Alexander Black

National Business Development Manger 2005– 2008 Ability Works Australia (Roytal Enterprises Ltd) Accomplishments / Responsibilities • Ability Works Australia (Formerly Roytal Enterprises Ltd), is a Business Service providing supported employment for over 100 people with disabilities; • Managed the Commercial Department and was responsible for sales and product development across six divisions, including Process,3PL,General Engineering and The Goodie Division.

Accomplishments / Responsibilities • Established and developed an award winning restaurant and guesthouse, offering a high standard of European style elegance, one of the first in the Yarra Valley wine region; • Managed all day to day operations including staffing, bookings and accounts and preparation of dining room for meals service; • Provided personalised service as a host to all guests in restaurant and accommodation and ensured their stay was a memorable one.

Marketing Manager 1991 - Mar 1993 Prince Sportswear Europe, Hamburg, Germany Accomplishments / Responsibilities • Appointed to developmental role with a focus on relationship building and established sound working relationships with media and sporting identities for cross-promotional purposes; • Planned, developed and coordinated special promotions and product positioning at professional player and club levels and trade shows; • Liaised with European distributors and sales agents on introduction of new

Accomplishments / Responsibilities • Promoted to a developmental role to coordinate and monitor marketing and sales strategy development to establish and expand client base; • Successfully established an under-capitalised grass roots company with major accounts ~ BP Australia, Myer, National Australia Bank and Australia Post; • Liaised and negotiated successfully with people at all levels, planned and presented sales and product presentations.

• Appointed to arrest decline in account loyalty and establish sound service base; • Successfully developed sales strategy of corporate apparel to private industry and government clients throughout the designated territory; • Liaised and negotiated sales with company representatives.

• Supervised operations at 5 duty free shops at Dallas / Fort Worth International • Coordinated seasonal marketing strategies to maintain and increase product sales;

• Responsible for the care and maintnenance of 25 residential units housing disabled individuals.

• Airman of the Year 1978 • Security Police • Functioned in a orientation role as a senior person responsible for supervision and training of new personnel at 3300 Support Squadron at Randolph AF Base, Texas

Psychology,Sales,Marketing,Radio,TV and Film

Sales,Marketing,Psychology and Design