Learning and Development specialist with experience in Organisational Development, Strategic Planning, Leadership Development and Executive Coaching. Successful outcomes achieved through building effective teams, motivating individuals, stimulating cultures of high-performance and focused execution. An enthusiastic self-starter with a theoretical understanding of human behaviour issues underpinned by a Masters qualification in Psychology.Recognises the importance of remaining calm and focused in the midst of challenging and demanding business change environments. Dares to be different when circumstances call for a little imagination and entrepreneurial flair. Enjoys working with others and seeks always to make a valuable contribution.Key strengths:Leadership – recruited, developed, managed, inspired, encouraged and led multiple teams including departmental re-structures with overall budgetary responsibilities.Business acumen – devised alternative approaches to project and programme delivery resulting in 20% increases in business efficiency improvements as independently measured by a university longitudinal study.Project management – successfully led and participated in projects with budgets of between 2m and 25m.Strategic thinking – devised an alternative strategic approach to the development of sales personnel which resulted in a 12% increase in the number of generated sales opportunities which delivered an increase of more than £500k in sales revenue.Digital native – extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office, Office 365, Apple and Microsoft operating systems. Advanced understanding and experience of using Adobe Creative Cloud suite and various cloud based platforms enabling collaborative working across and within business teams.