Lee Strafford Email & Phone Number

Peyia, Paphos, Cy

Sheffield, S. Yorkshire, Gb

If you want my help or want to understand what projects I am working on just shout!

Privileged to have been working with great co-founders and fantastic partners ~ looking to help build the next generation of 'scalebig' businesses.

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Gb

Dotforge is a start-up accelerator based on the Techstars model which is based in Sheffield and reaching out to the surrounding region. Developed with some cool angel investors, supported by great mentors, with fantastic backing by Creative England and the talent, passion and energy of great delivery people with additional help from cool folks developing other accelerators in the UK.Currently building interesting partnerships with folks over in Manchester and the wider Yorkshire and Humber region.

Bringing together interesting people and looking at interesting tech opportunitieshttp://www.thenetstart.org

Driving economic development in the city region by facilitating effective collaboration between the private sector, public sector and higher education sector.

Led the off field turnaround and modernisation of all key functions of the club. Implemented a proper investment process resulting in a change of ownership / control ultimately completing in Dec 2010. Couldn't prevent the relegation of the club to League 1 in season 2009/2010. Like all Wednesdayites hoping the club goes from strength to strength under the new owner.Sorted:-Fan engagement, physical and digitalCommunity engagementTicketing policyTicketing systemsMerchandise and Kit supplyConcourse cateringHospitality experienceFootball Medical infrastructureTraining ground development plan (community driven)Stadium development plan (community driven)Investment process£2.2m operating revenue growth (excluding league and TV monies)Did not sort:-Scouting infrastructureKeeping the club in the Championship :-(Big thanks to the staff for giving their all. Big thanks to my fellow Wednesdayites (aka the fans, aka the customers) for supporting our efforts.Bigger thanks to the missus for letting me be a crazy volunteer worker.

Sheffield, S. Yorkshire, Gb

Education = Taking PlusNet (www.plus.net) from 7 to 200+ people and from £0 to £100m market cap. Three sale processes, 6 years as a reporting segment of Insight Enterprices Inc (NASDAQ listed Fortune 500 business), one AIM IPO, two and a half years as a PLC.No funding used and generated profits (actual EPS) all the way!!!!

Chandler, Arizona, Us

Insight was the majority shareholder in PlusNet from 1998 - 2004 and had a Multi billion $ revenues profile From 2000-2004 I was part of the global management team (excluded NSIT board members) responsible for financial performance and shaping of future strategy, reporting into Mike Gumbert, during this period revenue grew from $1.5bn to $3bn. This role gave me great exposure to very senior technology entrepreneurs and operators. I contributed to the strategic move from product to a software driven service based model and also played a key role in the development of Insights European HQ based in Sheffield.Learnt a huge amount from my global management team colleagues and my mentors ~ Mike Gumbert and Tim & Eric Crown.

The UKs first structured cabling business. Major installations in financial services and Government primarily in London.