Luke Smith Email & Phone Number

Ireland

County Dublin, Ireland

I'm leading technology at EPIC and CHQ. We have some very ambitious, exciting goals and I'm using my digital project experience to make them happen.

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

London, United Kingdom

I led the product management team through definition, design and delivery of a new digital supply chain for the Playstation Store. It is a technically demanding, global product with aggressive delivery time lines -- all things I enjoy greatly. Successes include:• Leading the 12-person product team. Responsibilities including: roadmap definition and management; design leadership including fostering a user centric approach and working directly with current users; overseeing quality of wireframes & user stories; leadership and planning of stakeholder ceremonies / review-points; actively guiding UX testing with users and delivery with engineering teams • Definition of a vision satisfying a diverse set of senior stakeholders in 3 regional HQs. This was achieved by careful relationship building together with firm leadership combined with a deep understanding of business and technical constraints• Building an enjoyable, productive and successful working environment with a mixed internal and external team. I developed a loyal network with collaborators from Sony, Accenture delivery partners and beyond

London, United Kingdom

I conceived, produced and led of an integrated programme of online products, live events, broadcast relationships, press relationships and more. Live digital products include:• Lives of the First World War• Operation War Diary• Faces of the First World War• Voices of the First World War• 1914.orgThe centenary started on 4th August 2014 and we created a major new digital brand and reached over 10 million people online and developed new revenue streams.To make all this happen, I led, shaped or initiated relationships with DC Thomson Family History, BBC, Who Do You think You Are Live, the National Archives, Zooniverse (University of Oxford), Historypin and many, many more.I led an amazing team from across those organisations and from IWM. I brought that team together and reshaped it over time as our needs changed.I also represented Lives of the First World War on dozens of radio and TV programmes, as well as numerous interviews for UK and international press.

London, United Kingdom

I managed, led and delivered online products at Sony PlayStation. Successes include:• Delivery of a globally integrated system to manage content delivery and commerce on the PlayStation Network.• Delivery of an advanced, bespoke web Content Management System for www.playstation.com

The arts debate was a large-scale programme of research, public consultation and debate to plan the future of public funding for the arts. Successes include:• Streamlined the project by setting up thorough project processes including a core delivery group, reporting, project board, project plans, project definitions, explicit responsibilities for sub-project managers, issue management and action tracking. • Delivery of project on time, within budget and to scope. See www.artsdebate.org.uk

I led a strategically important Internet project allowing PSP games to be sold online. My expertise of business analysis and project management methodologies ensured this project was completed on time. Successes include: • Establishment of appropriate project organisation and governance structures following an efficient but broad consultation exercise. • On time delivery within 6 months.• Production of full functional specification.

I developed new business and delivered projects at this knowledge management startup. My cross industry expertise in Internet technologies helped these customers to plan, implement and deploy sophisticated web-based systems.

I led the content management development team through the launch of Europe's first 3G mobile network.

I provided content management consultancy, solution architecture and project management services to a range of corporate customers including IBM, e-Italia and Hutchison3G/3 under contract though VLC.

I led a diverse team on a multi- £million web implementation for a retail-banking client (AIB) under contract through Logica. This team of over 20 people included business analysts, graphic designers, information architects and developers.

Oniva was a Dublin based, 120 person Internet/e-commerce consultancy. Oniva was a Dublin based, 120 person Internet/e-commerce consultancy. During my time as a project manager, reporting to a company director, I managed several demanding development projects. As a developer I used numerous technologies including Windows DNA (ASP, COM, SQL Server), Oracle, Solaris.

Ba(Mod), Computer Science

Masters Of Research, Humanities And Cultural Studies (At The London Consortium)

Activities and Societies: • Organised a series of expert panel events on curatorial practice, with curators from Tate and the ICA. •.