Michael Schmidt Email & Phone Number

Nelson, New Zealand

Kimer Med is a post-seed startup company developing a broad-spectrum antiviral possessing a new and unique mode of action.

Auckland, New Zealand

While writing a book on Sorting Theory (my prior doctorate was on Supply and Demand Theory so I’m ‘rounding things off’) I have been consulting in the practical. This includes establishing medical clinics in Papua New Guinea, retail business development in New Zealand, and spending some time on life-long learning.

Dunedin, New Zealand

Local and overseas business development of the following channels: Pharmacy, Supermarket, Dental, Health and Specialty Stores, Natural Healing, Travel and On-line. Products range across OTC, FMCG to Professional - based on the Blis K12 and M18 IP.

Port Moresby PNG

City Pharmacy in PNG's largest pharmacy chain and works closely with several other CPL retail concerns e.g. supermarkets, hardware, cafe's, cinema and retail clothing. The opportunity arises to further expand the business and improve the synergies with the other concerns.

Adelaide, Australia

Consolidating and developing synergies between the buying and marketing departments in order to better serve South Australia's largest pharmacy chain. Management includes all aspects of the buying department (including supplier management (trading terms etc), warehousing and logistics through to retail (including IT) and all aspects of marketing (including.

Hong Kong

Development of diversified retail and promotional product ranges.Business liason with principals, customers and vendors.General management of the office.General management and QA/QC and compliance management of vendors.

Head of both product development and buying/distribution with some brand management responcibilities.

General management of a trading company sourcing goods from Asia through to Britain and various countries in Europe and on occasion to the US.

Brand managerment of multiple brands of FCMG products: VB, subzero, Grolsch, John Smiths, Caffrey's, Holsten etc

• Preparation of the Capital Equipment Sales and Marketing Plan for 1995/6. Negotiation and Sales of Capital/Diagnostic Equipment in Australasia; servicing a client base of large institutions, Government Departments.

Establishment of the first “Bactec” automated blood supply scanning system in Australia into the “Royal North Shore Hospital”.Participating in the “Westmead Team” to place our Bactec system into Westmead Hospital – the largest Hospital complex in Australia (servicing all of Western Sydney and supporting Nepean and District Hospitals

Pg Certificate In Connect Environments, Information Technology

Celta, English

Activities and Societies: Debating Completion of an English teaching qualification.

Doctorate, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Australian Society of Microbiologists Doctoral topic: Supply and Demand and its Application to Management.

Mba, General Management, Distinction

MBA

Msc, Microbiology, Disctinction

Activities and Societies: Debating, Rugby, Rugby League, Tennis, Squash, Badminton, Table tennis, Indoor Soccer, Skiing, Tramping.

Bsc, Microbiology (Botany)

Activities and Societies: As above While completing the Bachelors a Certificate of Proficiency in Botany was completed as an associate.