As the European MD for Venturi Ltd & GmbH, I’m committed to leading the growth and development of the IT recruitment business across the UK office and our Düsseldorf office.Some of my key achievements / duties to date include:* Guiding managers and directors to grow the European contractor book to £100k WGP at its peak* Helping to develop and empower our Country Manager in DE to achieve GP growth from €0 to €30k WGP in under 2 years and achieve a combined GmbH GP of €45k WGP * Created and embedded a BD strategy utilised globally, ensuring a consistent and effective approach to generating new business opportunities and expanding our network of clients and partners.* Working with our permanent business to simplify processes and focus our attentions on a few key measurables in order to achieve consistent performance.* Building growth plans for the UK & DE businesses in order to allow for scale, and providing the necessary resources and support to achieve them.* Influencing the development of an L&D track in line with the BD strategy, enhancing skills and competencies of our consultants / managers, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.* Coaching of our managers on their ability to guide people effectively and the challenges of people management.* Succession planning for scale, identifying and developing high-potential talent within the organisation, and preparing them for future leadership roles.* helping to develop best practice playbooks to create blueprints for contract and permanent success in client and candidate aftercare, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction and retention, and building long-term relationships based on trust and value.I am a people-focused MD who strongly believes that our success comes from our people. I enjoy working with a diverse and talented team of professionals who share the same vision and values and have a passion for helping our consultants and managers realise their full potential.

After over 6 years of working as a consultant for the UK IT Contract Market it is now my role to drive the performance of the growing contract team at Venturi allowing us to exceed our exciting performance and growth targets.At present I manage a team of 7 consultants who are skilled within the BI, Data Analytics, Sharepoint and Microsoft and Opensource Development sectors respectively.I take an active role in coaching and training; adopting a tailored approach, working with each consultant based on their level of skill, experience and progress. I play a key role in researching and discussing new and emerging market opportunities, ensuring that we are maximising all opportunities across the UK IT Market.

At Venturi, we offer a premier IT Recruitment Service because we have built a team of top performers from various backgrounds - we don't put fresh graduates into client facing roles but we do recruit them into Resourcer / Client Delivery positions and look to develop them.We are a boutique and rapidly expanding IT Recruitment Agency, Venturi have the best resources and highest spend per head in the industry to ensure that our consultants have the very best tools to service your requirements as a client or as a candidate. We offer all this whilst remaining dynamic and flexible and giving our Consultants the trust and influence that their experience merits.I am a senior consultant within the contract team and specialise in placing Network, Support & Infrastructure staff in the South.Some of the skills I recruit for include:Infrastructure Design and Management Virtualisation Engineers and consultants (VMware, Hyper-V, vSphere App-V, Citrix, Microsoft) Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure)Migration designers and Engineers Infrastructure Architects MS Lync Exchange engineersWindows Systems Administrators Networks CCNA CCIE qualified Engineers (Security, Voice, Design, routing & Switching, VoIP) Network security (ISO27001/2 PCI DSS)Network design, management and Implementation Voice and Communications Open Source Linux Design / administration Unix Design / administration SolarisApache Web Sphere

I specialise in placing the following candidates within the Yorkshire area: Infrastructure Design and Management Virtualisation Engineers and consultants (VMware, Hyper-V, vSphere App-V, Citrix, Microsoft) Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure)Migration designers and Engineers Infrastructure Architects MS Link Exchange engineers Networks CCNA CCIE qualified Engineers (Security, Voice, Design, routing & Switching, VoIP) Network security (ISO27001/2 PCI DSS)Network design, management and Implementation Voice and Communications Open Source Linux Design / administration Unix Design / administration SolarisApache Web Sphere DevOpsInformation Security Information Security Infrastructure Security CISSP qualified experts Security design and architecture Application Packaging and Support Specialised application support Application packaging and design appraisalStorageSAN, NAS, IBM, EMC

I am responsible for providing interim resourcing specifically SAP Specialists into the North Of England & Scotland.I have recruited across an array of industries and have an extensive knowledge especially within; Oil & Gas, Engineering, Utilities, Public Sector & Other Services.The technical skills I can supply are:SAP Functional Consultants in FI/CO/MM/SD/SCM/PM/PS/LE/WMSAP Functional Support FI/CO/MM/SD/SCM/PM/PS/LE/WMSAP ABAP DevelopersSAP BASIS AdministratorsSAP Security consultantsSAP Business analysts and project managersSAP architects ans Solution archhitectsSAP Master Data analysts

I specialise in supplying software and web developers to companies across Yorkshire. Be it for a Microsoft web or Windows based project, I can work alongside your existing hiring methods to ensure that you secure the most talented, experienced, local developers on the market, at the most competitive market rate. Our track record is in delivering immediate and quality contract solutions. This can be for a specific project, to cover staff shortages while you search for a permanent solution, or to call upon a niche skill. Here are some of the technical profiles I can supply:.Net (C#, VB.Net, ASP.Net)Sharepoint, BizTalk, Silverlight, LINQWPF,WCF,WWFSQL Server (Development, DBA,BI)Legacy ASP, VB, VBA HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, XMLMy advice is free and independent. I guarantee to save you time and money by managing the entire hiring process and subsequent contract.Although you may look to use local agencies or direct methods, I feel my expertise can help you fill any requirement with a lot more ease and efficiency. The quote below from my client testimonial evidences this:“Having made contact with several local recruitment agencies we had no suitable candidates coming forward. I contacted Computer Futures and opened up the dialogue with Thomas. Within a matter of days we had set up a phone interview and arranged a start date soon after… Thomas kept in touch throughout the period to keep check on our progress and visited us near the end of the contract period to hear both our view of the work undertaken and also the view of the contractor.”I am a specialist aiming to provide a full and efficient service.If such an effective service is something you would benefit from when you are next recruiting, please keep my details on file, or call 0161 817 7888 if you have any immediate needs.I look forward to your call