Curriculum Vitae Greg Poynton Office: shops 6&7, Tribeca, 412-442 Victoria Pde, East Melbourne Vic Australia 3002 Post: P.O.Box 352, East Melbourne Vic Australia 3002 Telephone: (61 3) 03 9416 1500 Fax: (61 3) 03 9416 5033 Email: greg@greg.com.au greg poynton on facebook greg poynton on linkedin objective "To do the best job I can do at anything I turn my hand to…remembering nothing is impossible with perseverance and problems have solutions” Personal Information Characteristics - Skilled communicator - Persistant - Motivated - Hardworking Employment History Managing Director 2009-2011 Gourmet Pizza Bar P/L T/As Tribeca Pizza & Tribeca Bar Managing Director & Owner of Guilt Free, Preservative & Oil Free, Organic Pizza, Pasta & Gelato Restaurant, Tribeca Complex, East Melbourne Making Tasty Convenience Food Healthy Managing Director 1992-2011 Australian Corporate Technology P/L 17 years experience in marketing and management; strategy, pre-sales, setup, distribution, support, bureau services, computer consulting, wireless networking & security, maintaining, e-commerce websites, payment gateways, digital security, hosting, delegating, domain management, search engine optimisation. PC & MacOS Strategist, Network Designer & Systems Administrator 2005-2011 East Melbourne Internet A 40mbps high speed 300 access-point wireless network spanning Tribeca East Melbourne, the 13 storey Victoria & 8 storey Powlett buildings and surrounds, Tribeca Serviced Apartments, Albert Heights & Birches Serviced Apartments including Victoria Pde, Powlett & Albert, Grey streets in East Melbourne Employee 1983-1989 Television House/ Network Ten "Young Talent Time" 6 years on Network Ten's "Young Talent Time" singing, dancing, acting & public speaking. Skill Set - Proficient with Microsoft Windows xp, vista, Mac OS, DOS, Server, Small Business Server 2003, Exchange 2003, ISA 2003 & Internet Information Services 6.0. - Skilled with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), MYOB, Adobe Photoshop & Acrobat, Pagemaker & Quark. - E-commerce, e-bay, paypal, digital certificates/security, ssl strategy & implementation. - Exposure with Microsoft Publisher, Powerpoint, Access, SQL. - Basic html (enough to write this site). - Web 2.0 social media toolkit (facebook, myspace, linkedin etc). - Basic Chinese (Mandarin) & German. Qualifications Industry (IT&T) HP Certified Technical Professional - Netserver Technical Training - Imaging & Printing Solutions - Emerging Solutions - Designjet Professional - Professional Colour Training - Industry Standard Server - Personal Systems Solutions - Balanced Printer Deployment Authorised HP Business Partner/ Registered Reseller Authorised Sony Vaio Reseller Authorised Apple Solutions & Ipod Reseller Australian Distributor for Daystar Digital (& their most successful international partner ever) Australian Distributor for Patronsoft Firstspot wireless security Authorised Cisco Partner Authorised Microsoft Partner & Direct Access Partner Scholastic VCE (HSC) Essendon Grammar School 1990 Bachelor of Commerce (Management), Monash University, Clayton 1999 Completed Subjects - Economic Statistics - Politics - Accounting - Business & Economic Statistics - Economics - Politics 2 - Accounting 2 - Intermediate Microeconomics - Macroeconomics - Auditing & Systems - Computing for Business Applications - Intermediate Macroeconomics - Introduction to Management - Marketing Management 1 - Organisational Behavior - Marketing Management 2 - Human Resource Management - International Management - Services Management & Marketing - Strategic Management - International Marketing - Organisation & Management - Management in Small & Medium Sized Enterprises - Introduction to Management- People & Organisations - Marketing Implementation vce results monash academic transcript Hospitality & Other Current Victorian Drivers Licence ABC of espresso, Coffee Academy, William Angliss Responsible Serving of Alcohol, William Angliss Workplace Hygiene, William Angliss Food Supervisors Hygiene, William Angliss Course in Liquor Licensing - William Angliss 21531VIC Victorian Bar School- Bartending Certifcate of Achievement - Australian Bartenders Guild Working with children check 01102921-01 Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) obtained ‘B’ grading in Classical Guitar First Grade 1986 The Musical Society of Victoria – Annual Scholarship Concert 16 October 1983 Junior Instrumental & Vocal – First Prize (For each – Violin & Voice) Bronze Medallion, Warrnambool & Portsea Surf Life Saving Clubs Advanced Rescusitation Certificate, Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club Acknowledgements Awards 2005 The Age/D&B Victorian Business Awards Finalist 2002 Compaq Business Partner Certification 2001 HP Business Partner Certification 2000 TP-HP Outstanding Partner Achievement Award 1999 HP Business Solutions Centre Certification 1999 Australian Achiever Awards - Highly Commended for excellence in customer relations 1998 TP-HP Million Dollar Club Reseller - Hewlett-Packard Products 1997 HP-TP Top performing Hewlett-Packard Reseller of Scanner Products 1997 HP Scanjet Century Club- Distinguished Member 1996 TP-HP Top performing Hewlett-Packard Reseller of Scanner Products 1994 TP-HP Top Purchaser of Hewlett-Packard Scanner Products Testimonials Reprint from Australian Personal Computer, August 1997. "But first, an acknowledgement. It's not often that Price Watch receives exceptional service over the phone, so we feel compelled to acknowledge the helpful, friendly advice provided by the representative (Greg) from Melbourne-based Australian Corporate Technology. Our caller experienced sheer delight as the representative (Greg) patiently explained the capabilities...outlined all the bundling options, and listened to our questions and answered them with what seemed to be a genuine interest in our purchase. He stood out as the most professional and courteous representative (Greg) we have spoken to all year." Greg Poynton, Managing Director, Australian Corporate Technology P/L G. Celani australiancorporatetechnology.com.au Web Site Response Form - Friday, 14 May 2004. "Just wanted to communicate how rapped I am with your service. Order HP NX5000 on Wednesday 12th May 2004 at 3:30PM and delivered to me in Sydney on Thusday 13th April 2004 at 2:39PM. Thank you for your prompt service, you make shopping so easy, and I will be sure to use your service again." Greg Poynton, Managing Director, Australian Corporate Technology P/L G. Byron australiancorporatetechnology.com.au Order number: 734 - Wednesday, 18 August 2004. "G'Day Greg, Plotter arrived midday yesterday...have now got it running and it is "brilliant" !! Thanks for your service and courtesy. Cheers for now, G. Byron" T. Trewin correspondence 24 August 2004. "We have been very pleased with not only your pricing but also level of service we have received from you and your team. Australian Corporate Technology was recommended by a friend of mine at HP here in Melbourne, and after the initial projector & MFC purchase from you, we have started recommending you also. I know a close friend of mine recently purchased a laptop from you guys and was also very happy with the experience...Cheers T. Trewin" monash testimonial essendon grammar testimonial Interests Golf (handicap 27) Skiing & Snowboarding Water skiing & wake-boarding Roller-blading Surfing Singing Surf lifesaving - Active member Portsea SLSC 2002-2009 Running Gym the contents of this website are subject to copyright - please do not reproduce without express permission from greg poynton