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David Droar – Curriculum Vitae
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Summary
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Systems Thinking
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Problem Solving
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Continual Improvement
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Creativity
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Innovation
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Statement
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Dave is a professional problem solver with passion and commitment in everything he does. An excellent communicator and analytical thinker, Dave has pursued careers in consulting and advisory roles.
His love of learning has ensured that a balance has been kept between technical and interpersonal areas. Constantly learning about a wide variety of things has helped to instil a systems thinking approach.
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Details
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David Droar
Flat 2, 16 Madrid Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7NT
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What Dave is Good at...
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- Troubleshooting / Problem solving: creative, lateral, analytical and an inherent dislike for being beaten
- Getting things done: Dave is goal orientated and driven by results
- Knowing and learning: love of learning, interested in everything, wide base of experience
- Decision making: quickly integrates data and measures utility to reach a decision
- System improvement: by empathy with users, analytical skills and the ability to see behind the facts to the wider picture
- Professional results: Dave cares what others think
- Innovation : Dave loves to think of new solutions
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What Dave will Contribute to Your Organisation...
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- Commercially aware: takes decisions with whole business in mind
- Initiates activity: self-starter
- People-orientated: team worker, attuned to others feelings and reactions, considerate
- Builds confidence in others: transmits enthusiasm and can-do attitude
- Tenacious: gets things done
- Positive sense of humour
- Unique skill set: Time-sensitive perfectionist who is a team player, personally driven to solve issues and naturally sees the wider picture
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Type Measurements
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IQ: 131-154 (from multiple tests)
Belbin Roles: Plant (with Resource Investigator and Shaper - more info)
Jung (Myers-Briggs): INFP
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Learning Style: Intuitive/Visual (more info)
Drivers: Be Perfect / Hurry Up / Please People (more info)
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Formal Education
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BSc (Hons) Chemistry with Management Studies
AUS - Associate of the University of Surrey with Merit
Courses and Conferences
Reading
Continual development programme
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A level points: 310 (new method) 24 (old method)
A levels in Maths (A), Chemistry (C) and Politics (D)
AS level in Philosophy (B) - Currently completing Philosophy A level
GCSEs: 8xA, 1xB
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Drivers and Motivators
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Improving processes to improve quality of life - making a difference
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Learning to improve skills and abilities
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Authentic communication and collaboration / friendship
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Key Skill Areas...
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- Systems and process improvement: experienced in analysing and advising on business systems
- Web presence strategy: managed successful site creations / migrations: maximised the success of an online presence by aligning with culture and strategy, integrating with systems and selling internally and externally
- Communication and presentation: accomplished communicator and presenter. Has advised on internal communication, web styling and interaction, e-commerce flow, branding, presentation skills, training, staff induction and more
- Troubleshooting: adept at solving problems and diffusing crises by seeing issues as networks: quickly determines key points, resource constraints and personalities to present alternatives to clients and fix the issue
- Systems Thinking: ability to synthesise multiple inputs and see concepts and flows in plan form
- Co-ordination: effective central point for complex activity involving many people / organisations
- Innovation: familiar with generating new ideas and making them work practically
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Employment
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Croner Publishing Group
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Feb 2002 - Present |
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Dave started at Croner to continue some of the work done there whilst a BroadVision consultant. He has performed a range of roles acting as a co-ordination point for the electronic publishing parts of the business. After driving initiatives to unify the business' approach to the online world, he has been drafted into Project Management. He is currently overseeing the migration of core business processes (e-commerce and entitlement) to a single point of delivery portal system.
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BroadVision Inc
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Sep 2000 - Feb 2002 |
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Dave joined BroadVision as a business consultant, but quickly became involved in a range of technical projects, including building the search facility for the new MyTravel site. This lead on to a series of troubleshooting and training assignments, before leading the testing and project wrap-up of a major project at Croner.
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Siebel Inc
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Jul 1999 - Sep 2000 |
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Dave joined Siebel after graduation and immediately volunteered to assist with the initial training course (BootCamp) on a three-month secondment. During this time the BootCamp leader was promoted and Dave took his place, leading the only BootCamp outside the US for six months and training some 150 people. He then returned to the consulting department where he acted as a workflow and data processing specialist on the design and implementation of Merrill Lynch/HSBC Share Dealing, a $1billion joint venture in the city.
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International Specialty Products (ISP)
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Jun 1997 - Aug 1998 |
Dave joined ISP for a 12 month sandwich year placement, and was immediately put to work on a range of projects. Within five months Dave had created a novel new UV coating system that was used by a customer and netted the company $¾million. Moving on, Dave tackled the world of specialist paper coatings, and after discovering methods of improving the economic viability of ISP products in the marketplace was hired for a further three months to continue the project worth an estimated $800million in world-wide sales.
Dave then secured lab space and specialist equipment from ISP to complete a joint research project for his final-year dissertation on environmentally considerate chemical replacements in the steel finishing industry.
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Early Career
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Always craving work and a challenge, Dave organised his own work-experience at school working with MP Don Foster and creating new flavour combinations at St Ivel's Labs. For paid employment he took on two jobs after his GCSEs and earned £120 a week on £2.10 an hour. Later he worked with Marks and Spencers both at home and at university where he increased his income by becoming a gents suit tailoring advisor and a cash trustee. |
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Other Experience
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Dave was heavily involved in theatre productions (as script-writer, actor and lighting designer and operator) at school and sixth form. Throughout all the institutions in his life, Dave has been an elected representative for something.
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Ideal Environment
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- Innovative / future orientated
- Ability to share ideas
- Non-routine work
- Challenge and opportunity
- Assignments with high degree of people contact
- Tasks involving motivated groups
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Interests
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If you choose to add to Dave's income he will spend most of it on books, increasing his learning, chatting to friends and meeting new people and indulging his passion for cooking fine food
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I'd like to know more...
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Book Dave for a chat
Ask some clarification questions (please also feel free to phone)
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