Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Manchester Area, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• Changing up marketing for companies within the Security Industry.
• No more static images & AI generated text.
• Get in touch for a consultation to see how we can take over your Social Media Management.

Aug 2014 – Present · 11 yrs 9 mos · Worldwide

• Learn CCTV has been setup as a CCTV Installation & Product training Academy.
• After a long career in the industry, I realised there was a gap in the market for a training service that offers tuition to those who already deal with CCTV and those would like to learn more about it in order to offer another service to their customers, which will in turn increase their profit.
• Most training firms leave the engineers more confused than when they turned up. Our aim is to keep the training simple and hands on so the trainees understand and take in more.
• All too often businesses only realise their CCTV isn’t working as it should be when a crime occurs – and they don’t have the evidence they need to solve it. At Learn CCTV, we want to help change that by offering electricians, satellite installers, builders, engineers and anyone else interested in a career in the industry the chance to learn everything they need to know.
• We’ve already had interest from people who want to expand their portfolio of skills and businesses and who are looking to outsource their CCTV training.
• We also offer the option to take on a companies training needs. For example if a manufactuere is looking to outsource their training on their products, we would handle this.
• www.learncctv.co.uk
• @learncctv

Jan 2013 – Aug 2014 · 1 yr 7 mos · Worldwide

• Sourcing for new & Innovative products. Covering all sectors from Consumer Electronics, CCTV & Security, Mobile & Wireless Communications and many more.
• Organising Joint Ventures with companies who wish to setup in Europe to distribute their products.
• Managing the infrastructure of Joint Venture partnerships from the outset.
• My key objectives are to find a new product and bring it to market before the competition. This involves a lot of negotiation at high levels, ensuring samples and initial products are made to the Quality which we have requested. Ensuring the factories can produce the amount of goods which they have committed.
• I travel to the Far East many times, Hong Kong, China, Korea and also look for new and emerging markets.

Nov 2007 – Jan 2013 · 5 yrs 2 mos · Birmingham to Scotland

• Working for one of the leading CCTV Brands in Europe covering 2 divisions within the Company in a Customer facing challenging role.
• One of the key challenges which I enjoy about this role, is when being called to a Site Visit, knowing that I have to rectify the issues on site. With complex issues this can sometimes take a few more days than expected. But the end result has to be a success.
• Demo's of new products to new and exisiting customers
• Providing training to engineers and sales staff
• Providing 2nd Line, On Site Fault diagnosis to customers
• Visiting sites to rectify technical issues
• Provide training to end users
• Provide Pre-sales & after sales support to Installers
• Supporting Sales teams to achieve monthly / quarterly / yearly targets
• Provide training to internal and field based staff on products
• Reporting directly to Divsional Director of Vista
• Support FSE's with visits to customers and to sites
• Working closely with Divisional Director of sales and Sales Manager to focus on Key Accounts
• Achieving targets of £10 million / year through all sales divisions
• Developing products through key business channels
• Working with customers and end users on large projects from beginning to end
• Working on your own and also part of the Vista Team and also working with the relevant Sales Divisions

Jan 2004 – Aug 2007 · 3 yrs 7 mos

• The company was an online electrical retailer and I was recruited to expand the portfolio of products. With increasing products being made in China, my job was to source the latest and up to date items and introduce them to the European market.
• Through my links with the Far East I was able to source new products such as covert CCTV and surveillance items and negotiate preferential deals
• Negotiated new deals with existing suppliers
• Sourced ad introduced new products to the range
• Liaised with the web development team to setup a number of European websites in different languages
• Arranged for the opening of virtual branch offices in Europe
• Attended many exhibitions in the Far East to speak to new suppliers to begin long term trading relationships.

Jan 2000 – Jan 2004 · 4 yrs · UK, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, China

• I was recruited to develop the trade sales of the business. It was primarily a CCTV installation company and the directors wanted to branch out into distribution. It was my duty to help with these plans and to move the business forward. My main role was to source the full range of CCTV products, this included sourcing and visiting new suppliers.
• Visiting exhibitions throughout the Far East including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and Mainland China
• Introducing a full CCTV product range
• Employing Internal and Field based Sales Staff
• Working with key franchises such as Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Sony
• Working with the marketing team on planning a stand at IFSEC
• Looking for and introducing new products into the market