October 06 to Date

At present I am self-employed, my business is a provider of Home Information Packs and Energy Performance Certificates. This is a new service for the housing market. I also provide Sales advice for East Coast Fishing Supplies Ltd. A small import business based in my home town of Filey

This business imports fishing equipment into the UK mainly for the local fishing industry. The Crab/Lobster pots are then distributed throughout the UK.

July 2004 to Sept 2006              Polar Motors                    Scarborough, N. Yorks. Yorks.

New Car Sales

Ford Master Sales Course, Ford College Loughborough

Motability Sales Specialist

·         Selling new and used cars. Handling the transaction from initial contact through to payment and handover.

·         Customer view-point satisfaction level at 82%is one of the highest in group

·         High volume with good profit retention

·         Financial Services Authority, fully Accredited. I.E. Selling finance and insurance products.

Feb 2004 July 2004            Self-employed P/T                                   Filey, N. Yorks.

I have also been providing sales and marketing advice to a local small business trying to develop a shellfish export operation. 

 E-Bay Trader selling collectables and sports memorabilia.

Oct 2003-Feb 2004                          Riverside Eastern                                          Scarborough, N. Yorks.

New & Used Car Sales Executive

Assisted the management team in the establishment of a Renault franchise.

Selling new and used cars.

July 2001–Oct 2003          Polar Motors                             Scarborough, N. Yorks.

Used Car Sales Executive

Increased sales annually.

Individual sales targets achieved, net profit £180,000.

Volume 175 units, York CMA premier sales league.

1980–2001                              D.F. Wilkins (Fishing).                             Filey, N. Yorks.

Self-employed Fishing Vessel Owner & Operator

During this long period of my life I worked as a share-fisherman, I worked on various UK fishing vessels ranging in size from large trawlers to small open Yorkshire Coble’s. I was also a vessel owner and skipper for a 15 year period.

York University                                                               York, N. Yorks.

B.A. Business Management.

Computer Skills to European Driving Licence Standard.

Professional Trainers Certificate, Inst. Of Environmental Health

Full driving licence

Apprentice trained Mechanical Engineer.

Mandatory SFIA safety certificates, VHF certificate.

Secondary Education, seven CSE’s

Gardening, DIY, Scuba diving, Golf, Antiques & Collectables and Computers. Filey Coble Preservation Society, former member.

I have been married for 27 years; I have five children and four grandchildren. 

I live in my own property in Filey where I have lived for the past 27 years.

Charitable work, RNLI Tractor Driver for Filey Lifeboat

D.O.B. 12/07/1958

References will be provided upon request.