Kenneth Win.
Professional info
My professional interest is in marketing as marketing is the king of business making. I enjoy working on the building of businesses through the developent of tools and systems, strategy and planning.
I have worked in many different sections of a business beginning with operating as an on-the-road serviceman to production, sales, marketing, team building in production and sales to ultimately a general manager.
My main centre of interest and expertise is marketing: marketing is the foundation for all the other divisions I have been in.
Work experience
BlackBridge Hire Plants
Auckland
_ Establish a small indoor plant nursery
_ Began importing plants from Queensland
_ Started a propagation unit
_ Prepared and established a bigger nursery with irrigation systems.
Nurseryman
Nov 98 – Dec 01
Languages
Spanish - Castellano
English
Skills
Nursery Management
Basic Computer Skills
Writing for marketing
LEAN Production Methods
Team Leadership skills
Business Strategy, Management, Coaching, Change Management, Project Management, New Business Development, Project Planning, Management Consulting, Auditing, Business Analysis, Team Leadership, Analysis, Marketing Strategy, Program Management, Leadership Development, Team Building
2010 - present
2010 - present
Sales & Marketing
Jan 02 – Aug 04
BlackBridge Hire Plants
Auckland
_ Established a proper marketing and sales strategy
_ Won key contracts in the city off Rentokil
_ Grew the business by over 80% per annum consecutively
_ Established national sales – outside of Auckland that threatened competition
_ In the 1st 30 months of doing the sales turnover went up by 54%
Check this link out: www.profitableteams.com/testimonials
Initial (Rentokil UK)
Auckland
_ Helped coordinate the merger of BlackBridge into Rentokil
_ Trained sales staff in the strategies that caused our success
_ Managed the Auckland sales team for indoor plant hire, and increased sales up 10%
Regional Sales Manager
Sep 04 – Feb 05
Sixth Form External Examination 1998 (Combined Schools) Only 5% of school leavers in 1998 qualified
for this exam. I was fortunate to come in the 1st half of the top 5% - placing me amongst the top 2.5% of
the country in these 3 chosen subjects.
o English 57 (subject mean 53.5)
o Graphics 47 (subject mean 44.5)
o Mathematics 59 (subject mean 54)
Sixth Form Certificate 1999
o English 4
o Spanish 5
o Graphics 1
o Agriculture and Horticulture 4
School Cert (Form 5) 1998
o Math’s A
o English C
o Graphics C
o Spanish C
o Horticulture C
University Level 4: Nursery Management. 4 year apprentice course. Diploma level.
Westview NZ - ONESchool
1998 - 1999
New Zealand Horticultural Industry Training Organization
2000 - 2004
Education
General Manager
March 05 – Sep 05
Kendelier Lighting
Auckland
General Manager
_ Over saw re-structure of business, turned it from a family business to a corporate business
_ Re-established the LEAN program and so the company did not have to pay the 70% government
funded part – saved them 300,000NZD approx
_ Turned the place from a messy ungainly factory to a well ordered and tidy workplace.
_ Increased Net profit 5%pa
Check this link out: www.kendelier.co.nz
Unifocus
Buenos Aires
_ Invented and started the brand Distinctions ‘a galaxy of gifts’ now the business of Trevor Taylor
Sales & Marketing
Oct 05 – Jan 06
Sudex
Bahia Blanca
_ Introduced Lean management to Sudex, set the plan forward and helped them execute the road to
continual improvement.
_ Oversaw staff training in Lean
_ Set up roles and structure, trained the Production manager
LEAN Consultant
April 06 – July 06
Surtrade
Buenos Aires
_ Coordinated export shipments of leather hides, rugs etc
_ Developed a collapsible leather pot – worked in product development
_ General admin, marketing and sales
Admin and Sales
Sep 06 – Sep 07
Sudex From Buenos Aires
_ Invented and developed their successful guarantee card system
_ Established a marketing division for the business
_ Helped design the current sales and marketing strategy and got it written down
Marketing Manager
Oct 07 – May 08
Amtrade SRL
Buenos Aires
_ Sold and promoted ecoway product
_ Visits and telemarketing
_ Developed a marketing and sales plan
Sales and Marketing
June 08 – May 11
OE
Alpine
Timaru NZ
_ Helped build industrial and farm buildings
Building Site Rookie
June 11 – Aug 11
Arrow MetalSydney Aus
_ Developed and built their 1st website
Check this link out: www.arrowmetal.com.au
Marketing - website dev
Sep 11 – Nov 11
Ultragroup
Buenos Aires
_ Improved structure and job roles inside factory
_ Tried to introduce Lean thinking
_ Tried introducing standard product / parts
Production Manager
Dec 11 – June 12
TradeLink
Buenos Aires
_ Telemarketing USA
_ Have sold two 20’’ containers of flour and starch thus far
Telemarketing
July 12 – to Dec 12
Spanish: Fluent
2006 - 2009. 1 Hour daily lessons, 1 to 1 with teacher, and full immersion.
We left NZ at this point to start again in Argentina.