Andy Welsh Email & Phone Number

As the Chief Technology Officer at Helix Leisure / Booking Boss, I lead the development, delivery and management of innovative software and hardware solutions for the leisure attractions industry. With over 10 years of experience, I have a proven track record of creating, managing mission and -critical systems that disrupt and change big industries.I am passionate about acquiring and developing the right talent, engaging stakeholders and aligning visions, and using agile methodologies to move things into operations quickly. Since joining Helix Leisure in 2017, I have reduced costs, increased revenue, improved productivity, retrained and modernised an IT team, and reduced time to market from years to weeks. I also received the #8 CIO of 2019 for ASEAN, awarded by CIO Magazine. My previous venture, Booking Boss, won several awards including Australia's Best Software and PhoCusWright Innovator, successfully competing with major brands. I love what I do and I am always open to new opportunities and challenges that can leverage my skills and expertise in software and web development, cloud technology, security and payment compliance.

Listed skills include Web Applications, Jquery, E Commerce, Coldfusion, and 43 others.

• Chief Technology Officer

  Booking Boss / Helix Leisure

  May 2013 - Present

  I started out developing the Booking Boss platform in our garage in North Sydney. I successfully developing an initial concept into a fully functioning and highly ambitious activity, tour and attraction management system, I then proceeded as the CTO, to take Australia by storm and disrupt the leisure industry. In this capacity, I:- Recruited and worked with some of Australia’s most talented developers.- Managed all aspects of product development including investments, marketing, pitches and deck creation.- Delivered a world class management system that won multiple industry awards for innovative technology evangelism.- Managed and oversaw systems, data and payment compliance.- Negotiated and secured the profitable acquisition of the company by a major competitor.Post acquisition of Booking Boss in 2018, Andy was positioned as the CTO of the acquiring entity, Helix Leisure. In this capacity, I:- Rapidly identified the key business areas that were hampering growth and engaged stakeholders in exploring innovative technology solutions.- Developed a new hiring plan to attract talent and trained/coached/mentored key employees to promote energy and enthusiasm around change.- Reduced the attrition rate and significantly improved employee engagement and retention.Within 12 months of the appointment, I had successfully reduced costs, restructured teams, introduced 12 new features for global distribution, reduced the time to market, shaken up the work culture- encouraging participation and inclusion, reduced the time to market and negotiated strategies which opened up new revenue streams.