Alexander Steavenson

Experience

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  JVL Homeware Solutions

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

  Operations & Projects Manager

  Managed daily operational activities of and internal modernisation projects for this business during a successful 2 year period 'turn around' period for the company. (£7m annual turnover, £1m in stock, 50+ employees).Key projects included;- Update of IT infrastructure from unix to windows based system.- Implementation of MRP system to improve stock management (materials requirement planning).- Migration to crystal reporting system.

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  Ashurst

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2001

  Contract Paralegal

  Acted as representative of Ashurst in the provision of due diligence support services to their client during the sale of a PFI portfolio of investments worth in excess of £1bn.

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  MCo Services

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2012

  Operations & Finance Consultant

  Provided finance and operations services to SMEs including; Orbana Ltd (FMCG Brand), Peter Rabbit Organics Ltd (FMCG Brand), CREES (Expeditions, Eco-Tourism & Volunteer business & Philanthropic Foundation), Otumpa Ltd (Artisanal Furniture Shop & Import Business), Links Organic (Online Directory). Roles included:• Defining operational processes and procedures & developed new supply chains.• Management of cash flows, accounts and oversight of tax, accounting ledgers and corporate governance.• Design of marketing strategies and implemented tools for measuring outcomes.• Implementation and management of IT infrastructure. Show less

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  Crees Manu

  Apr 2004 - Dec 2016

  Finance & Strategy Consultant

  Managing UK operations and finance for CREES - an Expeditions, Eco-Tourism, and Volunteer Business and Philanthropic Foundation.

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  Anchor Energy Indonesia

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

  Project Developer

  Researched and developed projects to capital raise stage.• Constructed financial models to integrate cash flows, profit and loss, debt financing, CAPEX, and technical inputs relating to energy production and feedstock supply chains.• Researched suitability of energy technologies to projects.• Managed corporate governance.

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  Orbana Good Energy

  Oct 2014 - Dec 2016

  Project Manager

  Project objective was to re-launch Orbana Good Energy, an energy drink brand in the FMCG space. As project manager my role was to manage each phase of the project process from initiation through to closure. Deliverables included on-time and in-budget; rebranding of the product, redesign of the product packaging, development of a US supply chain, setup of online distribution networks to serve customers throughout mainland USA and execution of a sales and marketing launch strategy.

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  MCo Services

  Jan 2017 - now

  Finance & Property Portfolio Manager for Family Office

  Financial & Property Portfolio Manager for www.kendrickmews.co.uk2019-20 acted as in-house project manager for a mixed-use (residential and commercial) property development with budget of c. £1.4m and post-completion value of c. £6.5m.