Andrew Gouldbourne

• Assisted and supported my mother with funeral, estate, and household arrangements after my father's death.

• Delivered daily care for my father with dementia, supporting both him and my mother during his increasing need for assistance.
• Assisted with personal hygiene, bathing, and grooming, while engaging in activities to promote mental and physical health, enhancing quality of life and slowing deterioration of abilities.
• Coordinated with medical professionals to ensure optimal care and support for my father.

Being out of full time employment for the first time in adult life enabled me to move forward with personal and family projects. These include exploring options to start a new business partnership in the UK, spending extended time with my daughter in New Zealand, establishing a land and property development project in S. E. Aisa, extending IT skills in support of these business activities.

Managed operations to support company growth from startup to established global brand, enhancing sales and visibility.

All aspects of the business developed over this period during which

• Oversaw day-to-day operations in imports, warehousing, sales distribution, employment, and financial management, ensuring seamless functioning.
• Oversaw the successful introduction and implementation of ISO 9001, improving operational proceedures, ensuring complience with worldwide standards and regulations and reinforcing a culture of continious improvement.
• Hired, trained and supervised operations staff to meet objectives, comply with management systems and perform best practices.
• Oversaw the successful implementation of a new IT system covering all accounting stock control and sales transactions, improving data accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Controlled expenses and allocated financial resources to achieve budget objectives.
• Optimised inventory levels through demand forecasting and advanced planning, minimising waste and maximising resources.

• Oversaw daily operations, integrating financial management, stock control, procurement, sales, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive operational efficiency.
• Led annual budgeting and financial planning processes, enhancing resource allocation and ensuring effective cost control.
• Directed specification, design, and manufacture of linear AC/DC power supply products from initial customer specification through design, development, and product approval to manufacturing, sales, and product support.

• Established new business with colleagues. Created operational infrastructure and procedures to support Sales and Marketing Team across procurement, distribution, accounting, HR, financial planning, health & safety, regulatory compliance, and quality control.
• Monitored staff performance and developed improvement plans.
• Directed staff recruitment and training, building a highly skilled and motivated operations team.
• Recruited and hired staff for organisational vacancies and enforced consistent policies across workforce.

• Created and built power supply products to meet specific requirements.
• Developed and optimised production schedules to meet strict deadlines and customer demands.
• Introduced IT systems for tracking and managing inventory levels, improving material availability and reducing hold-ups.