• corporate and brand identities; brochures; product & technical literature; information graphics; exhibition graphics; in-store graphics; fabric print designs; KAZMILA® silk scarves• concepts, copy, design, artwork, print buying and project management

corporate communication and graphic design consultancy• brochures, manuals, catalogues, product and technical literature, advertising, editorial, point of sale, exhibition graphics, posters, corporate and brand identities • clients included: Artigo Rubber Flooring (Pirelli); British Airways World Cargo; CAFOD (charity); CAT Footwear; Central Lobby Consultants (CLC); Fluor Daniel (engineering); Rikett (flooring); WS Atkins (engineering); 1 Hare Court (family law chambers)

• role included: bookkeeping using QuickBooks Online software; financial reporting; budgeting and forecasting; and payroll preparation• main contributions: 1. comprehensively recoded QuickBooks accounting system to correspond with statutory formats, including restricted and unrestricted fund classifications, and thereby significantly improved system generated management reports 2. created clear and user friendly Excel forecasting models, tools and templates

Privately owned dry bulk commodity brokers - head office in London and offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Johannesburg • upgraded accounting systems and management reporting• attended to a broad range of financial, operational and administration matters• managed and supervised London office move• created and implemented new graphic identity

UK renewable energy services company - originally focusing on large scale solar PV systems and then on the agricultural and horticultural food sectors - by 2015 had successfully developed 75MW of solar PV • set up accounting systems including payroll; initiated monthly management reporting and forecasting; involved with project evaluation and had several administration responsibilities

US manufacturer of solar roofing products - listed on the AIM market (LSE) until acquired by Energy Conversion Devices Inc. during 2009. YE 31 Dec 2009: European turnover circa EUR 18mil and assets circa EUR 31mil • helped set up the main European operating subsidiary in Germany • primary role was to provide financial and operational information for senior management and directors to manage European operations effectively - this included: financial and management reporting; preparing complex budgets; maintaining sales pipelines; pricing models; import and inventory valuation systems; cash flows; logistics tools; supplying due diligence information

Designers, importers and licensed distributors of CAT Footwear in Europe (London)• accounting systems and financial management including factoring trade debtors

Major independent fine art gallery in South Africa • provided up to date management information to help directors run the business effectively - this involved implementing new accounting systems and internal controls• other responsibilities included: banking facilities; foreign liabilities and forward cover; statutory audits; taxation; administration and staff training; liaising with overseas galleries

Big five international accountancy firm - Johannesburg office• completed articles in 1982, eventually managed some of the largest audits - construction and engineering, large scale mining operations, cotton growing and ginning, property investment companies, railway manufacturing under licence, and import / distribution companies

Major holding company in South African chemical industriesinvestment records, management accounts, product costings, manual books and records