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CURRICULUM VITAE ANDREW FAHY

Address: St. Conlon’s Road, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary

Mobile: 087 953 4414

Email: andrew.fahy1@hotmail.com

PERSONAL PROFILE:

Qualified professional with strong management, project management, marketing, sales and business development skills

Over 20 years’ experience in sales, business development and management in business and industry (logistics and quality)

Strengths include excellent sales, negotiation, marketing and communication skills Proficient in Microsoft Packages; Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook Currently actively seeking employment in Marketing/Sales/Business Development,

Account Management Role

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

2016 Currently preparing to do online digital marketing course

Sept ‘13- Sept ’14 Masters in International Entrepreneurship Management University of Limerick- Graduated in January 2015

Honours DegreeOne year full-time intensive course completed through groupwork , private work and exams

June ’14 - Oct ’14

Completed a Strategic Commercialisation Project as the final part of my recent Masters in International Entrepreneurship Management in UL. This Thesis involved carrying out market research for a specialised cooking pot product, designed in UL by a product design student. The Thesis comprised of c 20,000 words.

Developed my own survey questionnaire on the product, and completed a full qualitative and quantitative analysis on the survey results; subsequently produced a full commercialisation marketing strategy and business plan. The product is being further enhanced before a final decision is made to carry out further market research or to go to market.

Carried out an extensive amount of sales and PR in dealing with organisations approached to engage with the survey, which was necessary to generate the required survey quota of respondents for successful market analysis.

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2010 Diploma in Marketing (Distinction) - Evening course-Griffith College, Limerick -1 academic year

2009 Advanced Certificate in Management (Distinction ) -Evening courseLIT, Thurles, Co. Tipperary -1 academic year

1999 BA in Sociology, Political Science and English (Hons)NUI Galway

1987 Diploma in Auctioneering, Valuation and Estate Agency (M.I.A.V.I.) College of Commerce Rathmines, Dublin ( Now DIT)

WORK HISTORY:

Full Chronological Work History:

Jan ’07-present Unemployed due to personal circumstances and return to college

1. 2003 - 2007 Iretex Packaging Ltd, LimerickRole: Product Monitor

This position incorporated representing Iretex within the sales and PR areas, while liaising with Dell management

Duties: Monitored four production lines in Dell for specific line quantity and computer type

outputs. Dell employed a ‘Just in Time’ production system and order accuracy was vital to ensure that the right product packaging was continually supplied.

Gathered hourly information through examining the line testing racks, organised it and fed this information for accurate ordering to the Iretex ordering department stationed in Dell.

Regularly liaised with Dell management to ensure that no major product changes were scheduled for production, as errors in logistics packaging ordering could result in millions of €euros being lost in production, which would reduce Dell’s profitability and competitive advantage.

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2. 2000 - 2001 Vistakon Ireland, National Technological Park, Annacotty, LimerickRole: Product Quality InspectorThe communication aspects of this role were vital, both verbal and written, for clarity and specification of particular defects in the product or the packaging.Duties:

Responsibility for quality control on 4 production lines as a member of a quality control team. The role required up to 10,000 quality checks over 12 hour day and night shifts and quality issue feedback to the quality scientists, as well as liaising with the engineering Dept and occasionally senior management.

NOTE: At this time, Vistakon had multi-million €euro contracts with Japanese clients, and inaccuracy in monitoring quality or mis-communication in reporting defects, would damage the company’s relationship with its clients and the continuation of the Japanese contracts.

3. 1987 – 1990 Aston Deller & Martin, Auctioneers, Valuers & Estate Agents, 100 O’Connell St., LimerickRole: Senior Property Negotiator and Valuer

Valuing, advertising and sales negotiation of property

4. 1985 – 1986 Feoil Na Mara Seafoods, St. Conlon’s Rd, Nenagh, Co. TipperaryRole: Owner-Manager of an FMCG business. Wholesaling and

retailing fresh fish, and promoting the business

1985 Working in construction in the USA

5. 1984 – 1985 Combined Insurance Company of Europe, Dublin 4Role: Field Insurance Sales Representative. Renewing, upgrading

and selling Insurance policies

6. 1983 – 1984 The Garden Centre, Kenyon St, Nenagh, Co. TipperaryRole: Retail Assistant in the family Garden Centre business

7. 1981 – 1983 Keane Mahony Smith, Auctioneers, Valuers & Estate Agents, Dawson St, Dublin 2

Role: Apprentice Auctioneer and Valuer. Assisting in office sales and general office duties

8. 1995 – 1996 Magnet Magazine, Kenyon St, Nenagh, Co. TipperaryRole: Journalist on Magazine Journalist Team

9. 1990 – 1995 Marlborough Recruitment Company, LondonBar and construction employment as property was in deep recession.

10. 1990 – 1991 Grand Metropolitan PLC, LondonRole: Barman

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INTERESTS:

Angling, Hill-walking, GAA, Rugby, Swimming, and sport in general. I also enjoy reading, musicals, cinema and theatre.

REFERENCES:

Available on request.