Experience
Neil Jones
Entrepreneur,
High School Teacher,
Course Developer,
Virtual Teaching Specialist
B.A. (Hons.) in Economics
University of York, England
Virtual Teacher Specialization
University of California, Irvine
Supporting children with difficulties in reading & writing
University of London, England
(305) 607-6839
SUMMARY
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A strategic and visionary thinker with the drive and ambition to achieve stellar results.
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A game-changing entrepreneur & business leader with a record of rapidly growing software-based start-ups.
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A product development specialist – creating new products and redesigning existing products that deliver high customer satisfaction, retention, and revenues.
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Innovative product marketer who can deliver great results at a low cost.
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Skilled at driving brand awareness & revenue via the use of social media & PR.
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A proven expert at delivering high-quality business partnerships.
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A leading-edge disruptive pioneer in business information and e-readers.
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An experienced salesperson with a track record of relationship building with C-Suite executives and rapid sales pipeline development.
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A proven closer of high-value contracts.
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A team worker, builder, and manager who has successfully run multi-site operations.
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Built and sold business information company within five years to worldwide industry leader.
QUOTES ABOUT NEIL
“Quickly built a successful UK business, providing excellent value for money and great customer service to the market.”
Credit Today
"Vision and drive in creating a business which set new industry standards for innovation, customer service and value."
Dun & Bradstreet
“From nothing to putting out a product in less than six months.”
Forrester /LA Times
“The genesis of a price disruption that’s brought both the Kindle and the (Sony) Reader into a range that’s far more appealing to U.S. consumers.”
Forbes
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Killian Oaks Academy, High School Teacher
August 2021 to Present – Miami, FL
Teaching neurodiverse students in all High School subjects. Wrote and delivered high school courses in Economics, US Government, Creative Writing, Mathematics, and Astronomy (100-level college course). Courses were all delivered in person and online.
Simplyfi Solutions, Principal
February 2011 to Present – Miami, FL
Consulting to start-ups and early-stage businesses to help them produce their Go-To-Market strategy and to market and sell their products and solutions.
Status Credit, CEO & Founder
February 2012 to- June 2016 – Miami, FL
Created, developed, and launched a new entrant US & international business credit reports company in the USA and was Alibaba’s partner for account verification in the Americas.
Caseboard LLC, Managing Member
September 2010 to June 2011- Miami, FL
Identified market opportunity for new Bluetooth keyboard case products for Apple devices and sold first iPad product to Amazon within 2 months of launch.
Interead Ltd, CEO & Founder
October 2008 to July 2010 - Reading(UK) & Miami (FL)
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Created and launched an e-reader within 6 months and the world’s largest e- bookstore within 9 months.
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The innovative social media and press relations campaign reached over 1 billion people.
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Revenues reached $8MM in 8 months.
n2check, CEO & Founder
January 2002 to July 2008 - Marlow (UK), Gibraltar, Manchester (UK) & Malaga (Spain)
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Founded a business credit information company widely recognized in the industry as setting new standards for innovation, customer service, and value.
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Annual Revenues rose to $4.5MM and EBITDA of $1.56MM for the full year before acquisition by the world market leader, Dun & Bradstreet.
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Delivered 26% growth in revenue in the first year of ownership by D&B – the only D&B unit in the UK to grow.
Entranet Ltd, Head of Business Strategy Consulting
February 2000 to December 2001 - Goring-on-Thames & London (UK)
Headhunted to lead a team of 8 business strategy consultants in a high-growth company (owned by private equity firm General Atlantic Partners) that built transactional websites for financial services companies.
Mummert + Partner, Head of Retail Banking Consulting
September 1998 to January 2000 – London (UK)
Headhunted by the second largest financial services consulting company in Germany to set up their UK office.
Sema Group, Head of Financial Services Consulting
December 1997 to September 1998 – London (UK)
Revitalized the Financial Services sector consulting team. Produced the highest daily fee rates ever for Sema Group worldwide. The new team achieved a 120% utilization rate and exceeded financial targets by 200%.
Capgemini, Principal Consultant, Financial Services
March 1995 to November 1997 – London (UK)
Capgemini’s #1 European Monetary Union Conversion practitioner. Created Euro conversion assessment methodology, sold to 4 major financial institutions, and managed the projects, the largest of which was for $2MM in fee income.
NatWest Bank
Internal Consultant
August 1990 to March 1995 – London (UK)
Research Assistant to the Chief Manager, Leeds Corporate Banking Group
December 1989 to August 1990 – Leeds (UK)
Graduate Management Trainee
September 1988 to December 1989 – York (UK)