Working as an economist in the Fixed Telecoms and Markets Regulation team in the Digital Infrastructure directorate of DCMS.

Responsibilities:# Provided economic analysis for the Arts, Heritage and Tourism directorate at DCMS. # Developed business cases for new investments and built Impact Assessments for new regulationsAchievements:# I played an important role in developing analysis for a rescue package for the UK's cultural sector, following the Covid-19 crisis. The UK's Chancellor highlighted the quality of the analysis in achieving agreement with this package.

Responsibilities:• Combined multiple data sources for dashboards that monitored contracts for projects with M&S' new technology partner• Partnered with M&S senior and middle management and the technology partner’s staff, providing context to contract data during agile transition.Achievements:• My Excel models monitored the number, size and nature of M&S contracts for projects, identifying areas for efficiency improvements• My presentations and reports summarised key data for… Show more Responsibilities:• Combined multiple data sources for dashboards that monitored contracts for projects with M&S' new technology partner• Partnered with M&S senior and middle management and the technology partner’s staff, providing context to contract data during agile transition.Achievements:• My Excel models monitored the number, size and nature of M&S contracts for projects, identifying areas for efficiency improvements• My presentations and reports summarised key data for senior managers and gave insights into improvement opportunities• These were a pivotal support for management decisions that helped M&S make better use of partner’s services, improving company efficiency. Show less

Responsibilities:• Assisted with a revenue assurance exercise at telco TalkTalk• Collected billing data from TalkTalk using SQL, prepared very large data sets (millions of rows) using Access and then analysed them with Excel• Prepared presentations and partnered with middle management to aid understanding of the data and interpretation of analysis results.Achievements: • Met challenging deadlines through engagement with internal stakeholders• My models identified over… Show more Responsibilities:• Assisted with a revenue assurance exercise at telco TalkTalk• Collected billing data from TalkTalk using SQL, prepared very large data sets (millions of rows) using Access and then analysed them with Excel• Prepared presentations and partnered with middle management to aid understanding of the data and interpretation of analysis results.Achievements: • Met challenging deadlines through engagement with internal stakeholders• My models identified over £100k of savings. Show less

Responsibilities: • Analysed expenditure on Mobile Broadband Network Ltd, Three’s joint venture with competitor EE• Was a business partner with EE and Three staff to understand deployment plans.Achievements:• My model of network investment combined concise details of two different technology deployments to forecast Three’s opex and capex.

Responsibilities: • Provided research and information about New Zealand’s industry changes associated with structural separation.Achievements:• Generated an up-to-date report of structural separation in New Zealand, adding value by giving a clear basis for understanding its positive and negative effects.

Responsibilities: • Prepared company business cases, including creating financial models and managing relationships with business owners• Coordinated processes for investment decisions, including taking full responsibility for annual project capex budgeting.Achievements: • Negotiation: I developed a model using customer behaviour to forecast the cost of internet data usage for SKY, achieving a 56% lowering of a key supplier’s internet data rate• Corporate strategy: I… Show more Responsibilities: • Prepared company business cases, including creating financial models and managing relationships with business owners• Coordinated processes for investment decisions, including taking full responsibility for annual project capex budgeting.Achievements: • Negotiation: I developed a model using customer behaviour to forecast the cost of internet data usage for SKY, achieving a 56% lowering of a key supplier’s internet data rate• Corporate strategy: I reviewed and suggested improvements for the launch of quad-play bundling by SKY with a key partner, contributing to their agreement to merge• Due diligence: I developed documentation for this important merger• Stakeholder management: I created project capex forecasts for two budgets at a critical stage in SKY’s life cycle, allowing the business to budget effectively• Venture capital: I built a financial model and business case to assess SKY’s potential acquisition of a VC stake in emerging video platform, which led to them buying a stake in the company 90Seconds. Show less

