Chris Palin

Trainee Accountant

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About me
IT Manager at Belong Limited & Radio Presenter - Twitter @chrispalin
Education
- Bradwell High School
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  Activities and Societies: First Years Chess Champion !
- Stoke-on-Trent College
  1994 - 1996
  HNC Bus. Information Technology
- Stoke-on-Trent College
  1990 - 1992
  Accountancy
- Newcastle-under-Lyme College
  1989 - 1990
  Business
Experience
- Philip Ruscoe & Co Accountants
  Jan 1986 - Jan 1988
  Trainee Accountant
- Interlift (UK) Ltd
  Jan 1988 - Jan 1991
  Accounts
- Schott UK Ltd
  Jan 1991 - Jan 1992
  Accounts
- SERVICE METALS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED
  Jan 1992 - Jan 1993
  Stock Controller
- Belong
  Mar 1993 - now
  IT Manager
  Responsible for all aspects of the IT infrastructure and Services for Belong Limited, which includes Central Office, 8 care villages and Belong at Home Domiciliary Care.
- Ace Radio
  Apr 2009 - May 2010
  Technical, Mgr & Presenter
- 6towns Radio
  Jun 2010 - Jul 2011
  Technical / Presenter
  6 Towns Radio is the Community Radio Station for Stoke on Trent
- Potteries Media Community Interest Company
  Aug 2010 - Jul 2011
  Director
- Jazzmine Radio
  Aug 2011 - Jul 2012
  Co-Owner
  A new joint venture with Tony Walley. Responsible for all technical requirements of running the station including :Hardware / Software Setup, system programming for automation and music selection, automation of advance recorded programmes, automation of live presenters. Distributed live presenters streaming to a the central studio infrastucture, upload and auto sync facility for presenters to submit programmes and material. All aspects of streaming to listeners. Web Hosting management.
- Palin-IT Limited
  Oct 2012 - Apr 2017
  Director
  Palin-it Limited provides IT Solutions for the Small Business including, Wired and Wireless Networking, VoIP Telephony, Broadband provider, Non-Geographic Telephone Numbering incl Freephone marketing numbers and Secure "No touch" backup.
- Hitmix Radio 107.5FM
  Feb 2016 - Feb 2021
  Radio Presenter
  Presented Friday Nights including the Papa John's Sponsored Pizza GiveawayCover for Weekday BreakfastCover for ad-hoc other showsRemote Show Cover during Covid lockdowns
- The 70s Chart Show & The 80s Chart Show
  Jan 2021 - Jul 2024
  Radio Presenter
  The 70s Chart Show and The 80s Chart Show are weekly radio shows which are syndicated across 90+ radio stations globally.
- Moorlands Radio
  Feb 2022 - now
  Director and Company Secretary. Presenting Live and Voice tracked radio shows. Presenting at Roadshows and Live events.
  - Director
    Jul 2024 - now
  - Radio Presenter
    Feb 2022 - now
Licenses & Certifications
- FAST Software Auditor
  FAST - Federation Against Software Theft
  Jan 2015