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Cambridge, Gb

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

iKVA is an AI SaaS business creating knowledge management solutions - bringing order to complex unstructured data and providing the right information to the right people at the right time.iKVA's technology is based on leading research from the University of Cambridge's Computer Lab and iKVA maintains deep links with the University with University professors on the board to support ongoing research and development of the core technology.iKVA's technology has won multiple awards including the Science and Technology Awards for best AI startup, Business Weekly awards for innovative technology, the National Technology Awards, and the prestigious Cambridge Ring Awards recognising significant businesses borne out of Cambridge University.

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

Cambridge Online is an educational and social enterprise charity that helps people learn digital skills.Based in several centres around Cambridge, Cambridge Online provides courses to help users get online, whether to use Facebook or fill in job applications, as well as providing a social setting for people who just want to utilise Cambridge Online's digital resources.

Salisbury, Wiltshire, Gb

Supporting the work of Cambridge City Food Bank, a charitable organisation and part of the Trussell Trust, ensuring vulnerable people in the Cambridge area don't go hungry.(if you've read this far, delivery logistics for a charity of course involves a lot of carrying heavy things and driving a van rather than anything strategic :-)

Researching my part time PhD - "Best practices and process for product ideation in high tech entrepreneurial organisations".(Currently on hold)

Cambridge, England, Gb

An internal consultant at Cambridge Assessment leading a digital transformation programme to convert a large traditional business in to a truly digital one.Programmes focused on introducing new agile and lean startup processes and methodologies for product development, commercialisation and pricing of products and bids, creating the overall digital strategy, as well as training and mentoring the teams across Cambridge Assessment in digital technologies, development methodologies, and commercialisation.

Walsall, West Midlands, Gb

Interim CEO of HomeServe Labs, leading the multi-disciplinary labs team to prototype, create and launch innovative IoT Smart Home technology (eg LeakBot).This role was combined with being the General Manager of a new business unit with HomeServe to transform HomeServe's legacy offline business by creating a new digital, easy to use, B2C service to allow consumers to hire tradesmen for their homes using the latest UX and agile development methodologies.

Windsor, Berkshire, Gb

Local Heroes is a new digital innovation for British Gas. An end-to-end digital platform that provides consumers with trusted independent local tradesmen.Easy online booking | No call-out charges | Trusted Local Tradesmen | British Gas guaranteeI created Local Heroes from scratch as an autonomous and independent business unit within British Gas based in our own office in central London, formed from experts across the digital industry and operating using super agile lean-startup principles.

Cambridge, Gb

PrismaStar are a rapidly growing Internet and SaaS company providing eCommerce services to some of the largest eTailers in the world to help consumers make better, faster decisions around selecting a product and so increasing both conversion rates and lifetime customer value.PrismaStar have offices in London, Prague, and Chicago.Winner eCommerce Awards 2011 for eCommerce site innovation.Winner White Bull Awards 2011 for most promising European Technology companyFinalist eConsultancy Innovation Awards 2012 for most innovative multi-channel online services

Dublin City, County Dublin, Ie

WRI/Hostelworld (The leading budget travel site with 150m+ visits/year) – Interim VP Product – creating and implementing WRI’s global online strategy to maximise on-line revenues leading to the redesign and re-launch of WRI’s flagship sites from the bottom-up with a new technical platform and architecture to improve customer usability, increase conversion rates, introduce formal measuring and monitoring tools (MVT, site analytics), and drive SEO and PPC traffic. During this time I also supported WRI through its recent €300m trade sale.

Gb

MadLobster is an consultancy specialising in business strategy, site monetisation, product management and strategic marketing for Internet, SAAS, and eCommerce companies.- PrismaStar - creating the overall company strategy and advising the board on the strategic organisation of the company. Later became the CEO of PrismaStar at the request of the Board- Ecosoft – Identifying new business and market opportunities for Ecosoft’s B2B SaaS product, creating the strategy and business plans to support this strategy, and executing the plandand leading the technical development teams to take these new services to market- QuizParty.com - online gaming. Creating the business strategy and online site monetisation plans for QuizParty's new online gaming platform- Captive Minds - creating the business case and financial models for Captive Minds new social media product due to be launched in 2011 integrating an array and high street brands- ICANN - advising consultancies to ICANN on the processes for EMEA integration of ICANN's new TLD programme

Weston, Ma, Us

Based in Prague, Czech Republic, my role is to lead and develop the European product division to innovate, launch and manage new Internet products and solutions to support Monster’s ambitious growth plans in Europe for both B2C and B2B customers. This includes responsibility for a multi-million dollar budget, revenue accountability for new products launched, and management of a 100+ mult-national and multi-functional team based across Europe and North America.

An interim role to develop the business strategy, marketing and product strategy for iProof’s Internet security solution portfolio and to build the supporting teams, including responsibility for identifying business opportunities, developing product strategies and roadmaps, and creation and management of the complete cross-functional business programme including financial forecasting, investment planning, and P&L and budgetary management.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Part of the global product & marketing team, I was dual based in the US and UK, leading a 90 strong multi-national and multi-functional team of business developers, product managers, and technical staff to research, develop and launch new international businesses, P&L manage Verizon’s international product set, and programme manage key internal and customer facing initiatives.

Mba

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Beng (Hons)