Craig Soper

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Craig Soper's Location
Wellington, New Zealand, New Zealand
About Craig Soper

Personal Vision:To successfully apply my wealth of skills and experience to grow and enhance any business by utilising my exceptional understanding of business and technology to add value to the organisation and project with which I am involved.My customers have made significant increases on their bottom line by utilising my tools/technology and advice. For example, my Company's first casino client (Crown Casino Melbourne) increased their bottom line by $200 million AUD (in one year) and attributed this gain to my Company's consulting, analysis, advice and the implementation of our Business Intelligence (BI) solution.Specialties: Performance and Strategy, Technology solutions and implementation, GIS/Spatial Information systems consulting, Commercialisation of Intellectual property, Research and Development, Invention, Strategic Planning, Business Intelligence, sport and enjoying life the best I can.

Craig Soper's Current Company Details
Bad Wolf Solutions

Bad Wolf Solutions

Managing Director
Craig Soper Work Experience Details
  • Bad Wolf Solutions
    Managing Director And Principal Consultant
    Bad Wolf Solutions Dec 2000 - Present
    New Zealand, Usa, Australia, Uk
    Significantly increasing customers bottom line and success by providing: fully integrated solutions for casinos, business and high performance sports teams, management consulting, business and operational intelligence services.1) Industry solutions for companies including Banks, casinos and sports teams to enable data to be utilised in real-time for profitable and effective decisions. leading to increased profit and success. 2) Management consulting: Strategy, change management, digital strategy, framework development, Business Intelligence, 'research and development', raising venture capital and 'data governance and management'.3) Business Services also include software development, GIS, ERP, Big Data, technology consulting and Board strategy and policy for data management and information.4) Operational Intelligence,Profit maximization and business optimization,Space, location, time and situational solutions,Customer loyalty and player analysis,CRM, customer development and marketing,Custom business analysis and software development,Artificial Intelligence (AI) led the team that wrote the first commercial AI in the 1990s.5) Recent Clients: Nationwide Bank in New Zealand (reporting to the CEO): Led the - "Moving to Excellence, digital strategy", business process improvement project (i.e., developed change management plan for in-house software development and implemented a new software development process, restructure options plan, KYC project, IT and software audit, and a number of other projects. National Health Coalition: Operational Intelligence Project: Actionable Business Improvement and Pro-equity Insights for the Covid-19 Response. A ‘holistic pro-equity’ approach to population health,Ministry of Maori Development: providing oversight, performance and analysis and advice.
  • Black Sox ((New Zealand Softball Team), World Champions 2013)
    Scout And Tactical Analysist
    Black Sox ((New Zealand Softball Team), World Champions 2013) Jun 2011 - Jul 2016
    New Zealand, Canada, United States
    This role is about enhancing the Black Soxs performance at the strategic and tactical level through the use of technology, game data capture and detailed analysis and data visualisation.The Black Sox won the 2013 ISF World Series of Softball and had a competitive advantage through the use of the analysis and software I had developed. My "Viz-a-ball" solution at Bad Wolf www.badwolf.net.nz is a world first and winning scouting and analysis solution.
  • Victoria University Of Wellington (School Of Engineering And Computer Science)
    Advisory Board Member
    Victoria University Of Wellington (School Of Engineering And Computer Science) Jul 2008 - Oct 2010
    Wellington, New Zealand
    Description: The Boards role is to meet quarterly to provide the University advice on how the new School should be set up and implemented. The Board consists of private sector, academic and overseas people.
  • Maori Television
    Director (Inaugural Directer)
    Maori Television Oct 2001 - Jul 2006
    Wellington, Auckland
    Description: Initially this challenging role was primarily focused on the creation of Maori Television. Once the Channel was on air this role changed into one of growing and developing the business. Maori Television has 5 % of the total television audience with up to 20 % on Sunday nights. In addition, it has won numerous international awards.https://www.whakaatamaori.co.nz/www.maoritelevision.com
  • Compudigm International Limited
