On-Call Firefighter, providing cover to my local community day and night for fires, RTC, animal rescue, ambulance support. Also part of the co-responder team, responding to medical emergencies while awaiting the ambulance to provide first response.

Estimating project costs for materials, plant and labour for Jewson customer base. Projects range from single storey extensions to self-build projects and multiple build sites. Liaising with the customers to strategically plan their build by using my knowledge and experience to influence material choices and build options.Collaborating with all departments to ensure the customer is supported throughout the project and materials are ordered to arrive on time. Initiated an internal project to optimise and increase the capability of the roofing section of our software. Assisting the development team with product knowledge and material sizes to allow them to create the necessary formulas for the program.

Area Sales Manager for the Southwest & West for engineered timber products. Selling into over 200 national and independent merchants as well as regional builders, housebuilders, developers, and self-build.Oversaw the enquiries for 4 design offices in my area supporting them with their targets in both design value and product sales.Ensuring regular contact with all branches to develop strong business relationships and promote the brand; providing regular training and support, both in-branch and at trade events, keeping merchandise visible and presentable to maximise business revenue. Utilising the internal reporting software to produce reports to support my visits to the branches and to provide them with a visual of their sales.Supporting other external colleagues and branch sales executives with site visits to assist customers. Documenting visits on the internal CRM system enabling me to keep track of visits and share information with colleagues.Promoting the business using social media to grow and maintain my customer base and network. Re-designed the reporting process to provide accountability for each month and provide a plan for the next month.

Regional Sales Manager for the Southwest and Wales. Selling into national and independent merchants as well as regional builders and house builders. Ensuring regular contact with all 200 plus branches to develop strong business relationships and promote the brand; providing regular training and support, both in branch and at trade events, keeping merchandise visible and presentable to maximise business revenue. Utilising the internal reporting software to produce reports to support my visits to the branches and to provide them with a visual of their sales.Orchestrated the design of new training rig at head office, to give staff the opportunity to install and understand the products they are selling. This enabled them to provide better service when selling. It was also a useful tool for the end-user, so they can see first-hand how the products work and their benefits.

Roofing Development Manager for 28 Jewson branches across Cardiff, Bristol and Swindon in a combination of operations and sales. Instrumental in growing roofing sales in these branches of over £1.5m in three years. With six main hubs holding the bulk of the stock for the area. Creating the main stock profile for the hubs and smaller stock profiles for the remaining branches I assisted in maintaining the stock and liaising with suppliers to get the best possible deals for the area.To support the implementation of stock I introduced a library of information for the branch to access including product guides, supplier information, and key contacts.Offering office or site visits to help customers plan and manage existing and future work, while looking for new opportunities to grow and develop the business.I launched a staff training and development program to ensure all branch and yard staff had knowledge of the products in stock and accessories that complement them enabling the team to complete orders and offer all products to complete the roof.Building and maintaining strong and effective relationships with staff, suppliers and customers were critical to my developing a wide network to call upon.As part of the Jewson area team, I won 3 awards; most improved branch for Cardiff, highest area sales and best regional sales H1 2016. As a national roofing team in 2018, we were all congratulated for achieving a milestone sales month.

Technical Product Trainer for Redland (roof tile manufacturer) based at the National Training Centre. Creating and implementing training courses for merchant staff, architects, contractors and internal staff; teaching slating and tiling disciplines and product installation courses. Re-designing display rigs to accommodate the most up to date products and new rigs for training courses.Managing workshop staff to organise the setup and take down of each course.Collaborating with the technical department and marketing on the development of new products. Trained as an NVQ Assessor to provide young roofers with qualifications to help build a more qualified workforce. Orchestrated a two-week photography session so marketing could create a new brochure of products.

Self-employed slater and tiler, I completed a City and Guilds in Leadwork at this point to further my skills. I worked on my own jobs and for several builders and roofers until I was headhunted for the role I took at Redland.

Trainee roof slater and tiler, worked for a general builder as a labourer while I was doing my apprenticeship, then went self-employed after I qualified and worked with various building and roofing companies as well as doing my work and employing my own staff.Level 3 students showcased our work with timber shingles at RoofTec, an exhibition at the NEC. Awards gained while at college; trainee of the year, Certificate of Achievement and a Bronze Medal of Excellence, presented by the Duke of Edinburgh I have experience in every aspect of a build through to digging the foundations, timber work, painting and then up to the roof. This has given me a full understanding of a building and provided a great foundation to build the rest of my career on.