Nick Skelton Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

Nutgrove is my consultancy firm, through which I help universities, charities and the public sector transition to effective ways of working online.I build effective collaboration and communication with modern digital tools, shaping how tools are used to meet the needs of the organisation. I am experienced in creating cultures and working practices, building online communities and managing digital change programmes.Recent projects include:- Designing a staff intranet to build community and manage information, - Leading the adoption of Office 365 across a large organisation so staff can effectively work remotely,- Translating in-person teaching practices to effective online education, synchronous and asynchronous,- Reviewing data sources and business analytics across a university, so that data is better used to make strategic planning decisions,- Developing a pragmatic information security framework for a small charity, with simple advice for staff handing data at home.

Reading, United Kingdom

I provide short, focused expert advice to universities establishing digital transformation programmes. I help clients make better use of technology to improve their cultures and ways of working. Typical tasks include reviewing existing functions, benchmarking against comparators and helping develop strategy & direction; then creating business cases, costing a programme, and writing requirements specifications for procurement.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Led the introduction of new working practices using Office 365 to improve communications, collaboration and information management. Transitioned cloud platforms in six months. Changed organisational culture to entirely open calendaring.

Bristol, United Kingdom

I was responsible for all IT infrastructure including networking, wirelesss, servers, storage, virtualisation and telephony. I developed IT strategy, oversaw budgets and managed four IT teams with 45 staff. I developed zero-cost partnerships with other organisations to share infrastructure for mutual benefit. I introduced innovative practices including cloud services and outsourced data centres to reduce cost and improve service.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Designed, built and operated ResNet, an innovative commercial service providing 10Mbit broadband to students in 1998/1999.Introduced wireless networking and expanded it across campus.Created innovative shift-left self support model for Bring Your Own Devices.Created student customer-focused strategy for whole of IT delivery in response to deregulation of tuition fees.

Bristol

As a side-project I founded an artisan vegan foods startup company, producing dairy-free cheese and other products for festivals, delis and online in Bristol, Bath & London. Responsible for sales and marketing.

Msci, Chemistry

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