HS2 are delivering with a key vision to stimulate the economy for our children and grandchildren. To do this communication is key, with offices and sites across the country the ability to work together is imperitive.In my time here I have been key in:• Enablement of hybrid collaborative working across 4 main sites, 120 meeting rooms and 3500 staff• Ideation to implementation of full Digital Space Management solution across all HS2 estates• Implementation of Full Life Cycle product management across digital and physical products and services

I am honoured to be accepted as one of the worlds top 3% of Product Managers, offering my expertise through the Toptal network.

At Fielder, we’re optimists. We’re building a better world where dependable workers can choose between great temporary roles at the click of a button.Our revolutionary platform is home to a buzzing community of employers and workers that benefit from (very) intelligent job matches, low fees and a user-friendly interface. And most of all, the dignity of a job well done.

How much time do you spend everyday at work doing mundane tedious tasks that are essential but stop you doing what you are great at?Using the Microsoft Power Platform we create bespoke software applications that automates the mundane, gives you back that time and allows you to drive your business forward as you envisioned.

Putting you in control, Biosite work with hardware, software and huge amounts of data to make the Construction industry safer, more productive, efficient and predictable. All leading to better quality builds at lower costs. With it's unique bio-metric technology we have the capability to put our customers in control to make the most effective decisions for maximum value.When I joined, the business was coming out of its ‘Start Up’ mentality and needed to mature. My challenge was to lead the business, create and implement a change management and governance framework that would support ambitious growth plans. With so many exciting opportunities it was imperative to understand the priorities, how to deliver upon them and capitalise on opportunities in the market. Some of my key successes are:• Creating end-to-end acquisition and onboarding of a competitor’s technology & customers to enable insight across the entire HS2 Rail work project valued at £7 million • Bringing silo’d departments together to buy into one company vision, OKR’s (Objective Key Results) improving speed of delivery, transparency, value & Go to Market success.• Transformed an inherited team of Product Managers from Silo’d working mentality to a team who led business strategic decisions.• Mentored and brought together software and hardware functions with full ‘end to end’ product management life cycle training.

Leading Product Management and Multidisciplinary teams, some achievements are:• Successfully driving and leading a multi-disciplined team to disrupt and implement a new service management framework while innovating the way students make informed choices delivering efficiencies for all customer groups • Proposition for an 11-Million-pound project to create significant efficiencies higher education admissions market. Understanding and translating customer need, working with the business to understand deliverability and define an achievable delivery roadmap.• A data insight service for the postgraduate market that answers some of the most significant pains for customers in the UK. Against the odds UCAS will be delivering the service to market this year with the potential of not only growing our footprint but significantly changing the postgraduate landscape.• Rapidly and successfully delivering initial Apprenticeship business strategy and roadmap, working with government bodies and stakeholders, implementing and managing business change.• Creation and implementation of prioritisation methodology across entire business to increase ability to prioritise and therefore productivity, improve internal working relationships and increase return on investment for the business

Leading a multi disciplined team from across the business to tangibly improve the Information & Advice service UCAS currently offers. Implementing full end to end Service Management structure and working as a disruptive unit to see how the business can do things differently.Over the 6 month project we achieved huge success digitally innovating and hugely increasing pace as we improve students decision making. This is evidenced from KPI's and will seriously improve the quality of advice young people receive on their journey to Higher Education

UCAS is the central point of admissions for the UK Higher Education market, managing over 700,000 applications each year. Over the past 2 years I have led and been involved with high profile projects including• Architecture of product & market strategy for replacement of core admissions platform, consulting with Internal and External customers including the HE sector & Government bodies• Redefining the way customers will consume data in the future, translating complex requirements into business objectives and changes to operating model• Rapidly and successfully delivering Apprenticeship business strategy and roadmap, working with government bodies and stakeholders, implementing and managing business change.• Creation and implementation of prioritisation methodology across entire business to increase productivity, deliver enhanced service, improve internal working relationships and increase return on investment for the business

Room 58 is a Creative Brand Agency, with clients such as Harley-Davidson & Black Horse Financial Services. During my time I had key involvement with:• The creation of a digital solution to monitor the compliance of financial promotions for Black Horse Financial Services. Rolled out in 2015 and securing Black Horse’s capability to lend over 500,000 million per year on behalf of Jaguar Land Rover.• The development, improvement and expansion of a Brand Website Solution across 47 countries and 28 languages for Harley-Davidson driving revenue of over £1,000,000 per annum. This includes improving the business’s international relationships with Asia while implementing the solution across 100 Dealers.• Facilitated day long customer workshops to identify problems and opportunities for digital solutions. Communicating with all stakeholders and users to understand the pain points and to make sure any implemented solution meets all identified needs.

Touch Media was a digital company I set up after seeing an opportunity to give the tourists of Mallorca the facility to explore the island digitally once they were actually on holiday. Some of my key achievements:• Within 2 years of entering the Mobile App market we had created the number 1 downloaded application for the Island• Managing multiple freelance Developers & Designers from different cultures & time zones.• Achieved an 80% advertiser renewal rate• Expanded the business into a small services agency.

A furniture retailer who pride themselves on excellent customer service dealing mainly with the English & German expat community. During my time I had key involvement with:• Increasing the annual turnover from 500,000€ to 1,000,000€ over a 2 year period• The implementation of a new IT system to help with accounts & stock control. • Expanding the business onto mainland Spain.

A start up IT Recruitment Company, specialising in roles that mainstream agencies struggled to fill.• Turned over £160,000 in 18 months recruiting for Blue Chip Companies.• Built quick but strong relationships by delivering candidates for hard to fill vacancies.

Part of the SThree group of recruitment companies, market leaders in the IT recruitment market.• Top Biller in the Reading Office and the 2nd “Top Contract Biller” in the whole company.• Winner of multiple sales awards including: Highest Biller, Best New Comer, People’s Choice Award