Michael Whitehead is Amplicon’s data communications trainee product specialist. Michael joined Amplicon in September 2010, after graduating from the University of Brighton, where he received a first class honours in Digital Electronics Computing and Communications. He was also awarded the IET prize 2010 for distinction shown in the final year of his degree. Before going to university Michael had 5 years experience working in an electronic manufacturing and service role.
Role
The main activities of the product specialist are:
Manage product life cycle, specifying and introducing new products
Work as part of the business team with sales, purchasing and technical support to ensure a full product, support and service offering is provided to our customers
Analyse, summarise and report competitor, market and sales information
Write and proof product and technical support information for inclusion on company website and marketing material
Provide product and technical training to sales, support and customers
Contribute to the marketing plan for the data communications group