Nov 2024 – Jun 2025 · 7 mos · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China · Remote

• Shenzhen Technical Senate is a self funded technical think tank. Members are by invitation only, should be resident or spend a significant amount time in Shenzhen and have a good hands on knowledge and experience of manufacturing and business in and around Shenzhen.

Oct 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China · Remote

• TroubleMaker provides a suit of convenient facilities in China for people who need a place to develop their product and bring it to market both offline and online.

Jan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 5 mos · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

• Supplier of engineering grade photopolymers used in the 3D additive manufacturing process.
• We are the distributor for Molecule Digital in China, with over 25 years of experience in supplying and supporting specialty chemicals I am ideally suited to support manufacturers of 3D printers with unique product.

Jul 2012 – Present · 13 yrs 11 mos · Hong Kong

• International and local business professionals able to translate between International expectation and local capabilites for manufacture and supply.
• Sourcing of quality product from China manufacturers - includes quaility controll at factory level.
• Provides platform for companies wanting to enter the vast Chinese market
• Consulting for digital printing industry, printer manufacture, out sourcing etc.
• Globalization strategies for Chinese companies

Jul 2012 – Present · 13 yrs 11 mos · Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong

• Technology exchange facilitator (IP protection advice etc.)
• International and local business professionals able to translate between International expectation and local capabilities for manufacture and supply.
• Sourcing of quality product from China manufacturers - includes quality control at factory level.
• Provides platform for companies wanting to enter the vast Chinese market
• Consulting for digital printing industry, printer manufacture, out sourcing etc.
• M&A consulting (pre and post merger culture and communications bridge building)

Jun 2012 – Present · 14 yrs · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Mar 2009 – Jun 2012 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Consolidating sales, supply chain infrastructure in Asia Pacific in order to expanding market share.

Jan 2008 – Jun 2012 · 4 yrs 5 mos

• Independent consultant to Businesses globally wanting to deal with China.
• We help companies understand and prepare themselves for doing any form of business with Chinese companies, From bridging communications barriers to understanding the Chinese and Western business cultures.
• With more than 20 years of being involved with international business we also bring a unique knowledge to Chinese companies that want to expand their business outside of China. With first hand experience of building and implementing world wide sales channels and establishing brands in new markets we bring the best of business practice to our customers.
• We have unique experience in certain specialist industries such as the Digital printing Industry:
• All aspects of digital printing from R&D, supply chain management, Efficiency and profitability with customer satisfaction. Consultation and development of programs and training to reach predetermined profitability goals.

Jan 2008 – Jun 2012 · 4 yrs 5 mos

• Consultant - Strategic Planning, Supply Chain, Sales and Marketing, at INX Digital Asia Pacific
• Consultant at Independent Consultant to Digital Printing Industry
• Consultant at Triangle Digital INX Co.

Nov 2005 – Jan 2008 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Management of a global business unit within the group.

Jan 2002 – Jan 2008 · 6 yrs

• Global Technical Sales

Jun 2001 – Jan 2008 · 6 yrs 7 mos

• Managed the alternative ink go to market business. Was directly responsible for P&L and a team of 7 with annual turnover of just under $10m for the 2008.
• Changed the Go-toMarket motion from direct sales to channel sales, maintained Opperating profit above 60% and reduced complexity and cost.
• Built the plan to drive the busienss to US$32m by 2011.

Apr 1998 – May 2001 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Held a variety of projects that covered, developing a measurement and tracking method for waste management in digital printing. Using theory of constraints and applying them to an on-demand production enviroment reduced waste from over 30% to below 10%, making the business a best-in-class performer 72 hour TAT with 98% on-time delivery.
• Developing and implementing colour mangement and integrating the process into the workflow to reduce waste and increase customer satisfaction levels.
• Developed and implimented an integrated job costing system that enabled the sales team to quote remotely and input jobs seamlessly into production.
• Applied various aspects of these principles to branches in India, New Zeeland, Australia and Argentina.