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Adrian N. Rayson
c/o 7 North Quay, The
Marina,
Abingdon on Thames OX14 5RY UK
Telephone: +44
(0)7799-411061
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Email: anr@adrianrayson.co.uk
URL: www.adrianrayson.co.uk
C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
Multi-faceted
Project, Events, Office and Retail Manager.
Business experienced, Media experienced, IT
literate.
Proven record of success in the UK
and Overseas.
Skills:
Project, Events, Office
and Retail Management; Published Writer and Photographer; Public Speaker;
Media experienced (live radio, TV, live video links); PC literate; Experienced
international traveller; RYA sailing and HGV driving qualifications.
Experience:
The Challenge
Business International Ltd.'s Asia Pacific Tour 1998 International
Co-ordinator
BT Global Challenge Round
the World Yacht Race 1996-1997 Race Office Manager
British Steel Challenge
Round the World Yacht Race 1992-93 - 28,000 miles at sea as crew
on "Heath Insured" The Challenge Business International Ltd.'s Website
Development Manager and On Line Editor
Five years working on World
Bank funded Agricultural Resource projects in the bush in several
countries in Africa
Seven years shipping
business in the City of London and four years as an expatriate
in Singapore
Passed Admiralty
Interview Board, HMS Sultan, Gosport 1975
Drakeford-Lewis & Hilton Estate Agent and Negotiator
HGV driving
Employment and Self Employment History
April 2008 to September 2010:
British Waterways Marinas Limited (BWML). Customer
Operations Supervisor. Managing two marinas, one in Worcester, one in Shropshire, liaising with Head Office, dealing with
customer moorers, running office procedures, managing a retail outlet and
undertaking general grounds maintenance. http://www.bwml.co.uk
October 2007 to April 2008:
Driver Hire. Agency HGV Class 2
driving for Driver Hire Oxford in the environs of Oxford
and the South-East of England
January 2005 to October
2007:
Employment Break - On Board FRILFORD - A voyage of discovery around the
canals of England
on board a 49 foot traditional-style narrowboat .
October 2003 to December
2004:
Drakeford-Lewis
& Hilton (now Peers & Hilton), Estate Agents. Negotiator. Acting
for clients in the selling of residential property in Henley on Thames and its environs. www.peersandhilton.com
November 2001 to July
2003:
Rexdale Wells Limited t/a shop@Panasonic. Shop Manager
and Salesman for a range of Panasonic A/V products.
November 2000 to September
2001:
On Line Editor for getfeedback.net, an on line human performance profiling company.
Responsible for editing content of the company website, testing functionality
and writing new material.
February 2000 to October
2000:
The Challenge
Business International Ltd. On Line Editor and HTML Programmer. Sourcing and writing content for
company website at www.challengebusiness.com.
Responsible for HTML coding and thus the 'look and feel' of the site.
July 1999 to February
2000:
The
Challenge Business International Ltd. Website Development Manager. Co-ordinating, managing
and creating changes during the redevelopment of Challenge Business website
at www.challengebusiness.com
March to June 1999:
Window on the World Ltd. Logistics Co-ordinator and Hot Air Balloon
Ground Crew. Co-ordination of logisitcs and ground crew for a
promotional hot air balloon for the European Parliament London office,
promoting the 1999 European Parliament Elections during a three month, 29
location, tour of the UK.
April to November 1998:
The
Challenge Business International Ltd. Asia Pacific Tour 1998
International Co-ordinator. Co-ordination and management of a seven-month
corporate promotional tour by two TCBI racing yachts in Japan, South
Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, together with
associated ad hoc travel. Position embraced all aspects of overall yacht
operation as well as company promotion through presentations and corporate
events, client liaison and entertainment, new contact development, new
business potential assessment, press and media liaison, report preparation
and presentation.
January to April 1998:
The
Challenge Business International Ltd. Operations Manager. Temporary position,
filling an unexpected vacancy at short notice. Responsible for overall
operations and day to day management of a fleet of fourteen large yachts.
Selecting and employing of skippers, mates and crew.
July 1997 to October 1997:
Asia Pacific
Business Challenge Marine and Business Operations Consultant. Extensive business travel
through the Asia Pacific region promoting APBC, meeting government and other
agencies and checking on logistical considerations for a fleet of itinerant
large yachts. Liaison with The Challenge Business International Ltd., report
preparation, production and presentation.
March 1996 to July 1997:
BT Global Challenge Race Office and Race Headquarters Manager. Responsible to Sir Chay
Blyth of The
Challenge Business International Ltd., the BT Project Manager(s), the
yacht Sponsors, PR Companies, the Media and the public. Media presentations
(live radio, TV, live video links and BTGC Telephone Information Line etc.).
Managing three Race Officers, the day to day operation of the Race Office,
which is the heart of all ship to shore communications and position recording
for the racing yachts; updating the BTGC Website, the BTGC Fax Database.
