Experience

AL FORSAN INTERNATIONAL SPORTS RESORT

• United Arab Emirates
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor to Executive Office

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Advisory role for existing and future projects. Shooting range design and target systems.

• Shooting Manager

  • Jun 2010 - Dec 2022

  Procurement of firearms and ammo for commercial use, including necessary Import/Export/Transportation permits. Range design to International standards. Rifle / Pistol / Clay Target / Archery / Simulators. Structuring of all safety procedures and implementation thereof.Range settings from amatuer to professional levels.Design, building and fitting out Armories with all related security installations.Staff training and certification to international accepted standards.Departmental organisational structure developed with all Job Descriptions.Project management of all facilities being built including specifications and design.SOP's structured and implemented. Business Plan. SWOT Analysis.Interaction with Governmental bodies , Police and Military.Events and commercial range usage organization.



Vibrant Life Aqua CC

• Owner

  • Feb 2006 - Jun 2010

  Business was begun by myself. All machinery and instrastructure built and procured.Water purification plant by Reverse Osmosis and Ultraviolet radiation designed , built and commissioned.Procurement and importation of water dispensers and related equipment after trip to Guangzhou ,China to finalize design and costs.Water dispenser sales and rentals planned with all necessary logistics and financial controls.Delivery of drinking water which included truck design and planned routes.Carbonated flavoured waters added later with all related machinery and flavour mixing.Sold Business.



Seady Guns

• Own Business

  • Apr 1986 - Feb 2006

  Business started by myself which included the building of facilities , Armories and Shooting range.All necessary dealings with authorities to obtain Firearm Dealers licence and Gunsmithing license.Retail of Sporting , hunting and self defence firearms.Reloading own ammo and developed a special ballistic knowledge of many calibers.Rifle scopes and mounts as per the caliber and the hunting requirements.Outdoor clothing.Gunsmithing and firearm maintenance. Shooting range with training facility for Competency Certification.After 20 years, new draconian laws forced my closure only due to financial constraints.



Seady & Debs

• Manager / Part owner.

  • Sep 1980 - Mar 1986

  Family Business started by my Grandfather in 1908.Taken over by my father in 1948.Hardware, Paints , tools , Locksmiths, Arms Dealer and General Dealer.Worked in the shop as a child and grew up behind a counter.This was my foundation to business knowledge.Went off on my own to start Seady Guns. Family Business started by my Grandfather in 1908.Taken over by my father in 1948.Hardware, Paints , tools , Locksmiths, Arms Dealer and General Dealer.Worked in the shop as a child and grew up behind a counter.This was my foundation to business knowledge.Went off on my own to start Seady Guns.



Anglo American Corporation

• Industrial Engineer.

  • Sep 1979 - Sep 1980

  All works related to Gold mining.Based at their Head Office.Feasability studies for Backlog Sweepings and report thereon.Raise Boring study at Vaal Reefs mine and report thereon.Entire study of Ernest Opperheimer Mining Hospital related to manning and Job descriptions.Called back to help in family business. All works related to Gold mining.Based at their Head Office.Feasability studies for Backlog Sweepings and report thereon.Raise Boring study at Vaal Reefs mine and report thereon.Entire study of Ernest Opperheimer Mining Hospital related to manning and Job descriptions.Called back to help in family business.



The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Industrial Engineer.

  • Jan 1975 - Sep 1979

  Started as Production Trainee working in all departments, Passenger /Commercial / Truck and Aircraft tyre building. Fan belts / conveyor belts and adhesives.Worked in Production controls scheduling works for continuity.Appointed Night Foreman and ran entire facrtory for 6 months.Started my studies and joined the Industrial Engineering Dept.Time and Motion studies/ Feasability studies / Work flows / Machine Layouts / Materials Handling.Decided to get married and moved to new pastures in Gold Mining.