Queen Margaret University is a modern university located in Musselburgh, East Lothian near Edinburgh in Scotland.Main roles included:- To mentor and coach colleagues in the use of software development practices. To provide an optimised, safe and trustful platform for colleagues to thrive, people are at the centre of everything I do.- To provide vision to strategise the development and use of technology within the Education to enhance and revolutionise staff and student experience.- Accountable for all project Kanban boards and workflow / resource allocation.- To work with the Head of ILS to define short, medium and long-term development goals to align digital delivery to customer requirement.- To implement and manage efficient and effective software development practice through an internal Agile development methodology.- To promote the use of data analytics, technology and software within the institution and highlight the digital opportunities available.- To govern the application portfolio and advise on cost saving or investment initiatives around automation and lean processing.- To consult, direct and liaise with key stakeholders for all QMU product managers found within the application portfolio.- To develop, research and suggest student centric innovative software to embrace a long term vision for Higher Education.

Main roles included:Lead management responsibility for all aspects of the delivery of the College IT Services, where delivery covers all Pre Production activities. Driver of innovation and development of IT Services with specific focus on Big Data, Analytics, Internet and digitisation across the CollegeManagement of budgets, strategy and areas of the IT Roadmap Responsibility for IT Governance, Security, Risk Management

Edinburgh College is a further and higher education institution with campuses in Edinburgh and Midlothian, Scotland. It serves the Fife, Lothians, and Scottish Borders regions, and is the largest college in Scotland.Main roles included:Enterprise & Solution Architect modelling business and technical solutionsProject manager and technical expert on all Edinburgh College DevelopmentRecognised as a key development lead in the delivery of the first FE Sector Student Mobile App for Edinburgh's Telford College.

Assistant development manager, Technical Lead and Project Manager of multi million pound turnover high traffic website www.flyglobespan.comMain roles included:Creator of load factor forecast algorithm applied to a computer modelling applicationLead Developer of all internal web and windows based applications, including yield management system.Developer of distribution API to third party travel websites such as travelsupermarket.Oracle 10g AdministratorMentor of fellow developers in project development, deployment and testing.

Flyglobespan was a British low-cost airline based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It operated scheduled services from five airports across the UK and Ireland to destinations in Europe, North America, North Africa and South Africa. Its main bases were Glasgow International Airport, Edinburgh Airport and Aberdeen Airport.Main roles included:Lead Developer of all Globespan websites, intranets/extranets and developer of internal web and windows based applications, including yield management system and cheapest price management.