Who got that job?

Nick Clarke

Pocket CV

Name: Nick Clarke
2002 - 2004: Plastic Materials and Processes (NZ) Ltd, account manager.
2000 - 2002: GeoSystems Ltd, National Sales Manager - GPS Earthmoving Machine Control.
1996 - 2000: Laser Alignment, Auckland, technical sales rep

Q: What were you doing before accepting your new position?

A: I was employed by Plastic Materials and Processes working with plastic thermoforming manufacturers, maintaining key accounts and developing new markets within this industry.

Q: Why did you apply for this job?

A: I was interested in getting back into capital investment and technical sales, similar to what I was doing at GeoSystems.

I also wanted to remain in the plastics industry.

Aotea Machinery offer injection moulding and peripheral machinery that are some of the best in the industry; their products and reputation have really impressed me.

Q: What are the major challenges ahead of you?

A: Understanding our customers' injection moulding requirements.

In particular technical specifications of the machinery and capital cost versus benefit and cost versus payback.

Q: What qualities do you bring to the job?

A: Apart from the necessary technical competencies and expertise in technical capital machinery sales, an enthusiasm for the job, backed by past success in similar roles and a real desire to build long term mutually beneficial relationships with our customers.

Q: What do you do in your spare time?

A: Mountain biking, landscaping, spending time with my family and going to the footy with my mates.

* Senior sales engineer, Aotea Machinery