1. Curriculum Vitae
Robert Geesing
15 Hendon Garth
Rawcliffe
York
YO30 5ZB
Home: 01904 690613
Mobile: 07957 145092
Email: robertjamesgeesing@gmail.com
A self motivated individual possessing a varied range of skills starting as an apprentice engineer and
progressed into a technical sales roll. Able to work on my own initiative and also a strong team player with a
professional and positive attitude. I have gained experience in print finishing and sales working as a
Business Development Manager.
Employment
Alexanders York – Parts Advisor Nissan/Saab Nov 2010 – Present
Responsible For:
• Issuing parts for service or repair work in house or to outside companies for both SAAB and
Nissan.
• Face to face contact with retail/trade customers for parts and/or service.
• Looking up parts and costings for retail work and private customers.
• Ordering special order parts and stock parts from the manufacturer.
• Placing Technical enquiries with the manufacturer for difficult jobs.
• Serving Trade and retail customers when they come in for parts.
• Stock rotation to ensure older parts are used first.
• Regular mini stock takes and an end of year complete stock take.
• Running daily and monthly reports for the accounts department.
Mill Garages – Parts Advisor/Service Advisor (Nissan) Apr 2010 – Nov 2010
Responsible For:
2. • Issuing parts for service and repair work in house or to outside companies.
• Face to face contact with retail/trade customers for parts and/or service.
• Looking up parts and costings for trade work and private customers.
• Ordering special order parts and stock parts from the manufacturer.
• Booking work into the workshop and arranging courtesy cars when required.
• Weekly and monthly reports to the manufacturer.
• Placing warranty claims and returning faulty parts to the manufacturer.
• Stock rotation to ensure older parts are used first
Business Development Manager – Harsh LTD Aug 2008 – Sept 2009
Responsible for:
• Achieving a target of £1.2 million preset for the year.
• Presenting a power point presentation to the Managing Director and Chairman for how targets will
be achieved.
• Managing existing customer accounts covering a geographical area from the Midlands to
the Scottish borders.
• Gaining new customers through cold visits, cold phone calls and mail shots.
• Building relationships with new and existing customers through regular visits.
• Organizing a stand for the company to attend various CV shows e.g. Tipex, Londonderry show.
Bindery Team Leader – Polestar Print UK (Promotion) Apr 2005 – Aug 2008
Responsible for:
• Meeting hourly targets set by the production team.
• Managing a team of approximately 15 members of staff, including agency.
• Programming stitching and trimming machines to run numerous printed jobs.
• Reporting to the Shift Manager with hourly performance figures.
Bindery Operator – Polestar Print UK Sept 2004 – Apr 2005
Responsible for:
3. • Reporting to the Team Leader and Shift Manager.
• Setting the machine to insert advertising material into magazines
• Setting the machine to palletise work or run it to disc.
• Ensuring pallets/discs are correctly labelled to go to various customers or departments.
• Standing in for Team Leader in their absence.
• Promoted to Team Leader after 6 months.
Technical Sales – Harsh Ltd (Promotion) Aug 2000 – Sept 2004
Responsible for:
• Dealing with incoming enquiries and complaints.
• Processing orders for full kits and Spare parts.
• Ensuring these orders leave on time.
• Processing quotes from phone calls or at the request of the BDMs.
• Producing technical drawings of vehicles showing mounting positions for tipping equipment,
ensuring axle loads are not exceeded.
• Organising the return of parts to suppliers for any warranty issues.
Fitter – Harsh Ltd Aug 1998 – Aug 2000
Responsible for:
• Fitting new tipping equipment to vehicles ranging from 3.5t to 32t
• Fitting new sheeting systems to tipping bodies.
• Carrying out repairs to damaged or faulty equipment.
• Stores duties when the workshop was quiet.
• Promoted to Technical sales.
Fitter – Forward Engineering 1997 – Aug 1998
Responsible for:
• Building plastic welding machinery from CAD drawings.
• Welding, machining and fitting parts required to build specific machines.
• Spray painting frame work and machine panels.
• Steel, stainless steel and aluminum welding.
4. Education
Educated to GCSE level standard in the following subjects: -
• Maths
• English
• Science
• Science Dual Award
• History
• Technology
• German
Further Education
• NVQ level 1, 2, 3 Engineering and Mechanical Production Competences.
• NVQ level 2 BPIF Training
Other Information
• Date of birth: 25/02/1980
• Married