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D K Consultants Ltd

Principal/Owner: Dave Martin

 

 

contact details:
  D K Consultants Ltd
Holly House
Guilborough Road
Ravensthorpe
Northampton
Northamptonshire    NN6 8EW
UK
tel: 01604 770 923
fax: .
mobile: 07903 081 434
email: davemartin.iib@virgin.net
web:  

27-05-02  

Key Services Offered:
Business support and development.

Core Experience of Principals:
10 years as Managing Director and later Business Development Director with responsibility for sales and new product development within engineering group. Led MBO backed by Venture Capital. Acquisition and disposal experience from within this role. Also Business Development Director of Biotech start-up, again backed by VC. Experience of patent and intellectual property strategies, and litigation for intellectual property protection. Before that: 2 years in Production and Operations management where relocated factories from Germany to UK; 5 years in international product manager for American multinational, 5 years in R&D. Also spent time as a regional sales manager. Keywords: General Management, Engineering, General Business Administration, Business Development, Strategic Planning, Business Planning, Business Plans, Business Strategy, Business Transfer, Business Process Re-Engineering, Change Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital, MBIs and MBOs, Business Angels, Marketing Strategy, Direct Marketing, Licensing, Intellectual Property Rights, New Product Development, Product Design, Product Development, Product Launches, Research & Development, Sales Forecasting, Sales Management, Small Business Development,

Financially astute, entrepreneurial Managing Director and business developer with track record as a change-agent in technical markets. Strong background in development and implementation of new technology, especially in protection and exploitation of intellectual property.Has equity to put into the right project. Has also been a published author, so writes mean copy for business plans, proposals etc.

 

Qualifications:
Masters degree in Business Administration (Cranfield School of Management) Honours degree in Physics Jesus College, Oxford. Accredited Associate, Institute for Independent Business.

Industry Sectors worked in:
Electrical engineering and mechanical engineering, electrical contracting, metal casting, metal machining, CNC, automotive subcontract, Utilities (Electricity, Water), Biotech start-up, electronic displays, polymers, plastics, materials science (injection moulding, compression moulding, vacuum forming, extrusion), Heat shrinkable plastics.

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