Candidates About

John Bateman 

 PROFILE

Innovative adaptable  client focused self-starter, creating long-term value for organisations from customers, markets and relationships.

EXPERIENCE

October 2015 – Present Project Manager – Digital Marketing  Services

Highpoint Solutions, Allergan, Irvine, CA

• Managing ongoing projects for  a variety of Allergan brands Including Websites, analytics, SEO, ecrm marketing programs, etc.
• Maintaining and developing  relationships with existing and new clients and third party agencies.
• Organizing and facilitating daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews/ sprint retrospectives, sprint and release planning, sprint demos, and other Scrum-related meetings.
• Tracking and communicating team velocity and sprint/release progress to all affected teams and management.
• Facilitating discussion and conflict resolution in order to improve team productivity while promoting continuous improvement.

March 2013 – July 2015 Project Manager – Direct & Digital Marketing  / software

Dataconversion Direct Ltd, Dublin

·        Advising  and influencing Senior Executives on software and digital marketing strategies.

·        Maintaining and developing new relationships and negotiating with existing and new clients.

• Managing ongoing projects for a variety of customers in the Entertainment, Food and Beverage, Retail sectors including: BSkyb, Danone, Grafton Group, Heatons, Brown Thomas etc. Including Ecommerce Websites, Google analytics, ecrm marketing programs, social media etc.
• Identifying new business opportunities and developing and defining new products.
• Attended Networking and trade events such as Growth hackers and Web Summit.

December 2011 – March 2013 Digital Account Director

DirectBrand, Dublin

• Identified new digital marketing business opportunities with existing and new clients such as Eircom, First Ireland Spirits, Glohealth etc.
• Explored new digital/online trends and introduced them to clients.
• Created and managed digital marketing strategies based on research, competitive analysis and benchmarking.
• Built social media strategies using LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, Issuu and Slideshare to increase the visibility of client’s brand and product offerings.
• Managed projects with a team of designers and developers, both in-house and third party, planning, scoping and design of websites etc.
• Worked with clients, copywriters, designers etc. to plan and manage production and publishing, publishing calendars, digital collateral etc.

2008 – 2011    Web Design Consultancy  

Media Cube, Dublin

• Identified new business, developed, managed and closed sales.
• Managed from conception to delivery, planned, scope and design of websites, collateral and digital strategy.
• Managed translation of the Office of the Ombudsman.
• Managed government minister’s website during  election campaign, responding to events in real time during the campaign.
• Designed and built  Joomla community for  school teachers nationwide and internationally using Joomla.
• Designed and managed Magento ecommerce website and digital marketing  for  online florist.

2007 - 2008     Business Development Director

Clear Solutions, Sandyford, Co. Dublin

• Worked with sales and marketing team to identify new business opportunities.
• Identified and explored new product & new market opportunities for Carkits.ie.
• Developed new client relationships.
• Managed and won multiple pitches and tender bids.

2005 - 2007     Managing Director/Sales and Marketing Director

 Isle Systems, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow

• Set Isle Systems’ sales and marketing strategies, carried through on these strategies using web, print and trade shows to promote products and disseminate information about products Developed new business opportunities with customers including Local Government in Ireland, HM court Services in the UK, Heineken Ireland, Vodafone Ireland, Cadburys Ireland, Aughinnish Alumina etc.
• Led initiatives developing products and created new offerings to meet customer   requirements.
• Presented and demonstrated hardware and software systems to large audiences in UK and Ireland.

2001 - 2005      Business Development Manager / Sales & Marketing  Director

Tronix Communications/Tronix Systems,  Dublin

·         Identified and targeted prospects for IT and Security Hardware and Software Products.

·         Won multiple tenders each in excess of €100,000.

·         Recognised customer needs and influenced resources to address them.

·         Developed and maintained relationships with key decision makers.

·         Introduced local manufacturing of Digital Video Recorders to increase profitability.

·         Managed Technical sales service team and project delivery teams.

1996 - 2001     Procurement Manager / Form Store Manager

NCR Australia, Sydney, NSW Australia

• Managed and sourced all print requirements for NCR Australia and New Zealand Marketing departments.
• Managed Suppliers and Contract Negotiations with multiple vendors.
• Purchased IT equipment for NCR Australia and managed rollout of new equipment, including Hardware and Software.

EDUCATION

2013                Professional Development                           Dublin, Ireland

Agile Project Management

2009                NMTC                                                              Dublin, Ireland

Adobe After Effects, Flash                                                                         

2009                Big Wave Media                                            Dublin, Ireland

Web design  Adobe Dreamweaver and CSS                                              

1994-1995       Michael Smurfit School of Business             Dublin, Ireland

DBS, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Studies (Honours)

International Business and International Marketing

1991-1994       University College Dublin                             Dublin, Ireland

Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Archaeology and History of Art

INTERESTS

Marathon and Mountain Running, Travel and Art, @stoneygrey