Experience

Peak Production Equipment

• United Kingdom
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales and Marketing Director

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Responsible for Sales and Marketing of the Peak Group of Companies (Peak Production Equipment Ltd, Peak Test Services, Peak Software) delivering Automated Custom Test Systems and Solutions.

• Technical Sales Manager

  • May 2013 - Jan 2022

  Responsible for Sales and Marketing of the Peak Group of Companies (Peak Production Equipment Ltd, Peak Test Services, Peak Software) delivering Automated Custom Test Systems and Solutions.This is a combination of electronic, electrical and mechanical problem solving and integrating together equipment from customers and suppliers including VPC, NI, Pickering, Goepel, Keysight, TTi, etc. Several solutions also include LED inspection and machine vision.



TT electronics integrated manufacturing services

• Technical Sales Director (Abtest Ltd)

  • Jul 2012 - Apr 2013

  Due to a very favourable offer from Peak Production Equipment Ltd, I only stayed in this role for 10 months. In that time I reworked all the content from the existing website and integrated it into the main TT Electronics IMS website. Made several changes to the sales operation and refocused the sales team. In conjunction with my own efforts this resulted in a 37% increase in bookings for Q1, 2013 compared with the previous year. Due to a very favourable offer from Peak Production Equipment Ltd, I only stayed in this role for 10 months. In that time I reworked all the content from the existing website and integrated it into the main TT Electronics IMS website. Made several changes to the sales operation and refocused the sales team. In conjunction with my own efforts this resulted in a 37% increase in bookings for Q1, 2013 compared with the previous year.



GOEPEL electronics Ltd.

• Manager (UK & Ireland)

  • Jan 2008 - Jul 2012

  In recognition of my achievements since starting with the company, I was promoted to Manager (UK & Ireland) while still maintaining my sales responsibilities.

• Sales Manager (UK & Ireland)

  • Jun 2006 - Jun 2012

  I opened UK office in 2006 and starting with only a handful of existing customers, I built the business to support 5 employees by 2008 and achieved 97% of an aggressive personal sales target. Throughout the tough years of 2009, 2010 and 2011, I created a turnover growth of 5%, 14% and 19% respectively. I started looking for a new challenge in 2012, realising 70% of my annual target in first 6 months of 2013 before leaving for a new role.



XJTAG

• United Kingdom
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Sales Manager

  • May 2005 - Jun 2006

  Realised 50% of sales target in first 6 months. Prominent involvement in marketing gave company website direction in content and mulit-lingual support giving rise to growth in European and US markets that has resulted in the need for a further 2 UK salespersons to be recruited.Responsibilities:-• Development and mentoring of new salespersons.• Identifying and developing market sectors.• Evaluation, planning and attendance of exhibitions.• Identifying and prioritising customer requirements for future features.



Leonardo

• Italy
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Hardware Engineer

  • Mar 2002 - Apr 2005

  Successfully managed a team of seven people and during first two years recovered a six month project slip and resolved technical issues key to customer acceptance of the product in Q4 2004.Achievements:-• High level of initiative and commitment led to several awards (including Recognising Excellence (Technical), Recognising Excellence (Management), Outstanding Customer Service and Team Player).• On site production support in Edinburgh and management of own and local team ensured that the processor segment of key milestones were met, worth £43M in 2003 and £30M in 2004.



Nortel Networks

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Digital Hardware Engineer

  • Jul 1997 - Dec 2001