One of my more technical CV's - a bit lengthy, but as my skill set is more experience based rather than qualifications, one has to sell oneself!

1. 19 The Birches
Grimsby, N E Lincs, DN36 4BP
07984 380040
j.stobart@outlook.com
JOHN STOBART
INTRODUCTION An experienced business professional, driven to succeed. I have a wide portfolio of experience
developed through an equally varied and diverserangeof positions held throughout my working
career. Technically minded from an early age and havinga keen interestin new and emerging
technology, my firstroleimmediately after leavingschool was thatof an apprenticetoolmaker
working for BraimePressings in Leeds.
Havingestablished and operated my own business fromstart-up to saleand closure, within 3 years
the company turnover went from zero to £350k employing 5 members of staff.I haveexcellent all-
round business acumen and havefrequently received commendation on my professional conduct.I
have an exceptional ability of being ableto listen to customers’needs and my objective has always
been to not only deliver solutions,but to exceed expectations in every way. I have vastexperience
in buildingprofessional relationshipsatall levels and havingworked primarily with smaller
companies for most of my workinglife,my customer relationship skillshavebeen exceptionally
honed, from deliveringto the licensed tradeworking for Tetley’s Brewery to representing Scientific
Research company, Bionema in my latestcareer position.I amextremely ITliteratewith experience
usingall aspects of MS Office alongwith SAGE Accounting experience, Xero,ACT and many other
software platforms.I haveexcellent Social Media experienceand have builtseveral successful
business pages and brands which continueto this day. I consider myself innovativeand have
recently been named on a new patent invention for controllinginvasiveinsects havingonly been
involved in the industry for less than 18 months. I consider myself to have an entrepreneurial spirit
and I am equally adept atworking on my own initiativeor as partof a team.
PROFESSIONAL
ACHIEVEMENTS
NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
 Entered a completely new industry and in under 6 months gained
sufficientknowledge in entomology to communicatewith industry
leaders in the development of innovativepestcontrol products.
 Collaborated on an academically based consortiumR&D project to
deliver a new productfor the Brazilian Cotton Industry.
 Skills & experiencerequested to represent Biotechnology company
Bionema Ltd with Dr. Minshad Ansari atthe world’s biggestconference
on Biotechnology ABIM2017 and other industry tradeshows to launch
new products and helped identify key clients to enableBionema to
realisesales of over £50k with new products followinglaunch.Currently
collaboratingon other business developments for Bionema and working
on setting up an agreement with a web-based business to promote the
Bionema product range.

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 Set up of Unreal Solutions & Unreal Gardens as an umbrella branded
business
 Grew total sales of combined business for Unreal Solutions fromzero to
£30k in year one, £100k in year two and £350k in year three.
 Entire business was builtonlineand I was the soleperson in charge of
sales and marketing.
 Early Foresightrecognisingthepower and efficiency of Social Media as
being a major sales lead generation tool streamlined the business with
over 75% of all businessoriginatingfrom Facebook in the early days as
Unreal Gardens.
 Sales leads camevia SEO optimisation and smartlinkingof social media
promotions – Sales visits and all conversionsweremade by me.
 With the growth of Unreal Solutions –turnover in yrs 2 & 3 was evenly
splitbetween B2C & B2B as commercial contracts werefewer but higher
value.
 Due to cashflowproblems followingtheinsolvency of a key commercial
customer I decided to splitthe business and sell thebrandingand assets
in 2016 to enablethe continued growth of the branding which I
continued to consulton for a brief period of time.
 I then built& retained other market related but non-branded social
media promotion pages and leased them to other local landscapers
lookingto enter the marketplace. Negotiations for complete handover
are currently underway
 Sales & Marketing Manager – Rainbow Professional
o Managed key accounts and maintained sales performance
o Participated in monthly management meetings to present sales
information and forecasts.
o Analysed company performance in all areasof sales lookingat
trends, costs,margins,overheads,pricing and competition.
o Designed and exhibited at various tradeshows notleastof all
Chelsea Flower Show.
o Re-ignited sales of a previously discontinued productwhich has
grown from £0 to over £200k p/a and continues to grow
identifying new productversion opportunities.

