Jason Atkinson

William Jason Atkinson Afidnis 1 Nea Smirni, Athens, 171-24 Greece Mobile - - e-mail-Nationality : Canadian Summary :Over 14 years of increasing responsibility working with large scale programs selling to government and large scale organizations in the area of Greece. Strong management skills, proposal building, budgeting, contracts, and experience building and working with dealer teams. Noted for my ability to rapidly grasp the technicalities of a complex product, and highlight the products advantages to the customer. Professional History : 2005 – PresentOwner of JA ENTERPRISES, Consulting Company, Athens, Greece Established my own company to expand my current position as a arm for customer service in Greece. Started specializing in aircraft and helicopter spares, and overhauls. The company is now firmly established as a representative of foreign companies wishing to do business with the Hellenic Ministry of Defense, or other public services. Working with specialized software. 2002 – 2005Partner in Military Consulting Company, Athens, Greece Established representation for Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopter Textron, ESCO and NAMMO. Represented Bell Helicopter Textron for all Civil, Military and Government sales. During our first 2 years I expanded their business in spare parts from less then $100,000USD per year to over $1,000,000 USD per year. Represented Lockheed Martin to promote their AEGIS and marine systems. Working on this tender valued at over 600 million EURO. Represented ESCO arresting systems and expanded the sales of spare parts in Greece to over 500,000USD per year. -Bell Helicopter Textron, Fort Worth, USA Hired by Bell Helicopter Textron in Europe, Middle East & Africa working in marketing. Worked with in country dealers to understand client decision spectrums and key success factors. Created internal presentations for management outlining international programs and creating the business plan, along with budgeting and profit monitoring. Created and submitted timely/reliable proposals working with technical/legal departments to comply with international tender terms. Attended sales and marketing seminars such as “Strategic Selling” 1998 – 1999Kostas Karayannis S.A., Athens, Greece Created business plan and established maintenance facility. Established new business opportunities for helicopter and spare parts sales. Sale of new and used helicopters and fixed wing (aircraft). Coordinated and implemented marketing campaign for aircraft maintenance and sales. Negotiated representation agreements with foreign contractors. 1997Aviation Consultant, Athens, Greece Consulted for 2 Greek consortiums representing Kamov Helicopters Moscow and the MIL Design Bureau/Kazan Factory. Analyzed and created financial proposal, budgeting, and mandatory criteria lists along with time-line for completion of each stage of the tender process. Analyzed cost of follow on support package requirements. Visited both company’s factories and design bureaus in Moscow to work with management on compiling and analyzing all required tender documentation. Presented all findings to Greek consortiums and made recommendations on proceeding with bidding. Worked within the Russian business system. 1995 - 1996Aviation Consultant, Athens, Greece Consultant for the owner of Standard Bulk Transport representing IAR Brassov, Romania. Worked with team of representatives from IAR Brassov and Israel's Elbit Industries for Greek tender. Analyzed and priced value of aircraft, support tools, and other related costs. Wrote documents submitted to European Union Courts to protest Greek SAR Tender procedures. Worked with IAR Brasov on replying to technical questions raised by the Greek MoMM. Worked with company lawyers on legality of European Laws as applicable to Greek law on tender process. Successfully had tender disqualified to be re-tendered at a later date. Education : -:Degree in Business Administration from London University 1991 - 1993Okanagan University, Canada Diploma Electronic Engineering Technology Graduated with Honors 1989 - 1990University of B.C., Canada Engineering 1988 - 1989Okanagan University, Canada Pre-Engineering Skills : Experienced in working on large scale government sales opportunities. Experienced working between a representation network and large US companies. Experience in International and Multi-Cultural work. Experienced in putting together international tender documentation, and creating and delivering large scale presentations for government projects.