Résumé
Tom Piotrowski
CEO, Managing Director
Phone: +61 412 122 284
Home: 41 Hilma Street, Collaroy (Sydney), NSW 2097, Australia
Email: tom@piotrowski.net
OBJECTIVE
Professional Manager with 30+ years of experience in Sales, Information Technology, Security and Engineering backgrounds. Highly entrepreneurial and efficient in developing new business as well as building and maintaining client relationships.
Wishing to leverage experience when filling in position with progressive IT company or organisation.
SKILLS
COMPANY MANAGEMENT
Leadership, motivation, decision-making and business development skills. Company day to day operation management, including in-depth knowledge of financial matters.
SALES MANAGEMENT
Extensive sales and negotiation skills including understanding of customer needs, communication and technology presentation, management of complete sales process including setting reliable targets, long term forecasting and pipeline.
IT TECHNOLOGY
Extensive knowledge IT technology landscape, leading solutions in IT security incl firewalls, end point security, encryption, database management, WAN and LAN networking technology, storage. In-depth understanding of modern computer systems incl. Windows, MacOS, Linux, Solaris Unix, iOS, Android.
UAV/UAS SYSTEMS
Extensive knowledge of unmanned aerial vehicles and systems industry. In-depth knowledge of popular products and technologies, including multi-rotor and fixed wing drones, robotics, RC software. Excellent knowledge of competitive landscape of industry.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Extensive knowledge of mechanical engineering technologies, covering disciplines of automotive, mining equipment and process engineering, CAD/CAM systems.
DRONE PILOT
DJI Inspire, Phantom, 3DR Solo, Parrot Disco, FPV Racing
EDUCATION
MASTER OF SCIENCE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw Poland 1976
Post-graduate Extension Study in Mining Engineering 1980
LANGUAGES
English - fluent
Polish - fluent
German - good
Russian - good
HOBBIES
Road Cycling
Sailing
Scuba Diving
Photography
Reading
Music
SOCIAL
Facebook: tompiotrowski
Twitter: tompiotrowski
LinkedIN: tompiotrowski
Instagram: tompiotrowski
Updated June 2018
EXPERIENCE
CHAIRMAN, CEO 2016-present
Southern Cross Drones, Sydney, Australia
Providing business management advisory to a startup UAV company. Duties include staff coaching, liaison with authorities, vendor partners, assistance with contract negotiations, presentations of proposed solutions to clients.
MANAGING DIRECTOR, GENERAL MANAGER SALES 1990 - present
Unixpac, Sydney, Australia
Visionary and manager for day to day operations and sales activity of an Information Technology company, the highly regarded distributor of leading brands in IT Security sector. Duties included presentation of complex IT security solutions to enterprise and government clients, vendor partners negotiations, overseeing marketing activities when launching innovative product lines from IT technology companies. Responsible for annual sales turnover ranging from $3 -$11 million.
SALES MANAGER PARTNERS 1988 -1990
Sun Microsystems, Sydney, Australia
Managing reseller channel of 60 partners. Responsible for annual sales quota of ranging from $6 -$10 million.
SALES EXECUTIVE CAD/CAM SYSTEMS 1986 -1988
ComputerVision, Sydney, Australia
Developing new business in LIS, mining, maritime, construction and telecommunication industries. Responsible for annual sales quota of $5 million.
PROJECT ENGINEER, MINING 1983 -1986
BHP Engineering, Sydney, Australia
Designing materials handling systems for mines, steel plants and harbours in Australia and APAC region.
MATERIALS HANDLING ENGINEER 1982 -1983
Soros Longworth McKenzie, Sydney, Australia
Designing mining and petroleum process installations for new sites in Australia and APAC region.
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER 1979 -1981
Famago, Zgorzelec, Poland
Member of a team designing largest brown coal excavation machine in Poland.
AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN ENGINEER 1978
Neoplan Bus GmBH, Stuttgart, Germany
Responsible for structural engineering design of double-decker and airport bus frames.
AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN ENGINEER 1976 -1978
JZS Jelcz, Wroclaw, Poland
Member of a team launching modern bus line under the license from Berliet, France.
CITIZENSHIP AND ID DOCUMENTS
AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP - acquired in 1984
Australian Passport valid until 2024
POLISH CITIZENSHIP - naturalised by birth
Republic of Poland - European Union Passport valid until 2025
DRIVING LICENSES
Australian Motor Car Class A Driver License
Australian Maritime License - Power and Sailing Boats
CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
Aviation Reference Number 1014140