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Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Newcastle Upon Tyne

• Responsible for the seamless execution of all project-based services, ensuring quality, on-time delivery, and customer satisfaction.
• Leading and empowering cross-functional delivery teams, fostering collaboration, innovation, and high performance in a diverse and dynamic environment.
• An extended member of the Kineo Global Performance Team, which serves as the executive leadership of the business. I represent delivery to provide operational leadership and performance reporting to the business.
• Champion and enhance our Agile practice, fostering an environment of continuous improvement, innovation, and adaptability.
• Cultivating a customer-centric and Agile culture throughout the organisation, with a relentless focus on delivering exceptional value to our clients.
• Act as the senior point of escalation for delivery with clients, engaging with senior stakeholders within the client’s organisation.

Gateshead, England, United Kingdom

• Strategic business and financial involvement with C-Suite and board
• AI-driven new product development, yielding good results. Innovating with cutting edge technology
• Expanding and cultivating robust business network; showcasing strong relationship- building prowess, resulting in growth.
• Developed national and global clients
• Worked as part of team to develop board-level strategy.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

• Delivered impactful investor pitches, sourcing and engaging prospects to secure funding. Achieved exceptional results.
• Expertly steering investment round negotiations, delivering favourable outcomes.
• Secured £710k investment round, showcasing exceptional leadership
• Transforming and leading sub-10 board creation, optimizing processes, achieving good results.
• Driving c-suite strategy; driving impactful actions, yielding measurable results.
• Led AI development team for new product, securing Innovate UK project, yielding ground-breaking results

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

• Forged valuable partnerships with accountants and legal experts, cementing a robust professional base.
• Managed costs, cashflow to drive growth to £475K revenue.
• Managed legal and commercial affairs, ensuring compliant and responsible business operations, achieved 100% regulatory adherence.
• Secured FTSE 100 client by devising impactful marketing and sales strategy. Resulted in significant business growth.
• Successfully delivered global Code of Conduct program for 13K+ employees in six languages, leading production team.
• 2020 Learning Technologies award winner | 2021 national best new start-up recipient | Proven excellence in commercial projects

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

• Reporting directly to the Managing Director:
• Reviewed project development process; drove efficiency & collaboration.
• Introduced a new project costs system, driving efficiency and accuracy.
• Improved financial reporting, instigating actionable insights.
• Led resource management.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

• Reporting to the Director of Client Services:
• Leading high-performing team; delivering innovative digital learning Apps for blue-chip clients, online, tablet, mobile, and offline. Achieved exceptional results.
• Proactively driving project success by defining and managing processes, documenting requirements, engaging stakeholders, and ensuring client satisfaction.
• Delivering Budget Efficiency | Streamlined Cost Control | Exceeding Project Expectations.
• Exceeding client requirements by leading cross-functional team collaboration, meeting time, cost, and quality targets.
• Ensuring rigorous project initiation, effective team-supplier coordination, and meeting deadlines. Driving projects to successful completion with remarkable renewal rates.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

• Led dynamic Programme Management Team driving successful projects across Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Orchestrated e-learning, LMS, help-lines, case management, and GRC systems.
• Leading high-impact projects with diverse deliverables and multi-disciplinary teams. Empowering project managers to excel on large initiatives. Delivered exceptional results and efficiency.
• Delivered compelling presentations to senior executives, engaging blue-chip stakeholders, driving impactful interactions. Results: Secured key partnerships, boosting company growth.
• Proactively drive project success, defining requirements, engaging stakeholders, and expertly managing clients for seamless execution. Results: Enhanced efficiency and delighted stakeholders.
• Exemplary cost control; consistently delivering on-budget projects, showcasing strong financial acumen.
• Exceeding client expectations, the Programme Manager collaborates seamlessly with Account Directors and the Production Team, ensuring on-time, cost-efficient, and high-quality project delivery.

• Led cross-functional team, converting Articulate-based eLearning program for top US client. Oversaw full P&L with strategic impact.
• Exceeded monthly targets consistently with exceptional skills, driving remarkable results.
• Optimized project cost structure, boosting profit margins significantly.
• Revamped project management with data-driven systems, fuelling efficiency, and productivity. Achieved 20% cost reduction and 15% faster project delivery.
• Strategically sourced top talent, assembling high-performing project team, accelerating results.
• Orchestrated transformative client collaboration, optimizing practices & quality in the USA.

• Transformed SGI's UK business potential in a 3-month contract.
• Championed innovative UK opportunities, securing serious games opportunities with fire service and film company.
• Championed dynamic UK PR & marketing campaign for SGI, yielding exceptional results.

• Orchestrated global AAA title launch in 12 languages, directing localization, script, and narrative teams for seamless in-game speech.
• Transformed quality control with strategic testing implementation, recruiting external experts for optimal results. Audited and proved critical studio impact.
• Transforming data management team, optimizing technical infrastructures, and driving consultant collaborations for impactful outcomes. Achieved measurable improvements.
• Risk-mitigating expert: Streamlining localization processes, project plans, & communication. Liaising with production teams, shaping efficient workflows, delivering measurable outcomes.
• Enhanced cross-team communication, streamlined processes, and ensured timely project delivery. Monitored weekly progress for optimal results.
• Revitalized script writing post-team transition, deftly rewriting 2500+ lines for diverse characters. Orchestrated seamless collaboration across design, editorial, recording, and audio teams. Achieved exceptional.

• Transforming educational gaming project for Learnit3D & Scottish Qualification Authority, showcasing hard & soft skills, driving measurable results, and ensuring remarkable outcomes.
• Assisting the education team at "I am Learning" through strategic business development, driving game-based revision growth. Achieved measurable results.

• Revitalized studio performance, optimizing day-to-day management, HR, budgeting, planning, design, coding, and QA, driving remarkable results.
• Transforming studio personnel planning and recruitment, driving strategic direction and accountability. Achieved remarkable results.
• Spearheaded end-to-end game projects, coordinating UK & European clients, ensuring seamless development, yielding exceptional results.
• Revamped Maritime Warfare School as Executive Producer, securing eLearning Age Best Game 2009. Leading-edge eLearning achievement.
• Produced the award-winning 'Rome in Danger' game, showcasing producer expertise, achieving Best Game 2008.
• Propelled business development, fostering substantial growth in just 18 months.

• Responsible for the successful sourcing of a 3 year coach sponsorship deal to transport pupils free of charge to the college
• Involved in the installation of the UK's first stereo virtual reality projection system in partnership with Teesside University, pioneering the development of this roll out throughout colleges in the UK
• Establishing the college as a Microsoft Academy through the initiation of a teacher development programme with 40 participants
• Launching Kahootz Australian 3D animation software as a UK pilot for the Australian children's television foundation
• Developing film editing suite and training

• Designed and delivered MS Project training to top clients (Northern Rock, Newcastle University) with tailored programs, driving remarkable results.
• Devised & rolled out Oracle training for East of Scotland Water, driving £750K revenues.
• Transforming BASF chemicals: Enhanced MS Project training streamlined manufacturing, cutting process times by 60%.

• Transforming the organization with seamless Microsoft Office 97 & Terminal Server implementation, enhancing productivity company-wide. Streamlined processes, reduced downtime, and boosted collaboration.
• Transformed IT training strategy, collaborating closely with Director. Achieved measurable results in staff performance.
• Optimized £150k training budget, delivering essential resources with exceptional results. Enhanced training outcomes, fostering growth.

Bsc (Hons) 2:1, Business Information Systems; Business And Finance

Prince 2 Accredited Foundation And Practitioner (Iz31519622), Project Management

Cert. Ed (Fe), Fe

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Education record