Data Contracting

Promoting and Implementing Low/No Code Data Analytics - Seconded from Xander Talent.• Projects:o Local Authority Financial Data Processing – SQL, KNIME, Microsoft PowerBIo Large Media Company Data Aggregation Automation – KNIMEo Large Niche Food Supplier Data Aggregation Automation - Alteryxo FinTech Internal Audit – Python, Process Miningo Insurance Audit – KNIME ML Anomaly Detectiono Internal Tool Development – KNIME NLP, KNIME ML, Pythono Internal Reusable App Development – KNIME, API’s, Microsoft PowerBIo Healthcare App Development – Microsoft PowerBIo Finance Automation – KNIME, API’s

Intensive data analytics and consultancy training (with real projects helping social enterprises), followed by client placement.

Data acquisition, cleaning,transforming and machine Learning for business use cases.Analysed Companies House data to analyse the network links between UK PLC Directors.

Full time structured course with daily stand-ups, formal instruction and solo and team lab work. 5 solo projects as deliverables - including the capstone project.Capstone Project - ‘How many fire engines today?’:A 6-week project from idea to final presentation, combining and cleaning hourly weather and London Fire Brigade data for 5 years. The first target was to predict total callout numbers. The best model was sklearn (gridsearched) linear regression with l2 regularization. Other models tried were: statsmodels SARIMAX (with exogenous variables), sklearn ensemble linear regression (bagging and boosting), sklearn simple and ensemble decision tree regression, sklearn SVM regression and sklearn Neural Network regression. The results were a positive relationship shown between weather (temperature and humidity) and callouts and a functioning predictor of the next week’s callouts.

Business Engineering for Business Run by EngineersResponsible for provision of consultancy support to a portfolio of SME to medium-sized businesses• Founder of niche management consultancy, strategically supporting leaders of engineering operations • Engages with clients regarding objectives, devising bespoke solutions and challenging the status-quo• Leverages technical, engineering and operational management knowledge, guiding decision making • Develops strategic plans and provides management with tailored coaching to drive delivery of results• Designs TOM’s, structures, processes and frameworks, establishing effective and efficient operations• Developed a satisfied client base across including manufacturing, rail, maritime and industrial sectors

Responsible for P&L business leadership and development, maximising revenues and profitability• Founder & Managing Director of an accounting & tax services start-up business for small enterprises• Definition and execution of strategies and business plans, effectively road-mapping business growth• Established branding and marketing, leveraging various platforms to promote and build the business • Implemented thorough compliance, governance and control processes to mitigate risk and exposure • Winner of the ‘Best Start-up Award’ 2011, ‘Best e-Business Award’ and ‘Best Franchisee Award’ 2013• Runner-up for the Federation of Small Businesses ‘Bedfordshire Business Innovation Award’ in 2012• Built a client base from zero to 300+ SME sector clients within 5 years, selling accountancy services• Achieved success in building the business from scratch to £120k pa. turnover at sale, delivering profit

Responsible for client-facing services delivery of automation and production management systems • Appointed to strategically manage automation and production management operations across EMEA• Worked with senior-level executives, defining roadmaps & plans for a GE (USA) / FANUC (Japan) JV• Restructured the organisation, designing the TOM and increasing productivity, margins and utilisation • Managed the design, delivery and rollout of critical production automation and optimisation platforms • Leadership of 10 direct reports, including 4 department heads in UK, Germany, Luxembourg & France• Grew the business year-on-year, meeting / exceeding targets and achieving revenues of £9.2m (‘08)• Worked with Jaguar Land Rover on the optimisation of production management & scheduling systems• Automated water distribution across multiple UAE sites for the Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority• Managed delivery of ship monitoring systems for ACA / L-3’s UK defence aircraft carrier programmes• Delivered a cable manufacturing production management system for Aberdare Cables, South Africa• Delivered food production automation for Friesland & brewery production management for Heineken

Responsible for full P&L business leadership of a major automation & production services business• Appointed to manage and develop business operations for key client’s critical continuous applications • Oversaw projects for continuous process industries such as oil, gas, petrochemical, power and water• Worked with major clients Saudi Aramco & Shell on oil and gas production and transportation projects• Executed restructuring plans to turn around a declining business, significantly exceeding expectations• Championed & spearheaded the transition to web applications and increase in ‘off-the-shelf’ products• Designed sales generation plans, increasing turnover by 1500% across products, licences and support • Championed and introduced project-based IT systems into a traditionally hardware-oriented business • Delivered advanced building, airport & tunnel management systems for technology leader, ABB GroupYokogawa Industrial Safety Systems Sdn Bhd/GTI Industrial Automation, Malaysia 1994-98 Regional Managing Director GTI was acquired by Yokogawa in April 1997● Key Customers: Shell (Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, New Zealand, Nigeria – Oil & Gas production systems), EXXON (Malaysia – Gas Production Systems), Qatargas (Qatar - LNG liquefaction system), Titan Petrochemicals (Malaysia – Petrochemical production system), Yanshan Petrochemicals (China – Petrochemical production systems), Caltex (China – LPG underground storage system). ● Created, structured and grew profitable custom specialist systems company exporting to whole Asia-Pacific region using multi ethnic Malaysian staff (encompassing sales, manufacturing and service).● Turnover: From Zero to 5M US$ in 1998 (during recession), average GP 20%.● ISO 9001 certification.

1990-1991 Control Engineer, BP London, Engineering Department. Internal consultant in information systems and advanced techniques. • Developed requirements for and ran technical development (by outside firm) of management information system for new $750m plant.• Initiated and ran pilot projects to introduce new technologies to BPCI.• Advised all BPCI sites on appropriate technology applications.• Identified opportunities for technology application on site.1988-1990 Section Engineer, BP Hull. R+D.Responsible for design, construction and maintenance of pilot plants.• Managed 4 engineers, 10 tradesmen and contract labour.• Developed and managed construction projects (eg $.75m pilot plant).• Conducted technical training courses.• TQM Facilitator 1986-1988 Electrical and Control Engineer, BP International.Project and maintenance work at 4 BP sites (Oil & Gas & Chemical).• 2 year corporate training programme in engineering and management.