Thomas Griffiths

Thomas Griffiths

Graduate at Vodafone UK

Location
Ledbury, Hereford and Worcester, United Kingdom (Hereford, United Kingdom)
Industry
Telecommunications

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Thomas Griffiths's Overview

Current
  • Graduate (Enterprise Transformation) at Vodafone
Past
  • XTV Technical Director at University of Exeter Student's Guild
  • Marketing Assistant at LegalDirect (UK) Ltd.
  • Managing Producer at IT! Media
Education
  • University of Bath
  • University of Exeter
  • Monmouth School
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Thomas Griffiths's Summary

I am a goal-oriented, enthusiastic, self-motivated law graduate. I studied law not to become a lawyer, but in order to give myself a good intellectual grounding for my future career in business and its management. I studied an MSc in management to further develop these skills. Since my school days as managing director of my school’s Young Enterprise Company I have been keen to take every opportunity to immerse myself, through work experience, in the marketing, sales activity and strategy of organisations and commercial enterprises as diverse as legal, manufacturing, lifestyle and UK Government.

To assist the funding of my studies, I established and developed a multi-media production business, filming, editing and web-embedding recreational, promotional and training media for a variety of clients. The marketing and sales of which, while challenging, was both enjoyable and rewarding.

Specialties

Sales, IT, Marketing, Product Marketing, Video, Editing, Photography, Design, Branding

Thomas Griffiths's Experience

Graduate (Enterprise Transformation)

Vodafone

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; VOD; Telecommunications industry

September 2011Present (6 months) Newbury UK

Three placements over a 12 month period.

Placement 1:
I worked for two months in the Vodafone Bristol Experience retail store; one of the largest band one stores in the region. I had a capability to work flexibly, nurturing sales opportunities while delivering exceptional customer service. I also worked creatively to solve many diverse technical queries. I improved PAYG sales and processes by developing new sales tools. Finally, I delivered a successful campaign for two student fairs with many leads generated for the stores. Rated E on PIXEX scale.

Placement 2:
Enterprise Transformation
Working in change management in the Enterprise Business Unit.

IT Consultant

Hydroscand UK

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry

2007August 2011 (4 years)

Over the past few years I have performed various ad-hoc design and brand development work for Hydroscand. I have taken product photos, developed a training film and designed the liveries for the company vehicles.

More recently I have worked extensively to improve the IT strategy at the firm; bringing all depots under a single WAN and integrating better stock management practices into the company's chosen ERP package (Dynamics AX).

Sales Advisor

O2 UK

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; Telecommunications industry

August 2010January 2011 (6 months)

I worked as a sales advisor across two stores for the largest telecoms retailer in the UK. As well as meeting quarterly targets, both individually and as a team, I also ask key lifestyle questions to maximise on cross-selling opportunities. Above all I uphold O2's reputation of industry-leading customer service through transactions tailored to each customers specific needs. By doing this, I work towards the company's goal of creating as many 'fans' as possible.

MSc Student

University of Bath

Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry

20102011 (1 year)

XTV Technical Director

University of Exeter Student's Guild

April 2009June 2010 (1 year 3 months)

I oversaw all technical matters at the station, inspiring a small team of dedicated individuals. I ensured all equipment is working and ready to meet the everyday demands of the production staff. I also trained new members of staff in the station workflow.

I also oversaw all live output from the station, including outside broadcasts and studio setups.

Marketing Assistant

LegalDirect (UK) Ltd.

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Legal Services industry

June 2009September 2009 (4 months)

I built the LegalDirect brand from scratch, leading the website development team and working with the directors to formulate email marketing (using dotMailer) and PPC advertising (with both Adwords and Yahoo advertising). I also utilised web 2.0 websites such as Facebook and Twitter and ran a competition to generate interest in the brand.

Managing Producer

IT! Media

20072008 (1 year)

I ran a niche UK based production house, offering video services to the corporate market. We produced high quality and value video services with expert equipment and experience that enables us to fulfil the requirements of your business. Services we provided included: exhibition show reels, presentations, training materials, corporate profiles and full online video podcast system.

I oversaw the day to day operations, running live shoots, editing and managing customer care.

Thomas Griffiths's Education

University of Bath

MSc with Merit, Management

20102011

Subjects studied:
• Fundamentals of Accounting and Financial Management
• Marketing
• Business Economics
• Human Resources Management
• Operations Management
• B2B Marketing
• Methods of Management Research
• Services Management
• Strategic Brand Management
• Strategic Management

• Dissertation: The Commodification of Mobile Telephone Plans: 
An Institutional View of Vodafone UK

Activities and Societies: SSLC Representative for the Bath MSc

University of Exeter

LL.B (Hons), Law - Upper Second Class

20072010

Subjects Studied:
• Introduction To Law
• Law of Contract
• Criminal Law
• Constitutional and Administrative Law
• Land Law
• European Union Law
• Employment Law
• Law of Tort
• Law of Trusts
• Commercial Law
• Principles of Marketing
• Consumer Behaviour

Activities and Societies: Exeter University Conservative Future • Media Coordinator (2007), XTV (Exeter Student Television) • Studio Manager (2008) • Technical Director (2009-2010), Exeter University RAG • Fashion Show Technician (2008), • Fashion Show Video Manager (09/10), Exeter University Motorsports Society • Kart A Squad Driver (2010), Exeter University Theatre Company • Visual Media - How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found, Exeter University Students Guild • Sabb Elections Campaign Assistant,

Monmouth School

20002007

Activities and Societies: The Lion, Young Enterprise

Thomas Griffiths's Additional Information

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Interests:

Sailing: Day Skipper, ICC Qualification, Tall Ships Youth Trust Skiing: ESF, racing ‘competition’ class. Motor Racing: Karting: British Open Champion 2006, Runner Up British Champion 2005 Welsh Champion, 2003 Works Driver for The Welsh National Team 2003-2007 Rallying; Ford Rallye Academy in 2004.

Groups and Associations:

Member of the Guild of Television Cameramen Member of the Institute of Advanced Motoring

Honors and Awards:

O2 Retail Talent Programme - Bronze Award - November 2010

NaSTA Nominated - Open Award 2009
Xmedia - Innovation Award 2009
Xing Business Challenge Winner - 2009
NaSTA Nominated - Technical Award 2010

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