Accountable for defining and delivering the technology strategy for over 60 competition and non-competition venues. Responsible for managing a c. £5m budget and building a team of 66 full-time staff, in addition to over 160 contractors and 200 volunteers. Appointed to streamline venue technology solutions and create an efficient technology blueprint for future Commonwealth Games cycles as part of the Commonwealth Games Federation Partnerships.Responsibilities included:• Member of… Show more Accountable for defining and delivering the technology strategy for over 60 competition and non-competition venues. Responsible for managing a c. £5m budget and building a team of 66 full-time staff, in addition to over 160 contractors and 200 volunteers. Appointed to streamline venue technology solutions and create an efficient technology blueprint for future Commonwealth Games cycles as part of the Commonwealth Games Federation Partnerships.Responsibilities included:• Member of the Technology Leadership Team, responsible for key strategic decision making and departmental governance.• Strategic leadership of the Venue Technology Services functional area, ensuring that all Games venues are planned, delivered and operated on behalf of the Technology department by defining strategy, driving productivity and applying appropriate programme governance.• Chair and member of numerous working groups, including chairperson of the Venue Legacy Systems Cyber Security Working Group, responsible for evaluating the cyber security resilience of existing venue systems, with standing external attendees from the NCSC and West Midlands Police.• Subject matter expert, technical evaluator and contract negotiation for over £15m of Technology procurements (all PCR2015 & ODJEU compliant), including: venue network integration services, broadcast and venue WAN connectivity, venue network equipment hardware, radio communications, professional audio visual services and consumer audio visual equipment.• Games Time role as the Technology Operations Centre Director, the most senior position within the organisation for technology operations, accountable for all technology services and approximately 1,400 personnel. Show less

Assigned to the Expo 2020 Technology Team to lead the delivery of IoT, geographic positioning and smart city programmes. The role contributed to the event district becoming the smartest, most connected place in the world.Responsibilities included: strategy formulation, requirements analysis and documentation, solution design, procurement, strategic support, supplier management, project reporting, project delivery, recruitment and budget formulation.

Senior management role within the Technology Department, responsible for shaping the venue technology strategy and overseeing the planning, delivery and operations for 6 venues at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.Responsibilities included:• Recruitment and line management of 5 Venue Technology Managers and 3 Deputy Venue Technology Managers. Each Venue Technology Manager was responsible for leading up to 15 contractors, suppliers and volunteers at Games time. • Technical competence… Show more Senior management role within the Technology Department, responsible for shaping the venue technology strategy and overseeing the planning, delivery and operations for 6 venues at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.Responsibilities included:• Recruitment and line management of 5 Venue Technology Managers and 3 Deputy Venue Technology Managers. Each Venue Technology Manager was responsible for leading up to 15 contractors, suppliers and volunteers at Games time. • Technical competence evaluator for Games-wide audio visual tender submissions, the largest procurement package within the Venue Technology Services department.• Management of the tender process for a technology hardware package that resulted in an Official Supplier sponsorship deal.• Creation and management of the main technology asset database for all venues.• Defining, documenting and publishing procedures and processes related to technology milestone reporting and equipment allocations.• Complete management of the technology infrastructure, services and operations for the main stadium and precinct used for athletics events and the opening and closing ceremonies. This precinct accounted for over half of all Gold Coast 2018 ticket sales.• Technology equipment allocation, venue operational planning, demand planning, stakeholder liaison, reporting, risk and issue management, value engineering and workforce planning for competition and non-competition venues within my cluster. Show less

Product Owner for 3 data warehouse and business intelligence development teams based in London and Bangalore.Won the quarterly departmental prize for an outstanding contribution to the company in my first quarter at the firm by transforming delivery progress.Responsibilities included:• Analysis, documentation and prioritisation of business requirements.• Prioritising work items and projects based on return on investment, programme demands and regulatory… Show more Product Owner for 3 data warehouse and business intelligence development teams based in London and Bangalore.Won the quarterly departmental prize for an outstanding contribution to the company in my first quarter at the firm by transforming delivery progress.Responsibilities included:• Analysis, documentation and prioritisation of business requirements.• Prioritising work items and projects based on return on investment, programme demands and regulatory requirements.• Managing development team delivery through Agile Scrum, Kanban and Waterfall methodologies.• Communicating priorities, progress, and risks and issues to senior stakeholders in bi-weekly steering groups and monthly meetings with the CIO. Show less

Short-term delivery focussed role to implement technology overlay plans at Villa Park, the venue for 2 Rugby World Cup pool games.Responsibilities included:• Approving venue designs and technology project delivery schedules.• Managing contractors and suppliers to install and commission technology equipment and services.• Leading the delivery of IT services and support during operational periods.• Reinstating the venue within 2 days, ready for the next Premier League… Show more Short-term delivery focussed role to implement technology overlay plans at Villa Park, the venue for 2 Rugby World Cup pool games.Responsibilities included:• Approving venue designs and technology project delivery schedules.• Managing contractors and suppliers to install and commission technology equipment and services.• Leading the delivery of IT services and support during operational periods.• Reinstating the venue within 2 days, ready for the next Premier League fixture at the stadium.• Providing match day support to other Venue Technology Managers at Twickenham Stadium, the City of Manchester Stadium and the Olympic Stadium. Show less

Accountable for the successful delivery and operation of all technology equipment, infrastructure and services at the purpose built 68,000 seat Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Regularly negotiated with senior academic personnel to satisfy student concerns. I held this position for my second and final year of study.

Designed and built an online portal for the Aston Villa Football Club Academy using HTML, JavaScript, MySQL and PHP. This project received a high first class classification.

Co-led the technology delivery project for the largest temporary venue of London 2012, Greenwich Park.