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Reporting to MD Graham Sercome, developing and implementing new business development plan.Basic desk research and networking opportunities, and good old fashioned cold calling leading to the generation of new business database managed in ACT.Marketing material generation and marketing campaign initiated.To date all going well and 2016 looking good. If you need IT, I can guarantee Saqqara delivery

• Maintenance and upgrade of operating systems including IP phone systems, company wide time keeping, contact management along with integrated shared docs. • Upgrading aging fleet of photo copiers integrating software to record and charge copy print charges back to client. • Upgraded the VPN, with new SBS and File servers and using a mix of Leased data lines, bonded Adsl to give best upload and download speeds.• Developed and installed company wide interactive data base system which included Time keeping manager, CRM manager, Invoice generator and Manager, HR manager, Holiday calendar and management and board reports. • Development and maintenance of company asset register and roll out plan for system and machine upgrade. For Alliance Planning reporting directly to MD Steve Fidgett, reorganized internal systems developing a company wide CRM system which included time management, invoice generation and approval system, contact management, HR and holiday functions. (250 invoices generated in 12 seconds, with fastest turnaround about 4 days to post)New Copier fleet along with Papercut software allowed full recording of all print and copy charges that could be invoiced to client recovering on average £3000 pcm. New IP phone system rolled out across company using the Horizon operating system based on the Gamma network, fully integrating all office landline and mobiles saving over £1000 pcm on start up.Alliance Planing merged with WYG in October 2014.

• Head of Marketing and Business Development • Established a new property company specializing in residential lettings, property management. • Established brand awareness and built a property management portfolio in the local market place.• Management of maintenance service agreements with Landlords/Tenants. • Successful sales of Turkish residential properties to UK investors.

• Responsible for the start-up and development of a Partner sales channel in the UK and building a relationship with IBM. Reported to the CEO based in Norway. • Researching UK IT industry. • Planned a strategy for the UK Product launch, launched and built Partner Sales Channel. • Established and managed UK marketing team.Product brought to the UK Market place then sold NoOffice sold out to IBM/Lotus

• Specialized in broadcasting weather and lifestyle bulletins for BBC TV and Radio customers as part of a team of broadcast meteorologists working at the BBC Weather Centre. • Producing, presenting and revitalizing bulletins, under very tight time scales, budgets constraints and operational systems. • Developing, testing and launching weather and lifestyle packages on BBC’s first digital channels, News 24, BBC World and BBC Prime