Andrew Tulip
Cable Engineer for Kelly Comms – Highway/ Garden/Landscaping
Manchester, UK
0770 996 2626

I have spent quality time with my 3 young children and gained practical skills renovating the family home, significantly increasing its equity which has balanced out my lower than average earnings. I have also used this period to professionally landscape my garden using a variety of Upcycled/revisioned waste building systems both subterranean and above ground. In the implementation of my projects I have retrained as an electrician.
I am trained both academically and have vocational qualifications and experience from both 20th and 21st century experience.

• Able to work independently and with a high degree of personal initiative or as an integral part of a team.
• Substantial experience in business gained working with a variety of clients in differing business sectors. Resourceful and a good problem solver with excellent analytical and communication skills. A quick learner with an inquisitive mind, committed to pursuing personal development.
• Skilled at dealing with suppliers and customers and staff, resolving issues with strong negotiation and salesmanship skills.
• Planning and managing own time and efforts to ensure optimum effectiveness.
• Well used to meeting deadlines, targets and budgets in a busy commercial environment.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Transport and Operations Manager
NPA Motor Factors – 9 branches in North
2012 – Present
Part time. Helping my father developing a business which is now turning over 1 million per month across 9 branches in The North East of England)

Self Employed Company Director
South Manchester Removals Ltd
2001 – 2012
• Built and developed own business. Initially started out as a specialist same day courier combining multiple revenue streams from courier work and contracts for Newspaper distribution.
• In 2006, when contracts were taken in house I diversified into domestic and commercial removals, (South Manchester Removals Ltd) composed business strategy, leadership and direction.
• Initiated series of business development and growth opportunities and training for my CPC transport manager qualification.
• Qualified in all 3 levels of Transport Managers exam so I could have an Operators license for the company.
• Managed key contracts with customers in various business sectors. Main customers: Manchester City Council, Business Moves Group, Crown Couriers and Adactus Housing Association. In 2010 I was Operations Manager for Business Moves Group.

Surveyor – Rentokil Initial
Pest Control
2000 – 2001
Outlined solutions for technicians to follow up with. Sold job work and contracts.
• Managed key contracts with customers in various business sectors.

Business Analyst
Co-operative Insurance Society
1997 – 2000
Admin Non Life Systems and Services.
• Graduate training scheme Project managed departmental projects.
• Systems design and evaluation, specializing in Management Information systems and LAN and WAN profiles as known then.
• Analysed clients demands and delivered appropriate solutions
• Left t0 form House2home Limited and was Managing Director. Earliest forms of selling house on internet. Established Manchester but should have taken VC route instead of losing 10k of personal cash and directing my career away from IT industry.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Qualified Electrician City and Guilds 4141-01, 2393-10, 2392 2382-12 and BPEC SOLAR
2015

Transport Manager. Certificate of Professional Competence, National CPC Manchester Training, Oldham.
2006

BA (Hons) Business Studies, University of Salford
1994 – 1997
Final year modules studied: Corporate Strategy Marketing Management Accounting. Dissertation: Proposed an ethical sales model to prevent mis-selling of pensions.

HEFC in Business Studies and Marketing Northumbria University
1993 – 1994

8 GCSEs (Grades A – C), including Maths and English Durham Johnston Comprehensive
1984 – 1989