Experience

Altex Coatings Ltd

• New Zealand
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager (SI)

  • Jan 2016 - Present



Mirotone (NZ) Ltd

• Sales Representative

  • 2003 - 2016

  Servicing furniture and joinery manufacturers and associated contract spray painters with the specification, sale and maintenance of a wide range of solvent based industrial coatings in a territory which covered the southern half of the South Island and included several major accounts.Consulting with end-users and designers to produce clear and relevant specifications.Maintaining the company’s business in a shrinking industry by maximising existing accounts and bringing in new business.I assisted some businesses to mitigate the impact of imported furniture in a tight retail market by focusing on quality and points of difference while managing costs.



Fox Manufacturing Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Spray painter, Spray-shop manager

  • Mar 1996 - Aug 2003

  Leading finisher of a very busy spray-shop in a large joinery firm specialising in large contracts and shopfitting.Managed workflow, deadlines, purchasing of consumables and maintenance of plant and equipment, prioritising customer requirements and balancing work across the limits of resources. Leading finisher of a very busy spray-shop in a large joinery firm specialising in large contracts and shopfitting.Managed workflow, deadlines, purchasing of consumables and maintenance of plant and equipment, prioritising customer requirements and balancing work across the limits of resources.