Established a consultancy business, providing software development & application development servicesFocused on the provision of bespoke software solutions and services to a portfolio of UK-based clientsProject planning, analysis, development, implementation & resource deployment management activitiesNov - present: BT OpenReach ContractCurrently assisting BT in development of various software solutions, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#.NET, SQL Server 2008.Jun-Sep 2010: CBS Outdoor: • Used ASP.NET & SQL Server 2008 to develop a reporting tool for CBS• Introduced new reporting tools to enable business analysis of footfall at all London Underground Stations• Created a data-loading tool to facilitate the transfer of Transport for London (TfL) data into a SQL serverJun 2009 – May 2001: Smiths News: • Developed a bespoke data migration tool as part of system upgrade• Developed tools to transfer legacy data from 19+ Oracle RDBMS distributed systems into SAP solutions• Data Analyst responsibilities, including providing data extracts & reports using OLAP, SSRS & ASP.NETJan 2008 – May 2009: Dawson News plc: • Successfully developed a bespoke data migration tool & facility• Created tools to migrate data from 21 Oracle RDBMS and SQL Server systems into Sterling Commerce• Developed a returns / voucher scanning system, enabling accurate reporting of unsold products returned• Introduced IT technology to analyse and monitor products returned to depots, delivering cost reductions• Successfully created a print management system, enabling document merger and print using OCE printers

Morgan Healey is a leading executive search and recruitment business that operates within the STM Publishing, Digital Information and Media sectors. With over twenty five years industry experience we work with some of the most prestigious publishing businesses in the world. The Morgan Healey network spans the globe with 40% of the work we undertake coming from continental Europe.

Undertaking a multi-faceted role within the company, acting as General Manager, developing system solutions in VB6, VB.NET, ASP.NET,C# – SQL Server, OracleMajor Projects & Achievements • Delivering a 27% improvement in packing accuracy, whilst simultaneously reducing staff costs by £125k per annum, as a result of developing a semi-automatic packing system using Kardex carousels, developed in .NET and SQL Server• Developing a track & trace system covering 4,000 parcels delivered to over 600 locations each day, enabling a 95% improvement in delivery error rate and facilitating better reporting for customer services• Enabling all documents produced during the day to be merged into one large document for each customer by developing a bespoke printing solution using OCE printers• Developing a website to provide publishers with analysis of sales data from all independent wholesalers; developed in ASP with SQL Server to provide a method of data extraction from various systems for subsequent loading into the main database • Providing the functionality to redistribute products to supermarkets just before products sell out in the form of a sales based replenishment system used by all IND wholesalers

At the Financial Times I was responsible for sales development throughout the Midlands and East Anglia.I also designed and wrote a system which controlled the direct sales made to hotels throughout the country.