I primarily support clients remotely and am flexible to travel internationally for client engagement. In-house contracts can be arranged.Providing COO support and business management solutions, specialising in:1. Business Plans & Strategic Reviews • produce business plans and associated material for start-ups and small businesses• perform a review of the business to determine how to align the current state with the desired state2. Management Operations & Practice Support• advise on, implement and/or manage management processes including expense management and reporting; writing policies and procedures; recruitment programmes; headcount management; business continuity planning; financial control; cash-flow budgeting; various ad hoc processes• practice support for small businesses and consulting firms3. Risk, Control & Governance• risk and control evaluation; remediating control gaps and weaknesses; deep dive into balance sheet substantiation processes to determine robustness and financial risk• design, create, implement governance & reporting frameworks4. Reporting• research and the production of briefing notes, client presentations and pitch documents• create management reports (strategy, town halls, board reporting, management)5. Create, Change and Implement• specialising in process reviews; the design and creation of processes and functions; off-shoring; risk subject expertise • the design and creation of target operating models

Client engagements as a Freelance COO/Business Manager have included:ISx4 Analytics: COO Services.Consulting firm, London: Research banking industry topics and trends, particularly on data analytics, and produce client briefing notes and pitch proposals.Retail bank, Dublin: Design and create a target operating model (TOM) for a business-driven technology end-to-end operating environment. The TOM aligned various functions and technology to provide structure, governance, processes, policies and communication to enable the infrastructure to evolve in a controlled and coordinated way.Small business, Thailand/Ireland/France: Perform a strategic review of the business and provide a strategy to align the current state with the target state.Small business, Ireland: Project manage the downsizing of manufacturing operations and the relocation of the business to new premises.Small business, global: Provide business management support covering finances, management reporting, hiring, staff appraisals and development, marketing, and internal controls.Retail bank, Dublin: Project managementRetail bank, Manchester: Risk SME on the implementation of a bank-wide target operating model with particular focus on embedding the risk management framework and 3 lines of defence model. Identify cost reduction strategies. Management reporting on multi-year StratPlan income and cost actions including initiative tracking and presentations.

COO for ISX4, a company driving Insight, Strategy, Solutions, Services and Support through Data Analytics, with a speciality on analytics enablement.