Matthew Wheaton

Experience

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  Draycote Water Sailing Club

  Jun 2006 - Sept 2011

  RYA Senior Windsurf & Dinghy Sailing Instructor

  Started as a summer job during school and continued over university holidays. I managed delivery of RYA sailing and windsurfing, beginner to intermediate level courses. Instructed adults, youth clubs, families, schools and individuals with special needs. In addition, provided boat rescue cover during busy open meetings and also more general bosun duties. I even ran the bar a couple of times!

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  Flight Centre Business Travel - Australia

  Mar 2012 - May 2013

  Business Travel Consultant

  My first job in London. Having travelled, I was keen to learn more and share my experiences. I found role with Flight Centre, my first year was tough getting to grips with face to face sales, IT systems and constantly chasing commission targets. I was a consultant for both retail and corporate clients. It was here I trained in business travel learning new fares and tricks using GDS Galileo and developed my skills through Flight Centres' sales academy.

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  FCM Travel UK

  Jun 2013 - May 2015

  Business Travel Consultant & Assistant Team Leader

  I moved within the Flight Centre group to FCm Travel Solutions, one of the world’s leading corporate travel management providers. Here I worked with international companies and some very exacting jet-setters. I managed some complex, not to mention expensive itineraries, meeting travellers demands as well as my own targets. Here I really found my feet, within my first month I smashed my sales target and I think to this day, I hold the highest commission record for the company. My team won 'most improved' within the office and I earned a ticket to the infamous Flight Centre Global Gathering which was held in Macau in 2014. I was doing really well and going places, but city life didn't leave any time for sailing. Show less

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  World Sailing

  Jun 2015 - now

  Competitions Manager

  Returning to the Marine Sports industry in 2015 with World Sailing, the World governing body for the sport of sailing. Within the Events Team, I work across all areas of the organisation and many of our key stakeholders, Athletes, Coaches, Officials and Committee Members. I am responsible for core deliverables of the Federation; Calendar, Results, World Rankings and much of the work behind major regattas such as the World Cup Series, World Championships and Olympic Games.