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Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Delivery managing two teams to deliver services for a central government department

London, England, United Kingdom

- Reported directly to the CTO- Oversaw and managed the Funding team and Blockchain Integrations team, responsible for building and maintaining fiat rails, compliance systems, and crypto asset storage for market makers, businesses, and retail users- Successfully led efforts to develop new fiat and crypto rails, reducing dependencies on Bitpanda (group) and supporting the launch of OneTrading- Designed and established scalable processes and best practices, enabling seamless growth and transition to domain-driven architecture and teams- Lead org wide planning and coordination of time-sensitive deliverables across multiple product teams to enable the successful launch of the new company, One Trading- Introduced a company wide show and tell, increasing visibility for stakeholders and shortening the feedback loops- Migrated teams from Jira/Confluence to Shortcut in order to reduce the gap between business functions, leadership and tech. This greatly increased visibility of the goals for teams and delivery progress for stakeholders- Shifted teams to TDD, updating the definition of done to push developers to write automated tests for each ticket

London, England, United Kingdom

- Reported directly to the CTO- Led and developed two cross-functional teams to achieve high-performing autonomous status, driving the development of mobile experiences for both students and businesses.- Established and directed the role of Agile Delivery Managers, providing strategic direction for delivery within a startup setting.- Lead the creation and implementation of efficient processes and champion user-centered design principles at the C-suite level, emphasizing the value of short feedback loops.- Shifted teams to TDD, updating the definition of done to push developers to write automated tests for each ticket

London, England, United Kingdom

- Achieved a remarkable 170% increase in signups, equivalent to an additional £6m GMV per year, by leading a cross-functional team- Led the team through development of product features that drove incremental of 8% (£270k GMV per annum) - Implemented organization-wide initiatives to enhance reporting and information sharing- Broadened the capabilities of the cross-functional team by including backend skills, resulting in reduced dependencies and increased value delivery.- Shifted teams to TDD, updating the definition of done to push developers to write automated tests for each ticket

London, England, United Kingdom

Led 7 development teams to deliver new features to Foundry’s core product, Nuke. Led these teams through an agile transformation whilst frequently delivering value to the world's leading post production and film studios. For the past nine years, every single film nominated in the Best Visual Effects category at the Oscars has used Foundry's software, and the Nuke team was awarded an Engineering Emmy in Oct 2020.Some of the things I achieved in my time at Foundry:- Implemented scrum and continuous improvement best practices- Identified and reduced dependencies on other teams so that each development team can own the entire software development cycle, from conception through to release, reducing the number of steps in the release process- Drove uptake of TDD and automated testing- Implemented positive cultural change from the top down by engaging with directors to identify and improve processes that were preventing teams from being autonomous-Shifted product thinking towards delivering value and outcomes rather than volume and outputs

London, United Kingdom

Led a multidisciplinary product team to deliver the Teaching Vacancies service; a free job advertising service aimed at saving schools time and money, and improving the job seeking experience for teachers. With over 10,000 schools using the service, and over 100,000 job seeking teachers visiting the site in January 2020, the service is now competing directly with paid for, private services.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Led multi-disciplinary teams to deliver user-centred digital services for the passport office.

London, United Kingdom

Worked as a Location Assistant on the production of Black Earth Rising; a BBC and Netflix series about the Rowandan genocide.Responsible for:Scouting of locations Overseeing the set up of locations ahead of shooting; making sure all appropriate licenses, agreements and safety procedures were in placeManaging of the location for the duration of filming. This involved ensuring that film crews were operating safely and within any agreements we had in place. The role required constant engagement with councils and location owners to ensure the smooth running of the sets and to maintain good relationships with key stakeholders. The key part of this role, however, was resolving any issues that arose whilst on set and working closely with the director and camera/sound crews to ensure they could do their jobs.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Founded and developed a start-up bottled cider business. Having undertaken trial brews and detailed research by meeting owners of Orchard Pig and other cider brands developed a business model that outsourced the actual brewing. Instead we sourced apples by visiting suppliers in Somerset, arranged from juicing to pasteurisation and transport to a cidery for brewing to our own specification. Once brewed the cider was matured in Sheffield and then transported on for bottling. We undertook labeling ourselves with our own equipment. Key achievements:Branding – Researched the market and developed the Ciderbeast brand. Ciderbeast was aimed at a target market of 18-30 year old’s and used intentionally contemporary imagery. The cider itself was called Feral Nancy. Legislation – developed a thorough understanding of the legislative framework governing the brewing and sale of cider. Obtained a retail license and temporary events licences when needed.Sales – Developed the business through sale to pubs, restaurants, off licences and wholesalers. Negotiated sales against a know cost of production and desired margin. Customers were largely in the Sheffield area, but also included RAF Cranwell and selected London bars.Account management Events – Organising events in collaboration with various venues and markets to increase awareness of our brand. Developed basic business administration and finance functions for invoicing, VAT, cash management and collection.Feral Nancy was the weeks best selling bottled drink in key off-licences.Ciderbeast made a profit in its first full year of trading (turnover £12000) and fully repaid its start-up loans.