Leading the Digital and Business Transformation teams to deliver a simplified and data driven business that ensures continued growth and operational excellence and places digital at the heart of the Careys business. Working across the Careys Group to deliver value through technologies and data to drive improved performance and transformational change. Developing strategic solutions to propel Careys as a digital leader in the sector.Leading the Transformation Programme across the group, identifying and embedding transformational change in all areas of the company ensuring that we can realise tangible benefits that clearly demonstrate value and return.A member of the Executive Team that focusses on delivering innovation that underpins our strategic objectives and delivers benefit and value across all areas of the Group functions. Working with our business units to drive engagement and understanding of technology and data, to deliver valuable insights to enable improved decision making.Working closely with our partners to develop innovative solutions based on the latest trends, that will enhance the company and sector.

Working with major clients providing advisory services in Strategic IT and Digital Transformation whilst identifying innovative technical solutions to provide them with the opportunity to meet their associated commercial objectives, and drive improvements in their existing operations to transform the customer experience and to differentiate their offering. Leading a global team to deliver complex IT construction programmes to deliver value through the use digital delivery and enhancing business outcomes through digital transformation. .Supporting the global aviation sector at executive level, providing strategic guidance in relation to Digital Transformation and Enterprise Approaches across their business, and developing strategies to support projects at major international airports across North America, Europe, Middle East, East Asia and Australasia.

Working as part of the Oman Airports Executive Team for the current, and new airports, with full responsibility for successfully managing and leading the transition and transformation of the Digital business at Muscat International and Salalah Airports to deliver excellent customer experience, revenue growth, and operational resilience through innovational thinking and digital solutions.Oman introduced 4 new Greenfield airports to the region, in addition to the two existing airports operating at Muscat and Salalah. The primary objective of the role was to ensure that Oman Airports were in a position to operate, maintain, and manage the new facilities, whilst continuing to provide services at the two current airports. The role had accountability for all Airport IT, Communications, and Infrastructure, and systems being delivered for the new facilities. This involved the development of a Digital Strategy, and new organisation structure that was sub-sequentially implemented as part of a phased change process to enable the new structure, and responsible resources to operate, and maintain, the new systems and infrastructure. Initiated and delivered digital transformation programme across the business to improve passenger experience, generate new revenues and upskill the workforce. Through digital innovation we were able deliver the target to become one of the top 20 airports globally, with the additional aim of achieving a fully data driven and digital airport. Led a team that continually generated new ideas, and prototyped promising technologies to steer adoption/implementation of the most successful cases.

Reporting to the Managing Director, my role was responsible for defining the companies global strategy around airport / aviation IT and System requirements. This would allow the business to develop product sets, and service models to meet and exceed the market requirements. Engagement with both Airport and Airline Operators globally to understand different business models, and drivers, was key to the success of this role. In parallel, the role also included managing the Business and product Development team, and also operating at Director level.

Member of the senior leadership team representing the client (BAA). Responsible for the management and delivery of IT and Systems disciplines including Comms, Security, Building Controls and Operational systems through Conceptual Design to Commissioning.Interfacing with BA and buildings team to ensure on time delievery within budget, and addressing all quality and risk issues.

Employed by the 84 airlines at London Heathrow to procure a replacement Baggage System, negotiate a new contract with the successful supplier, and manage the installation by the supplier to operational readiness and finally handover. The system is the most operationally critical system at the airport, and was delivered within all of the defined parameters.

Working as part of the programme office in a senior role responsible for transitioning bmi to a complete suite of new systems. bmi made a decision to replace all of their operational, revenue management and distribution and sales systems across their complete network. Working as part of the programme office I was involved in the management of the requirements definition, and then into design, testing and commissioning. Once the systems had been accepted my responsibilty moved into the support and transition phase of rolling out the new systems to all locations across the globe where bmi operated. During all of the phases the management of 3rd party supplers was imperative and this also fell within my role.On completeion of the above project I moved into a the role of IT Account Manager. This involved managing the high profile IT accounts of bmi. The tasks included management of service levels, identification of cost efficiencies, and management of requirements to support the ongoing operations and business.