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Cambridge, Gb

Cambridge, Gb

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

As the designer on several cross-functional product teams, I’ve driven user centred design processes, including a range of research activity, ideation, prototyping and user testing. Some of the complex payments products I’ve helped deliver on include:• Teya Tap (current) - a native mobile app, enabling contactless payments acceptance for merchants using just their phones. Worked from inception to new product launch.• Teya Terminal (current) - a powerful Android card machine, powering 30,000 merchants across Europe.• Developer Portal - responsive web portal for partners to easily integrate with Teya APIs.Additionally, as part of the design team, I’ve collaborated on creating Teya’s design system, driven cross-product initiatives and worked on visioning projects with senior leadership.

London, England, United Kingdom

Freelance branding, web and UX design.• Website design and build• UX|UI Design, wireframing and prototyping• Branding and digital assets• Print and packaging design

London, United Kingdom

Founded a purpose led food brand, aiming to inspire people to eat a healthier plant-rich diet. Launched e-commerce meal delivery service, delivering over 1,000 boxes nationwide and gained nationwide distributor and over 50 stockists, including Planet Organic.Personal responsibilities and achievements:• Digital - Designed and built e-commerce site• Design - created branding, graphic design and packaging design• Ecommerce optimisation - using data analysis, Google Analytics and Data Studio. Established KPI framework and reporting dashboards to aid decision making, growth and optimisation.• Email marketing - implemented automated Klaviyo email marketing structure and grew organic, engaged list.• Finance - managed P&L, bookkeeping, financial reporting and analysisPEP Achievements:• Sold over 15,000 plant based meals in 18 months of trading• Innovated ready meals with 99% plastic reduction vs traditional ready meals• London Living Wage accredited employers• Free From Food Awards runner up in ready meal category competing with dishes from big four multiples

London, England, United Kingdom

Co-founded and successfully grew mobile catering and events business serving contemporary take on Middle Eastern street food. We operated two food trucks and multiple fixed sites across London as well as catering at weddings and festivals across the country. Responsibilities:• Operations, logistics and supply chain.• Head of Food - menu planning, ingredient sourcing, recipe development, kitchen operations• Financial reporting and bookkeeping.• Gained broad experience working in other aspects of the business, including HR, sales, marketing and customer service.Achievements:• Timeout London’s Top 25 Best Street Food 3 years running• Laffa recipe featured in Sunday Times. Truck featured in Lonely Planet: Around The World In 80 Food trucks• Selected to take part in Street Feast business accelerator and received coaching and consulting on operations, marketing and financehttp://www.laffafood.com/

London, England, United Kingdom

Managed a team of chefs at historic Soho restaurant serving seasonal British fare.

London, England, United Kingdom

Chef De Partie at busy natural wine bar in Covent Garden serving French bistro dishes, charcuterie and small plates.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Architecture, 2:1

Advanced Diploma

Runner up student of year at award winning UK cookery school offering a world class professional chef diploma.

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