Richard Konig

AudioZone is a system for streaming TV audio to smartphone headsets. This is useful in venues where TVs may be on mute or where there is more than one broadcast being shown in a trading area with only a single audio zone. See www.audiozone.net for all the relevant information. What do I do here? - Initial prototyping of the hardware. Evaluating multiple technology options. - Specification drafting for the production version. - Recruitment and management of software developers for the servers and the smartphone apps. - Design and development of 3d printed and laser cut enclosures. - Arrange print advertising campaigns in trade publications - Manage key accounts during the initial product trial phase and subsequent sales - Oversee finance and administration

HMM develops systems to unilaterally detect and replace TV advertising. These systems are installed in sports bars, gyms or other out of home venues where national TV advertising can be replaced with ads targeted at the specific venue's customers. Some of the stuff I do at HMM - Recruit and direct key technology, legal and IP consultants and staff - Successfully raised commercial loan financing and venture capital equity - Manage a significant patenting exercise. Multiple UK and international patents granted. - Plan and manage continuous R&D to release new features and take advantage of new technology. - Set up and managed an in house direct media sales and production operation. - Manage relationships with key venues and advertisers - Water the plants

Worked in the booze business for both Grand Metropolitan (in South Africa) and United Distillers (in Austria). - Carried out an extensive product costing exercise across the full range of locally produced and imported products being distributed in South Africa. Interviewed production staff at bottling plants, cellars, farms and R&D to get full bills of materials and production process data for each product. Produced a revised product costing schedule. - Finance controller for United Distillers in Austria for two years. Production of accounts and budgets. Management of 3 finance staff managing payroll, purchasing and general ledger. Replaced computer systems. Managed post merger integration work. Changed base spirit and packaging of the local vodka product increasing margin significantly. Successfully renegotiated logistics rates.