Shane Smith

Experience

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  Natures Kiss

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1993

  National Sales and Marketing Manager

  I was approached by my friend and fellow cyclist Madonna Harris to help her company establish their flagship product Anti-Flame. Her company "Natures Kiss" started in her partners garage in Wanganui. They had been operating for about 18 months and had approximately 15 accounts that they were supplying with product. After just 12 months of travelling throughout New Zealand I had established over 250 accounts with Physiotherapists and Natural practitioners Nationwide. I am proud of the fact that this paved the way for Anti-Flame to establish some professional credibility and become the success that it is today. Show less

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  U-Bix Business Machines

  Jan 1993 - Oct 1995

  Area Manager

  Copier Sales

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  Ricoh Business Solutions

  Oct 1995 - Oct 1997

  Government & Major Accounts

  I helped secure Ricoh's very first National and Major Accounts including: The Department of Corrections and the Christchurch City Council Preferred Supplier Agreement. It was the first time that the Christchurch branch had ever turned a profit and all sales people achieved an increased budget.

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  PDL Industries

  Jun 1998 - Dec 1999

  Tool & Die Maker, Press Tools

  Tool & Die Maker (Press Tools) Employed on the evening shift while developing and preparing to launch my coffee business.

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  The Coffee Man Limited

  May 2000 - May 2006

  Managing Director

  I launched this company with one demo machine, some point of sale material and a well presented proposal. Yes it can be done. You do not need money to start a company if the market opportunity presents itself. I achieved this by pre-selling 20 sites around the South Island and signing them all to a 36 month rental agreement. I then sold the finance agreements to a third party finance facility. After all was delivered and paid for, I had the working capital to take me to the next step. I eventually built the company to become a significant brand in the marketplace with over 90 sites around the South Island. Show less

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  Gough Group

  Nov 2004 - Dec 2006

  Fitter/ Machinist/ Fabricator

  General Machining/Fitting, Assembly, Fabrication and Welding on Caterpillar Earthmoving Equipment and Concrete Mixers.

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  TelstraClear

  Jan 2006 - May 2008

  Telecommunication Sales

  Line connections, Sky TV, Broadband and Tolls

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  Engtech,

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

  Industrial Maintenance Engineer.

  Clients include: Schneider Electrical, Talley’s Frozen Foods, Wattie’s Frozen Foods, Steel Solutions, Mastaguard. North West Engineering, Perrys Metal Protection.Precision to General Engineering, Mainly specialising in the food processing Industry, I also did general maintenance, light to heavy fabrication and Special Projects. This included; maintenance and upgrades of farm equipment and installations of food processing equipment.

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  Rush Security

  Apr 2013 - Apr 2014

  National Sales Manager

  New Business Sales and Marketing Strategies, Sales Training, and Key Account Management.

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  Auckland University Civil Engineering Department

  Oct 2014 - now

  Technical Support Engineer

  This is my Engineering playground where I help PHD and Post Grad Students put their engineering projects together. I like to keep the environment happy and fun at all times. I have a very busy and sometimes intense workload however I love to get jobs completed and out of the way quickly and efficiently. This is how I like it. Aside from spending 1/3 of 2015 building this Shake Table, I have also designed and built a Gravity Impact Testing Rig for the Structures Test Hall, Engineering comes as naturally to me as does the technical sales process. Show less

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  Downer New Zealand

  Jul 2017 - Feb 2022

  Operatioms and Maintenance Service Technician

  I am happy to say that I am now back home in The Mainland. Working on the Central Plains Irrigation Scheme, Our country truly is Godzone.

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  Central Plains Water Limited

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2023

  Operations and Maintenance Technician
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  Talley's Frozen Foods

  Mar 2022 - now

  Engineer

  Maintenance Engineer, Breakdowns, Machining, Light Fabrication and Special Projects