I’ve embarked upon an adventure, an experiment - can I prototype an immersive audio game that you interact with using your voice, that other people want to play?An Conversational Audio Game is a cross between an audio drama - a content-rich story that you listen to, in a world that you paint in your mind - and an adventure game - a story that you can play, exploring locations, solving puzzles, interacting with characters to fulfil your destiny. Your voice and thoughts are all that you… Show more I’ve embarked upon an adventure, an experiment - can I prototype an immersive audio game that you interact with using your voice, that other people want to play?An Conversational Audio Game is a cross between an audio drama - a content-rich story that you listen to, in a world that you paint in your mind - and an adventure game - a story that you can play, exploring locations, solving puzzles, interacting with characters to fulfil your destiny. Your voice and thoughts are all that you need.This project is a testbed for merging cutting-edge conversational AI and voice technologies into the gaming world - initially, story-led adventure games. I foresee a future where these technologies are an integral part of mainstream games and interactive worlds. Show less

I provided Belron with specialist consultancy services to assist in the transition to new event management software and processes within their business. My primary aim: to ensure that event managers have the confidence and familiarity to adopt and benefit from their new event software with as few unknowns as possible. I did this by:- leveraging my past experience of delivering enterprise software, striving to establish a common language and understanding- reaching out to key… Show more I provided Belron with specialist consultancy services to assist in the transition to new event management software and processes within their business. My primary aim: to ensure that event managers have the confidence and familiarity to adopt and benefit from their new event software with as few unknowns as possible. I did this by:- leveraging my past experience of delivering enterprise software, striving to establish a common language and understanding- reaching out to key stakeholders, obtaining information needed to move forwards, maintaining a record of learning, sharing these insights, highlighting anything unexpected- considering the end-to-end user experience from the perspective of each key role: event administrators, regional coordinators, and guests themselves- investigating and finding solutions to technical challenges along the way, in alignment with overall businesses strategy. Show less

My key responsibilities:• Idea exploration and validation• Mobile web app design and development• Product management• Agile project management• Quality assurance, with a focus on user experience• Customer and stakeholder liaison• Business development• Company strategy and day-to-day operations.Our work included:• the NIMBLE Report - in-depth investigation into software solutions to a business problem• Katniss - a timing and scoring app for… Show more My key responsibilities:• Idea exploration and validation• Mobile web app design and development• Product management• Agile project management• Quality assurance, with a focus on user experience• Customer and stakeholder liaison• Business development• Company strategy and day-to-day operations.Our work included:• the NIMBLE Report - in-depth investigation into software solutions to a business problem• Katniss - a timing and scoring app for an archery-based Zombie-themed events company• 360º virtual retail spaces for Bristol and Oxford-based galleries• a Guest Management System used for business-class corporate events• Bierce's ‘QSurve’ system for management of cavity wall auditing. Show less

My key responsibilities:• Value-driven design• Feature prioritisation• Product positioning• Roadmap oversight• Sales and marketing• Quality assurance• Partner relations

My role largely focussed on two areas: direction and strategy for the business and day-to-day oversight of our projects, products, and team. My overall objective was always to try and ensure that the business was run efficiently and that we delivered solutions that best met our customer's needs.My key responsibilities included:- Solution Design and Project PlanningDesigning a broad variety of websites, intranets, and online portals that allow the user to obtain information… Show more My role largely focussed on two areas: direction and strategy for the business and day-to-day oversight of our projects, products, and team. My overall objective was always to try and ensure that the business was run efficiently and that we delivered solutions that best met our customer's needs.My key responsibilities included:- Solution Design and Project PlanningDesigning a broad variety of websites, intranets, and online portals that allow the user to obtain information and achieve common tasks through a positive user experience.- Management and Oversight of Projects, Products, and PeopleIntroduced software and processes to help employees get their work done and help managers to assess the progress of that work. As owners and directors, use this data to make informed business decisions. Responsible for coordinating the team as a whole, through weekly whole-of-team meetings and bi-weekly individual project progress catchups.- Quality Assurance and Customer Relationship ManagementEnsuring we deliver solutions that match the expectations and considerations of each of our customers. Regular involvement in the testing and QA at the delivery stage of our projects, working with many different customers in different countries and sectors, from small startups to global multinationals with thousands of users and millions of visitors.Notable products include: Plone Intranet and intraCORE - a Sharepoint alternative taking a modular, UX-first approach; JAQ - our homegrown issue tracker and development task manager. Show less

I worked on a broad range of web sites and systems with Python, the Plone content management system, HTML, CSS, in a Unix hosting environment.Notable significant projects included 1,000+ user intranets for Belron (Autoglass/Carglass), Sanofi-Aventis, and NHS Digital (HSCIC) - as well as public-facing online portals for Warwickshire Police and Science Learning Centres.