Dear Sirs

I was an estate agent when I first started my career and since qualifying through the NAEA as a negotiator I have been committed to property indirectly.
For the last 20 years I have been buying, developing, renting and selling assets across the UK and have been very involved therefore in the property market and it remains a significant passion.
Although not your traditional candidate for these roles due to my lack of direct experience I believe my experience in operations, and my keen knowledge and interest in property makes me an ideal candidate. I have extensive experience in renewable energy and energy efficient building materials which may prove valuable.
I am currently studying with SAVA to qualify as an AssocRICs and Registered Valuer, showing commitment to my career change. With this structured formal training and my extensive exposure to property and understanding of it due to refurbishment projects I believe I am an excellent candidate and very easy to train and develop.
I would very much love to talk to you about your role in more detail and await to hear from you. As I have been self employed for many years this way of working is great for me and I would love to be on board. I have a close friend who assesses for insurance purposes and he could provide a reference to my knowledge.

Regards

Toni Griffiths

Toni Griffiths
Date of Birth: 4th July 1977
1 The Green Newnham on Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1AF
toni@co2st.co.uk / 07922 123843

Personal Profile

I left college and embarked on a career in estate agency. Once reaching a point where I could no longer progress, I moved career. I had already established a love of property and bought my first house at 18. I went on to buy, sell and rent a selection of properties and still hold a portfolio of tenanted houses. I have been consistently involved in housing throughout my career, mainly on a personal level. Recently I passed my CeMap qualification and I am currently studying with SAVA to become a Chartered Surveyor and Valuer. I now wish to pursue a full career in property and / or land.

HIGHLIGHTS

● Over 20 years’ experience in property both in buying, selling and rental of residential units.
● Over 20 years sales and marketing exposure including people management, events and training
● Ran a successful environmental and renewables consultancy business with up to 6 staff from 2007
● Awarded Level 7 in Leadership by the Institute of Leadership and Management
● Qualified CeMap, IOSH, Level 2 Housing – Currently training to become Assoc.Rics

Viewber – Self-employed viewing agent
September 2018 – ongoing
Registered and active in showing houses for local estate agents.

Empower Marketing Limited – Consultant
June 2018 – ongoing
Providing sales and marketing support and services to SME.

Catch Energy Limited – Project and Operations Director
January 2016 – current
I have been involved in the development of the business since its inception and now look after the marketing needs through Empower Marketing and operations on a self-employed basis;
Marketing;
● Creation of the Catch brand including brand identity, through website design and material.
● Marketing strategy creation and delivery
● Social media strategy and content creation
● Creation of internal and external presentation material including material used for extensive capital investment raising
Operations;
● Facilities – from moving office, carpeting the new office, health and safety
● Freight – creating processes and arranging freight (mainly from China)
● Accreditations – researching and working with companies to understand accreditation
● Product sourcing – Researching and sourcing products (mainly China)
● Supplier relationships – Maintaining supplier relationships once established
● Monitoring of Global Activities – being abreast of activities holding regular meetings with teams in Australia, Fiji and Africa using Skype and Citrix
● Recruiting and managing our engineer and an engineering intern
● General internal communications and management of processes and workflow
● Human Resources – implementing HR processes into the business and finding new talent
● Business planning – maintaining a significant business plan used internally and for funding

Cocoon Project – Director
June 2015 – Jan 2016
Researching the market and products available for the creation of a new company supplying low cost temporary housing to alleviate issues surrounding lack of supply for Councils across the UK. Working with Councils and the GLA to establish needs and use these needs to establish a solution-based business plan.

External Consultant – Self employed
Jan 2014 – Dec 2015
• I worked independently for several high-profile solar developers.
• For each client I was tasked to establish National Sales teams to create a sales pipeline in large scale solar. My teams secured over 150 sites across the UK.
• Working with land owners, securing leads through land registry, MAGIC etc
• Clients included British Gas Solar, Inazin, Lark Energy, Anesco, Livos.

CO2ST Limited – Director
June 2007 to Dec 2013
Co2St was a Technical Consultancy business based on renewable energy and energy efficiency. The business was involved in general consultancy, technical feasibility, selling solar PV assets for developers, recruitment of specialist staff and trades, training in renewable energy and sales and marketing services. The business was involved in many technologies and solutions such as biofuels, biomass, anaerobic digestion, waste, solar PV, CHP and LED.
Key achievements at CO2ST:
● Securing sole consultancy for Eastbourne Borough Councils Solar Bourne project.
● CO2ST were appointed, and were successful, as sole consultant by Carillion Plc to market and instigate a sale of a group of 2000 domestic solar PV assets.
● Creating a sales and marketing strategy for a leading Bio-methanol producer to assist them to understand and enter the UK market to sell fuel and secure feedstock
● Securing sole consultancy with the Co-Op Group for development of their biofuels CHP plant from feasibility to installation and accreditation.
● Creating & delivering training and consultancy for City and Guilds & Federation of Master Builders.

Qualifications:

IOSH Qualified (Risk Assessment / Health and Safety)
Level 2 Institute of Housing
Level 7 Leadership
CeMAP (Mortgage advisor qualification)
NAEA – Associate level (lapsed)

Hobbies:

Walking my dog, taking holidays and weekends away, buying antiques and art, buying and selling houses and maintaining my rental portfolio.