James Sims Williams

Solar PV Wholesale Business Development Manager at Midsummer Energy

Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Industry: Renewables & Environment

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James Sims Williams's Overview

Current

Solar PV Wholesale Business Development Manager at Midsummer Energy
Head of Online Communications at Frank Property

Past

Chair at Cambridge Young Professionals
Director at Woolley Project Management Ltd
Treasurer at Cambridge Young Professionals

Land Manager at Strutt & Parker

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Education

University of Plymouth
Milton Abbey

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Working at Midsummer Energy, who are experts in the supply and installation of domestic, commercial, agricultural and off-grid Solar PV. Happy to talk: call 01223 851535 to find out more.

I am an experienced small business manager and property professional. I enjoy managing online communications as much as I do networking with people face-to-face. I have a passion for the environment, renewable energy and resource management. I work best with people with good values and for whom the detail is important.

Solar PV Wholesale Business Development Manager

Midsummer Energy

Public Company; 1-10 employees; Renewables & Environment industry

October 2011 – Present (8 months) Cambridge, United Kingdom

I am responsible for business-to-business marketing of solar PV equipment to MCS accredited solar installers, archtects, housing associations and developers.

* Looking after customer accounts
* Website updates
* Social networking updates
* Email newsletters
* Print, phone & co-markeing
* Events & Trade shows
* PR
* Business strategy

Head of Online Communications

Frank Property

Public Company; 1-10 employees; Real Estate industry

June 2010 – Present (2 years)

Overseeing website build and updates for this forward-thinking start up company.
Online marketing and communications - blogging and updating linkedin, twitter and facebook profiles
Helping set up lettings department

Chair

Cambridge Young Professionals

Nonprofit; 1-10 employees; Events Services industry

January 2009 – December 2011 (3 years) Cambridge, United Kingdom

Chief representative of the group with principle responsibility for the management of the group's affairs and the promotion of the group's policies. This role is held jointly. I have responsibility for:

▸ Promotion of the group and its activities
▸ Increasing the appeal of the group to sponsors and members.
▸ Chairing committee meetings
▸ Setting up and running networking events
▸ Co-Coordinating the annual charity ball for 100+ guests
▸ Implementing new IT systems for event management
▸ Speaking at events and welcoming members

Director

Woolley Project Management Ltd

Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Real Estate industry

2001 – 2011 (10 years)

My principal role was being the ‘eyes and ears’ of the client as Assistant Fund Asset Manager in the strategic management of land owned by city pension funds. This involved overseeing property managers in the preparation of annual asset management plans and then seeing these projects through to provide performance for the Fund. Most of the performance was generated from planning and development. All the projects were carried out to the highest environmental standards.

I also wrote business plans, conducted sustainability appraisals, stakeholder consultations and research for public and private sector clients and acted as a planning consultant for private clients.

Responsibilities:

▸ Preparing and winning planning applications and planning appeals for commercial clients
▸ Overseeing development projects
▸ Preparing monthly and quarterly reports to the client
▸ Risk management
▸ Environment and Health & Safety co-ordination
▸ Writing key strategy documents
▸ Business Planning and Research
▸ Office Management - Recruitment, PR, marketing, training …
▸ Carrying out community consultation workshops

Treasurer

Cambridge Young Professionals

Nonprofit; 1-10 employees; Events Services industry

January 2006 – December 2008 (3 years)

I had responsibility for all matters relating to the finances of the group and for ensuring that all finances were used in accordance with the aims of the group. Including:

1. Maintaining accurate and up-to-date accounts
2. Preparing budgets for events
3. Credit control of sponsors and members
4. Helping organise and run the events
5. Helping bring in sponsorship
6. Agreeing deals with venues and local businesses

Land Manager

Strutt & Parker

Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Real Estate industry

1999 – 2000 (1 year)

I spent an invaluable year employed by this partnership as part of my sandwich degree course. Responsibilities and skills developed included:

▸ Management of a large residential property
▸ Computerisation of the firm's property records
▸ Assisting with day-to-day estate management
▸ Specifying building works
▸ Preparing compensation claims
▸ Maintaining correct property details on website
▸ Completing first year of APC
▸ Dealing with clients, tenants, professionals and the public, on the telephone and in person