H Horne

I consider myself to be a mature, driven, responsible individual with a keen willingness to learn & develop my skills in any given profession. A confident, self-motivated individual with 25+ years of proven track records in engineering, marketing, project management, sales & directorship, with a genuine willingness to bring these skills to any new role & adapt to the required level. A versatile, honest, reliable all-round communicator with technical / IT knowledge, coupled with a good sense of humour.

A commercially astute professional who works well under pressure & gains satisfaction from a job well done.

Invigilator / Mentor & Carer at YMCA Derbyshire (2025-11 – Present)

• Transferred my business so I could care for my father, who had a massive stroke & needed fulltime care for the first 6 months, until we received local home care funding.
• Re-trained to work with children from disadvantaged backgrounds & with special needs. Guiding them through exams/tests & also voluntarily helping with any events.
• Obtained my enhanced DBS check with updated tracking. Over the first few months I trained in safeguarding to L3, Prevent/Radicalisation, trained & certified in Protect UK Police ACT Awareness & I’m JCQ proficiently trained in L2 English & Mathematics.
• I have invigilated in many one-on-one exams, multi colour paper exams, offsite exams & large groups, covering papers in English, Mathematics, Engineering & other subjects
• I have also undertaken courses & training in several subjects since joining the YMCA, including - Mental Health Awareness, LGBTQIA+ Awareness, Menopause Awareness, Fire Safety Awareness & trained in Food Hygiene Level 2, Conflict Management, UK GDPR Data Protection, Mentoring, Professional Boundaries, Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Fraud Prevention, Manual Handling, Display Screen & Cyber Security.

Managing Director / Owner at The Gladiator Group (2015-05 – 2025-10)

• Created a new non-profit sports marketing company with limited funds & built up a charitable business with 15 employees & a turnover of nearly £1 million p.a. on exit.
• Responsible for recruitment in all departments, TUPE transfers, contracts, online HR systems, payroll management, training, wage structures, staff conflicts & banking.
• Purchased, setup, implemented, & trained staff on all systems for SAGE accounting, phone software, CRM, IT & computer systems & related products, peripherals, server setup/maintenance, windows software, office equipment & client invoicing.
• Secured new revenue streams with novel ideas, like running client’s websites for free, then generating income through online advertising, helping many clubs/businesses.
• Managed & trained all staff in sales techniques to increase turnover year on year, led performance reviews & set personalised incentives to achieve company goals.
• Also responsible for overall company structure, business insurance, company policies & procedures, online marketing, web development, health & safety plus fire policies.

Project Manger at This Is Football (2005-05 – 2015-04)

• Solely managed the creation of a new business idea from scratch for the company MD, who required new revenue streams to run alongside existing sports marketing.
• Had £5k budget to design, implement & manage a group of new sporting websites, which after 10 years had new offices, 25 employees & a £3 million group turnover.
• Managed all aspects of recruitment, then trained all heads of departments alongside an extensive sales team in online & traditional B2B sales, exceeding yearly targets.
• Learnt new key skills in new company structures, HR, administration, accounts, law, marketing, online & offline sales techniques, web design & web development.
• Created & ran social media, affiliate & click-to-pay campaigns to aid with site SEO.
• Won several awards for pioneering work in unique use of online/telephone recording contracts, later adopted by thousands & BT awards for innovative broadband.
• Over the 10 years gained qualifications in management practices, sales techniques, marketing procedures, presentations, website design, HR, e-commerce & accounts.

Team Leader at Sportwise Marketing (1997-01 – 2005-04)

• Started as a sales executive responsible for selling B2B advertising on behalf of premiership & championship football clubs & County Cricket clubs in the UK.
• Promoted to team leader within first year due to being the highest sales achiever with a personal national UK based portfolio of over 250+ commercial decision makers.
• Recruited, trained, managed & motivated a team of 8 sales executives to exceed team sales targets & service goals, whilst personally generating £120+ in annual revenue.
• Sourced & secured new sports club contracts to help increase overall turnover & generate extra company profit by visiting commercial mangers & presenting ideas.
• Gained experience in meeting targets, customer services, B2B sales techniques, face to face selling, merchandising, payment systems, artwork design, printing & admin.
• This role also required me to work on my own initiative whilst supervising a successful team, manage people & sales areas while delivering on given publication deadlines.

Aircraft Engineer at CabAir Maintenance (1990 – 1997)

• Joined CabAir flying school as a specialist in stock control & maintenance to manage technical diagrams, repair logs, aircraft parts & their certificates of authentication.
• Moved on to the physical side of engineering & maintenance of many types of light aircraft after 6 months, whilst training in aviation & engineering practices at college.
• Carried out strict checking & logging of aircraft maintenances or technical issues in a hanger environment, then physically carried out any identified service work or repairs.
• The role required all paperwork, logs & verifiable aircraft history to be of the highest standard, it also required a great eye for details, problem solving & machinery skills.
• Obtained my advanced driving certificate, enabling me to work & travel to different airports in the UK/Europe & carry out fixes when local engineers were not available.
• Gained hundreds of hours of flying experience when overseeing the post assessments.
• Oversaw & led all the modifications of designs &solutions of new engineering techniques then submitted them to the CAA for approval & rollout across the UK.

Stock & data control specialist at Reginal Royal Health (1989 – 1990)

• Handled nationwide distribution, logistics, stock control & deliveries for a health company. Oversaw good inwards & inspection of products from all over the world.
• Technical skills required knowledge of warehouse management systems (WMS), new packing equipment, team allocation, security/vehicle checks, KPI’s & supply chains.

Data & information clerk at Marconi Defence Systems (1988 – 1989)

• Team member in the department for company information dissemination. Good communication skills & diplomacy was a necessity whilst learning to work on my own.
• Gained manual experience coupled with learning at college. Trained to use their new IT system to send information & data to all departments & external bases in the UK.
• Signed government’s official secrets act due to the handling of sensitive information.

GCSEs in Science (A), English (B), Maths (B), Photography (A), Art & Design (A), Technology (B), Geography (C), Chemistry (C), English Literature (B), CDT (B) – Nicholas Hawksmoor School (1983 – 1988)

NVQ in Business Studies (Merit); Economic Science (Credit); Computer Studies (Merit) – Oaklands College (1988 – 1989)

BTEC in Mechanical Engineering - level 2 (Distinction); Aeronautical Engineering - level 2 (Distinction) – Oaklands College – St Albans (1991 – 1994)