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Sue Yildiz

Sue Yildiz

Nuneaton,UK

Summary

Former Company Director. Entrepreneur of the Year at the English Women's Awards 2019. Highly accomplished and effective B2B Sales Woman, including many years of success exhibiting and networking at major conference centres (NEC, Olympia). Full Member of the British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers. Qualified British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers Dog Training Instructor, since 2004 1st Hons. Ex Certificated Bailiff (Coventry Combined Courts) and Enforcement Officer. Enforcement Services Association Member and examination 96% pass score. Experienced & Effective Assistant High Court Officer. Level 1 & 2 certificates with High Court Enforcement Group. NTIPDU level 3 Security Dog Handler. BIPDT Tutor/ Handler trained and assessed directly by Tom Buckley 2004 (course now obsolete) BIPDT Security Dog Handler. NASDU Security Dog Handler. One of the few to complete the NASDU foundation course 2002( now obsolete) Breeder of Roycanlorr Top quality working line German Shepherds. Dog Trainer, PRO reward based dog training, avidly enthusiastic and passionate dog trainer and owner. IOSH Safety for Executives and Directors qualified PFSO (Port Facility Security Officer) Always learning, CONSTANTLY evolving.

Overview

39
39
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Company Director

Kopek Security and Facilties Ltd
Nuneaton
2018.03 - 2026.06
  • Director Of Kopek Security and Facilities Ltd. A supplier of security guards, door supervisors, mobile patrol officers, security and detection dog handlers and dogs, response officers, keyholding services that incorporates the requirements of BS 10800, BS 7858, BS 7499 and BS 7960, BS 8517 –1, BS8517 -2, BS7984 to Businesses on a UK National basis, in accordance with ISO 9001, ISO 45001 & ISO 14001.
  • At peak, with an employee list of approximately 180 staff members and supplied many national prestige clients that include Wembley FA, Manston Immigration Centre, Heathrow and Oxford Immigration Centres.
  • Experienced marketing and brand ambassador, used to Hubspot and Canva

Working Dog Breeder / Trainer / Instructor

Self Employed
2003.01 - 2026.06
  • British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers qualified dog training instructor 1st Hons (qualified 2004), Ntipdu Level 3 Security Patrol Dog Handler with two qualified Level 3 Patrol Dogs. Approved breeder and supplier for HMP in UK, 28 dogs supplied between 2003 and 2013. 8 puppies supplied to Ankara police force in Turkey, all puppies passed out as adults into the search dog section of the force. Numerous pups bred raised and supplied to the security dog industry.
  • Full Member of the British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers, MBIPDT.

NTIPDU Level 3 Qualified Security Dog Handler

Self Employed
2001.01 - 2021.04
  • NTIPDU Level 3 GP Dog Handler (Current) with 2 dogs. Previous Accreditations with both BIPDT & NASDU on various dogs. Also previous NASDU foundation certificate and BIPDT Tutor / Handler.
  • Worked on numerable prestige contracts over the twenty years including and not limited to The NEC, Genting Arena, National Party in The Parks, The NIA Birmingham (now The Utilita Arena), Dubai and Saudi Royalty at Longcross and Windesham Moore Surrey.

Operations Manager

GDS K9 Solutions
2017.01 - 2018.02
  • Operations Manager, responsible for general operations of a busy security company. The job included dealing directly with our clients, generating new clients, managing security guarding teams and dog handing teams. I left this job reluctantly on extremely good terms to pursue my own business avenues.

Certificated Bailiff / High Court Enforcement Officer/ Regional Manager

High Court Enforcement Group Ltd
2006.03 - 2011.03
  • Responsible for the execution of High Court Writs of Fieri facias & Possession. Compulsory Purchase Orders, Evictions, Process Serves, Forfeitures, Commercial Rent recovery, Council tax recovery & Parking fines recovery. Plus the training and supervision of my regional team in the latter years. I was one of the first female officers to undertake the role of High Court Enforcement Officer in the UK and the first in our actual company out of one hundred officers. During my time with the company I recovered the largest debt the company had dealt with at that time of £250,000 in cleared funds. I was also the highest performing officer overall every month for a total of two years unbeaten.

