Ian Horsfall Email & Phone Number

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Leeds, United Kingdom

Formally Halifax, Now Leeds City Centre

Work at Woven has been geared toward business transformation from a small family owned company in Halifax into a reputable, mature, professional and award winning business now based in Leeds city centre. It encapsulated foundation setting of processes and scalable ways of working to leading a variety of projects from web development site builds to custom integrations or development of cross platform apps.My principle responsibilities have been to;• Identify company challenges and provide solutions to address inefficiencies.• Responsibility for streamlining processes and increasing utilisation within the production teams.• Implementation of new and improved systems and process.o Timesheet reportingo Project budgetingo Contractual documentationo SoW (statements of work)• Responsibility for managing projects from scope through to completion.• Coordinate production teams, scheduling and task planning including production of timing plans for both internal teams and freelance support.• Commercially focused with responsibility for project budget and timescales.• Motivation of internal teams and fostering a collaborative spirit.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Responsibility for delivering web development projects on time and within budget. Determining and implementing appropriate project management methodologies and techniques from traditional waterfall, Agile or a combination of both. I have a key role in the transition from project to service working to establish sensible SLAs, appropriate 'Helpdesk'/support facilities and internal support processes. Shared scheduling and resource planning responsibilities for both the design and development teams for clients working on a project or support basis.Acting as the primary point of contact to several major clients including Inter-flora, International Personal Finance and Inchcape Retail.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Working as the essential link from office to production works. Monitoring quality, implementing best working practices along with company policy & procedures. Responsibility for scheduling jobs, planning print production schedules, arranging outwork, chairing daily production meetings & ensuring the smooth running of the print & finishing works.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Primary responsibility for providing accurate costings & estimates to new & existing customers, identifying methods of working & best working practise to maximise profitability & economy for the client.Liaising with clients to best identify their requirements & offer suggestions in relation to materials, processes & methods of production to fulfil their brief.Negotiating with current suppliers to obtain best rates & service, while meeting prospective suppliers to broaden Collective’s product portfolio. Administration & training of staff in the Shuttleworth MIS system. Incorporating the initial research, configuration, development & implementation.General IT related maintenance, from email domain administration, host migration, mobile device & calendar synchronisation, networking & creation of secure VPN connections between remote sites.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Operating a six colour plus coater Heidelberg 102 CD with CP 2000 off press computer controls, producing high quality general commercial print, incorporating accurate pantone colour matching.Previously operated a Heidelberg 102 with CP-tronic computer controls.Operated and trained others on a Komori Lithrone 628 with full PQC automation.Responsible for planning daily production schedules.Experienced with tru-flow CTP plate making and associated computer software.General maintenance and repairs undertaken.