Jon Bloor

Experience

Full career history

Welcome. This is the outline, from the present back to the first finance job. The CV has the detail. The homepage keeps a shorter selection if you would rather start there.

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Roles

  1. Dec 2021 – present

    Pre-Sales Consultant

    oomi

    • Proposals, demonstrations and events for new business
    • The client relationship after the sale

  2. Oct 2021 – Dec 2021

    Sales and Training Manager

    TOR Systems

    • Sales pipeline and client training
    • Product development and reviews with existing clients

  3. Jun 2018 – Oct 2021

    Senior Client Relationship Manager

    DigiTickets

    • Key accounts in live events and ticketing
    • Proposals, tenders, training and escalations

  4. Jan 2018 – Jun 2018

    Technology Champion

    SFB Group

    • The practice moved onto platforms that supported Making Tax Digital
    • Reports for the directors

  5. Apr 2017 – Dec 2017

    Self-employed

    Landmark Expertise

    • IT and financial support for small businesses
    • Websites, and the mail tools around them

  6. Nov 2016 – Apr 2017

    Project implementations

    SLK Retail and Consultancy

    • A multi-channel stock system, from the choice of software through to training

  7. Feb 2016 – Oct 2016

    Retail Manager

    National Memorial Arboretum

    • The shop fit, rebrand and merchandise plan for the new visitor centre
    • Staff and volunteers trained to serve and to sell

  8. Apr 2015 – Feb 2016

    Implementation Consultant, Attractions

    The Access Group

    • Implementation, training and go-live for new clients
    • Pre-sales demonstrations and reporting

  9. 2014 – Apr 2015

    Interim Retail Manager

    National Memorial Arboretum

  10. 2012 – Apr 2015

    Development and Visitor Manager

    Leicestershire Heritage

    • Online tickets and retail
    • Visitor figures set out so managers could use them

  11. 2000 – 2012

    Commercial Manager

    Snibston Discovery Museum

    • Commercial lead for the museum sites: bookings, retail, catering and admissions
    • A new shop, catering brought in-house, and admissions moved online. Warning signs in a cafe

  12. 2000 – 2003

    Lecturer

    Stephenson College

    • Taught NVQ levels 1 to 4, and wrote the learning plans for the classes

  13. 1999 – 2000

    Internal Auditor

    North West Leicestershire District Council

    • Checked that services followed their own rules, and reported to managers

  14. 1995 – 1999

    Finance Assistant

    Leicestershire County Council

    • Monthly budget reports, credit control and debt recovery

Website hosting

  • An independent hosting business: the servers, a control panel, and keeping the sites found
Pathfinder Hosting homepage, with shared hosting plans and a client login.

Education

  • PRINCE2 FoundationJuly 2019
  • AAT Technician, NVQ Level 4Fellow of the AAT since June 2007, with continuing study aimed at the charity sector, and AATQB. Member of the Institute of Leadership and Management.
  • BTEC National Certificate in Business and Finance
  • A levels in Economics and General Studies
  • Six GCSEs at A–C, including Maths (B) and English (C)
  • First Aid at Work, RoSPA Basic Health and Safety, Level 2 Food Safety, Action Centred LeadershipAssociation of Cultural Enterprises study seminars
  • Microsoft 365 and project reportingThe briefings and trackers that go to directors, partners and funders.