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ALEX CRICHTON, 22Area Manager - Amazon, Self employed
trader/investor07708932925 | [email protected] | Manchester, UK
LANCASTER UNIVERSITY - TOP 10 INUK
WORKING TOWARDS PRINCE2
BSc Hons Management and InformationTechnology 2:1
MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP
PUBLICSPEAKING/PRESENTING
SALES/CRM/BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT
CONTINUOUSIMPROVEMENT
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
FREESTYLE SKIING
DIY CREATIONS (GRADUALIMPROVEMENT!)
GYM
DRIVING/CAR ENTHUSIAST
Innovative Bold
interests
notable achievements skills
education
Continuous improvement innovations leading
to a sustained 20%+ increase in revenue.
Implementation of cloud based database
and mobile work management app.
Leading a team of over 100 people during peak
operational times; directly and greatly
contributing to Amazons fastest ever 'rampup' of
a site and now one of the fastest teams in the
world. PROGRAMMING (C, JAVA,SQL)
MICROSOFT OFFICE(INCLUDING VBA)
Selfdriven success in a fast paced and
highly analytical financial trading
environment.
CLITHEROE ROYAL GRAMMARSCHOOL SIXTH FORM
6 AS Levels, 4 A Levels:
Critical Thinking (AS)Physics (AS)ChemistryBiologyClassical Civilisation wth LatinGeneral Studies
relevant experience
QUEEN ELIZABETHS GRAMMARSCHOOL, BLACKBURN
10 GCSEs 4A*, 4A, 2B:
A* Maths, A English
Consultant Marketing and IT 08/2015 to 07/2016
• Continual implementation of an integrated database system and app whilst also prolonging work withPPC and SEO advertisement. This allows me to enhance my IT and marketing skills further, whilststudying at university.
• Enhanced understanding of social marketing and action planning through creation of blogs andnewsletter operations. This activity was none existent at the beginning of my employment, however thecompany now has over 2000 newsletter subscribers from no capital expendiutre.
• Strengthened IT skills, attention to detail and cyber security skills from continuation of organic SEOand maintenance of website.
Area Manager 70 staff 08/2016 to current
• I lead a team of around 70 employees in an Amazon fulfilment centre. This role has allowed me toexcel in areas of communication and organisation. Each day proposes a new challenge and theAmazon environment is one that moves at an incredible rate.
• My role allows me to manage an endtoend process and carry out improvements with relativeautonomy. This ownership allows me to use analytical skills to promote innovation and understandmetrics leading to successful continuous improvement projects.
• Paired with the analytical skills needed to succeed in such a process oriented position, I havedeveloped excellent man management skills by creating fantastic relationships and team orientedenvironments leading to increased productivity and engagement from my staff.
• In a company that never stops asking for more I have gained project management skills from creatingstrategies for each day, month and year plans that can allow for company growth and improvedefficiency throughout my team and aligned environments.
AGC INVEST
Private Investor and trader 08/2013 to current
• Analysing financial reports, news statements, director holdings and charts etc. This has provided mewith new and continuously evolving analytical skills. Methodical work skills have come from implementingand following strategies to avoid irrational decisions.
• Trading with written strategies. This has immensely developed my ability to work under stress. Myability to work rationally when others may become stressed is something I am most proud of, as I believeit is an extremely useful attribute.
• Understanding of company and sector fundamentals from creation of multiple analytical reports basedon companies, business processes and sectors.
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Store assistant, Lloyds Pharmacy 09/2011 to
09/2012
Kitchen Porter, Aspinall Arms, Mitton 06/2010 to
09/2011
Magazine Distributor, Ribble Valley Magazine 11/2008 to
01/2010
Dishwasher, The Swan, Whalley 06/2007 to 09/2007
• Commercial awareness, market understanding and IT skills gained through SEO and PPCadvertising. Led to large (appx. 20%) increase in revenues for the company and Automate SystemsLtd is now rated above Siemens and other much larger competitors for many keywords on google.
• Implemented integrated database and app system (cloud based) in collaboration with a cybersecurity masters student. This has led to aggrandised IT and team working skills. This idea wasinitiated by myself and was not originally accepted. I therefore negotiated a beneficial solution thatcould be widely accepted and help the company.
Assistant Project Manager 07/2014 to 07/2015
• Excellent time management and communication skills developed whilst managing clients and projectsfrom first point of contact to service support.
• Team leading and organisational skills from periods as the sole project manager. Managing a team of7 engineers travelling around the UK daily, maintaining client relationships and organisation of projects.
• Development of interpersonal skills, carrying out sales calls, both telephone based and on client sites.