Parliamentary Candidate for Reform UK in the constituency of Stourbridge

Unable to work a steady job due to disability, I decided to do whatever I could to help deliver aid and military hardware to Ukraine, intent on doing all I could to keep attention focused on Ukraine and to aid them in their fight to preserve their freedom.Initial focus was the procurement and delivery of humanitarian, medical and non-lethal aid. Whilst still involved in this, my main focus shifted to lobbying, procurement and supply chain resilience for the defence sector.

Recruiting senior hires for the SAAS sales side of the business.

360 recruitment in an industrial plan

Secondment - Internal recruitment for the recruitment agency

Resourcing temporary workers for a key account within the automotive logistics sector

Onsite management, payroll and HR for 250+ temporary staff at a key account client in the automotive logistics sector.

24/7 Recruitment ltd is a large recruitment agency specialising in the supply of temporary workers to large on-site operations in the logistics sectors. I joined the company in October 2016 on a large automotive logistics site towards the end of their contract. They offered to retain me on a different contract in retail logistics, however The Best Connection ltd offered me an opportunity to move to a larger automotive logistics site. In this role I was responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the temporary workforce of roughly 150 temporary workers on a large automotive logistics site. 24/7 Recruitment does not have a branch network, so the on-site team were also responsible for sourcing the temporary labour for the site. This included creating and posting job adverts to various job boards, liaising with the head office team to issue updates to the company website, receiving inbound and making outbound calls to prospective temporary workers, arranging interviews with candidates off site, registering candidates and checking their documents to validate identity and right to work, referencing candidates, ensuring all paperwork was in order and audit compliant, liaising with the clients senior managers to understand the sites needs, arranging inductions, inducting new temporary workers onto the site, invigilating over FLT, literacy & numeracy exams, monitoring external contractors to ensure drug & alcohol tests were completed by all temporary workers, registering all temporary workers on the KRONOS electronic clocking system, communicating with the clients team leaders and first line managers to identify issues, conducting investigations & disciplinary procedures, dealing with union representatives, manually processing payroll in SOLARIS payroll system from KRONOS printouts, booking and managing temporary workers holidays, monitoring and investigating absences, completing return to work forms, monitoring KPI's and reporting back to the clients senior managers

Apprentice England ltd was a start-up intended to help unemployed young people find work through a partnership with the Job Centre and a local college. I was head hunted for the role by the previous owner of The Boultsmiths (see below). Unfortunately the managing director did not start the company with honest intentions. Myself and the other directors walked away when it became clear the company was not setup for it's stated purpose. I was responsible for the development of a marketing strategy and implementation plan in line with the allocated budget. The setup and maintenance of the companies social media accounts including Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn & YouTube. Created written content for the website & brochures. I used Adobe Photoshop CS4 & Sony Vegas video suit for content creation for all digital platforms, digital and physical marketing material. I designed geographically and demographically targeted PPC digital ad campaigns, e-shots, mail shots, flyers, business cards, roller banners, brochures, etc and negotiated with local suppliers to produce physical materials. Attended BCCC meetings, seminars, trade fairs, etc...

Safestyle UK are the UK's largest domestic supplier & fitter of uPVC windows & doors. I joined them in this commission sales role as a stop gap whilst assessing my employment options going forward. My role was to attend pre-qualified appointments in potential customers homes. I conducting product demonstrations, explained the ordering & fitting process, negotiating with the customer and closing the deal. I would then complete an order form and call the order in to the branch. I also became the first choice within the branch to attending follow-up, customer service focused appointments to troubleshoot problems.

Zaneus ltd was an events company started almost by accident. I initially started putting on live music events as an aid to my university course in sound production, to enable students to get practice on live events. It escalated from there into a part time, then full time business. I had to wind the company up following the cost-overrun of an unsuccessful diversification attempt, coinciding simultaneously with a breakdown of the traditional income stream following the cancellation of a major event. Initially operating on weekends. I approached venues via email, cold-calling & drop-ins. Arranged site visits and meetings with venue managers & owners to negotiate hire terms. Conducted risk assessments including the planning and provision of security and first aid staff. Surveying of existing event infrastructure, sourcing supplementary equipment where necessary. Scouting for artists via social media, by attending events and networking. Matching artists with events based on genre & geographic location of fan-base. Design, build and maintenance of the company website and e-commerce store. Design & production of marketing material including business cards, flyers, posters, merchandise, e-shots, social media & web content. Organizing the distribution of tickets digitally via the e-commerce store, through the artists and via the venues or their elected box office. Installation and setup of sound & lighting infrastructure before event, dismantling after the event. Recording and editing of event videos. Recruitment and management of casual temporary staff at larger events

The Boultsmiths ltd was a dormant, small scale steel & fastener stockists. I was tasked with making it operational and profitable again to facilitate the owner in selling the business. The business began trading within a month, turned a profit in it's second month and was sold at the end of the third month. Conducted a full stock audit. Conducted market research on competition to determine product demand and competitor pricing. Reactivated dormant accounts with existing suppliers and negotiated discounts on bulk orders. Ordered new stock, Contacted previous account holders through mail shots, reopened the trade counter and created an e-commerce solution for the business to enable online sales. Marketed digitally through e-shots. Prepared and dispatched orders, dealt with customer queries