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Joint Venture with Rav Ubhi-Adams delivering a broad range of data services for the Higher Education sector. Most of my work is delivered through this joint venture as of January 2024.

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Data Strategy, sustainable data operating models, sector models, Capability modelling, data maturity assessments and project advisory.Data Strategy development and implementation: Birmingham University, Coventry University, Oxford University, City University, London School of Economics, University of Liverpool, Hartpury University, Open University, Sheffield Hallam University, Queens University Belfast, Solent University, Royal Holloway University, UCLAN, UCL, Ulster University, DACS. More info: https://www.leighpartnership.com/what-i-do/developing-a-data-strategy/Sustainable operating models, maturity assessments and project advisory: as above and University of Glasgow, KAUST SA, Manchester Met, Nottingham, Trinity Laban. More info: https://www.leighpartnership.com/what-i-do/data-governance-review/ Capability modelling: Co-developed the UCISA HE capability model (web link to UCISA) and implemented at Coventry University, Sheffield Hallam University, Trinity Laban, UCLAN. More info: https://www.leighpartnership.com/what-i-do/capability-and-business-modelling/Sector Governance modelsHESA: developed the data governance model for providers and statutory customers. More info: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/innovation/data-futures/the-programme/collection-governanceHEDIIP: Ran the Data Capability Assessment in 2015 across 120 providers and trained over 400 practitioners on best practice data management. More here: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/tools/data-capabilityI have been engaged by over 50 UK and international universities on these and other projects, including Data Futures preparation and advisory.I have also worked with the QAA, UCAS, SFC, HESA, UKRI and HEFCE (now OfS) on a number of initiatives over the past 10 years.

London Area, United Kingdom

Acted as the Data Strategist for the newly set up advisory board for Learning Mate UK. Advised on products, roadmaps and customer offer. Also supported commercial bids for UK HE sector, and authored an essay published by HEPI.

Cheltenham

Developing business capability models, organisational designs and gap analysis/activity plans in support of HESA's transformation project. This is a two day a week assignment to support HESA in their goal of creating a new organisational model with the right capabilities, structure and transition plans to meet the needs of their changing role in the sector.

Cheltenham

Following on from the successful Data Capability project run under HEDIIP, ran the Data Futures Collection Design project between September 2016 and February 2017. This includes two major sector consultations and a draft set of specifications and schedules to take into detailed design. Between March 2017 and September 2017, I developed a data governance framework for the sector and a HESA instance of best practice including a new way to assess change and measure burden.

Cheltenham

Retained to deliver the Data Capability project under the wider HEDIIP programme. The rationale is to provide a self assessment framework for both data collectors and data processors in the Higher Education Sector. From this assessment, we are providing data management toolkits with detailed gap analysis to show how - and more importantly why an organisation can and should move up to a higher the data management maturity level.More information can be found at http://hediip.ac.uk/data-capability/

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Providing leadership, vision and strategy for all technology servicesDesigning and implementing the technology strategyArchitecting the technology roadmap to enable business transformationImproving customer experiences through deployment of next gen technical platformsConsolidation and refactoring of IT assets to reduce complexity, risk and TCO

Cheltenham

Initial spin up and ongoing development of the EA function at UCAS in support of major business transformation programme. Ran EA in support of the complex strategic change and immediate tactical initiatives for 18 months. Extended the function to include the Data and Business architecture domains. Member of the Senior Management Group and the Programme Board, also represented UCAS at a number of sector and external programmes/initiatives. Completed my Interim role by handing over the function - now complete with Solution architects from IT - to a new full time Head in Aug 2014

Cheltenham

Brought in on a short term interim role to implement the Target Operating Model. This became part of a far wider and longer Interim role where I span up and ran the Enterprise Architecture team.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Responsible for IT architecture, design and management of the build for the move of the client to the Cube in Birmingham. Delivered a hot desking enterprise class solution built on Cisco LAN/WLAN/UC. Working against extremely tight timescales and challenging timescales. Led the technical team from client and multiple technology partners. Represented IT to the project board. Handed over a set of technology platforms that will support The Law Society going forward.

Responsible for architecture, solution design and/or assurance of all major IT systems for Deloitte in the UK.- Design of SAP hosting infrastructure for 60 server+ installation. Leading team of SMEs in Server, Security, Network, SAN technologies both internal and external.- Lead architect for assessing solutions and impact for large customer projects. Includes creating outline budgets, business case, etc.- Design of IP voice estate (currently 8000 seats, riding to 13000) based on Mitel technology. Includes integration with legacy TDM, integration with OCS/Presence engines, Voicemail, Automated speech attendants, device twinning, integration of management products, etc.- Video conferencing (HD and Immersive) design, business case, exec level presentations, etc.- Design of enterprise class redundant datacentres. Leading technical design team. - Key member of the project portfolio planning group which is responsible for creation of project work for 200+ staff.- Process design as part of business transformation- Responsible for all oversight of all architecture domains

I stated this company to offer consultancy services to enterprise clients. These include Gillette, Deloitte, BT Syntegra and OKI. Services included:- Migration of two major data centres (Gillette and OKI)- Application profile and performance monitoring- Technical RFP outsourcing- Complex, Large scale Network Design- WAN and LAN consultancy- Technology audits- Network Management consultancy and deployment

Third employee into a growing IT consultancy, services and provisioning company. Managed 20+ IT technical staff and worked on delivery/design/commissioning of:- 2 x 1000+ seat networks for Ericsson- 300+ site WAN design for Gillette Group- Performance monitoring services for enterprise customers