Nick DavisAddress: Powys, Mid Wales

email: nickdavis@hotmail.co.uk

Personal ProfileA Manager of fashion and shoe retail shops, Organises the ordering and stock control, wages, bookkeeping, shop design, fittings, display, and merchandising. Good B2B, selling and customer communication skills. runs and administrates online shops.Also has designed, own clothing labels, manufactured in Europe and China, sold to independents via National Moda Fashion shows at NEC and UK/IRE via network of agents. Customer base was in excess of 200 shops. Handled wholesale, distribution and dispatch. invoicing, customer accounts and administration. Also acted as own agent selling on the road to account customers showing forward order ranges through the North West England & Wales

Career SummaryNov 2006 to Present LIGHTHOUSE

Shop Manager

Proficiently looks after the day to day running of retail fashion and shoe shops responsible for buying, organises stock control, management of employees, wages and book keeping, shop fittings and displays.

Handled the design and specification and manufacture of own clothing label.

Organised selling via agents and through showing at Moda nec

Handled the establishment and distribution of wholesale to an extensive client network within the UK.

Manage the analysis of sales figures and forecasting of future sales as well as the interpretation of current market trends for planning and ensuring the utmost quality of goods provided.

Handled customer invoicing, address and resolve customer enquiries and concerns towards the achievement of satisfaction.

Feb 1986 to Nov 2006 MOTOR CYCLE RACING GRAN PRIX 500/MOTOGPRace Engineer / Design Assistant / Mechanic

Worked for factory Japanese Motorcycle works teams including Honda, Yamaha, and Suzuki; tasked to build and prepare bikes in Japan by working at workshops from Japan to Europe and the UK.

Handled the transportation of bike and equipment between workshops and race venues. Collaborated within the team to travel outside Europe to different countries to race including the

execution of stripping and the rebuild and maintenance of all mechanical parts on the bikes such as wheels, suspension, chassis, electronics, telemetry, engine rebuilds, hydraulics, gearboxes etc.

Oversaw all facets of making decisions and settling necessary changes and adjustments as well as assuming full responsibilities as liaison with riders and tyre / suspension engineers and comprehending telemetry data to provide the best solutions on bike setups.

Notable Accomplishments Rapidly promoted from Mechanic to Race Engineer for outstanding work on bike and equipment setup. Won 500cc World Racing Championships and garnered several 2nd / 3rd places.

Nov 1984 –Jan 1986 HONDA UK

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Car Class Room Instructor

Proactively taught Honda dealer mechanics with all aspects of engineering management on Honda cars including electronics, hydraulics, auto gearboxes, power steering systems etc.

Prepared lesson courses, workshops assignments, prepared tools and equipment, course notes, lesson structure, stripping and assembly videos, and OHP slides for class utilisation.

Managed courses, teaching for two, three days at a time with approximately 12 students per class instruction.

Conducted performance evaluation and reports to determine dealers’ progress on lessons taught.

Jan 1982 – Oct 1984 MOTOR CYCLE RACING GRAN PRIX 500Mechanic

Worked for factory Japanese Motorcycle works teams including Kawasaki and Honda tasked to build and prepare bikes in Japan by working at workshops from Japan to Europe and the UK.

Handled the transportation of bike and equipment between workshops and race venues.

Jul 1979 – Dec 1981 KAWASAKI UKProduct Technician

Worked within Kawasaki UK service department with the main responsibility to prepare road test bikes for the press and media.

Handled the monitoring and manipulation of components being tested including assembling, calibrating, improving, and performing maintenance on the products tested when necessary.

Utilised statistical methods in identifying problems and presented detailed reports on any issue detected.

Notable Accomplishments Hand-picked by the World Championship Racing team to collaborate and work with them from 1982.

Jun1973 – Aug 1978 ARMED FORCES

Infantry (Parachute Regiment)

Based in Aldershot, served in Malaysia, Germany, N Ireland, Norway and Berlin Left with Exemplary Service Record

Educational Background1979 C&G in Motorcycle Engineering (Distinction)

Merton Technical College, Malden London

1973 CSEsHollyfield Secondary Modern School, Surbiton, London

Additional InformationCurrent Situation Married, 2 sonsInterests DIY / Building-Carpentry / Motorcycle Race Engineering / WalkingDriver’s License Full, CleanDOB 2/8/57

Summary

Left school at 15 and joined the army for 5 years, after the Army went to Merton Technical

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College London studying Motor Cycle Engineering as a degree, from there joined KMUK in 79 and worked as mechanic preparing press bikes for the media testing. In 82 joined Kawasaki race team in the 500cc GP class World Championships. This was the start of my racing career that lasted 25 years.

Since 2004 to presently my wife and I run a small business, 2 shops in Ladies Fashions and Footwear the shops here where we live in North Wales.

In 2013 apart from being involved in our fashion business I worked as data assistant for Fabrication Techniques Racing in the Moto GP paddock plus 2014 worked in Moto2 World Championships series as race engineer both on a part time bases.