September 1995 to March
1996:
Ad hoc Private and Confidential consultancies for Sir Chay Blyth of The Challenge Business International Ltd., formulating itineraries
and considering logistics requirements for future TCB projects.
July 1995 to November
1995:
PPL, (Pickthall
Picture Library), Responsible to the Managing Director. Scanning,
digitally enhancing and manipulating photographs for Internet and Newspapers
using Apple Macs and Adobe Photoshop 3.0 software. Client liaison and
office management.
March 1994 to July 1995:
C.E. Heath plc, London.
Shore Manager for "Heath Insured" (ex-British Steel
Challenge yacht). Reported
to Group Finance Director, Group Managing Director and Group Chairman.
Logistics Management for 'Round Britain
Tour 1994' and 'Scandinavia (Tour) 95';
Corporate Events Management, Media Liaison, Client Liaison, Procurement etc.
January to February 1994:
PPL, (Pickthall
Picture Library), Responsible to the Managing Director. Scanning,
digitally enhancing and manipulating photographs for Internet and Newspapers
using Apple Macs and Adobe Photoshop 3.0 software. Client liaison and
office management.
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September 1992 to May
1993:
Employment Break - British Steel Challenge Round the World Yacht
Race on board "Heath Insured" - 28,000 miles westabout around
the world via the three great Capes - Cape Horn, Cape
Leeuwin and Cape
of Good Hope. Communications operative, mast crew and helmsman.
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January 1989 to April
1992:
Environmental Research Group Oxford Limited, Oxford
UK. Agricultural
Resource Surveys in Africa.
Responsible to The Chairman and Managing Director. Inter alia Team Leader,
Logistics Manager, Procurement Manager, Air Team Navigator, Photographer and
Field Operative for UK-based, World Bank-funded Agricultural and Land-Use
Resource Surveys in, inter alia, Chad, Mali, Ethiopia and Nigeria.
October 1987 to January
1989:
Wallace Shipping Limited. Sale and
Purchase Ship Broker in London. Broking the sale and
purchase of merchant shipping between international clients throughout the
world.
January 1986 to October
1987 and January 1989 to April 1992:
Resource Inventory & Management Limited, UK. Agricultural
Resource Surveys in Africa.
Responsible to The Chairman and Managing Director. Inter alia Team Leader,
Logistics Manager, Procurement Manager, Air Team Navigator for UK-based,
World Bank-funded Agricultural and Land-Use Resource Surveys in The Sudan.
March 1984 to August 1985:
Hayman & Rayment Ltd and Sir William Reardon Smith & Co. (Sale and Purchase) Ltd. Sale
and Purchase Ship Broker in the City of London. Broking the sale and
purchase of merchant shipping between international clients throughout the
world. One time member of The Baltic Exchange.
January 1976 to March
1984:
Thome & Co. Pte Ltd, Singapore. Sale
and Purchase Ship Broker living and working as an ex-patriate in Singapore. Broking the sale and
purchase of merchant shipping between international clients throughout the
world.
January 1976 to June 1980:
Howe Matheson & Co. Ltd. Sale and
Purchase Ship Broker in the City of London. Broking the sale and
purchase of merchant shipping between international clients throughout the
world.
Personal
Details:
Date of Birth: 7th June 1955
Marital Status: Single (no dependants)
Interests: Music, Travel, the Arts, messing about in boats
Schools: Abingdon School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire 1968-1973: Headmaster’s
Prize for Services to the School, Head of Boarders, School Prefect, sport and
extra-curricula activities. New College
Preparatory School, Saville Road, Oxford
1962-1968: New College Choir, School Prefect, sports prize
Memberships:
Royal Ocean Racing Club;
International Association of Cape Horners; Henley Royal Regatta, The Stewards’ Enclosure; Corinthian
Yacht Club, Marblehead, Mass., USA; The Singapore Cricket Club; The Singapore Town Club;
Referees:
Dr. David Bourn,
Sub-regional Project Coordinator, Environmental Animal Health Management Initiative, Cambodia,
Laos and the Philippines
(GCP/RAS/244/ITA),
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. Email: david.bourn@fao.org Private Email: david.mackenzie.bourn@gmail.com
Mobile Philippines:
+63 (0)928 500 2276 Skype: david_bourn
Sir Chay Blyth CBE BEM, Tandlaw Steading, Stouslie, Hawick TD9 7NY.
+44(0)1450-363883. chayblyth@btinternet.com
Terje Schau Esq, Managing Director, SM Shipping Consultants Co.,
Ltd. 88 Soi Bangna-Trad 30, Bangna-Trad Road, Bangna,
Bangkok, 10260, Thailand Phone:
66 2398 4967 Fax:
66 2398 4968
Email: snp@smshipconsult.comMobile:
+66 83 886 4132 (THAILAND) Mobile:
+65 9673 7890 (SINGAPORE)
Direct Email:
terje@smshipconsult.com
Adrian
Rayson
Abingdon on Thames, Oxfordshire,
UK
September
2010
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