Michael Earley Email & Phone Number

London Luton Airport, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for driving the creation and implementation of TUI's new IFE programme, owning the IFE content strategy and developing plans to improve the IFE experience on our 787 & 737 fleets, across all 5 TUI Group Airlines.

Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

• With the Covid 19 virus decimating opportunities in the Aviation sector, I have returned to working for the family business, whilst I seek new avenues.• Earley Solutions offers Mediations Services to encourage divorcing or separating couples to come to amicable arrangements regarding their finances and childcare arrangements, without resorting to costly and often acrimonious court proceedings. • My wife, who is an experienced Family Lawyer and qualified Mediator, provides the professional services and my role involves the back end general business activities such as customer service, marketing, finance, admin and IT.

Crawley, West Sussex, Uk

• Responsible for scoping, driving and delivering on board changes and innovation relating to connectivity, to bring improved services, drive performance and efficiencies for both the business and Virgin Atlantic customers. • Develop, deliver and manage interactive updates to connectivity platforms and enablers on IFEC systems. • Manage all connectivity elements with internal Virgin Atlantic departments, hardware suppliers, software providers and Virgin Atlantic Engineering to ensure smooth roll-out of connectivity systems. • Responsible for implementing appropriate commercial models across the connectivity platform and driving revenue.

London, United Kingdom

• My key role is to provide an Airline perspective into the creation, definition and requirements capture of Cabin-based Products and Services as part of Inmarsat’s portfolio of products for commercial airlines.• Establish market requirements through customer consultation and working with both the technical marketing teams and regional airline directors.• Define the addressable markets for given product opportunities.• Capture and document Product Definitions, translating them into requirements to be delivered by all stakeholders in the process.• Define acceptance criteria for post-implementation testing.• Provide regular updates to business and engineering teams on airline product and roadmaps.• Produce product collateral for marketing, commercial, and regional aviation teams.

Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

• Left Qatar Airways to help my wife launch our own business as a short term venture before seeking to return to aviation, once the business is established. • Earley Solutions is a start-up business offering Mediations Services to couples and their families going through separation or divorce. Earley Solutions seeks to encourage couples to come to amicable arrangements regarding their finances and childcare arrangements, without resorting to costly and often acrimonious court proceedings. • My wife, who is an experienced Family Lawyer and qualified Mediator, provides the professional services and my role involves the back end business activities such as marketing, promotions, finance and IT.

Doha, Qatar

Created a single harmonised QT GUI to play across 5 different existing IFE systems from both Panasonic and Thales. This will for the first time for any comparable airline, offer passengers the same IFE Customer Experience of style and navigation across the whole fleet of 140 aircraft.The single GUI makes future software development easier, cheaper and faster.Successfully launched content deals with suppliers that led to a 100% increase in movies and TV, up to 500 movies and 1700 TV shows, for a minimal increase in cost.Led the development of IFE and Connectivity software and hardware as part of the Product Development team in collaboration with Engineering.Managed the content programming for over 25 million passengers from 130 different destinations.Created and managed a multi-million dollar budget annually.Oversaw the ad sales function of up to $3.5 million annually including sales and contract negotiations.Developed Qatar Airways Wi-Fi products including the development of a Walled Garden Portal for free access to selected sites such as Qatar's frequent flyer programme.

Crawley, West Sussex, Uk

Head of IFE software and hardware development for the Virgin Atlantic Design Department as part of the Product Development division.Led the development of the world's first QT based IFE system with Panasonic and a cross-divisional Virgin team, offering 3D rendering and animations and a tablet-like touch screen performance.The QT system named as “Vera” is rated as Excellent by 80% of Virgin Atlantic passengers and has been voted World's Best GUI at the APEX Avion awards for two years running.Researched the emerging connectivity market and laid the foundations for Virgin's Wi-Fi products now being rolled out.

London, Uk

Developed and successfully launched the Bluebox entertainment system, a multiple role entertainment device for use as a handheld, seat back or overhead video system.Led tightly-targeted marketing efforts, which managed to break into the highly conservative avionics industry, leading to sales in both commercial and business aviation markets.Consulted on software design/user experience development and led detailed user testing of both Beta and Customer-bespoke versions of VOD software.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Inflight Entertainment Manager for Emirates and its partner SriLankan Airlines. Testing, developing, launching and programming content, on the world's most advanced VOD entertainment system for Emirates, with over 600 channels of entertainment, catering to a multi-cultural worldwide audience, but focussed primarily on UK and US Content.Controlling annual budgets and maximising revenue from onboard product including advertising, sponsorship, phones, email and SMS messaging.Production of six different monthly entertainment guides for various fleets across the two airlines, in both printed and digital formats.Identifying and anticipating passenger needs within traditional customer demographics and sourcing new products for a rapidly expanding network, including Japanese, Chinese and Urdu movies, music and TV content.Creating specialist onboard videos such as safety or promotional videos, as well as reinforcing the company branding through station idents, TV stings, music jingles and graphical identities.Managing logistics for both digital and tape systems, along with the differing requirements of a diverse range of external media suppliers, as well as internal customers such as engineering, cabin services, catering, PR, internet services, advertising and promotions.SriLankan Airlines won 3 Avion awards at the 2004 World Airline Entertainment Association's annual conference, including best overall entertainment in its class.

Luton, United Kingdom

Implemented and developed the onboard product for the world's largest charter airline group under tight budget constraints, where creativity and innovative thinking were essential. Overall control of all onboard media for 3 airlines within the Britannia Group in the UK, Scandinavia and Germany.Core member of a creative management group, creating 3 distinct brand identities for the Group's airlines, including cabin interiors, crew uniforms, onboard branding, plus graphical design for onboard video and publications.Responsible for the company-wide corporate re-branding of Britannia as part of the TUI Group's acquisition in 2001, including being the internal “brand champion”, vetting all re-branding and leading in-house brand awareness training for all departments.Achieved 4 WAEA Avion awards and 6 runner up awards.Led the procurement and introduction of new over-head and seat-back video systems, plus hand held DVD for Premium cabins.Co-ordinated suppliers from different media disciplines and managed logistics for all onboard media products across the 3 Group airlines.Responsible for maximising onboard sales revenues through the creation of onboard promotional material and video commercials. Full P+L responsibility for external ad sales & sponsorship deals with blue chip companies including Disney, Universal Studios, Express Newspapers, and BUPA Healthcare.Project-managed an overhaul of Britannia's IFE maintenance programme, leading a Continuous Improvement Team, which resulted in an 80% drop in hardware defects.Member of Senior Management Group trained to respond to accidents.

London, Uk

• Producer/Director, creating audio books with professional actors for customers of the Institute’s audio library and for commercial sale.• Awarded Gramophone magazine's Best Audio Book 1989 for Peter Carey’s Illywacker.

Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Britannia Airways Senior Manager Diploma - 2000-01. A 2 year part time training programme for Senior Managers, containing various modules.

Ba (Hons) English And Media Production, English And Media Production, 2.1 Ba (Hons)