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Directed and reported research into the possibilities of joint venture processing and export of raisins, honey, walnuts, wool, fertilisers, dried fruits, dried vegetables and other commodities.
Bell Marketing Huddersfield, England April 1995 - March 1996
Owner
Sole trader operating in two areas: Marketing Consultancy and Export Representation.
Formulated and implemented bespoke sales quotation system for engineering company.
Completed marketing projects for various companies, including research; projection of strategy; compilation of advertisements, press releases and in-house magazines.
Wrote items for textile magazines, including highly praised article on the Textile Industry of Uzbekistan.
Acted as export representative in the area of the former Soviet Union for ten British and German textile machinery manufacturers. Negotiated the sale of $100 thousand worth of equipment in shrinking market.
Sellers & Co Huddersfield, England July 1985 - March 1995
Marketing Engineer
Responsible for all marketing activities at manufacturer of textile finishing machinery, with additional tasking as sales representative in the area of the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia.
Initiated formalised marketing activities at company.
Managed the preparation of bids and participated in the negotiation and signing of two $5 million turnkey contracts for carpet factories in Kishinev (Moldova) and Lyubertsy (Moscow).
Directed the installation, commissioning and hand-over phases of both Soviet projects.
Huddersfield Polytechnic Huddersfield, England 1982 - 1985
Mature Student
Graduated with upper second honours degree at the age of 37.
Supplemented student grant for three years by teaching Beginner's German at Adult Education Centre.
IMI Bailey Birkett Cleckheaton, England 1980 - 1982
Technical Sales Engineer
Arabian Bechtel Ltd Jubail, Saudi Arabia 1979 - 1980
Personal Assistant
British Aerospace Stevenage, England 1978 - 1979
Modifications Engineer
Royal Air Force (various postings) 1966 - 1978
Sergeant Adminstrator/Instructor
Holset Engineering Co Huddersfield, England 1963 - 1966
Apprentice Mechanical Engineer
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Bachelor of Arts 2:1 Honours Degree in Textile Marketing BA (Hons)
Civil Service Commission Interpreter in German
Ordinary National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering
Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing MCIM
Member of the Textile Institute CText ATI
Associate Member of the Institute of Linguists AIL
Royal Air Force Instructional Techniques and Personnel Management Courses.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 4 September 1947
Marital Status: Married; 3 children, all adults and living independently
Nationality: British
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Language skills: English - mother tongue; Russian - fluent; German - fluent; French - basic.
Computer skills: Touch-typist; daily "hands on" working in Windows 95/98, including Microsoft Office; Lotus Smartsuite; Project 98; Netscape Communicator and Internet Explorer.
INTERESTS
Sport, particularly Rugby Union and Rugby League. Ex-player and referee in both Rugby codes.
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