Vantage Consulting

As the Managing Director of Vantage Consulting, I lead a dynamic team in one of the world's premier multi-brand recruitment specialists. Our focus is on delivering top-tier talent in niche, growth, and scarce resource STEM markets, catering to a global client base at mid to executive levels.

At Vantage Consulting, we are more than a recruitment agency; we are trusted partners to some of the world's leading brands and the most exciting startups. Our mission is to provide comprehensive talent solutions that empower businesses to achieve their full potential. By bridging the gap between the digital and industrial revolutions, we have cultivated the most integrated business and candidate network globally.

Our approach is centered on building enduring relationships, discovering innovative ways of working, and surpassing expectations to deliver unmatched customer excellence. With an impressive portfolio of clients across the UK, Europe, and the US, we don't simply fill positions – we craft careers and foster business growth by aligning the right talent with the right opportunities.

Join us in revolutionizing the recruitment landscape and driving forward the next wave of industry transformation.

Managing Director

PSR Group

As Group COO, my primary function is to promote company culture, drive the values and vision of the business whilst supporting the business leaders and CEO.

Group Portfolio; Novello Technologies, Build a Career, SYK Healthcare, PSR Solutions and the latest addition, PCN. 

Duties include;

• Design and implement business strategies, plans and procedures
• Assist CEO in delivering the Vision 2.0
• Support Hiring 
• Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth
• Establish policies that promote company culture and vision (Environmental, social, and corporate governance strategy.)
• Oversee daily operations of the company and the work of executives (IT, Marketing, Sales, Finance etc.)
• Lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication
• Evaluate performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics
• Write and submit reports to the CEO in all matters of importance
• Participate in expansion activities (investments, acquisitions, corporate alliances etc.)
• Oversee Executive Committee 
• Manage relationships with partners/vendors

Chief Operating Officer

PSR Solutions

My role at PSR covers all businesses within the Group. Novello, Build a Career, SYK Healthcare and the core UK construction business, PSR Solutions. 

Working alongside the Managing Director, Business & Growth Strategy is at the forefront of my responsibility at PSR. The areas below form my day to day duties;

•	Overall responsibility for clients 
•	Brand, Marketing & Social Media
•	Maintain the PSR Culture throughout the group.
•	Partnerships
•	Growth into new sectors and geographical locations 
•	Business Acquisition   
•	Client Strategy & Candidate Generation Strategy
•	Researching Innovation to create efficiencies 
•	Staff Acquisition

Group Development Director

My role as Client Relationship Director at PSR is wide-ranging, and diversify allowing me to focus on the strategic development of all brands in the PSR Group.

Overall responsibility for;
Marketing of PSR Solutions, Contract Solutions, Trades, and International. 
Social Media Planning 
Ensuring high standards to PSR preferred supplier status clients.
Establishing new operational geographical areas.
Partnerships 
Candidate Generation and Client Strategies
Also supporting staff in London, Birmingham, Stafford, and Sheffield with regular office visits.

The remaining time is focused on the direct growth and net profitability of PSR Group. Working alongside the Managing Director looking wide and far for opportunities to develop the PSR Group.

Client Relationship Director

I have been working within the Infrastructure division at PSR since 2012, developing a talented pool of candidates from both a commercial and operational background.

Since March 2014 I also head up the Civils and Infrastructure team, which services clients across the whole of the UK.  The team has grown and developed an in-depth industry knowledge and applies a unique professional approach to client relationships.  We source talent for various projects from residential and commercial groundworks, industrial structures and buildings, rail and electrification schemes through to general civil engineering, Flood alleviation and a range of utilities projects.

I supply candidates into a number of market leading Construction clients and am their primary point of contact for their Civil and Infrastructure recruitment. I have extensive industry knowledge and am able to match skill sets to the right roles through providing a true consultancy service based on research, competitor analysis and industry and project specific knowledge.  I place great emphasis on excellent communication, acting with honesty and managing relationships through listening and understanding client and candidate requirements.

Team Leader - Civil Engineering

My role at PSR Group covers all businesses within the Group. Novello Technologies, Build a Career, SYK Healthcare, PSR Solutions and the latest addition to the portfolio, PCN. 

Working alongside the Managing Director, Business & Growth Strategy is at the forefront of my responsibility at PSR. The areas below form my day to day duties;

• Overall responsibility for clients 
• Brand, Marketing & Social Media
• Maintain the PSR Culture throughout the group.
• Partnerships
• Growth into new sectors and geographical locations 
• Business Acquisition 
• Client Strategy & Candidate Generation Strategy
• Researching Innovation to create efficiencies 
• Staff Acquisition

Development Director 

Cosmedic Beauty

Cosmedic Beauty offer Facial Aesthetics & Beauty services.

Led by experienced Nurse, Rachael Berks. Rachael has 15 years experience working in healthcare services and is an independent nurse prescriber.

​Trained by a Harley Street award winning aesthetic surgeon, Rachael is qualified in Botox® and Dermal Filler treatments.

​At Cosmedic Beauty, our aim is to deliver 100% customer satisfaction by providing high-quality professional services.

Co-Owner

GameChanger Performance

Co-Founded GCP with my business partner Jake Keeling with the aim of making performance specialists accessible to all athletes from grassroots to elite programs.

GCP are one of UK’s leading sports performance company’s. Based at the National Football Centre, St George’s Park, GCP are partners to the FA and PFA. Our aim is to bring elite-level sports performance to a wider audience in the UK.

The team at GCP have been delivering to a diverse range of customers including schools, colleges, universities, teams, athletes and businesses.

Co-Founder

The Stone Group

My position as the supply chain client director is to manage existing business relationships whilst targeting strategic accounts that could grow the business without impacting on current partnership agreements.  The business division was created in 2010 and has quickly become an established sales market at Stone group delivering stable revenue streams in excess of £6 million. 

