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Shaftesbury, GB

Dorset

Developing a new Financial Forecasting model & supporting the production of a new Business Plan.

Dorset, England, United Kingdom

I began a training course for Business Advisors with a Business-to-Business company called ‘Connectd’ and set up a new company in preparation for new contracts.

Dorset, England, United Kingdom

I spent this period supporting my mother in caring for my father who had progressive dementia and needed support in the family home. Sadly, he passed away recently. During this time, I undertook several projects and maintained my Microsoft Office skills and experience.

Slough / Home Based

Joined O2's outsourced Network PM team as part of the Huawei Programme. Took over "in-flight" and received feedback in the first two weeks that I was already having a very positive impact.The Project's objective was to catch up with EE by securing a launch with a leading VoWiFi handset manufacturer.On joining, I made every effort to get into the Project as.

UK Wide

Undertook independent consultancy assignments for clients in the mobile telecommunications sector, including:1. Prototype Dashboard Reporting using Microsoft Excel and the "Camera function" 2. Automated Excel Tool to support Portfolio Optimisation in cases where the full range of proposed Projects cannot all be committed - either due to Financial or other.

Bristol, Paddington

• Designed and executed a highly structured plan to safely remove surplus cell sites inherited from Orange and T-Mobile while managing the customer experience during this transformation
• Led the design, build and operation of new customer management processes handling customer complaints involving loss of radio coverage
• Led a dedicated team of four, including two SAS database experts
• Presented progress at CxO level on a bi-weekly basis
• Successfully avoided any significant negative press/media attention (e.g. BBC Watchdog). Most importantly, satisfied the Regulator (OFCOM) who cited the project as an example of industry “best practice”
• Over two years successfully removed 4,500 cell sites, saving the business c£45 million a year

South West England

Development of Consultancy tools and Business Development, while also researching opportunities for Not For Profit companies related to the use of SCUBA diving instruction to motivate kids from under-privileged areas.Attained my First Aid at Work Qualification with "Fathom 'n' Blues" Dive Centre in Portland, Dorset, UK.Took my Royal Yacht Association Level.

Newbury

Managed the technical launch of the VF 360 Products and Services into the UK market, including handset testing, Revenue Assurance, Legal, Service Management and Transfer to Operations.Undertook key stakeholder Management to Director level within UK & VF Group.Successfully completed this project with an overall value of approximately £10M+ initial.

Leeds

Invested in this UK Diving Business as a Partner.Qualified as PADI Scuba Divemaster after a five week course in Dahab (Egypt).

Hatfield

Managed the technical delivery and acceptance of a £1.5M Cisco Data Traffic Management System that was designed to enforce Data tariff Fair Use Policies. Oversaw the full life cycle of this high profile project, which delivered on time and within budget.

London

Led a team of five Orange Group Messaging Product Managers during the transition to France Telecom. Managed Product Acceptance testing for a £20M Email Platform delivered into multiple European countries.

Maidenhead, Milan

Led delivery of the Unified Messaging Programme, which was one of only three “Spearhead” Programmes defined as high risk and critical for launch. Reported to UK and Italian Boards for H3G on a monthly basis. Delivered on time & on budget. Matrix-managed seven in-country Delivery Managers.Took personal charge of the post-launch test strategy to recover.

Guildford, United Kingdom

I was hired to develop (in MS Excel), the Technical Module of a 3-part tool which could be used by BT International to determine the value of various 3G Licence bids outside of the UK.After delivering and using the tool in continental Europe, along with consultants from ProData/Colneago, we travelled out to Rogers AT&T Wireless in Toronto and adapted the.

London, United Kingdom

After leaving INMARSAT I joined the newly-formed ICO Satellite Company, based in Hammersmith.I led the planning and dimensioning of the ground network and took a special responsibility for the WAN comms links, as well as a special unit, which NEC Australia proposed to interwork effectively in place of the BSC to accommodate the fact that our system looked.

London, United Kingdom

Started out as a Ground Segment Engineer, organising radio propagation measurement campaigns including the use of helicopters, aircraft ranging from light aircraft to medium sized jets, plus live commercial satellites in both the US (COMSAT) and Japan (KDD International). Worked with colleagues in the European Space Agency (ESA), DFVLR (the German.

London, Docklands

After graduating from the Cable & Wireless thin-sandwich sponsorship, I saw that the HR Director that had first interviewed me for the C&W Sponsorship had just joined a new C&W group company in Docklands:- Mercury PCN. This kicked off my career in mobile communications and GSM. (Groupe Speciale Mobile).As well as running radio propagation measurement.

City University, London

One of 7 students selected from over 700 applicants for the Cable & Wireless "Thin Sandwich" sponsorship.A highlight was being flown out to St.Lucia in the Caribbean for 4.5 months as part of the course.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc) Sponsored By Cable & Wireless, Electrical And Electronics Engineering, 2.1

Activities and Societies: IEE Young EngineersWhile at City University I was sponsored by Cable & Wireless as part of a "Thin Sandwich".

Phyics, Maths, Design, Electronics

Activities and Societies: Young Enterprise course with Dr Challoner's School for GirlsWhile at Dr Challoner's Grammer School, I bucked the.