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Sales Engineer

Location:
Goleta, CA, 93117
Posted:
March 23, 2010

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CAREER SUMMERY

HARDY GROUP **** -

date

Hardy Group - D & S Manufacturing Inc. - USA, Goleta, CA

President, (2005 - date)

VP Sales & Marketing (2000 - 2005)

Report directly to the Group Chairman.

Responsible for the complete operation, control and 1 - 3 year

Business Plan strategy of D & S Manufacturing, including Sales /

Manufacturing / Quality control / Fiscal.

Since taking over as VP Sales & Marketing in 2000, I have been

responsible for more than doubling the Company's sales, increasing

margins, entered new markets, created new products, and achieved the

largest profits in the Company's 60+ year history.

. Experienced in Acquisitions & Mergers, recently completed a purchase

of a major competitor, including moving their production to D & S (May

2006).

. Until I became President in 2005, I was also responsible for all Sales

& Marketing of 2 of the LHC Group Co's - D & S Manufacturing USA, &

PDK Design & Grinding.

. Business Plan, Strategy, Major Group A/c's, Sales Personnel (inside /

outside & Tele-Sales), New Products, Export, Manufacturing

Forecasting, Distribution (worldwide), Training,

Publicity/Advertising.

Hardy UK Limited - U.K.

Managing Director & General Manager (1997 - 2000)

. Responsible for complete control of UK subsidiary of Hardy Group USA,

full Financial, Plan, Budget and P & L (Balance sheet) responsibility,

Production / Manufacturing, Sales / Marketing - Export & Home markets,

both direct sales and via Agents world-wide.

. Responsible for HARDY POLSKA (Poland)

. Conceive and implement Computerization and total reorganization of UK

Company.

. Group has subsidiary Companies in USA, UK, Italy, Poland and Agents

world-wide.

MECRO LTD (U.K.)

1992 - 1997

Sales & Marketing Director

MECROTEC LTD

Operations Director

Reported directly to Group Chairman

. Sales & Marketing responsibility for all MECRO Group of Companies.

. Operational control of Distribution / Export & Aerospace Companies

including Quality Management (full QA & ISO) & Auditing.

. P & L Budget and Plan responsibility also for the Aerospace and

Distribution Companies.

. Locate, (world-wide) arrange and launch new products and Sales

Divisions & Own Branding (including launch of Sherwin Williams into UK

market).

. Developed and operated 'stock management' systems for Corporate and

individual Companies.

. Set up Tele-sales & technical support facility.

. Group has 25 Sales offices & Warehouse locations Nation-wide.

BOUSTEAD LTD (U.K.)

1989 - 1992

Sales & Marketing Director

. Reported to Managing Director (subsidiary of large International PLC

Group)

. Full Plan, Budget and P & L responsibility and presentation to main

PLC Board of Directors.

. Sales and Marketing responsibility for one Company, within a large PLC

Group of Companies.

. Sourcing responsibility (Far East & Europe), including all

manufacturing agreements.

. Personal control of major accounts e.g. Rank Xerox & their

subcontractors (USA, UK, Canada & Europe). Lucas Automotive (Ford

Europe)

. Training (commercial & technical) of all Sales staff.

. Plan & implement National advertising campaigns and all publications.

. Responsible for planning, setting up and controlling a new Central

Distribution Center, plus 3 National Regional Warehouses. Manage 400+

National & Independent branch outlets.

I.E.C.O. LTD (CANADA)

Divisional & Export Manger

. Reported to VP Sales & VP Engineering

. Sales & Technical responsibility for Bearing Division (largest of 5

Divisions), training, marketing & launch of all new products and

Agencies. P & L Divisional responsibility.

. Responsible for 23 Branch / Warehouse locations B.C. Alberta &

Saskatchewan.

INA BEARING COMPANY, INC.

INA Bearing Company, LTD (U.K.)

Distribution Sales Manager (1984 - 1986)

. Reported to Commercial Director.

. Sales, Technical support and training responsibility for all U.K.

Distributors, 11 Companies, 350 branches Nation-wide. Responsible for

field sales force throughout U.K. P & L and Business Plan.

INA Bearing Company, LTD (Canada)

Regional Manager - West (1980 - 1984)

. Reported to General Manager

. Set up and managed new Western regional warehouse, full P & L and

Budget control of Western Region (B.C, Alberta, Saskatchewan &

Manitoba).

TORRINGTON BEARING CO (U.S.A. & U.K.)

Senior Sales Engineer

. Reported to Commercial Manager

. Responsible for all Sales & Technical support for all major O.E.M.

accounts, and all Distributors in Southern U.K. Development Engineer

at USA headquarters

ROVER CARS LTD (U.K.)

Development Engineer

. Engineer in Research & Development Division, Structural analysis of

Car bodies, and Car Body design inc Mini.

. Research into competitor's cars, and development of Companies

products.

. Full Engineering Apprenticeship completed, and gained full sponsorship

by Rover Cars (now BMW Mini) through Engineering College & Brookes

University - Oxford, England.

Apprenticeship Engineer

. 1st year - General Machine Shop training

. 2nd & 3rd year - Paint Laboratory, Experimental, Pattern Shop, Car

Body Drawing office, Car Body design, Facilities Planning.

. 4th year - Structural & Applied Mechanics - Research & Development

MARKET EXPERIENCE

Due to my World-wide experience with a variety of specially designed

products for the Manufacturing industry, and also Engineering consumables

for the Production & Service Industry, my experience of different

Industries and applications is extensive and includes ;

Aerospace / Military, Instrumentation, Government, Hydro energy, Oil - Gas

industry, Power Generation, Floor Covering, Agriculture, Plastics / Rubber,

Automotive, Leisure - Ski, Marine, Transport, Art / Film / Theatre

production & equipment, Robotics, Medical, Dental, Power Tools, Food

manufacturing & processing, Household appliances/Home improvement, Office

equipment, Logging, Paper production, Mining, Materials Handling, Off

Highway Construction Equipment, Pharmaceutical / laboratory, Leather &

Textile, Recycling, Disintegration (security).

EDUCATION

. Brookes University - Oxford England

. Degree - Mechanical & Production Engineering

. Apprenticeship - Engineering Draughting and Structural Analysis &

Applied Mechanics

PROFESSIONAL / TECHNICAL MEMBERSHIPS

. I Eng MIIE (MECH)

. MBIM (British Institute of management)

. Engineers Registration Board

TRAINING COURSES RECENTLY COMPLETED

. BS EN ISO 9000 Quality Systems Auditing - UK

. MBA - HARVARD Senior Management Course - UK

. SHERWIN WILLIAMS, Chemicals & Coatings - USA

. THORDON Elastomeric Engineering & Products - CANADA

. Sales Management - Training Institute - CANADA

. Sales Training Program - Quebin Associates - USA

. Public Speaking - Quebin Associates - USA

. INA Engineering Applications/ Manufacturing - GERMANY

. CONTINENTAL RUBBER - Engineering - GERMANY

. XEROX Sales Training Course - UK

NATIONALITY

US 'Green Card' holder / legal resident, British Citizen

Contact :

Graham Scarsbrook

55 Touran Lane

Goleta

CA, 93117

Cell : 805-***-****

Fax : 805-***-****

Home ; 805-***-****



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