Nathan Huppatz's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

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I am passionate about creating and growing digital businesses. Today, along with my 2 co-directors, I run Costumes.com.au. But I began online retailing in back in 1999. Since then I moved from corporate eCommerce to private business and for the last 10+ years have been part of a great team at Directshop and Web Publications. In 2004 we built Tacklemania from a small eBay store, to a $multimillion online business that expanded to a physical retail presence. We sold Tacklemania in 2010 and since then have focused on our core skills: eCommerce ------------------ We started and have aggressively grown our online costume retail business http://www.costumes.com.au consistently over 90%+ per annum for 5 years straight. ReadytoShip.com.au ------------------------------ We built and sell our 'software as a service' product that integrates web stores and eBay accounts to carriers like eParcel, Toll and more. ReadytoShip continues to grow and today boasts a large customer base in Australia. I have great experience in all aspects of starting, growing and running eCommerce business of different models. From importing and exporting through to online marketing with AdWords, comparison shopping, SEO and multichannel platforms like eBay I am also the author of the Australian version of 'Making Money on eBay for Dummies' and am a reasonably regular speaker at online retail conferences and seminars on topics such as Multi channel retailing, online freight/logistics, online marketing and more.Co-founder @ From May 2013 to Present (2 years 8 months) Co-Founder @ ReadytoShip is a web based shipping integration tool for SME online retailers. We connect your stores to carriers, and upload tracking data back to your stores. We automate your shipping labels and process, giving you time saving and efficiency. From July 2009 to Present (6 years 6 months) Melbourne, AustraliaOwner, Business Consultant @ Offering private consultancy to SMEs on online business growth strategy. Specialising in online sales channels and expansion, online marketing and strategic advice. From January 2007 to Present (9 years) Co-Founder @ Co-founder, responsible for business development, strategy, project management. Directshop began as an online retail business focusing on the eBay channel. Our team developed technology and systems to scale with our retail growth, quickly becoming one of Australia's larger eBay sellers. Moving into other verticals we expanded product range, and developed other online marketing channels and product sourcing channels. More recently Directshop has leveraged it's experience to provide dedicated Magento Commerce development and consulting to the Australian market. We work with all levels of businesses looking to engage in ecommerce using Magento. We also specialise in eBay platform integration. From January 2004 to Present (12 years) Co-Owner @ Business Development & Strategy, Online marketing From 2002 to Present (13 years) eCommerce Consultant @ My role was to faciliate the adoption of eCommerce projects withing the Orica businesses. I had particular involvement in the Dulux Tradeonline project, acting as tech lead from the Orica IT Shared services group to the Anderson Consulting (now Accenture) development teams. I also provided consulting and technical expertise to other Orica business groups and project teams as required. From 1997 to 2000 (3 years) Bachelor of Information Technology, Information Technology @ Swinburne University of Technology From 1995 to 1997 Dux, Information Technology @ Luther College, Croydon, Australia From 1989 to 1994 Nathan Huppatz is skilled in: Magento, E-commerce, Google Analytics, SEO, SEM, Web Analytics, Google Adwords, Business Coaching, Strategy, Web Applications, Management Consulting, Website Development, Digital Marketing, PPC, Online Marketing