Lifting parcels up to 30KG. Sorting parcels, driving vans around the Coventry Depot and doing the Night Mail with a fantastic team.

Lifting parcels up to 30KG.

Workers Party Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for Coventry East. Took 1,027 votes and defeated the Chairman of the Socialist Party with the biggest left of Labour vote in history. Even beating the Communists in 1945 with 210,094 total votes.

Nationwide sales, existing and new business account management for portable lighting worth £1M+ p.a. turnover. Responsible for new business growth and sales development in a wide variety of market segments achieving consistent growth targets handling national and regional accounts in retail, professional, electrical, automotive, industrial, police, rail, fire, search & rescue and outdoor channels.

Regional sales & account management in batteries, portable lighting & associated products in a territory worth £1M+ p.a. turnover. Responsible for London, Birmingham and the South West. Distributing Duracell, Energizer, Varta, GP, & other consumer & professional batteries & products. B2B field & tele-sales with all main electrical buying groups & distributors along with a wide range of technical sales of battery packs to OEMs, utilities, councils, emergency services & specialist markets.

International sales and marketing management for Elwis Lighting A/S & Elwis Royal A/S - inspection lighting and gaskets.

t/a The inSpiral Lounge, Camden, London.Co-founder and Business Developer at “The inSpiral Lounge" & "inSpiral Visionary Products", respectively an organic, ethically led restaurant and live music venue and a health food distribution company that was also London's only 100% organic cocktail bar. Responsibilities included :Creating and managing e-marketing campaigns. Acting as editor for the company's weekly e-newsletter, sourcing new stories, writing and designing content and delivering… Show more t/a The inSpiral Lounge, Camden, London.Co-founder and Business Developer at “The inSpiral Lounge" & "inSpiral Visionary Products", respectively an organic, ethically led restaurant and live music venue and a health food distribution company that was also London's only 100% organic cocktail bar. Responsibilities included :Creating and managing e-marketing campaigns. Acting as editor for the company's weekly e-newsletter, sourcing new stories, writing and designing content and delivering final copy.Developing and managing the content and activity on social media sites.Various other duties involved in new business start-up including payroll processing and book-keeping, human resource management, purchase management in organic and ethical markets, event and bar management, sound engineering, bar-tending and carpentry.The restaurant won the Archant Food & Drink “Best Take-away” and “Best Themed Restaurant” (in London) awards in 2009 and inSpiral Kale Crisps were sold into Marks and Spencer, Pret and around the globe. Show less

This dual role involved management of both the company's IT networks and marketing functions. Managing and maintaining the company websites including design, delivery and optimisation of existing and new pages.Graphic design and production management of all types of printed materials, advert design, catalogue design, design of promotional flyers, leaflets and exhibition design. Writing press releases and PR management. Assisted managing online advertising (Google Adwords) and SEO. Liaising… Show more This dual role involved management of both the company's IT networks and marketing functions. Managing and maintaining the company websites including design, delivery and optimisation of existing and new pages.Graphic design and production management of all types of printed materials, advert design, catalogue design, design of promotional flyers, leaflets and exhibition design. Writing press releases and PR management. Assisted managing online advertising (Google Adwords) and SEO. Liaising with printers, design agencies and IT support companies on a regular basis. Management and development of database driven websites.PC and IT support of a 20 user Windows 2003 Exchange Server network. Technical support of office hardware and software. Management of telecoms, ERP system development, CCTV network, etc.The role has also included some limited sales functions including overseas sales. Show less

Ink Design was a design agency with in-house lithographic & digital print facilities. Job role was in media sales, creating new business and account management. Created & managed new business including Birmingham City Council, Centro, Swallow Soft Drinks, Coleman & Co. & National Sea Life Centre. Project management in production of a variety of graphic medium –from all types of print, exhibition, display & signage through to web/multimedia. Sales of professional services, graphic & web design… Show more Ink Design was a design agency with in-house lithographic & digital print facilities. Job role was in media sales, creating new business and account management. Created & managed new business including Birmingham City Council, Centro, Swallow Soft Drinks, Coleman & Co. & National Sea Life Centre. Project management in production of a variety of graphic medium –from all types of print, exhibition, display & signage through to web/multimedia. Sales of professional services, graphic & web design. Experience of grants and tenders. Business created through structured cold calling/appointment booking, networking and referrals. The role involved assisting companies and organisations in all sectors improve their marketing and image through design & all formats of media production. It has left me with a wealth of knowledge to cost-effectively produce impressive, high quality, creative solutions in all media. Show less

Peer Information was the holding group for several brands of computer books, the most well known being Wrox Press. They independently published books on a spectrum of Microsoft and IT topics.Account management B2B sales and channel marketing with distributors in the U.K. (Computer Bookshops Ltd), Benelux, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. New business creation of accounts in Finland, Poland and Croatia, along with new translation contracts in Poland, Norway, Russia and Serbia.Generated… Show more Peer Information was the holding group for several brands of computer books, the most well known being Wrox Press. They independently published books on a spectrum of Microsoft and IT topics.Account management B2B sales and channel marketing with distributors in the U.K. (Computer Bookshops Ltd), Benelux, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. New business creation of accounts in Finland, Poland and Croatia, along with new translation contracts in Poland, Norway, Russia and Serbia.Generated and executed ROI-based marketing initiatives with distributors, these included catalogues, advertising, promotions and display placements in bookstores and also PC World & Toys R Us.Regular face-to-face sales visits & technical presentations to distributors at board level, bookstores and at special events (rep meetings, librarian conferences). Product management through provision of feedback. Organisation of the Frankfurt Bookfair 2002 and distributor conferences in Frankfurt and London.I was made redundant from Peer Information when the company went into liquidation. Show less

My Grandfather established Bedsons Ltd in the 1960s and in the 1990s was the leading supplier of professional automotive inspection lamps in the U.K. It was sold to a venture capitalist company shortly after my departure for GBP2 million.Consumer and B2B sales to garages and distributors - SME's to ‘Blue Chip' companies, Unipart, etc. New business generation - Snap-On Tools, GBP130k p.a., Draper Tools, largest order GBP45k.International account development and new business creation - K… Show more My Grandfather established Bedsons Ltd in the 1960s and in the 1990s was the leading supplier of professional automotive inspection lamps in the U.K. It was sold to a venture capitalist company shortly after my departure for GBP2 million.Consumer and B2B sales to garages and distributors - SME's to ‘Blue Chip' companies, Unipart, etc. New business generation - Snap-On Tools, GBP130k p.a., Draper Tools, largest order GBP45k.International account development and new business creation - K & W Tools (NL), Prosol (F), Superior Spares (IE), Sulco Ltd (NZ), etc. Included sales visits to Europe & U.S. Product and supply chain management with 2 trade visits to supplier in Xiamen, China. 3 International Automotive Industry Exhibitions - Automechanika 2000 - Frankfurt, Germany, International Hardware Exhibition 2001 - Cologne, Germany, Equip Auto 2001; Marketing material design and production (catalogues, exhibition stands, websites).I left Bedsons Ltd when my father sold the business and emigrated to Australia. Show less

Got to work with the Woodroffes at an exciting time in computer game development.