Owner/Director, delivering specialist consultancy to small, medium and large organisations in the fields of effective Master Data Management (MDM), Product Information Management (PIM) and information exchange. Providing strategic level analysis and guidance on master data led governance and business transformation initiatives. In addition, providing expertise in practical GDSN standards usage and evolution to omni-channel / B2B2C.Familiar with multiple sectors including retail… Show more Owner/Director, delivering specialist consultancy to small, medium and large organisations in the fields of effective Master Data Management (MDM), Product Information Management (PIM) and information exchange. Providing strategic level analysis and guidance on master data led governance and business transformation initiatives. In addition, providing expertise in practical GDSN standards usage and evolution to omni-channel / B2B2C.Familiar with multiple sectors including retail, foodservice and healthcare and with all scales of organisation including multinationals operating in EU and US.Providing effective project management, team leading and project execution for all scales of project. Show less

As department manager, ensured that high quality, well managed product information integrated successfully to the multiple ecommerce platforms driving CDSL's online business as the premier retailer of appliance spare parts to consumers and the service industry in the UK.

Leading engagements with established, new and prospective 1WorldSync clients in Europe and beyond. Bringing 1WorldSync expertise and comprehensive solutions to a wider community outside the Americas.Helping companies of all sizes maximize the value of their item data as they capture, enhance, govern and share information securely with their trading partners.

Led the LANSA EU MDM/PIM implementation services team, coordinating delivery of implementation and customisation services to LANSA clients and prospects, utilising native cloud, hosted and behind-the-firewall MDM/PIM technologies. Examples include:Recipient side retail [EU supermarket - supplier community enablement with custom PIM, portal, GDSN, system integration, optimised workflows and data governance policies].Supply side retail [multinational Branded Food sector… Show more Led the LANSA EU MDM/PIM implementation services team, coordinating delivery of implementation and customisation services to LANSA clients and prospects, utilising native cloud, hosted and behind-the-firewall MDM/PIM technologies. Examples include:Recipient side retail [EU supermarket - supplier community enablement with custom PIM, portal, GDSN, system integration, optimised workflows and data governance policies].Supply side retail [multinational Branded Food sector supplier – high availability, highly integrated, high volume item data aggregation, GDSN exchange and data quality management].Healthcare [leading global medical device supplier – MDM and business process re-engineering to consolidate multinational business unit data management and exceed current regulatory and commercial needs in US and EU.].Omni-channel CPG [multinational Branded CPG supplier – capture, manage and share marketing and rich content alongside classic item data. Reuse content across multiple channels including e-retailers].Enhanced the team capabilities by also delivering in the areas of pre-sales, product direction setting and strategic level consultancy to key clients. Show less

Delivered specialist consultancy and project management to local and multi-national clients in support of LANSA’s primary PIM solutions (DSD and SyncManager). Focused on technical leadership for custom behind-the-firewall systems integrations, external image catalogue data exchange and complex custom mapping and quality rules. Examples include:Led the design specification and project management elements for a multi-national branded supplier, replacing in-house PIM systems with LANSA… Show more Delivered specialist consultancy and project management to local and multi-national clients in support of LANSA’s primary PIM solutions (DSD and SyncManager). Focused on technical leadership for custom behind-the-firewall systems integrations, external image catalogue data exchange and complex custom mapping and quality rules. Examples include:Led the design specification and project management elements for a multi-national branded supplier, replacing in-house PIM systems with LANSA technology. Included integration of multiple internal and external system feeds for US+10 EU markets in food, confectionary and petcare sectors. Show less

Owner/Director, delivering specialist consultancy to small, medium and large organisations in the fields of effective Product Data Management, practical GDS standards usage and emerging trends in B2B2C solutions and strategy. Providing project management services to organisations of all sizes that wish to improve information handling within their business processes and technology.

Responsible for the establishment and development of new market opportunities for 1SYNC, then 1WorldSync outside the United States in the field of Global Data Synchronization, with particular focus on retail, foodservice and healthcare sectors.Provided consultancy to multinational retailers and high profile vendors on strategies to exchange product information through standardized networks.Advised GS1 organizations on effective methodologies to deploy regional datapools… Show more Responsible for the establishment and development of new market opportunities for 1SYNC, then 1WorldSync outside the United States in the field of Global Data Synchronization, with particular focus on retail, foodservice and healthcare sectors.Provided consultancy to multinational retailers and high profile vendors on strategies to exchange product information through standardized networks.Advised GS1 organizations on effective methodologies to deploy regional datapools successfully.Established partnerships in Asia and South America enabling the expansion of 1Worldsync GDS services and revenue.Designed and managed projects enabling organisations effectively to incorporate data quality management and exchange within their business processes and technology.Led a team of local consultants located in South America, Asia and Europe to deliver and support local initiatives. Show less

Delivered solution building function within the sales account team. Responsible for analyzing business and technical needs and designing costed solutions to match, utilizing GEAC technology and services. Focussed on selling new-technology, added-value solutions to existing customers and new prospects.Specialized in Business to Business information integration and E-Commerce solutions with vendors operating in CPG retail, healthcare and consumer electronics.

Responsible for the automotive market application set within the GEAC / JBA System21 ERP software. Within this, determined functional content and direction of product evolution.Managed the dedicated development teams allocated to the automotive sector including overseas development resource.

Responsible within JBA (later bought by GEAC) for design of function within Automotive application set of the flagship System21 ERP software.Focussed on the merging of industry requirements from UK, Europe and USA into a coherent solution.

Responsible for a range of customer focussed development projects during progression from programmer to consultant, initially with Acclaim then with SSA-Acclaim, following its purchase by the US ERP software provider.Within this period, managed development teams constructing new applications targeted at the UK automotive sector.