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Beaconsfield, GB

Providing strategic advice and implementing Best Practice to assure delivery of strategic projects.Clients include Primark and Marie Curie.

London, GB

The business' IT function was under-performing so Sonderwell needed me to come in and very quickly perform the following:- Ensure the company was cyber secure- Validate their technology roadmap and make recommendations- Turn their data into an asset- Reduce OpexI achieved all the above, and significantly reduced opex in the current financial year by 15%.

London, GB

Implementing Best Practise initiatives during a period of significant transformation for the Charity, and in particular its' IT function.

Dublin, County / Dublin Postal District, IE

Leading the delivery of Paul Mason Consulting's initiatives to respond to multiple system failures which were impacting trade across Europe and impeding expansion across the USA.

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, GB

Backed by Private Equity Investors, CBPE, Banner Ltd is the market leading wholesale supplier and retailer of schoolwear and sportswear to schools in the UK. I was engaged to transform the entire infrastructure, applications and security needed to support the growth of a business into a national wholesaler and retailer and to meet the diligence.

Poznań, Wielkopolskie, PL

Brought in by the Group CIO to assess, advise and construct a two-year strategic plan and associated budget for multiple in-store retail initiatives to support Pepco's aggressive international growth plans.

London, England, GB

Brought in by the CEO to review of the stability of IT at LKB, and was then mandated by the Board to implement a service model fit for a business with over 80 stores worldwide, implement Cyber Security whilst driving down Opex.Following two changes of ownership, I was asked each time to extend my contract to see through the changes required to support.

London, GB

Delivered a £50m programme to design and pilot a new EPOS solution for both Ladbrokes and Coral shops designed to meet the highly specific needs of the gaming sector.

London, GB

Reporting to the TRG Board, I led the £8m design, selection and deployment of new EPOS, Back Office, BI, Stock Management, Labour Productivity and integrated on-line bookings and home delivery solutions to over 450 restaurants across the group, which included the Frankie & Benny, Chiquito and Garfunkels brands, along with over 40 third party brands across.

London, England, GB

Engaged to define the deployment model, plan and risks for the £100m+ replacement of the Horizon IT systems for 11,500 Post Office branches.

Dublin, County / Dublin Postal District, IE

Engaged by the Director of Trading Systems, to enable Primark to capitalise on its expansion opportunity across Europe, whilst simultaneously delivering a greater customer experience through leading IT solutions.EPOS | Supply Chain | Merchandising | Finance | HR | Retail Systems | Payment | Infrastructure | Primark.com

Milton Keynes, GB

Hired by the Argos Head of IS to deliver a major £25m transformation of all in-store IT processes, replacing catalogues with tablets, significantly improving the customer service process through integrated supply chain and voice picking. EPOS | Logistics | Automation | Payments | Omni-channel | Digital

Chicago, Illinois, US

Led the entire £50m Restaurant solutions technology refresh to over 7,000 stores across 42 European countries.EPOS | Kiosk | Logistics | staff scheduling | Kitchen management | Drive Thru | Home Delivery

Leeds, W Yorkshire, GB

Led the design and development of an on-line pan-European eCommerce B2B solution for Peugeot Citroën to manage their used car market place.

Bury, England, GB

Reporting to both the UK and French Boards, I led the design and implementation of all JD Sports IT solutions into Chausport, a recently acquired French retailer which paved the way for JD Sports expansion into Europe. eCommerce | Warehouse & Logistics | Buying & Merchandising | Loyalty | HR | Finance | EPOS

Manchester, Greater Manchester, GB

Specialising in the provision of identity and access management solutions to academia, public sector, NHS and commercial organisations.Tasked by the CEO to optimise Utilisation, Project Quality and Service Delivery of Professional Services and Technical Services teams.

Slough, Berkshire, GB

Reporting to the Board, I was engaged to lead the integration of multiple separate Professional Services and Project teams from 9 recently acquired companies.I successfully built and led the services team responsible for delivery of over 250 major customer projects/year to implement Accounting and Practice Management Enterprise Solutions to the Solicitor.

Montpellier, Occitanie, FR

VCSTIMELESS was a leading European retail software solutions provider delivering software and services to improve the productivity and profitability of speciality retailers.I was engaged by the CEO to build the UK Office and establish VCSTIMELESS as a leading player in the UK retail arena, winning significant customers including Vue Cinemas, Hamleys.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

I led the delivery of all NCR’s services to Tesco Stores in the UK and Irish Republic, including the design and deployment of the FastLane self-checkout solution.

San Ramon, CA, US

Reporting to the VP Downstream Services, I owned the systems and infrastructure for all 3,500 Texaco Forecourts throughout Europe. I successfully exceeded Opex reduction targets each year. I was the lead representative for Europe West Africa on Chevron's Global Retail IT Programme.ERP | EPOS | Telecoms | Infrastructure | Automation

Columbia, Maryland, US

Delivery of the first installations of Fidelio's Opera PMS solution to various early adopter hotel chains, including Park Plaza Hotels, The Scotsman Hotel and Le Meridien.

Dallas, Texas, US

Aldata is the largest supplier of retail software in Finland and the fourth largest in Europe.I led the implementation of the GOLD MMS solution to Ahold and Tesco across South East Asia and Eastern Europe.

Chessy, ile-de-France, FR

I was responsible for the design, development and implementation of the G.O.L.D. Merchandise Management and Supply Chain solution across all stores and restaurants at Disneyland Paris - Europe's number one holiday destination.

Windsor, England, GB

B.A.(Hons), Business Computing

Miage, Business Computing