Experience

Gourmet Classic Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• New Product Development Specialist

  • Jan 2016 - Present

• Technical Manager

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2015



Lyncolec Ltd

• United Kingdom

• Laboratory ,Chemist and Wet Process Manager

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2012

  Responsible for the laboratory, plating shop, effluent and all wet processes This included chemical analysis, functional testing and process control of a wide range of electroless, electrolytic, spray and immersion complex chemical processes. The company has AS9100 and Nadcap accreditation which I was instrumental in maintaining Responsible for the laboratory, plating shop, effluent and all wet processes This included chemical analysis, functional testing and process control of a wide range of electroless, electrolytic, spray and immersion complex chemical processes. The company has AS9100 and Nadcap accreditation which I was instrumental in maintaining



Macdermid PLC

• Technical Sales Specialist

  • Jan 1999 - Dec 2003

  Sales, installation and technical service of metal finishing chemical processes From the takeover of Lea manufacturing I continued to successfully maintain and develop my area and gained business at a number of new accounts. Whilst business levels were dropping substantially in the UK my long-term targets started to come to fruition. I continued to provide excellent technical support to my customer base Sales, installation and technical service of metal finishing chemical processes From the takeover of Lea manufacturing I continued to successfully maintain and develop my area and gained business at a number of new accounts. Whilst business levels were dropping substantially in the UK my long-term targets started to come to fruition. I continued to provide excellent technical support to my customer base



LEA Manufacturing

• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Sales Specialist

  • Jan 1998 - Dec 1999

  Sales and technical service of metal finishing chemicals I was taken on by Lea to develop the business in a wide geographical area. Given a basic level of business to maintain and develop from current customers I was required to increase the customer base and develop new business. The job also entailed installation and long term technical support of our products The whole ethos was based on short, medium and long term planning; hence weekly, monthly and 3 monthly plans were required. Prospecting for new business and maintaining present business fits very well into this structured sales system Lea manufacturing was taken over by Macdermid plc in November 1999. Macdermid is an American based company



Lektrachem Ltd

• Sales and Technical Director

  • Jan 1991 - Dec 1997

  Chemical & equipment sales and technical service to Printed Circuit manufacturers in the UK & Ireland The range of products included our own formulations plus products from major chemical suppliers Jointly responsible for all aspects of a small quickly developing speciality chemical company. Numbers of staff peaked at 12. We took the business from nothing to sales of over £1 million in 6 years We manufactured our own range of chemical products at the above premises My co director was more interested in chasing turnover than profit so I left and sold my 33% share to Technic Inc - an American company The PCB manufacturing industry had just started its decline in this country - it is now less than 10% of what it was in 1997. I took a year out and decided to sidestep into Metal Finishing



Alpha Circuits

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

• Technical Manager

  • Jan 1989 - Dec 1991

  Responsible for technical and chemical processes and quality. Responsible for technical and chemical processes and quality.



Macdermid Inc

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

• Technical Sales Specialist

  • 1983 - 1987

  Technical sales and service of speciality chemicals and processes to Printed Circuit manufacturers with an active customer base of approximately 50 accounts Technical sales and service of speciality chemicals and processes to Printed Circuit manufacturers with an active customer base of approximately 50 accounts



P.M.D. CHEMICALS LIMITED

• Chief Chemist, Technical Service Chemist

  • 1978 - 1983

  Chief Chemist Speciality complex Electroplating/Electroless and PCB chemical process manufacturer - Quality Control and customer solutions analysis and mechanical testing and troubleshooting. Running of a production & customer service laboratory and a number of staff. then Technical Service Manager Technical service on all chemical installations at customers in the UK, Ireland and France Chief Chemist Speciality complex Electroplating/Electroless and PCB chemical process manufacturer - Quality Control and customer solutions analysis and mechanical testing and troubleshooting. Running of a production & customer service laboratory and a number of staff. then Technical Service Manager Technical service on all chemical installations at customers in the UK, Ireland and France



University of Warwick

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Influenza Research Technician

  • 1975 - 1979

  Flu and Cancer Virus Research Department Working for a Doctor carrying out his research experiments on flu & cancer viruses, included cell propagation and culture, radioactive labelling of viruses, RNA profiling and general biochemical analysis techniques Flu and Cancer Virus Research Department Working for a Doctor carrying out his research experiments on flu & cancer viruses, included cell propagation and culture, radioactive labelling of viruses, RNA profiling and general biochemical analysis techniques