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ALEX CRICHTON, 22 Area Manager - Amazon, Self employed trader/investor 07708932925 | [email protected] | Manchester, UK LANCASTER UNIVERSITY - TOP 10 IN UK WORKING TOWARDS PRINCE2 BSc Hons Management and Information Technology 2:1 MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SPEAKING/PRESENTING SALES/CRM/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT BUSINESS ANALYSIS FREESTYLE SKIING DIY CREATIONS (GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT!) 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. LinkedIn

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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.

LinkedIn

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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.  

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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.