Barmaid/ Telesales

Anstey Golf Club
2000.01 - 2001.01
  • Part time job taken to supplement my income whilst undertaking training courses with my dogs. Whilst doing this job I also did some telesales for the golf club to contact companies and advertise their business and conference rooms.

Studio Manager/ Transproof Sales Consultant

John Reilly Photography
1997.01 - 2001.01
  • As studio manager I was directly responsible for the overall running of the photography studio, management of our photographers, telesales operatives, street marketers, makeover artists, receptionists and frame makers. My key job was as a trans-proof sales consultant, this is direct selling from trans-proofs of photographs in a private viewing room, its a very specialised job and I was sent to a few key top successful photography companies to be trained. I was paid purely commission for this job and did it successfully for four years.

Telesales

Stay bright Windows
1996.01 - 1997.01
  • Cold-calling telesales, booking appointments directly from the phone book for window salesman.

Barmaid

New Inn Bulkington
1995.01 - 1997.01
  • Worked as a part time Barmaid whilst my eldest daughter was small.

Telesales

Just Windows
1995.01 - 1996.01
  • Cold-calling telesales directly from the phone book to book appointments for window salespeople.

Telephonist/ Receptionist

Onslow Thistle Hotel Kensington
1992.01 - 1993.01
  • Telephonist and Receptionist in an exclusive hotel in central London. Working in the reception area of the hotel dealing with guests enquiries face to face and handling the main switchboard for the hotel.

Riding Instructress

Ridgeway Riding Stables Wimbledon
1991.01 - 1992.01

Full time riding instructress at a busy Wimbledon based riding school teaching children and adults to ride.

Riding Instructress / Groom

Ealing Riding School
1988.01 - 1991.01

Full time intructress at a busy London riding school. Taught many to ride in my time teaching here from children to adult. Taught a few notable people to ride during this time, including the actor Maurice Roeves for his role as Colonel Monroe in The Last of the Mohicans.

Telephonist / Switch Board Operator

Royal Horse Guards Thistle Hotel London
1989.01 - 1990.01
  • Telephonist and Switchboard Operator in a large key hotel in W1 Whitehall.
  • Worked in the main switchboard room of this very large prestige hotel, handling all calls and transferring them to departments and guests bedrooms.
  • This was a part time role alongside my instructress job at Ealing riding school

Groom

Finings Farm Equestrian Centre
1987.01 - 1988.01

My first Job following my equestrian training, working on an exclusive equestrian centre caring for and riding performance horses.

