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Anthony St John Mitchell
Strategic Research Consultants
P O Box 1418, Burleigh Heads,
Queensland 4220, Australia
+61 7 5576 6460
mitchell@onthenet.com.au

Comments:
Dear RSMi,

I have an extensive track record in retail senior management and self employment. After taking time out to write fictional novels for the mass American market, I am now looking to re-enter the business world. Attached is my CV for your consideration.

I am not generating sufficient income through my own efforts to establish Strategic Research Consultants so I am endeavouring to gain full-time employment with an international consulting group My preference is to focus on strategic research, strategic overviews, and comprehensive business plans for start-up businesses. I am intent on working from my home base in Australia and communicating with my employer mostly by electronic means.

Should your company be in need of an expert in this field, I shall be pleased to send full details of my latest start-up project by Email attachment.

Awaiting your positive response.

Kindest regards.

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Anthony St John Mitchell

Contact Information
Web site: http://members.xoom.com/amitchell
Email: mitchell@onthenet.com.au
Telephone : +61 7 5576 6460
Facsimile : +61 7 5576 6413
Postal : P O Box 1418, Burleigh Heads,
4220 Queensland, Australia

Personal Information
Marital status: Married with two adult children
Nationality: British
Residency: Qualified to reside in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
Age: 48
Place of Birth: Manchester, England

Summary of academic qualifications
* Eccles High School for Boys, Eccles, Manchester, England - ?A? level in six subjects: English, French, History, Geography, Mathematics, Science
* Open University, London, England - tutoring in English Grammar and Comprehension
* Various Colleges in South Africa - numerous business courses, including:
Tom Hopkins Instructor?s course (six month advanced sales programme)
Dale Carnegie delegate?s course
ABC of Selling Instructor?s course (three month basic sales programme)
MBO Moderator?s course (twelve month senior management programme)
BrillAcc Advanced User?s course (three month computerised accounting programme)
AmiPro User?s course (one month word processing programme)

Summary of computer literacy
Accounting software: BrillAcc, AccPac
Spreadsheet software: Lotus 1-2-3, Excel, Business Plan Pro 3
Word processing software: AmiPro 3.1, Word 6.0
Graphics software: Coral Draw 7, Adobe Photoshop, Kodak Imaging, iPhoto Express
Presentation software: Powerpoint
Publishing software: Web publishing wizard, Front page express
Report software: Business Plan Pro 3, Marketing Plus
Database software: Pick
Internet access: Netscape, Internet Explorer
Email software: Eudora, Outlook Express
Organiser software: Lotus Organiser

Summary of training materials created
* Government-recognised basic training programmes for:
Door-to-door selling (Approach, Presentation, Close)
In-store selling (Approach, Presentation, Close)
FaB (Features and Benefits) sales techniques
Credit Control Act and Regulatory requirements
Credit Control follow-up and collection procedures
Hire Purchase (Instalment Sale Agreement) selling
Hire Purchase (Instalment Sale Agreement) documentation
Basic duties of a Cashier
* Comprehensive company training programmes for:
Trainee managers
Departmental managers
Branch managers
Area and Divisional managers
Internal Auditors
* Comprehensive company procedural manuals for specified functions:
Buying
Marketing
Selling
Credit Control
Human Resource
MBO (Management by Objectives)
IMR (Integrated management reporting)
Work experience

Moshal Gevisser Limited
Maseru, Lesotho, Southern Africa
Joined 1969
Last position held: Assistant accountant
Responsible for: Full set of accounts to trial balance
Left 1971
Dodo Shoe Company Limited
Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined 1971
Last position held: Area Manager
Responsible for: bottom-line profits of eleven branches
Left 1974
Ellerine Furnishers Holdings Limited
Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined 1975
Last position held: Senior Internal Auditor
Responsible for: Training all new Area managers on all facets of bottom-line profit achievement
Left 1979
Score Furnishers Limited
Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined 1979
Last position held: General Manager
Responsible for: Creation of a new furniture chain from scratch. Built to 59 stores over time. Budgeted profit and cash flows exceeded.
Left 1984
Feltex Holdings Limited
Auckland, New Zealand
Joined 1984
Last position held: General Manager - Retail Operations
Responsible for: Restoration of profitability and sell off of Feltex retail operations. Merger of Smith and Brown and Smith City into the 300-store ?Smith City Housewares Group?.
Left 1988
Self employed
Started 1988
* Auckland, New Zealand
Together with my wife, Eileen, created a chain of five gift stores on the north shore of Auckland, specialising in up-market china, crystal, crockery, cutlery and ornaments. Sold the stores off individually during 1993 to return to South Africa and join a business venture with a close friend, Alex Maraney.
* Johannesburg, South Africa
Together with my wife, created a direct marketing company, concentrating on the Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga and Northern provinces, specialising in imported Housewares products. After a rift with our close friend, we sold our 28% share to his family trust and returned to New Zealand.
* Auckland, New Zealand and Gold Coast, Australia
Together with my wife, own Millennial Manuscripts, specialising in researching, writing and editing fictional novels for the mass American market. Refer my web site for more detail on my personal contribution. Also own Strategic Research Consultants, specialising in acquisitions, mergers, turnarounds, and disposals.

Summary of personal computer/office equipment
GenuineIntel Pentium[r] II Processor
Redback 336E 33.6 Modem
Canon BJC 7000 Colour Printer
Canon FB310 Scanner
Sharp FO1460 Plain Paper Fax/Copier Machine
Windows 98 System
Various software packages, including Msoffice version 4.3, Corel Draw version 7, Adobe Photoshop version 4.0, Business Plan Pro version 3.0, Marketing Plus.