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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
 Extensively studied bioplastics and collaborated on new product design
usingnew and emerging materials predominantly designed for the
packagingindustry with a view to adaptingto use in other applications
 Studied and worked on ideas and concepts for plasticsrecyclingto
counter the growing plastic wasteissue.
 Led the R&D projectfor new extrusion lines to be implemented within
RainbowProfessional to incorporatesuper critical liquidswith wood
composite polymers to create a brand new and more efficient
production method for a largeAmerican client
 Studied entomological pest control and learned the fundamentals
behind biological insectpestcontrol.
 Developed working partnerships with industry leadingexperts with a
view to developingnew and innovativeproducts for the biopesticide
marketplace
 Liaised with specialistpolymer manufacturers and scientists to develop
new concept technology for dispensingchemicalsused in IPMprograms.
 Developed new prototype products in collaboration with Tri-Pack Plastics
 Designed and prototyped new and innovativelureand kill devicefor a
key Innovate UK project.
 Successfully awarded additional £50k projectfunding investment from
InnovateUK
 Managed projectpartner participation and budgets and all financial
claims for InnovateUK project and represented company atall partner
collaboration meetings, review meetings and overseas experimental
participation.Produced all presentationsand reports and documented
all work carried out. Total projectfund managed: £200k
 As a separateproject I have begun to look at waste plasticsmanagement
as partof a sustainablecommunity project on a volunteer basis with the
potential for largescalecommercialisation.
HEALTH & SAFETY
On rejoiningRainbowProfessional in 2016,I becameHealth & Safety Manager of
a production siteconsistingof 50+employees. Developed new skillsrelatingto
the manufacturingindustry pertainingto management of Health & Safety in the
workplaceand implemented new systems of management which was fed through
to the workforce, before handingthe roleover to a dedicated Health & Safety
Manager. Sinceleavingthis roleI have decided to put myself through IOSH
ManagingSafely Certification.

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NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Unreal Solutions Ltd was established in 2011 with just£100 investment on a
domain name. After recognisingnewopportunities several other brands under
the Unreal brand umbrella were developed and operated until 2016 when the
business was broken up and sold.
 Won many prestigious and high-profilecontracts nationwidein short
period of time due to unrivalled reputation and presentation of
products,services and previous works carried out.
 Both areas of the business had both productand services as partof the
portfolio.
 Expanded into importing& exporting to grow profit margins
MARKETING CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT
 Developed a new brand and marketing campaign for RainbowProfessional for a brand-
new product to the marketplace. We builtand managed a website inhouseand managed a
new e-commerce business thatthe company had previously never engaged in.The
product has grown massively over the years and is now a huge part of the combined
company sales after takingthe decision to manufacture rather than import which has
helped secure and create more jobs in the process.
 Builtbrandingand marketed products and services for Unreal Solutions Ltd through
various channels.
 Builtwebsites and social media channels for other businesses and companies
 BuiltSocial Media groups to create audiences for businesses to market their products and
services to.
 Managed Social Media Accounts on behalf of Bionema & collaborated on the design and
marketing of products and promotional material.
SKILLS Technically minded
Quick learner
Innovativeand entrepreneurial
Capableof adaptingto any situation
Inspirational and motivational
Strong initiativeand problem-solving skills
Excellentteam member skills
Excellentlistener
IT literate
Strong social media skills
Excellentbusiness acumen

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WORK HISTORY NEW BUSINESS & PROJECT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
RAINBOW PROFESSIONAL LTD, HULL,
Nov 16 to Present
MANAGING DIRECTOR
UNREAL SOLUTIONS LTD, GRIMSBY
Jan 2011 to Nov 16
SALES & MARKETING MANAGER
RAINBOW PROFESSIONAL, HULL
Sep 03 to 2011
BREWERY TECHNICIAN
TETLEY’S BREWERY, LEEDS
Sep 97 to 2003
TOOLMAKER
BRAIME PRESSINGS, LEEDS
Sep 1993 to 1996
EDUCATION EITB LEEDS (ENGINEERING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD)
NVQ level 3 craftsman engineering
City & Guilds Craftsman Engineering
ROYDS COMPREHENSIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL – 1987 TO 1993
GCSE level of education
Maths, Science(x2) & English,French, Spanish
PERSONAL
INTERESTS
Community Leadership
Volunteer work in community events & projects
Charity Board Member (Not Home Alone)
Travel & Holidays
Technology
Craft Ales & Spirits
Worldwide Culture

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Environmental Affairs
Food & Wine
Cycling & Walking
REFERENCES STEVEN CLARKE
ManagingDirector,Tri-Pack PlasticsLtd
Estate Road No1, Grimsby, N E Lincolnshire,DN31 2TB, Tel: 01472 355038
DEREK MCANDREW
ManagingDirector,TENEO (UK) Ltd
Jasmin House, Ayscough Street, Grimsby,DN31 1TG
DR. MINSHAD ANSARI
ManagingDirector.Bionema Ltd
Instituteof Life Sciences,Swansea University,SA2 8PP, Tel: 07936 450606
RICHARD BOYD
ManagingDirector,Real Oasis
19 Station Road, Weaverham,Cheshire, CW8 3PY, Tel: 07929 121347
JAMES HARRIS
Director,Proturf Ltd
North Carr Farm,West Stockwith, Doncaster,DN10 4BD Tel: 07721 774422