RIG Arts is a multi-award winning socially engaged charity that brings artists and the community together in a collaborative, creative way using art & film based in Inverclyde.Read all about them here : https://www.rigarts.org/

Inverclyde Community Fund (SCIO) - Inverclyde Community Fund SCIO is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation Registration No: SC051145 to give small grants to local community groups and voluntary organisations.Trustees are passionate about helping and supporting these groups and individuals to grow and flourish.

Providing consultancy, services and expertise to help companies enable their employees to handle large or small transformations.Change is one of the certainties in life and, for many leaders and individuals, change is the single most difficult thing for them to cope with. Employee buy in can prevent expensive mistakes and facilitate a smooth transition. I help companies from identify business opportunities through to delivery - focusing individuals on their role in delivering company strategy and business growth.I can provide tailored business solutions, using an extensive variety of tools including workshops, mentoring, coaching, motivational speaks, short terms staff solutions etc. Tell me your business problems and I'll be the catalyst to help you deliver a solution.

Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce is the champion of Inverclyde businesses, providing services to improve business representation, networking, knowledge, awareness and performance with a focus on growing and developing the Inverclyde Community of Businesses.The Chamber was incorporated by Royal Charter over 200 years ago. I was engaged by the board to deliver successful bi-centenary celebrations and to guide the Chamber through the transition from Greenock Chamber of Commerce to the larger region of Inverclyde. It was exciting and interesting being part of this process and engaging with the Privy Council and Scottish Government to implement a supplementary charter enabling this historical change. Being part of the wider Scottish Chamber network allowed me the opportunity to represent and support Inverclyde business interests at key points in the business calendar.During my time with the Chamber I helped grow membership, increased membership engagement and improved financial performance. The highlight of the Chamber year is the Annual Bees Knees awards and I was heavily engaged in developing judging criteria and coaching both the members and the sponsors to increase the business value to each organisation of participating in this event.

Working with Save The Children to identify growth opportunities through new business.Highlights: - Contracted as Senior Innovation Executive in London head office where I created Born to Grow. This is an Innovation framework and management system for Save the Children fundraising team to allow the organisation to maximise employee awareness and engagement in innovation as a tool for business growth- Ultimate Dance Challenge in Scotland - £4000- Volunteer Visit to Tanzania

Work/Life Balance year out between Corporate Life and my next career move. Enjoyed the opportunity to revitalize my life. Highlights:-Save The Children - Volunteer speaker and Innovative Charity Fundraising Dance (£4.4K Funds Raised through dancing and worldwide networking & teamwork) Zumba - Discovered "the Party" - now 10 years younger, thinner and healthier - still mad. Family - enjoyed every day family life away from a computer!Diversity - The Innovation Catalyst - ran a variety of fun workshops to promote the value of Diversity in teams in a Business WorldHillwalking - discovered the joys of the Scottish hillsWriting - started the many books I have in my head THINK - took the time to enjoy doing this in the beautiful countryside I live in

In this role I provided the HR strategic direction for North East European Sales Vice Presidents (50 VP’s and Directors) and their teams across General Business, ibm.com, and the Business Partner Organisation.I lead the HR agenda – translating HR processes and programmes into cost effective value add solutions across Europe.Supporting the leadership team through strategic organisation development, incentive programmes, talent & reward cycles, performance reviews, skills gap analysis and development of training roadmaps to take existing skills base to roles and growth markets which support the future business model. This included re-engineering of the sales executive team – driving high performance culture and performance management reviews through all levels of the organisation. I implemented the Global sales Accelerated Development Programme in Europe - developing and promoting the next generation of IBM leaders with a focus on strengthening the diversity representation within the executive and technical leadership pipeline. Consolidating complex data from a wide variety of systems and countries - analysing and developing strategic solutions to promote business growth.I was a key member of the European HR Leadership team who delivered a new European Operating Model moving a centralised European Headquarters operation closer to customers in the relevant geographies.

