About 
Cure Multiple Sclerosis (www.CureMS.me) and Naked Multiple Sclerosis (www.NakedMS.me) are owned by Caramia Hartley.
Caramia lives in Antigua & Barbuda.
See Contact for address and contact info.
Caramia Hartley, MA Hons, Cambridge University, UK
Prior to marrying David Hartley in 1998 and becoming Managing Director of Hartley Computer UK Ltd., Caramia’s career demonstrated a stellar progression in the corporate world until Multiple Sclerosis intervened:
As a Line Manager and Consultant in Marketing, Human Resources, Quality and Business Improvement she worked effectively at both the grass roots and board level to facilitate profitable improvements. Gaining the trust and confidence of her co-workers was key to her success. For example:
In Philips she introduced Just In Time (JIT) systems to the European Logistics Depts. saving the company US$25.5million over 5 years.
BT benefited from her Quality initiatives when she helped BT Personnel acquire BS 5750 Part One in 1993 and Part One of the EQA in 1994. Her Change Management focus groups saved the Company US$1.6 million between 1992-4.
In Hitachi Europe Ltd she implemented a Pan-European Human Resources strategy, policy and associated Development and Training aspects.
At Hays PLC she expanded their Search & Selection services internationally and into other areas of HRM consultancy giving Hays access to Blue Chip clients for the first time.
It comes as no surprise to find Caramia was nominated by her colleagues for the UK Young Business Woman of the Year Award, twice earned the ‘Chairman’s Quality Award for Excellence’ and ‘Management’s Best Coach Award’.
Caramia also combined a demanding Corporate career with an equally challenging Military role. For 16 years she worked for the RAF (Royal Air Forces) Intelligence, and travelled worldwide on Security assignments.
This varied and demanding lifestyle eventually took its toll......on Caramia’s health and wellbeing...
In 1999 she was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, and moved with David to sunny Antigua. The warmer, dryer climate combined with Caramia’s resilience and determination (her father called it ‘bloody mindedness’!) enabled her to master MS.
After 11 years of struggle, medical and nutritional research, networking and cost to gain the knowledge embodied in this site, she hopes to help others avoid similar pain and find their purpose and passion.
For a more personal description of Caramia’s life and her stages in learning about MS, see My Story at Naked Multiple Sclerosis.
Language
Caramia is a British English speaker, so this site uses British English spelling. That’s why US English speaking readers might notice some apparently ‘weird’ spellings e.g. colour instead of color and so on!