Yogesh Gopal

•Overall responsibility for general office, factory, HR, IT and business strategy •Managed and streamlined production by implementing lean and advanced machine links •Implemented production barcode tracking system making production paperless •Developed live MI, available through Excel dashboards •Managed and expanded online ordering, greatly increasing efficiency, improving customer service and providing competitive advantage •Implemented system controls to ensure accounting policies and legislation followed for all orders •Managed sales/operational software enhancements and IT infrastructure development including contingency planning •Ensured business was profitable during challenging economic times by reducing costs and generating more sales through competitive lead times

•Graduate management scheme for 2 years, including 4 rotations across the Wholesale bank in London and Bristol •Experience has included testing, writing procedures and training of users on various new system implementations •Project managed a system implementation as part of the integration of Lloyds TSB and HBOS •Developed and enhanced management reporting for directors •Experience across product areas including Wholesale Loans & Structured Products •Role of departmental employee engagement, which included understanding areas for improving the working environment and involving colleagues to implement actions •Completed extensive training and personal development, including mentoring •Provided coaching and mentoring for colleagues

Processed large client payments and receipts; driven by 6 currency deadlines throughout the day Developed problem solving skills and ability to make quick decisions in a fast paced environment, whilst considering operational risk and possible costs to the company Sent funding reports to central cash management Investigated and resolved trade breaks Prepared a statistical report for management on the key causes of trade breaks Worked on a project to automate a weekly reconciliation task

Joint degree, equally split between Economics and Geography Developed numerical skills, essay writing, analytical, research and problem solving skills Courses included: macro/microeconomics, economics of government policy, global development challenges, the world economy, Latin American development and international migration