HR & Innovations Leader for IBM Greenock CampusI created and implemented a cross divisional innovations initiative (IN0V8). This is an award and recognition programme which provides a framework to encourage, empower and inspire all employees to be innovative. This initiative was established to “Demonstrate customer focus by creating an environment that demands Innovation”. Bridging across Business Units and European cultures this initiative (during my time in role) resulted in 300 Innovation projects being implemented, 80 of which extend across Europe and 15 with World Wide potential. Cost savings or avoidance of $25M was yielded as a result of the initiative in addition to improvements in Customer Satisfaction and Employee Morale. The initiative implemented remains intact and successful as part of the IBM Scottish management system. I received world wide company visibility and recognition for the initiative and both a National Excellence and a Climate Champion award for my work. I represented IBM UK at workshops in our Global Headquarters in Armonk to develop the IBM Global innovations programme.I drove skills transformation within the Integrated Supply Chain profiling potential future skills gaps and creating training initiatives to ensure employees develop with the skill sets to support future business needs.In this role I worked closely with local organisations such a Scottish Enterprise to grow and develop opportunities for employees in my company and also sharing best practices for the benefit of Scottish business growth.

I led a team of 10 Direct Operations Specialists transitioning Large Account Personal Computing Division & X-series customers to becoming customers who dealt directly with IBM. These customers were either new IBM customers or customers who purchased through existing Business Partners. I drove business plan growth in the Central Region (Germany, Austria & Switzerland) through increased customer satisfaction. I achieved this through leveraging IBM cross-functional expertise and driving ease of doing business. In addition I developed the management system for review of the Direct business for EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa).Strong customer relationship management, teamwork with in-country sales and marketing professionals and extensive knowledge of Integrated Supply Chain disciplines and contacts were essential to ensuring the portfolio of customer and orders grew. A number of the customer had branches throughout Europe which I also supported

I was a member of the Leadership team responsible for customer order fulfilment (from quote to cash) for IBM European Personal Computing Division. In our Scottish Contact Centre we established a team of 200 employees and relocated order desk activities from across 20 countries in Europe to this facility. We interfaced with manufacturing, sales, marketing & European Headquarters staff to drive revenue growth and improve customer satisfaction with improved processes resulting in faster delivery schedules, improved order matching and significant cost savings. During this time I helped create, drive and implement the Personal Computing Division Top Seller sales initiative in conjunction with European Marketing, Sales & Manufacturing teams delivering high volume simplified offerings with a significantly improved delivery profile.I received a Special Contribution Award during my time in this role.

Responsible for managing the relationship with our Global Services division in providing IT operational support to the IBM Greenock location. My organization was the focal point for all business areas interfacing extensively with Global and Europe, Middle East & Africa IT organisations. During this time I was also responsible for Campus Re-Engineering and Year 2000 co-ordination programme. A highlight during this role was the successful rollout of new computing technology (hardware and software) to all 3000 employees on campus.

Provided technical expertise to the Site Director and his senior leadership team - developing and automating the Site management system and being the interface for executive visits. This was a developmental role to grow my knowledge & experience of the location team, contacts and mission in preparation of moving to my next level in the organisation.

This role gave me responsibility for ensuring the smooth introduction of Desktop Computing New Products to Europe. It involved extensive interaction with Global Manufacturing, Development Labs and the European Marketing team.I led the highest volume and most successful Desktop New Product in the team portfolio for 1997 and was instrumental in developing a new Country Demo Machine programme with the European Headquarters Marketing team which delivered a 20% increase in planned product sales.

I was responsible in this role for a team of 40 manufacturing employees in a fast moving Electronic card assembly process. A highlight of this role was being an active member of the leadership team who changed the process from activity based to mini-line assembly. I gained extensive hands on experience in employee and change management from both an HR and a process viewpoint during this role and wrote my thesis for my MBA on this experience. .

I managed a team of 20 Facilities and admin specialists with responsibility for cleaning and maintenance contracts of all the facilities on the IBM Greenock campus.In this role I implemented a centralised, automated Cost Control team, management system and IT system to manage the financials in support of Facilities contracts. This was in a period of high volume activity during which buildings were being constructed, upgraded and maintained. This system controlled a budget of over £20 million involving payment of several hundred contractors and suppliers, across a two mile site. Project highlights were delivery on time, below budget, improved accuracy and speed – resulting in significant cost savings.I received a special contribution award for my work and was recognised for my ability to lead people through a period of complex change.