Gerard Ryan

Background

About Gerard Ryan

Commercial professional, experienced with technical products in international markets. Professional qualifications in engineering (BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering) and marketing (Chartered Institute of Marketing DipM). Associate Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (AMIMechE); Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (MCIM); Chartered Marketer. Demonstrable skills include: sales development; sales support; staff appraisal and development; team building; product and process analysis and development; contract negotiation; project planning and management; customer relationship building; policy and procedure definition; budgeting. • Change initiator – instinctive identifier of beneficial improvements • Strategic planner – able to see big picture and required congruence of effort • Customer focused – over 15 years in customer facing roles • Team builder – skilled in evaluating and developing teams • Lateral thinker – reputation for seeing beyond the obvious Specialties: Understanding the sales process from the perspective of the customer. Marketing. Sales. Market Research. Outsourced Sales.