Sales Manager of Major Accounts, I had the responsibility of managing a team of 26 Telesales and 4 field sales people. With Sales Targets in excess of $30m p.a.

I started my IT sales career here, learning IT, and the basics of sales. I started in the cold calling team, selling direct to end users. Eventually managing Metrologies responses to Government Tenders UK wide. It was at this time that I won "Employee of the Quarter" after successfully being awarded my first tender in excess of £200k.