John Gortney
Director of Sales at ME Education- Claim this Profile
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French Limited working proficiency
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Chinese (Mandarin) Limited working proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Shane Farr
John is a talented and easy going person to work with. He is apt to learn from others and share his own knowledge, always with a smile.
Shane Farr
John is a talented and easy going person to work with. He is apt to learn from others and share his own knowledge, always with a smile.
Shane Farr
John is a talented and easy going person to work with. He is apt to learn from others and share his own knowledge, always with a smile.
Shane Farr
John is a talented and easy going person to work with. He is apt to learn from others and share his own knowledge, always with a smile.
Credentials
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Microsoft Certified Application Specialist: Using Microsoft Office Excel 2007
MicrosoftJan, 2009- Oct, 2024
Experience
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ME Education
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India
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Education Administration Programs
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Director of Sales
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Jan 2016 - Present
• Develop and implement sales strategies to deliver revenue targets • Build and manage relationships with key customers in the market • Develop sales channels and identify new potential opportunities • Liaise with internal teams including marketing, supply chain and customer service teams • Lead and manage a team of sales specialists • Responsible for providing top-tier customer experience and manage after sales service Spearhead strategic business development and digital transformation initiatives, leading in-house sales and marketing team of 8 and establishing best practices and SOPs to meet KPIs and create scalability through identification and development of partnerships in Hong Kong, APAC and UK. Achievements: - Grew revenue YOY through design and implementation of customised Cloud Operational & Financial Reporting System and ERP to determine and evaluate KPIs and identify and focus on high margin products. - Lead in-house sales and marketing team of 8 covering HK and Mainland China markets; key achievements in sales training, revenue growth, website rebuild including content, analytics, SEO/SMO/SEM and managing Hong Kong and China based marketing agencies. - Sole driver of digital transformation strategy for existing website with rebrand and relaunch resulting in 1800% increase in Web traffic to determine key metrics (SEO, SEM, SMO, SMM) utilising Google Analytics, GMB, FBM, WeChat analytics, WhatsApp Business and SleekFlow. Show less
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Irrimax Corporation
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Medical Device Project Manager / Manufacturing and Development Manager
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Feb 2010 - Jan 2016
A medical device start-up focusing on innovation in wound irrigation products to treat surgical site infections, with expertise in product development, clinical research, manufacturing and commercialisation of medical technologies. Led Project and Production Teams through 6 product development lifecycles overseeing >USD1M annual operations budget. Responsibilities: - Understanding Market Needs - Conceptualisation and Design - Manufacturing - Complex Technical Issues Navigation - Quality Control - Regulatory Compliance - End User Delivery - Operations and Manufacture - Resource Management - Production Planning - Quality Systems Regulations (QSR) - Supply Chain - Warehousing - Vendor Evaluation & Approval - Procurement - Product Lot Release - Financial and Operational Planning - Sales Forecasting - Demand Planning - Inventory Planning - Financial Reconciliation - Cost Optimisation - Supply Chain Evaluations - Materials and Packaging Analyses - Contract Negotiations - Market Expansion Evaluation Achievements: - Established and grew 8 departments consecutively (R&D, Manufacturing Engineering, QC, Clinical Engineering, Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs, Accounting and Operations) as pioneer employee in each acquiring extensive experience before hiring and training respective successors. - Supported successful fundraising from venture capitalist and angel investors through joint presentation of bespoke demand forecasting and procurement models that provided greater accuracy for projections. Show less
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Connective Tutoring, LLC
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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Founding Member
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Jul 2008 - Dec 2013
Co-Founded Connective Tutoring with fellow Georgia Tech Alumni to provide mentoring and in-home tutoring of math and science to High School students. Co-Founded Connective Tutoring with fellow Georgia Tech Alumni to provide mentoring and in-home tutoring of math and science to High School students.
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Slingshot Product Development Group
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United States
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager, Medical Device Division
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Jan 2009 - Feb 2010
Product design consultant to multiple clients including IrriMax, managing simultaneous project schedules to grow client revenue through product development and innovation.Responsibilities: - Class I Medical Device Product Management - Manufacturer & Plant Production Support - Raw Material Acquisition - Supplier Selection - Quality System Development & Management to 21 CFR 820 standards - Product Inventory Management - Manufacturing Coordination - Inventory Forecasting - Quality ControlAchievements: - Selected to join Irrimax as 1 of 3 engineers from Slingshot due to exponential business volume and necessity to move design work in-house. Show less
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Design Engineer, Medical Division
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Jul 2006 - Jan 2009
Collaborated with a team of designers and engineers to develop innovative products and systems that increase clients' revenue.Responsibilities: - Project Management - Client Liaison - Design using 3D CAD (Solid Works) - Rapid Prototyping - Low Volume Tooling - Production Tooling (DFM) - Technical Drawings - Functional Specifications Creation - Product Specifications Design - Project Milestone Presentations - Sales Team Support - Project Proposals Show less
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Education
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2002 - 2006
Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering
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