Education

BHS grooming and teaching training - equestrian studies

College Bedgebury School Riding Centre
Kent

BHS training for Groom and Riding Instructress -

College Deanswood Equestrian Centre
Bishops Stortford

ESA -

Enforcement Services Association

Designated Safeguarding Lead -

One Education

Port Facility Security Officer - Seapower and Strategy

University of Plymouth
Plymouth

MBIPDT -

British Institute Of Professional Dog Trainers

Understanding Security Postures Large Scale Events -

Tiger Events

Payroll Management -

Course Cloud

Intelligent Fingerprinting Drug Screening -

Intelligent Fingerprinting

Bailiff certification -

Bailiff General Certificate
Coventry Combined Court
/2010 - /2012

Bailiff Certification -

Bailiff General Certificate
Coventry Combined Court
/2012 - /2014

Train the trainer -Drug Screening -

Intelligent Fingerprinting

Emergency Services Interoperability Awareness -

JESIP

Nasdu Foundation -

NASDU
/2003 -

Level 2 Security Dog Handler -

NASDU
/2003 - /2004

Instructor 1st Hons -

British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers
/2004 -

Tutor/ Handler -

British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers
/2004 -

Security Dog Handler -

British Institute Of Professional Dog Trainers
/2004 - /2005

Level 3 Patrol Dog Handler ( Passed Twice) -

National Training Inspectorate for Professional Dog Users
/2019 - /2021

ACT Blue and Orange -

Action Counters Terrorism

Bribery Act -

Phoenix Health & safety

Payroll Management -

Course Cloud
/2020 -

Drug and Alcohol Course -

Meduc8ion
/2024 -

Icknield School Watlington
1984.09 - 1987.07

Skills

  • IT Skill
  • Dog training )
  • Bailiffing
  • Puppy training
  • Dog rescue
  • Dog training instructor
  • Puppy environmental socialisation
  • Dog handling
  • Debt collection
  • Enforcement
  • Senior Management
  • Team Management
  • Dog Whelping
  • Working Line Dog Breeder
  • Telesales
  • Sales
  • Fundraising
  • People Management
  • Sales growth strategy
  • Risk assessment and mitigation
  • Productive networking
  • Knowledge of regulatory compliance
  • Investment decisions

Timeline

Company Director

Kopek Security and Facilties Ltd
2018.03 - 2026.06

Operations Manager

GDS K9 Solutions
2017.01 - 2018.02

Certificated Bailiff / High Court Enforcement Officer/ Regional Manager

High Court Enforcement Group Ltd
2006.03 - 2011.03

Working Dog Breeder / Trainer / Instructor

Self Employed
2003.01 - 2026.06

NTIPDU Level 3 Qualified Security Dog Handler

Self Employed
2001.01 - 2021.04

Barmaid/ Telesales

Anstey Golf Club
2000.01 - 2001.01

Studio Manager/ Transproof Sales Consultant

John Reilly Photography
1997.01 - 2001.01

Telesales

Stay bright Windows
1996.01 - 1997.01

Barmaid

New Inn Bulkington
1995.01 - 1997.01

Telesales

Just Windows
1995.01 - 1996.01

Telephonist/ Receptionist

Onslow Thistle Hotel Kensington
1992.01 - 1993.01

Riding Instructress

Ridgeway Riding Stables Wimbledon
1991.01 - 1992.01

Telephonist / Switch Board Operator

Royal Horse Guards Thistle Hotel London
1989.01 - 1990.01

Riding Instructress / Groom

Ealing Riding School
1988.01 - 1991.01

Groom

Finings Farm Equestrian Centre
1987.01 - 1988.01

Icknield School Watlington
1984.09 - 1987.07

Bailiff certification -

Bailiff General Certificate
/2010 - /2012

Bailiff Certification -

Bailiff General Certificate
/2012 - /2014

Nasdu Foundation -

NASDU
/2003 -

Level 2 Security Dog Handler -

NASDU
/2003 - /2004

Instructor 1st Hons -

British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers
/2004 -

Tutor/ Handler -

British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers
/2004 -

Security Dog Handler -

British Institute Of Professional Dog Trainers
/2004 - /2005

Level 3 Patrol Dog Handler ( Passed Twice) -

National Training Inspectorate for Professional Dog Users
/2019 - /2021

Payroll Management -

Course Cloud
/2020 -

Drug and Alcohol Course -

Meduc8ion
/2024 -

BHS grooming and teaching training - equestrian studies

College Bedgebury School Riding Centre

BHS training for Groom and Riding Instructress -

College Deanswood Equestrian Centre

ESA -

Enforcement Services Association

Designated Safeguarding Lead -

One Education

Port Facility Security Officer - Seapower and Strategy

University of Plymouth

MBIPDT -

British Institute Of Professional Dog Trainers

Understanding Security Postures Large Scale Events -

Tiger Events

Payroll Management -

Course Cloud

Intelligent Fingerprinting Drug Screening -

Intelligent Fingerprinting

Train the trainer -Drug Screening -

Intelligent Fingerprinting

Emergency Services Interoperability Awareness -

JESIP

ACT Blue and Orange -

Action Counters Terrorism

Bribery Act -

Phoenix Health & safety
Sue Yildiz