In 2015 I decided to fulfil my long time ambition to become a secondary teacher, this was a combination of my love of teaching and training, and a desire to do something that really made a difference in society.After completing my PGCE I Joined North Cestrian School as a teacher of computing. Whilst I thoroughly enjoyed the school itself, and particularly the classroom teaching, I found that the school system and current procedures placed on teachers not to be something I wished to continue with

TEP Events is a mobile event technology company, specialising in client/server iOS applicationsI built and managed the development team at TEP events. As well as managing the team and workloads using and agile approach, I was also responsible for architecture, UX design, Quality Assurance and training.

Gyro is an international, full service advertising agency, specialising in B2B clients. Managing teams of creative and technical staff , I was responsible for all digital work from the Manchester office. I assisted in the sales process and then run scoping, planning and management of all work from initial contact through to completion. I'm also responsible for all requirements gathering, specification, architecture, QA, and release

Mando group is one the North West's leading Web agencies, recently winning the How Do "Best Digital Agency 2009" award.At Mando Group I was responsible for all aspects of project management, following PRINCE2 practices. In addition to this I was also a Business Analyst and Information Architect, responsible for gathering customer requirements, and translating them into functional specifications, wireframes, and Prototypes that developers can produce internet and intranet applications from.I have produced sites from corporate web presences and arts and culture community sites, to eCommerce, online booking systems and GPS tracking services.

Web Applications produces the Tr@veller reservations system. This is a web based system written in ASP and SQL Server, web services and integrations to fully transactional web sites are also usually produced as part of implementation project.As an account manager at Web Applications I was fully responsible for all interactions with the client. This included business analysis, requirements gathering and documentation, specification of development work, estimating cost and timescale, quoting, scheduling, planning and tracking the implementation. Other ad hoc duties were also often needed, such as assisting the client with business process, training and writing code when necessary.

Leo designs and builds custom exhibition stands for trade shows such as The Motor Show and The Furniture Show. Being a very small company my job roles were very varied.My primary responsibility was to analyse business processes and company development, then recommend and implement new strategies.Marketing and developing new opportunities, including a new web marketing campaignDeveloping new business practices and procedures, project management, sales pipelines etc.Contributing to stand design, from initial concepts through to 3D modelling.

As a technical consultant I translated the customer's business requirements into software and process solutions. I gained experience of designing, developing, implementing, testing and supporting customised software solutions for billing and customer care. I progressed to managing projects in October 2000 using PMI methodologies. Managing billing and customer care integration projects, I was responsible for all aspects of project management on assignments ranging from 2 - 12 months.:Managed projects including a €1,500,000 upgrade project, which included the management of 10 internal staff and 15 subcontractors for just over one yearInvolved in the sales process, including writing a proposal and was instrumental in selling a €750,000 implementation analysis project to a large national provider. I went on to manage that project to a successful conclusion, within budget and on scheduleWorked on projects in America