    Director (And Founder)
    Compudigm International Limited Jan 2001 - Jun 2005
    Wellington, Sydney, London, Las Vegas
    Description: I retired from the position of Managing Director in December 2000. The role of non executive director dealt with governance issues, strategic direction and "analysing and enhancing" the Company's performance. Compudigm was the leader in 'business & operational intelligence data visualisation' and was valued at $75,000,000 when I retired as Managing Director.
  • Compudigm International Limited
    Managing Director (And Founder)
    Compudigm International Limited Jan 1997 - Dec 2000
    Wellington, Sydney, London, Las Vegas
    Key Responsibilities:* Increasing Compudigm's shareholder value. (Increased to $75m (NZD) under my tenure.)* Managing internal operations (including a staff of up to 75 people).* Inventing key technologies and ensuring intellectual property protection (eg Patenting).* Positioning the Company's profile, products and successful commercialisation of Compudigms Business Intelligence (BI), Operational Intelligence (OI) and Data Visualisation technologies.* Principal Consultant for consulting contracts, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) contracts, Government, RFPs, Business Analysis and GIS Implementation. * Principal Consultant for important clients, providing specialist advice on Business Intelligence solutions, utilising traditional and non traditional tools and methods.
  • Prime Ministers; Growth & Innovation Advisory Board
    Board Member
    Prime Ministers; Growth & Innovation Advisory Board Jun 2002 - May 2005
    Wellington, New Zealand
    Description: This Board consists of twelve of the leading business people in New Zealand and reports directly to the Prime Minister, being tasked with evolving the country's innovation framework and growing the economy at six percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for New Zealand.
  • Organisation:	Foundation For Research Science And Technology
    Advisory Board Member
    Organisation: Foundation For Research Science And Technology Sep 2001 - Aug 2003
    Wellington
    Description: This role enabled me to assist FRST to invest in the best areas of technology for New Zealand. In addition to being on this Board, I have also been on two Research for Industry Reference Groups (Manufacturing, and Information and Communication Technology).
  • Organisation:	Addressing Solutions Limited
    Director
    Organisation: Addressing Solutions Limited Mar 2000 - Dec 2000
    Description: I developed the initial business and technical concepts, then Business Plan and negotiated the Joint Venture Agreement for Compudigm with NZPost. This took approximately six months to complete.When Addressing Solutions was operational I provided:* The key input into technology development. * Key introductions to my business contacts.* Strategic business direction.
  • Compudigm International
    Managing Director (And Founder)
    Compudigm International Jan 1997 - Dec 2000
    Key Responsibilities:• Increasing Compudigm's shareholder value. (Increased to $75m (NZD) under my tenure).• Managing internal operations (including a staff of up to 75 people).• Inventing key technologies and ensuring intellectual property protection (e.g. Patenting).• Positioning the Company's profile, products and successful commercialisation of Compudigm Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Visualisation technologies.• Principal Consultant for important clients, providing specialist advice on Business Intelligence solutions, utilising traditional and non-traditional tools and methods (Data-warehousing, OLAP analysis, customer segmentation, marketing, customer loyalty, data mining, data visualisation).• Principal Consultant for consulting contracts, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) contracts, Government, RFPs, Business Analysis, data analysis (analytics and modelling), software design & development and Implementation. • Note: In 2001 the BI data visualisation software I designed won the Data Warehousing Institutes “Best Data Visualisation” award.
  • Ministry Of Maori Development
    Gis Developer/Team Leader
    Ministry Of Maori Development Mar 1995 - Mar 1997
    Wellington
    Worked in the specialist area of spatial/geographic information systems (GIS) within the public sector. Whilst in this role I developed a number of software applications, created and managed large spatial data sets and data bases and solved problems the original consultants could not. Furthermore developed the first online and internet based interactive mapping application in the world.

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Craig Soper attended University Of Otago, James Hargest High School.

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