How Can We Help You? Required Fields Name: 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. ________________________________________________ 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.