I also have commitments to manage the largest account in the business a charity supplying 6500 devices per year, contract worth £9 Million.  

Stone Group’s recycled and refurbished product is also managed by my team with projects to help bridge the digital divide the main revenue stream.

Supply Chain Client Director

During a 2 year period as Stone Group special projects sales manager I was directly involved in government initiatives such Computers for Pupils, Home Access for Targeted user Groups and Home Access.  My role involved working with Local Authorities to scope, promote, and deliver large scale projects. During this period I completed projects totalling circa 18K notebooks. Leeds City Council’s Computers for Pupils scheme was the 2 nd largest in the county, 7.5K mobile devices with connectivity were delivered to children.

Special Projects Vertical Manager - Education

During my time as an account manager at Stone I developed my skills as an internal telephone executive before moving to a external role within the schools and  local authority vertical market. I was also utilised in Higher Education and Further Education towards the end of this role working on the National framework for contracts for both Notebooks and Desktop Computers.

Sales Account Manager

Aston Villa Football Club

Professional Footballer

With over 25 years of experience in sales and leadership, I bring a wealth of expertise to my role as Managing Director at Vantage Consulting. My career has been dedicated to driving business growth, leading organisational transformation, and fostering high-performance teams.

Previously, as Chief Operating Officer of PSR Group, I supported the CEO in realising Vision 2.0 and managed daily operations. Key achievements included expanding the team from 20 to over 200, establishing 12 offices across 3 countries, completing 2 strategic acquisitions, and launching a technology start-up. I also led the company to attain the Investor in People Platinum award.

I am committed to continual self-improvement and am currently pursuing postgraduate studies in global football business management. My leadership philosophy is based on maximising potential and treating everyone with respect and courtesy.

David Berks

John Sisk & Son Ltd

Social value and Stakeholder Manager

Build A Career 

Senior Social Value Executive

Social Value Executive

Skills Training UK

Employer engagement and placement officer

I am the lead of the academy In Wolverhampton. My role is helping individuals gain an apprenticeship after they have completed training at the academy. This involves business development and engaging with employers to place candidates into apprenticeships within the I.T, Digital marketing, Business Administration and customer service sectors.

Traineeship Academy Lead

Steps to work

I was leading  the SFA's, SSU Black country contract and at the time it was the best performing contract . My role at steps to work is very diverse and includes;

•Business development
•Leading the contract 
•Recruitment of learners
•Delivery of class based sessions in-house and external
•Developing lesson plans and schemes of work
•Finding learners employment across various industries
•Creating CVs
•Assessing learners work
•Setting up meetings with DWP and Organisations both public and private
•Tracking of learners- In work support
•And other Lead Tasks

Contracts manager (1 year fixed term)

Sarina Russo Job Access

My role at sarina Russo was to teach, deliver and assess candidates work and involved,
 
•Delivery on Health Contract for DWP
•Assessing learners work
•Delivery of employability courses to diverse Customers and age ranges
•Delivery of employability course to ESA customers and long and short- term unemployed
•Formulating CVs, cover letters and Speculative letter
•Assisting learners to help gain employment

Employability Tutor/Coach

Remit Training

At Remit I was kept on due to liquidation of skills finder to complete outstanding learners to ensure no learner was disadvantaged this included,
 
• Asses learners portfolios
• Use VACS to ensure that portfolios were to a quality standard
• Regularly visit learners
• Engage with employers and management
• Provide Information, advice and guidance
• Added to this 2 learner portfolios were graded as excellent by a VTCT external verifier
• Use of various computer packages one file and E-portfolio.

Assessor

Skillsfinder

I was lead assessor at Skills finder but unfortunately the company went into liquidation. My role involved me assessing, customer service level 2 and 3 , Business administration level 2 and 3, Leisure management level 3 , activity leadership, fitness qualifications up to level 3 and also,
 
•Managing a team of 7 assessors
•Carrying out KPI meetings and appraisals
•Liaising with centre managers and organisations
•Carrying a caseload of 25 learners
•Catering for any pastoral issues from both assessors and learners
•Timely completions of learners from both myself and my team of assessors
•Standardising best practice with standardisation meetings
•Liaising with IQAs to meet best practice and contract compliance

Management assessor

Lifetime Training

At lifetime I was an assessor, assessing fitness qualifications, fitness instructor level 2 , personal training level 3 and also Leisure management the role involved delivery in sites such as David Lloyd, Virgin, and consisted of,
 
•Liaising with Organisations such as David Lloyd , Hilton, Marriott and Virgin Group
•Tutoring and assessing learners
•Extensive travel to visit learners
•Completion of learners portfolio
•Engaging with management at learner place of work 
•Use of E- portfolio

Fitness First UK

My duties at fitness first involved,
 
•Carrying out inductions
•Delivering group training classes
•Personal training clients
•Building a client base
•Delivering nutrition workshops
•Adhering to health and safety
Concentrating on member retention

Fitness Instructor/personal trainer

As a social value and stakeholder manager my role is to create a better future and talent pool for organisations within construction primarily but also other industries.
I offer alternative recruitment to ensure a more diverse  and inclusive workforce.


What’s does that mean?

My role is to ensure that organisations are meeting and deliver their social value commitments /section 106 requirements.
I look at their ESP and assist and deliver making recommendations and implementation upon the plan.

I do this by working with the prisons, probation service, liaising with schools and provide mentoring to pupils,  working with local and national authorities (councils), LEPS, Colleges, apprentices, training providers, DWP (SBWA) to generate and set up relevant training(skills needed) and hubs for individuals/ groups all with the aim of individuals gaining sustainable employment within construction and other industries. 

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