My wife runs our small fashion business well, so I am looking to find a roll where I can work and use my experience, with using the history in Mechanic/Technical/Engineering knowledge and additionally using the knowledge gained in my managerial roll in the fashion shops, apparel manufacturing and selling background. Maybe all these make an interesting.

I have picked up many experiences and life skills over the years from family and business skills to design, building and construction, in electrics, plumbing and wood work skills. I have some IT skills in most aspects and reasonable knowledge of MS and other bespoke software. I and can trouble shoot my way out of most situations, good with organization and planning, be it a trip driving across Europe or flying to Japan to start work there on a Monday morning.I am luckily still quite active, can work unsupervised or within a team, have travelled and driven all around the world, from rentals to HGV1..

Being able to learn new skills quickly, work well in a team or on my own. And have always quickly progressed to be the leader in every field I’ve worked in has always benefited and me. So helping I think I would be an effective addition to any company.

If a list of work history placements / achievements is required please let me know so I may send you a copy.

Thank you. Nick Davis

References available upon request

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Year1973 Finished at Hollyfield Secondary modern school, Surbiton Surrey, 5 CSE, age 15. Brought up in London and know it well, also lived in Woking and Kettering.1973/ 781978 Studied Motor Cycle Engineering at Merton (London) Technical College, finished with advanced credit pass, City & Guilds1979 KMUK Product Technician (Kawasaki UK service dept) preparing and looking after press bikes. Working with Alex Dell, Head Technician1980 KMUK Product Technician (Kawasaki UK service dept) preparing and looking after press bikes. Working with Alex Dell, Head Technician1981 KMUK Product Technician (Kawasaki UK service dept) preparing and looking after press bikes. Working with Alex Dell, Head TechnicianYear Class/ Type Team Bike Rider Ranking Position Held1982 500cc GP Kawasaki Japan/KMUK Kawasaki KR500 Kork Ballington 9th Mechanic1983 500cc GP HRC Honda NSR500/3 Freddie Spencer 1st Mechanic1984 500cc GP HRC Honda NSR500/4 Freddie Spencer 4th Mechanic19851986 500cc GP Team Roberts Yamaha YZR500 Mike Baldwin 4th Mechanic1987 500cc GP Team Roberts Yamaha YZR500 Mike Baldwin 12th Mechanic1988 500cc GP Suzuki GP Team Suzuki XR74 Kevin Schwantz 8th Mechanic1989 500cc GP Suzuki GP Team Suzuki XR75 Kevin Schwantz 4th Mechanic1990 500cc GP Suzuki GP Team Suzuki XR76 Kevin Schwantz 2nd Mechanic1991 500cc GP Suzuki GP Team Suzuki XR77 Kevin Schwantz 3rd Mechanic1992 500cc GP ROC Yamaha France Yamaha YZR500 Neil Mackenzie 11th Chief Mechanic1993 500cc GP HRC Honda NSR500/4 Daryl Beattie 3rd Chief Mechanic1994 500cc GP Team Roberts Yamaha YZR500 Randy Mamola Test Team Chief Mechanic1995 500cc GP Team Roberts Yamaha YZR500 Randy Mamola Test Team Chief Mechanic1996 500cc GP Team Roberts Yamaha YZR500 Kenny Roberts Jnr 13th Chief Mechanic1997 500cc GP Team Roberts Modenas KR3 Kenny Roberts Jnr 16th Race Engineer1998 500cc GP Team Roberts Modenas KR3 Kenny Roberts Jnr 13th Race Engineer1999 500cc GP Team Roberts Modenas KR3 Jean Michael Bayle 23rd Race Engineer2000 500cc GP Team Roberts Modenas KR3 David de Gea 17th Race Engineer2001 500cc GP Team Roberts Proton KR3 Juegen vd Goorbergh 11th Race Engineer2002 Moto GP Team Roberts Proton KR3 Nobu Aoki 12th Race Engineer2003 Moto GP Team Roberts Proton XM1 Nobu Aoki 21st  Race Engineer2004 Moto GP Team Roberts Proton XM2 Nobu Aoki 21st Race Engineer2005 Moto GP Team Roberts KTM XM3/ Proton XM2 S,Byrne/ J,McWilliams/Kurtis,R 27th Parts/ Race Engineer2006 Moto GP Development Oral Engineering IT (BMW) OR Step2 J. McWilliams Test Team Race Engineer/Design advisor2004~2015 Own business, partnership with wife with Design and Sale of Ladies fashions and shoes. Manufacturing and Retail, still continuing…..2013/ Aug on Spanish CEV Minard Pavlou Ftr Moto2 James Folkard Testing Race Eng/Data/Mechanic2014/ Jun on Moto2 GP AGT Rea Racing Suter 2014 Moto2 Gino Rea 27th Race Engineer2015

Honda UK Chiswick London - Service Dept, class room/workshop instructor, working with dealer mechanics on all aspects of car engineering/servicing

Work History for Nick Davis

Was in British Army for 5 years, (Parachute Regiment)

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