Experience

Eagle Technical Products

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Sales Manager

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  I have the pleasure to announce that i have joined Eagle Technical Products ltd in the position of Technical Sales Manager with responsibility for Europe and Australia. It is great to be returning to my passion of Firefighting garments and helping to progress the evolution of safety garments and the safety of firefighters I have the pleasure to announce that i have joined Eagle Technical Products ltd in the position of Technical Sales Manager with responsibility for Europe and Australia. It is great to be returning to my passion of Firefighting garments and helping to progress the evolution of safety garments and the safety of firefighters



Apt Fabrics Ltd

• director

  • Apr 2008 - Present

  As the director of APT Fabrics LTD, I spearhead business development, manufacture, marketing, and sales of high-performance laminated fabrics. I established and implement a financial framework for business, channel funds, collaborate in start-up initiatives, and with InvestNI. Furthermore, I cultivated lucrative product/global chain supply partnerships to compete with leading brands while effectively negotiating Aclimatise technology licensing to a major universal brand. Key Accomplishments: • Achieved £500K turnover by effectively overseeing strategic sales and marketing plans to drive brand equity and sustainable growth. • Successfully established entire brand from conception, throughout lifecycle through, to completion • Awarded contracts to supply Irish, Northern Ireland, Garda, and New South Wales Australia Ambulance with performance fabrics. • Increased organization turnover from £0 to £800K within 7 years of conception. • Won contract to supply global public service bodies with performance waterproof fabrics for Police force within UK. • Launched award-winning clothing brand Aclimatise, boasting global distribution channels with sales distribution in Japan. Show less



Ballyclare International

• United Kingdom
• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Sales Executive

  • Dec 2017 - Nov 2019

  Within my role as Technical Sales Executive I directed the development of cutting-edge lightweight fire systems and solutions for the competitive protective clothing market. I led technical operations, maintained position as leading brand within sector, and restructured cultural practice of Senior Management into efficient, competitive, manufacturing machine. In addition, I liaised with suppliers to invent new cutting-edge solutions, and analysed and identified hidden costs incurred by organisation in the production process. Key Accomplishments: • Provided innovative solutions for industry by creating competitive range of fire assemblies for new fire suits, resulting in Tender wins worth > £8 million. • Streamlined technical department process to simplify access to new and historic data which enabled easy selection and cross-referencing of products for tenders • Awarded multiple accolades, including North West Fire consortium tender win worth £4M and Polish Fire tender >£4million. • Saved £250K by reengineering garment manufacturing process and changing supply chain. • Enhanced staff performance through continuous training, improvement and development. Show less



C+ Advanced Performance textiles ltd

• Greyabbey

• Director

  • Jul 2006 - Apr 2008

  Specialist manufacturer of performance laminated fabrics Specialist manufacturer of performance laminated fabrics



Crepe Weavers Ltd

• Head of Product development

  • Jul 1992 - Jul 2005

  Develop woven products from the latest yarn developments from manufacturers Develop woven products from the latest yarn developments from manufacturers