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London, England, United Kingdom

• Promoted to manage the technical department consisting of 9 Direct Reports and 15 Staff, oversee the governance and compliance during the sale of the business and perform due diligence for the buyers• Contributed to the £12m company sale to Stubben Edge, Mark Allen Group and Key Media by performing due diligence for each buyer and co-ordinating the handover of hardware, software and data assets• Maintained the £1m Contract with Air IT to provide hardware, software, licencing and support by building a strong relationship with the Commercial Director, reviewing performance and planning requirements• Contributed to the Consultation process for 24 staff by working closely with the HR Director, interviewing all of them to determine their suitability for each buyer and recommending staff to each company• Maintained a £7.5m Revenue on Advertising and a £1.5m Revenue in Subscriptions by optimising the subscription renewal process and overhauling the advertising technology to improve delivery and targeting

London, England, United Kingdom

• Promoted to build and manage 18 websites across the business, to manage data pipelines between websites, marketing and the CRM and to source and implement a new Microsoft Dynamics CRM System• Managed the £150k Project to create and build 3 new websites to include ESG, DiversityQ and Fund Selector Asia by taking the brief from the Commercial Directors, writing the project plan and appointing Developers• Managed the £300k Project to move 15 websites from various Content Management Systems onto WordPress by understanding site functionality, planning the future structure and liaising with Developers• Managed the £300k Staff Budget by overseeing a team of 8 Direct Reports, writing Job Descriptions, liaising with the HR Director, using Linkedin and External Recruiters and leading the 2 stage interview process• Achieved a 75% Staff Retention Rate and improved Employee Engagement from 75% to 80% by leading weekly team meetings and bi-monthly 1:1 sessions and offering them access to CodeCademy online training • Introduced Jira Software at a cost of £2400 per annum to facilitate project management and reporting using Agile methodology and also reporting to senior management using Waterfall techniques

London, United Kingdom

• Appointed to develop a new data, product and technology strategy to synchronise functions after the acquisition of new businesses and to ensure the smooth transition of the 3 companies into one• Managed the £50k Project to source and implement a new AWS based system by creating a tender for 4 potential suppliers of cloud based services, attending presentations and negotiating the contract• Contributed to the £18m acquisition of Vitesse Media, Last Word Media and Investment News by harmonising the data, implementing the cloud based NoSQL database and restructuring the data

London, United Kingdom

• Promoted to integrate various data systems into one in-house SQL Database, to create an Application Programming Interface Framework and to design dashboards and reports to deliver performance viewability• Managed the £100k Project to transfer 5 custom built CMS Websites into WordPress by partnering with an External Development Agency, negotiating rates for Developers and monitoring progress weekly• Grew Event Revenue from £1.4m to £1.8m and improved Advertising Income from £840k to £1.05m by providing the commercial teams with insight and data and improving the targeting of advertisements

• Appointed to lead the process to change the technology portfolio from legacy systems to modern services, to bring services in-house to save costs and to revise the product offering to customers• Reduced IT costs from £750k to £500k per annum by moving away from physical servers, hardware, software and support services to Cloud based services and laptops and by appointing an in-house SysOp Engineer

Suffolk

• Set up the business to provide SEO, Pay per Click, Marketing and Product Strategy support to B2C e-Commerce companies, to network with previous contacts and offer effective technology solutions• Generated £12k in Revenue by partnering with the British Frozen Food Federation by specifying IT requirements to include Filer Server, Email Services, VOIP and Database and selecting suitable suppliers

• Co-founded the business to provide a range of web based products and services to London Independent Estate Agents, to target and research potential clients and offer a range of modular components• Managed the £155k Staff Budget by overseeing 5 Direct Reports, partnering with the Creative Director, recruiting by advertising in local papers, leading the interview process and providing ongoing training