Experience

Wasps

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Kit Manager

  • Jun 2015 - Present



PlayerID

• Sales and Marketing manager

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2015

  Providing mobile boot embroidery and printing. Servicing professional and amateur clubs around the UK. Providing mobile boot embroidery and printing. Servicing professional and amateur clubs around the UK.



Blackburn Rovers Football Club

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Kit Manager

  • Jul 2012 - Jun 2014



Under Armour

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sports Marketing Representative

  • May 2006 - Jan 2012

  Roles:- to promote a new brand in the U.K. across the footballing world (predominantly baselayer)- involvement in the boot launch, identifying players for this. - ensuring that the boots were visible on field. - extensive travel throughout the U.K. - working under my own initiative, to deadlines, planning travel based on availability, requirement and cost effectiveness.I feel it is essential to have a flexible approach as the football schedule and player requirement is changeable to say the least! - marketing the product ‘on screen’ during programmes such as ITV1’s dancing on ice.- selling the product. I gained some valuable experience in this field which was a new and successful challenge for me.I have good working relationships across the leagues, from Premiership/SPL through to non-league and have extensive contacts at all levels at the clubs. I am well known within the footballing industry and pride myself on my professionalism and integrity.



PUMA Group

• Germany
• Sporting Goods Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sports Marketing

  • 2006 - 2007

  Role included:- working with contracted players, ensuring that they felt well cared for and looked after by Puma. - identifying new players from premiership to lower leagues.- responsibility for the smooth running of marketing events that players were involved in (photo shoots, promotional events etc..) - dealing with retailers, boot launches, in store signings etc. - identifying players to wear and promote the two styles of boot launched in the year I worked for Puma. I feel that professional players found me reliable and trustworthy and many of these relationships still stand today.



Fulham Football Club

• Spectator Sports
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Kit Manager

  • May 1998 - May 2005

  Main roles:- ensuring that every member of the team (players, management, medical staff ...) had everything required to train and play a game. - liaising with outside agencies involved with the club. - extensive travel with the team and occasionally transporting kit and equipment ahead of the team.- working under pressure of deadlines, under initiative, thinking ahead of player/management need.I feel that all members of the club that I came into contact with could rely on my ability to cater for their requirements and my excellent working relationships ranged throughout the club, from laundry staff through to the owner.During this time I built a huge list of contacts within football which has proven invaluable in my sports marketing career to date.



BBC

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fire and Security Officer

  • May 1996 - May 1998



British Airways

• United Kingdom
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Security Officer

  • Dec 1995 - May 1996



BSM (British School of Motoring)

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• ADI

  • Dec 1990 - May 1996