I joined the Xpanda team in 2022 where I work as Technical Sales Manager. While physical security is relatively new to me it brings me back to my first love, engineering - and, capitalises on my management and sales experience. I'm looking forward to the next 25 years and planning to make an even bigger difference in this company than the last.For 25 years I was a pro audio sales nut who exuded passion for the product or service that I was responsible for. • I have a deep commercial knowledge of the Audio-Visual and general electronics industries. • I had been over 25 years with my previous employer, often being the driver behind new projects, sites, and products. • I developed their distribution network, eCommerce presence, and export market. I maintained real relationships with clients, often traveling to be part of their projects.• My employers valued my ability to listen and come up with real solutions by thinking outside the box. • I have vast travel experience and wide experience of cultures, especially around the Pacific and Southeast Asia. I'm crazy about woodworking, DIY, and power tools.• I possess the ability to have tough conversations in a graceful, respectful and productive way.Interests and Hobbies:• Woodworking.• Live sound mixing and recording – church, concerts, festivals.• Graphic design and technical drawing.Technical Skills:• Professional camera work including international documentary filming, motorsports, sports, and conferences. Produced 7 short documentaries involving all pre-and-post-production in Africa, Asia, and Pacific Islands.• Trained many church sound teams in both technical and motivational skills, both in NZ and overseas.• Large sound system set up, sound mixing, and recording.• Sound System design and installation including bars, restaurants, churches, and schools.• Strong general understanding of electronics & electronic problem-solving.• Entire project management (technical) of construction projects in Fiji, - resorts, venues, etc.Clerical and Sales Skills:• Wholesale department management.• Certified MPI Transitional Facility Operator.• New venture project management.• Computer literacy, typing skills & Web design.• Debtor accounting, inventory control/management, import documentation, formal letter, invoicing, and goods costing.• 27 years retail sales – senior position 20 years.• Writing/designing advertising material.• Pre-print design and preparation, advertising design. (Annual catalogues 1999 to 2016)