Philippe Guyard Email & Phone Number

Brighton, Gb

Brighton And Hove, England, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:In my most recent role, I steer technological innovation for a business generating £3M in annual revenue, leading and mentoring a remote team of three developers. In addition, I foster a collaborative, high-performance environment, ensuring timely project delivery and alignment with key strategic objectives.Major Contributions:* Bridged the gap between technical and non-technical teams by translating complex business needs into a powerful back-end system and intuitive user interface, driving operational efficiency and empowering non-technical users to engage seamlessly with the platform.* Architected and led the end-to-end development of a robust, custom CRM platform, adopted by 25+ franchises nationwide, centralising bookings, financial management, communications, KPI analytics, and marketing insights.* Managed a £800k+ budget, leveraging cutting-edge technologies like Django (DRF, Wagtail), Heroku, AWS, Mailgun, SMS integration, automated web scraping, Google Maps API, OpenAI API, and various others.* Transformed the company's IT landscape by migrating a legacy Access database to a cloud-based PostgreSQL system, vastly improving deployment speed, scalability, and operational capacity.* Promoted business growth by ensuring optimal infrastructure management, security, system scalability, and continuous database optimisation.* Enhanced the system into a dynamic CRM tool that significantly streamlined business processes, resulting in increased efficiency and scalability.

Responsibilities:During this position, I supported a business generating £12M in annual revenue, serving 220K customers. It was I who developed, analyzed, and interpreted complex statistical data to enhance decision-making and business strategy. Moreover, I designed and implemented data models and algorithms for predictive analysis, forecasting, and risk assessment. I was known for managing IT infrastructure integration and maintenance, ensuring system security and scalability. I also supervised cross-functional teams in executing IT projects, ensuring timely delivery, budget adherence, and alignment with business goals.Selected Accomplishments:* Directed the end-to-end ETL process for motor insurance data pipelines, enabling seamless data transformation, analysis, and advanced analytics for underwriters and executives.* Led the migration of legacy systems to a modern, robust database architecture on SQL Server, collaborating with third-party vendors to ensure smooth transition and integration.* Utilised Python, SQL, and SQL Server Integration Services to enhance data accuracy and accessibility, empowering decision-making and operational efficiency.* Improved system performance, scalability, and data management capabilities, significantly enhancing operational agility.

Published research on computer and statistical modeling of population genetics and ocean currents, utilising C++, Fortran, and Visual Basic to drive data-driven insights.Applied multivariate techniques and advanced modeling to analyse long-term climate impact trends on marine populations, contributing to ecological and environmental research.Delivered lectures and mentored undergraduate and postgraduate students, fostering academic growth and guiding research initiatives in the field of population genetics and environmental sciences.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Marine Biology And Biological Oceanography

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Marine Biology And Biological Oceanography, First Class