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| My name is William Oldham. | |||||||||||||||||
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I am a young, articulate MBA with strong record of achieving results in sales, marketing, and operations. My work roles have been in undefined, entrepreneurial situations in the information technology and Internet industry. I have led teams in creating organizations from our ideas and our energy. Experienced in team leadership, partner relationships, and business management. Seeking challenging international role where I can learn and grow wealth. | ||||||||||||||||
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June 1997 to present Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud Charity Foundation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Program for Medical and Educational Telecommunications. Director of Marketing and Business Development. Provided the business focus for an Internet based startup, developing organizational competencies in Internet technologies, wide-area networking, wireless telecommunications, and educational applications for the Web. Led project team in developing a Health Information Network for the healthcare community in Saudi Arabia and the GCC. Led development of information systems, telemedicine delivery, video-conferencing, electronic commerce, virtual continuing education and networking systems for medical community. Organized numerous events, proposals, and project plans for hospitals in the Kingdom. Developed vendor partnerships with technology companies such as Netscape, SUN, Worldcare Technologies Group, and General Dynamics. 1994 to 1997 I.D.E.A., London and New York: Leading provider of real-time analysis and forecasting of the world's currency, fixed income, and emerging markets. June 1996 to May 1997 Chief Operating Officer, Americas Division. Created management structure and organization in an undefined and entrepreneurial environment. Board member for finance, marketing and administration following company restructuring. Reorganized the finance function achieving smooth, efficient cash management and expenditure policies. Coordinated new product launches on Reuters, Dow Jones, Bridge, and Bloomberg. Spearheaded launch of services in Latin America. Grew revenues by 50% while achieving 25% cost reductions through tighter management and vendor discounts. Led major upgrades in technology. September 1995 to May 1996 Sales and Corporate Relations Manager. Responsible for sales and sales support for the Americas division. Also performed operational roles for New York regional office during nine-month absence of managing director. Led projects in: finance, marketing, operations, and sales. Started buy-side marketing and Latin American sales for IDEA. Supported eight new product development projects, recruited and trained salespeople, and managed major sell-side accounts. August 1994 to September 1995 Corporate Relations Manager. Reporting to London head office with responsibility for establishing the Corporate Relations department in New York. Recruited and trained personnel, set up office, and built team to constantly prospect and service I.D.E.A.'s clients. Managed development of Corporate Relations and led its contribution to revenues (over $1 million new billing from existing clients in 1995) April 1994 to June 1994 Roche, Vitamins and Fine Chemicals Division, Basel, Switzerland International Business Project, under MBS supervision. Investigated potential for a chemical commodity and analyzed various market entry strategies. June1993 to August 1993 The Littlewoods Organisation, Home Shopping Division, Liverpool, England Performed eight-week intensive investigation of product profitability systems. This served as the practical background for the MBA dissertation: "The Value Chain and Direct Product Profitability". January 1989 to January 1991 Southwestern Company, Nashville, Tennessee, USA August 1990 to January 1991 Field Manager. Responsible for oversight of four recruiters at Harding. August 1989 to August 1990 Student Manager. Managed eight Harding students in summer sales program in Florida. The team achieved $70,000 sales in 11 weeks and finished a Top 50 team (out of 450 teams) in the company. January 1989 to August 1989 First-Year Dealer. Ran my own direct sales business in Tennessee and North Carolina. Personal sales of $20,000, finishing 123rd out of 4,000 students. | ||||||||||||||||
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1998- University of Maryland University College, College Park, Maryland, USA On-line Masters of Science in Technology Management. Currently enrolled in program focusing on the management of new technologies. 1992-1994 Manchester Business School, Manchester, England Two-Year MBA Programme specializing in entrepreneurship and new enterprise management. Awarded MBA with Distinction. Autumn 1993 Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam School of Management International MBA Exchange Programme Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1988-1992 Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas, USA BBA (Magna Cum Laude) Specialization: Economics | ||||||||||||||||
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