Nigel Moore Dubai, United Arab Emirates,

Email: nig.moore@gmail.com

UAE Mobile: +971-50-725-0048

Home: +971-4-443-1375

Objective

I am interested in a business development and management position that allows me to interact with new ideas and

people and to learn new skills. I have a wide range of experience and some skills that are perhaps unusual in the world

of business. I wish to contribute my insights and methods to add value for the company.

Summary

18 years working in Japan in business and education >>> 10 years working in the Gulf in a variety of roles

Roles To Date

MENA region fiber optic sales, distribution,

management and administration.

Global surge protection market research and

evaluation.

MEP procurement, project management and trouble-

shooting.

Marketing plan designer and developer.

Developer of marketing and training materials.

Japanese/English translator/ interpreter.

Bilingual engineering consultant and adviser.

ESL teacher and curriculum developer.

F&B project planning design, development and

management.

Teacher of Latin and Ancient Greek.

Areas of expertise

Fiber optic specification and design

Surge protection device specification and selection.

Market analysis and research.

Business planning.

Negotiation.

Education and training.

Budgeting and financial management.

Company opening, administration and closure.

Experience

Greenwoods Middle East FZC January 2013 – now (Dubai)

Managing Director,

Logistics partner for AT&T, handling just in time distribution of telecoms electronics boards to the GCC region.

Project management consultancy for gas infrastructure and mining projects in Kazakhstan, Kyrghistan, Ghana.

Senko Advanced Components (MENA) FZCO Apr 2010 - now (Dubai)

Manager, Middle East North Africa

Middle East regional sales management and administration, reporting to VP Europe.

Designed and managed a 10-12 man production line using temporary labour.

Managed customer enquiries and developed solutions across Middle East and Africa.

Extensive involvement in industry organisations such as FTTH Council. Member of the technology and Training committee.

Design and implementation of several small scale display booths.

Continual project and delivery management through liason with in-house production based in China.

Logistics sourcing and evaluation.

Warehouse facility management and organization.

Full responsibility for local administration including lease and licence renewal, staff contracts etc.

Specific expertise in: Fiber optic assembly specification and design. Fiber component selection and specification.

Moton Tokyo General Trading Jan 2009 to Mar 2010 (Dubai)

Managing Director

Consulting and business development globally and regionally.

Projects included: Formula One clothing brand business, review and assessment. Meat and fish products planning, business

development and trading. Promotion and sales of Japanese traditional goods line in UAE.

Full responsibility for local administration including lease and licence renewal, staff contracts, company closure .

Water Treatment Division Hitachi Plant Technologies Feb 2007 to Dec 2008 (Dubai)

Project procurement manager

Project management & procurement coordination for MEP and water treatment projects. Initially worked with the team

supplying MEP materials for Burj Khalifa.

Specific expertise in: Water treatment project management, Water treatment equipment search, selection and procurement

HVAC equipment search, selection and procurement.

Cosmo System Kabushiki Kaisha Aug 2003 to Aug 2006 (Sendai, Japan)

Product manager

As team negotiator, secured agency rights from the No.1 German surge and lightning protection manufacturer (Dehn &

Soehne) and developed it into a multi million dollar business.

Experience

Developed extensive knowledge of the global surge protection industry and market players. Direct contact and trading with a

number of companies from Europe, Australia, US and Japan.

Gained a broad technical knowledge of surge protection principles and philosophies.

Researched and developed the Japanese market, including overcoming an innate preference for US origin design philosophies.

Developed products and localised versions of standard products in accordance with local voltages and transformer topologies .

Managed logistics and shipment tracking.

Acted as translator for many international meetings. Translated much of the literature from English to Japanese.

Developed sales and marketing materials oriented to the Japanese market.

Denken Feb 2001 to Jul 2003 (Akita, Japan)

Product and business development manager

As team negotiator, secured agency rights from the No.3 German surge and lightning protection manufacturer (OBO Better-mann) and developed the product presence in the Japanese market.

As above roles included market analysis and business development, product development and localization, procurement and logistics, Japanese/English translator/ interpreter, Japanese/English electrical engineering consulting and coordination, devel-opment of sales and marketing materials.

Freelance translator 1996 to 2001 (Akita, Japan)

Self employed English Japanese Translation

English Cafe 1995 to 1998 (Akita, Japan)

F&B project developer and manager

Conceived, developed and managed a 50 seat pub restaurant in Akita city.

Developed and constantly tweaked a popular western menu, making many elements (like burger buns) from scratch.

Several media promotional events, including a live OB broadcast from the restaurant.

Hosted multiple live events and parties.

The Language club 1992-1995(Akita, Japan)

Owner

Established and ran a private English Language school.

National College of Technology, Akita International College of Art and design, Akita Higashi High school adult edu-cation programme, Shakai Hoken Centre adult education programme etc. 1993 to 1999 (Akita, Japan)

Community college teacher

Designed programmes and delivered English classes for community colleges and adult learning centres.

Experience

Akita Minami (South) High school 1989 to 1991 (Akita, Japan)

Japanese Education Ministry Sponsored ESL Teacher

The first trained foreign teacher to enter the Special English course.

Completely revamped the course with dramatic effects on student performance. Allowed students to perform ex-ceptionally on tests AND leave with the best fluency levels in the prefecture.

Akita Kita (North) High school 1988 to 1989 (Akita, Japan)

Japanese Education Ministry Sponsored ESL Teacher

The first foreign EFL teacher in this Japanese girls high school.

Qualifications

CIMA Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Certificate in Business Accounting (2016 - ongoing)

International Education Research Institute

Japanese Test of Communication (equivalent to TOEIC) Score: 887.5 (Max score :1000) (1999)

Hughes Hall, Cambridge University

PGCE (Post-Graduate Certificate in Education) in Classics and Ancient History. (1991)

University of Birmingham

Honours degree in Latin. Subsidiaries in Italian, Greek and Roman art and architecture. (1984)

IT Skills

Microsoft Office / Windows / Hardware / Internet

SAGE MAS 500.

MS-Office Applications such as Publisher, Powerpoint.

PDF editors

Autocad

Working knowledge of FRONT PAGE / 4G page build-

ers.

Languages

English, native

Japanese, fluent including reading and writing.

French, basic speaking, reading level good.

Italian / Latin, reading level good.

Greek, basic reading.