Sally Tomlinson - Marketing Manager and Company Secretary

·         Sally has operated as a technical Sales Consultant in the National Accounts division of a major UK software vendor dealing mainly with Multi-National Companies, Central Government and Major product users. The role involved:

o        Maximising the sale of software, training, consultancy and new products;

o        Customer relationships at various levels within the accounts and evaluation of overall effectiveness;

o        Giving presentations to multi-national prospects and clients;

o       Representing the company at Exhibitions and User Group meetings;

o        Sally had an article explaining "Earned Value Analysis Methodology" published in the "Project Management Today" magazine.

·      Sally is an experienced trainer in both the techniques of Project Management and use of supporting software technology.  Sally has delivered training courses on a wide range of topics including:

o        Introduction to Personal Computers; Introduction to Project Planning;

o        Planning using Project Management Software; Resourcing & Costing using Project Management Software;

o        Project Management Reporting;

o        Many bespoke advanced user training courses based on specific requirements.

·      Sally has worked in a start-up environment when she set up a department which offered training and consultancy in a major Project Management Software package.  The initial stages of this role involved:

o       Processes - Setting up the administration procedures;

o       Marketing - Preparing Advertising and Mailshots;

o       Logistics - Planning and issuing dates schedules; Arranging room hire and computer equipment for training; Hiring external Consultants;

o        Technical Content - Developing the training material; Liaising with the Technical Authors on the content of the User Documentation;

o        Flexibility - Many of the training courses were based on clients specific requirements which involved a need for flexibility and a sound understanding of planning projects.