Mike Pearsall

Mike Pearsall

Market-Leading eLearning & Maritime Training Solutions

Location
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Industry
Maritime

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Mike Pearsall's Overview

Current
  • Training Business Development Manager at SeaTec UK Ltd
  • Training Business Development Manager at Marlins
  • Online Promotion Specialist at MJSP Solutions (Sole Proprietorship)
Past

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Education
  • Britannia Royal Naval College
  • The City & Guilds of London Institute
  • Claremont Fan Court School
  • Howard of Effingham School

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Recommendations

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Connections

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Mike Pearsall's Summary

Enthusiastic, robust and dynamic individual with a proven track-record of personnel, resource and crisis management in the Royal Navy; now successfully converted skillset to the civilian maritime training sector.

Analytical mind with attention to detail, good communication skills and experience of high-pressured, multi-threat operational/training environments. Confident, principled and trustworthy; reflected by security status held. Experience of working with a wide range of nationalities having spent time on six continents.

Expert in ECDIS and e-navigation through practical employment at sea in paperless vessels and subsequently as an instructor/consultant. Highly proficient and instinctive IT user, across PC/Mac/Linux platforms, most commercial Office suites, social media platforms and knowledge of the majority of Internet-based programming languages.

Specialties

leadership and management, business development, new media marketing, maritime and digital navigation, ECDIS, training and instructional techniques, SEO and SMO, intelligence and statistical analysis, defence policy, PHP, CSS, XHTML, FBML, jQuery

Mike Pearsall's Experience

Training Business Development Manager

SeaTec UK Ltd

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Maritime industry

July 2011 – Present (11 months) Glasgow, United Kingdom

SeaTec UK Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidary of V.Group and part of the Marine Services Division (MSD). I am responsible to the Managing Director for the promotion and development of the Marlins and SeaTec Operational Safety training brands:

SeaTec Operational Safety provide onboard safety training and pre-vetting inspections for vessels (http://www.seatec-services.com/safety_onboard_training.htm).

Training Business Development Manager

Marlins

Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Maritime industry

July 2011 – Present (11 months) Glasgow, United Kingdom

SeaTec UK Ltd is the sole licensee, on a worldwide basis, of the Marlins registered trademark.

Marlins provide bespoke maritime and business e-Learning (CBT) packages, including:
- Business Principles; relating to the UK Bribery Act 2010
- Train the Trainer Courses
- English Language Training and Testing
- Catering and Hygiene Training
- more... (http://www.marlins.co.uk/products.htm)

Online Promotion Specialist

MJSP Solutions (Sole Proprietorship)

Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Internet industry

April 2000 – Present (12 years 2 months)

A surprising number of businesses and charities, particularly smaller ones, remain behind the curve in terms of a quality presence on the Internet. Under the banner of MJSP Solutions, I provide these organisations with practical, plain English advice and efficient solutions for websites, SEO and internet/viral/social networking marketing techniques.

During my time in the Royal Navy, I maintained the MJSP Solutions portfolio in my spare time and whilst on leave. I now continue to offer my services on an expenses-only basis whilst pursuing my new civilian career.

Business Development Manager / Instructor

ECDIS Ltd

Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Maritime industry

July 2010 – June 2011 (1 year) Fareham, United Kingdom

Directly responsible to the Managing Director for promoting the newly-established ECDIS Ltd brand and highly-specialised corporate experience to the global market. Tasks included advertising, website development, networking and partnership agreements, lead generation, arranging media events and conferences, managing media channels, development of additional revenue streams and a fully-accredited instructor/technical consultant.

Key achievement was the development and implementation of ECDISregs.com, a leading source for industry information.

Lieutenant

Royal Navy

Government Agency; 10,001+ employees; Military industry

January 2003 – November 2010 (7 years 11 months) Plymouth, United Kingdom

Warfare (Executive Branch) Officer with primary seagoing role being direct responsibility to the Commanding Officer for conduct of safe navigation and charge of routine operations in a 4,500 tonne warship (namely Type 23 Duke class) at sea and also alongside.

Sub specialised in Maritime Intelligence after gaining necessary security clearances; role was head of intelligence team directing production of daily/weekly/adhoc products as required by the Command.

Further qualified as Command Meteorological Advisor, Wholeship Health and Safety Co-ordinator and officer in charge of Royal Naval Boarding Team. Additional responsibilities included pastoral responsibility for twelve individuals (including Equal Opportunities advice, education and career guidance) and coordination of a number of high profile foreign port visits; most notably Karachi, Pakistan, for the international exercise AMAN '09.

Undertook Air Traffic Control training and also spent time working with the Directorate of Naval Recruitment in Central London and Guildford.

Business Development Consultant

Gyrosoft

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry

August 2004 – December 2004 (5 months) Guildford, United Kingdom

During a sabbatical from the Royal Navy whilst awaiting transfer from the Air Traffic Control Branch to Warfare Branch, worked with Gyrosoft Applied Solutions, generating/following leads, promoting sales and CRM and improving their website.

Dockmaster

Marina Developments Ltd

Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Maritime industry

2004 – 2004 (less than a year) Southampton, United Kingdom

Duty Manager

Wimbledon Racquets & Fitness Club

August 2002 – December 2002 (5 months) Wimbledon, United Kingdom

Full-time job prior to commissioning. Outside the normal working day was responsible for bar management, customer liaison/support, cashing up and opening/closing the club. Also developed the company's first website, which has since been superceded.

Mike Pearsall's Education

Britannia Royal Naval College

FdSc with Distinction, Naval Studies

2003 – 2003

Foundation degree accredited by University of Plymouth in 2009.

The City & Guilds of London Institute

GCGI, Leadership and Management

2009

Claremont Fan Court School

Howard of Effingham School

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