I am the founder and co-director of RHJ Media, applying my technical knowledge and journalism background to providing services to technology companies including: sales/product documentation (copywriting), training, presentations (including trade show demos) and business analysis/consultancy.Clients range from manufacturers of IT security software to makers of hi-tech camping equipment and from a digital design and development agency to one of the world's leading providers of broadcast delivery systems. Current and former clients include: 24iAccedoAferianAirTiesAminoBabcock InternationalBFBSDigital Container Shipping Association (DCSA)InriverIrdetoOpenIOPT Security

Content creation: working with the Marketlyft team and internal design resources at various client organizations to craft compelling and impactful content including social media posts, digital ad campaigns (Google Ad Words, LinkedIn Ads), blogs, e-guides, whitepapers, video scripts, infographics, slide decks, case studies, landing pages, messaging guides, etc.

Providing business analysis, workflow design and business transformation services to various Remodus clients in the media industry including a major project for the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).

As an associate, I provided consultancy and business analysis support on Marquis Media Partners (MMP) projects with a particular focus on my areas of expertise: online, mobile, video on demand, video advertising and social media. MMP's mission is to help clients in the media industry achieve successful business transformation and process change. This includes advising on innovations in broadcast technology and workflow as well as conducting organisational and operational reviews and offering strategic and regulatory advice.Successful projects I was involved in for MMP include an engagement at MBC Group (Middle East Broadcasting Centre) in Dubai. I was part of the Marquis consultancy team which reviewed all of the technical and operational workflows at the Middle East’s largest free-to-air broadcaster over a six month period. MBC’s CEO, Sam Barnett said, “We worked with the Marquis team to define our requirements in order to move to a new headquarters. In doing so, they helped us to look in the corporate mirror and identify areas we could improve for our future model operation. We valued their experience, their insight, their network, their honesty and their persistence in getting to the right answers. I was also impressed by the attention they gave to building alignment and their success in creating it."

Responsible for supporting all technical aspects of the sales process for Irdeto’s Content Management Solutions in EMEA. This includes: •Gathering functional and technical requirements from broadcast customers for new front-end user services including websites, set top box and mobile applications and the workflows which support these services•Liaising with Irdeto engineers and architects to determine the best use of Irdeto’s technology to meet the customer’s business need •Documenting solutions in proposal or formal tender documents, including generation of pricing and documentation of any product enhancements/customizations required•Presenting contents of proposals to customers and answering technical questions on the product capabilities both in person and in writing•Providing practical demonstrations in person, over web conferencing and at trade shows of the Irdeto products and the customer services which use these products. •Writing product documentation including user guides, product data sheets, market primers and solutions guides.

Responsible for production of all video content for non-linear digital services. This included:•Managing the team producing video, related text and images for the Sky News Website, Sky News Active, video and audio podcasts and syndicated content to clients such as Orange, Vodafone, Sun Online, Times Online and giant screens in train stations. Also responsible for setting-up and managing Sky News services on YouTube, Bebo and iTunes.•Working with developers to scope, design and implement re-launches of the Sky News website video content in October 2005, February 2006 and December 2007. •Training Sky News Interactive production team on the Vignette 6 and Vignette 7 website content management systems. •Scoping, designing, implementing, managing and marketing the launch of two live-streams of video output on the Sky News website.•Managing a team of eight video journalists and up to 10 freelancers to ensuring adequate staff cover 20-hours a day, 365-days a year including staff selection, training and development. •Managing the Sky News Interactive move to new premises in 2005, including undertaking super-user training on new systems before designing and delivering training courses for various different groups of staff on new video editing, digital ingest and playout facilities.•Providing consultancy to Sky’s Showbiz Website on improving their video content.

Produced and presented content (news headlines, business headlines, showbiz packages) for the Sky News Active red button service. Desk-editing shifts with sole responsibility for all output on the Active service including live events and breaking news. Attended Sky News editorial conferences. Pioneered Sky News online video service and video syndication service for mobile phones - included training colleagues on the relevant trechnical systems. Devised and produced the popular "Seven Days" feature, a 15-minute weekly TV programme summarizing all the lighter stories of the week.

Journalist and newsreader producing clips, scripts and packages for use on TalkSport and reading TalkSport bulletins.

see "Chief Sub Editor, Video, Sky News" above

Regular shifts writing and presenting radio news bulletins for IRN and Classic FM.Reporting shifts including production of clips, scripts and packages for the IRN network of 200+ independent local radio stations. Producer shifts on the Sky News "Sunrise" programme.

Writing and presenting news bulletins. Reporting shifts producting clips, scripts and packages.

Writing and presenting news bulletins. Reporting shifts producting clips, scripts and packages.