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Swindon, United Kingdom

*** I took a tech startup from zero to revenue-generation with seed-funding *** Notable achievements and projects:- Securing over £800k in angel investment and additional financing. - Development of a novel large-scale 3D printing system using robotics.- Securing £600k+ Innovate UK grant funding.- 3D printing over 2 tonnes of recycled plastic to create the London Marathon mile markers on time and to budget.- Developing and 3D printing a 5m span prototype railway signalling arch that was installed at Bristol Parkway station.- Producing Europe first 3D printed electric vehicle, the Chameleon. Now on display at Beaulieu National Motor Museum.My day-to-day activities:- Implementing and running the operational systems: CRM, document management, task management using the OKR system, maintenance of the facility.- Managing the financial aspects of the company, including: budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting to the board of directors. - Running the sales and marketing function, including: business development campaigns, managing internal sales and external prospecting service providers and the PR and marketing strategy.- Running the HR function including recruiting and managing colleagues, including onboarding a CEO.- Project management of commercial projects across a wide range of sectors, including: rail, automotive, aerospace and energy.

West London

*** I became a data analysis expert, a seasoned project manager and customer account manager. ***- I delivered data analysis, modelling and project management for blue-chip clients, managing projects worth over £500k. - I led software acquisition and streamlined recruitment processes for a 50+ member team.Example customer projects:- Implementation of advanced data analytics, leading to a 24% improvement in identifying high-growth customers.- Identification and resolution of key data processing bottlenecks by implementation of optimised algorithms, increasing data matching success by 30%.- Led the team responsible for helping banking customers with their FSCS compliance, allowing them to meet their regulatory obligations regarding their B2B data.

Basingstoke

*** I gained expertise in Agile software development. ***- Managed client-IT interface for the software team, including: requirements gathering, solution design, monitoring coding progress, testing, implementation and ongoing maintenance. - Led the team to build a new module for Nickleby’s product line.

*** Freelance work to keep busy. ***- Solved understaffing issues by restructuring employee rota system for security teams at Gatwick Airport.- Assisted with performance data analysis during the early days at Heathrow T5.

*** I became a process guru. ***Example projects:- Demonstrated 37% time savings by re-engineering processes at Surrey Police and the CPS.- Provided a department with increased understanding about their work output by implementing a management system.- Demonstrated methods to save time and improve customer service in a call centre by reviewing operations.

Meng, Aeronautical Engineering

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