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Bristol, England, Gb

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Delivering business support services for SMEs in association with Innovate UK, via Business West

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

We build data-led digital innovation eco-systems for purpose-led business, enabling collaborative leaders to crowdsource new ideas from their employees and other stakeholders, inside and out.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Supporting innovation students to explore and develop entreprenuerial projects

Exploring innovation ecosystems in cities

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Leading a number of projects aimed at developing the innovation ecosystem in Bristol.

Bristol, United Kingdom

• Hon. Secretary of South West & South Wales branch• Hosting a 2021 Net Zero Conference across the South West & South Wales region• Coordination of committee meetings and a regional events calendar• Relationship management of branch members and local partnerships

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

• Development and management of the Corporate Innovation Strategy • Programme Mgmt. across a diverse project/product portfolio• Senior stakeholder management and reporting including to board level• People leadership, team management, 3rd party and partnership management• Resource and contract mgmt. and coordination

Bristol, United Kingdom

• Delivery of the One City Approach and a city-wide approach to strategic partnership• Established the City Office delivery unit and core functions e.g. PMO, Comms, etc. • Exec level stakeholder management for the Mayor's Office and City Office• Writing and production of the One City Plan• Project Mgmt. for priority projects such as Street Conflict, Period Poverty, Affordable Childcare• Alignment of the One City Approach with Council business, Mayoral priorities and local partners

Bristol, United Kingdom

• Supporting the development of a one year resilience implementation plan• Defining success factors and reporting mechanisms and tools as necessary• Advising on governance and supporting engagement with external partners and stakeholders• Managing the relationship with Platform Partners and identifying opportunities• Ensuring internal alignment with Bristol City Council and Mayoral priorities• Contributing to the development of the One City Plan using a “resilience lens”• Working with the SRO and 100RC Network to communicate successes and learn from global cities

Bristol, United Kingdom

Activities:• Business Analysis in Business Change and Agile project implementation• Design of new operational process and strategy for service redesign• Discovery phase work with value/effort investigations• Business system analysis, requirements modelling and implementation• Co-founded and ran the "Agile Hub" - a community of practice for colleagues Projects:• Corporate Booking System Implementation• eProcurement System Implementation• Hot House (rapid service improvement) Programme

City Of London

Xceed is an Innovation and Business Consultancy specialising in delivering complex ICT change programmes.Activities:• Delivery of business driven IT change • Business & information analysis, change management, project support and PMO• Problem solving by the investigation of options and innovative thinking• Assignment management to ensure client satisfaction and successful delivery• Opportunity spotting and business development• Adaptability, flexibility and value in delivery• Strong stakeholder management at all levels• Exceptional commercial and industry awarenessI entered the company at graduate level and was later selected to join the Future Leaders Programme where I led a cross-company workstream to develop new commercial propositions.

London, United Kingdom

Activities:• Implementation of DevOps / Service Virtualisation toolset within App Dev environment• Support and governance within a Centre of Excellence model• Project Management of various business engagement streams • Delivery of comprehensive training programme

Achievements:• Discovery and review of 300+ LAN connections globally• Comprehensive planning for succeeding project phase - network remediation Activities:• Data analysis and modelling• Led review meetings with technical managers for each site• Regular project reporting up to Global Network Manager level• Strategic planning based on knowledge and trends captured in discovery activities

London, United Kingdom

Achievements:• Desktop migration of 2000+ users from PC to hosted desktop, including the decommission or re-provision of associated hardware• Virtual desktop migration of 1300+ users to new infrastructure and the decommission of legacy ESX clusters • Desktop upgrade of 6000+ users to a new specification• Windows 7 testing and recommendations for implementation• Assisted with the production of a multi-year £million+ business case for a significant global IT programmeActivities:• Defined and documented migration strategies• Managed team members including engineers, project administrators and 3rd party resources• Managed interdependencies between internal and external teams• Managed projects from initiation through to implementation• Communication strategy• Managed risks, issues and change• Value-add activities including the creation of a new estate management tool• Project status and progress reporting/forecasting• Strategic planning and creative problem solving• Production and presentation of plans and delivery phases• Data analysis and modelling• Stakeholder engagement and mapping• Regular reporting up to Global Programme Director level

Achievements:• Data network optimisation and rationalisation at 40 global sites resulting in £2 million of cost savingsActivities:• Data analysis and modelling• Management of total project life cycle - from initiation to realisation• Led review meetings with technical managers for each site• Management of 3rd party suppliers on behalf of client• Creation of a geospatial tool for project reporting and global network analysis

Department Of Education

Activities:• Organisation and management of on-site activities at 45 offices • Management of activities of 4 ICT service providers• Internal and external stakeholder communications• First point of contact for the project• Management of actions, risks and issues, lessons learned and benefit realisations• Management of ICT asset tracking• Facilitating workstream processes in a Prince2 environment

Houses Of Commons

Activities • Produced detailed research reports and briefs • Completed casework on behalf of constituents • Prepared official responses • Attended official meetings and organising door step surgeries • Acted as the first point of contact for constituents and government officials • Event and diary organisation • Political research • Public relations

House Of Commons

Master'S Degree, Ma In Political And Legal Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Editor for the academic journal - International Public Policy Review (IPPR)Dissertation: "The role of trust.

Bachelor Of Arts, Ba In History

Dissertation: "Punk as an anti-racist movement from 1976-1979" Modules: Modern British History, International Political History.