Responsibilities:• Developed aspects of a new regulatory structure to underpin Chorus’ fibre network deployment, including over-seeing consultants’ work• Prepared key documents for discussions to familiarise stakeholders with aspects to such a structure• As well as from external consultants, coordinated input from business owners/stakeholders.Achievements: • Research: I identified key issues for the regulation of fibre, including disputes over demand for fibre products.•… Show more Responsibilities:• Developed aspects of a new regulatory structure to underpin Chorus’ fibre network deployment, including over-seeing consultants’ work• Prepared key documents for discussions to familiarise stakeholders with aspects to such a structure• As well as from external consultants, coordinated input from business owners/stakeholders.Achievements: • Research: I identified key issues for the regulation of fibre, including disputes over demand for fibre products.• Presentation skills: I presented to General Counsel aspects to structure, contributing to the model negotiated between Chorus and the Government.• Team player: I assisted with major information exchange with the regulator. Show less

Responsibilities:• Analysed the financial impact of investments in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (smart meters) • Assisted with preparation of dashboards and other documents showing the company's operations.Achievements:• Developed effective models to analyse deployment of Metrix smart meters in new regions of New Zealand.• Contributed to the development of a unique business model involving meter ownership by an electricity network company.• Developed an… Show more Responsibilities:• Analysed the financial impact of investments in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (smart meters) • Assisted with preparation of dashboards and other documents showing the company's operations.Achievements:• Developed effective models to analyse deployment of Metrix smart meters in new regions of New Zealand.• Contributed to the development of a unique business model involving meter ownership by an electricity network company.• Developed an innovative strategy for servicing electric vehicles.• Assisted with the development of Metrix from a legacy metering company into a modern IT organisation.• Coordinated the Metrix response to a smart meter RFI, which the company won. Show less

Responsibilities:• Investigated the legality of company behaviour (such as forming cartels or fixing prices).Achievements:• Successfully coordinated investigations of duty-free operations at Auckland and Wellington International Airports• My investigation of price fixing allegations in the real estate industry led to a public apology and a change in behaviour.

Responsibilities:• Developed economic arguments for regulator’s case on credit cards.Achievements:• Helped form effective company-wide approach to interchange cases.

Responsibilities:• Developed economic arguments on issues relating to competition, Achievements:• Wrote macros in VBA to collect worldwide airfares for coordinated pricing case.

Responsibilities:• Coordinated and conducted competition analyses of markets for numerous private sector clients.Achievements:• Completed analysis resulting in approval of a major yeast industry merger (Commerce Commission Decision No. 532)• Reviewed regulator's cost benefit analysis supporting mobile termination regulation, 2004• Wrote briefs of evidence for major tax avoidance case, successfully demonstrating the structure of a forestry investment didn't make economic… Show more Responsibilities:• Coordinated and conducted competition analyses of markets for numerous private sector clients.Achievements:• Completed analysis resulting in approval of a major yeast industry merger (Commerce Commission Decision No. 532)• Reviewed regulator's cost benefit analysis supporting mobile termination regulation, 2004• Wrote briefs of evidence for major tax avoidance case, successfully demonstrating the structure of a forestry investment didn't make economic sense, but for the tax it avoided. Show less

Responsibilities:• Prepared analysis and documentation for banking transactions involving M&A, debt and equity issuance • Completed extensive financial analysis (including NPV, IRR and leverage analysis) to a high standard • Prepared presentations and documents to display analysis results.Achievements:• I led the financial analysis of the NZ$220 million SKYCITY acquisition of Darwin casino• I coordinated processes for casino acquisition, NZ$150m New Zealand Dairy Foods… Show more Responsibilities:• Prepared analysis and documentation for banking transactions involving M&A, debt and equity issuance • Completed extensive financial analysis (including NPV, IRR and leverage analysis) to a high standard • Prepared presentations and documents to display analysis results.Achievements:• I led the financial analysis of the NZ$220 million SKYCITY acquisition of Darwin casino• I coordinated processes for casino acquisition, NZ$150m New Zealand Dairy Foods capital notes issue and the NZ$140m Freightways initial public offering. Show less