Experience

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  Pro Audio Marketing

  • Director

    • Feb 2015 - Present
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  Martin Reid Independent Consultant

  • West Sussex, United Kingdom

  • Director

    • Apr 2014 - Present
    • West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Business DevelopmentMarketing StrategySocial Media and CommunicationsWebsite RebuildsCopywritingPR, Photography and Video

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  Turbosound

  • Marketing Director

    • Jul 1991 - Apr 2014

    Created sales and marketing strategies for Turbosound while under corporate owners AKG, Harman Pro, and Proel International from 1991 onwards.Responsible for global sales growth from £2.5m to £6.5m by 1996, recognised by Queen’s Award for Achievement in 1997.Managed exhibition presence at major t...

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  Celestion

  • Ipswich, United Kingdom

  • Project Engineer, Research & Development

    • 1989 - 1991
    • Ipswich, United Kingdom

    Responsible for delivering new raw frame loudspeaker components from concept to launch for OEM market customers including Marshall, Trace Elliot and Turbosound. Design and copywriting of brochures and technical manuals.

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  Renkus-Heinz

  • Irvine, California

  • Project Manager, Production Engineer, Marketing Manager

    • 1985 - 1989
    • Irvine, California

    Streamlined production engineering of the company’s first loudspeaker processors, and designed and installed an electronics production line with auto PCB stuffing and wave soldering. Latterly responsible for international customer service and production engineering, as well as writing the company...

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  H|H Electronic

  • Cambridge, United Kingdom

  • Strategic Planner, Test Engineer

    • 1974 - 1981
    • Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Strategic PlannerAnalysing sales and market data to provide a platform for future product developments. Design and copywriting for the company’s 1978 Product Range BrochureAcoustics Product EngineerDesign of passive loudspeaker systems Test EngineerProduction line testing and QA testing of guitar...