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Dubai, Ae

Welwyn, England, Gb

Portfolio & Fractional consulting, operating as a partner model with a dozen assoicates focusing on strategic IT/digital engagements as the top of the CIO's agenda and proposition consulting for tech firms looking to make a difference within our core client base; Retail, Transport, Logistics, Energy & Utilities verticals.Clients include: Scottish Water, UKPN, Northumbrian Water, South Eastern Railway, Currency Fair, Reltio, Pyramid Analytics, Blueprism, Expleo, Ampito, Royal Mail Group, plus coaching, mentoring and events for a network of over 250 C suite professionals.Work includes: Energy & Utilities Market Awareness, Smart Meter Propositioning, AI Consulting, IT and Product Maturity Assessment, Data and Analytics, IT Service Management, Digital Product Lifecycle Review

Glasgow, Scotland, Gb

Non Exec Director with an active interest in supporting the digital, data strategy and continuing to raise the huge SROI that this amazing business does in the Social Enterprise Sector.

The Incremental Pathway helps leaders and organizations cultivate a digital mindset and unlock the strategic opportunities presented by Gen AI.

Loughborough, Leicestershire, Gb

Working with the school of business and economics digital team to progress the higher education across the UK in this space.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Helping to scale and grow a global digital start up by introducing diversity and expertise within an established global entity. Delivered global integration in support of new global business unit. Provided assurance and advice on growing European Digital Products into global market place for Transport and Utilities sector. Completed successful integration in February 2023.

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Gb

Developed IT strategy, including £2m IT efficiencies (15%), COVID-19 Business Continuity, Re-integrated PFW IT into Royal Mail Group and delivered shipping platform strategy. Developed Safe Spaces web button as national response to domestic abuse support.

Wigan, England, Gb

Responsible for team of 60+ IT Professionals (including offshore teams) and 70+ customer experience team and leading a £5m+ digital transformation investment for the UK's largest two person delivery company. Overseeing IT integrations and end to end customer journey's for 60+ retailers (including Shop Direct, Amazon, Asda, Aldi, Made.com, N Brown, SIMBA and SMEG).+ Implemented company wide design thinking solutions to bring about a more agile change culture. Increasing IT productivity by 100% in terms of days effort on change instead of BAU.+ Developed IT strategy and transformation roadmap. That will move the company from disjointed batch driven approach to data and parcels to a real time, next day network. A £3m investment with 18 month ROI.+ Implemented new order management and billing platform to deliver simplified accounts solution for clients. Retaining vital business.+ Delivered new Paragon planning platform. Designed to increase productivity to deliver additional £1m profit per annum.+ Implemented client profitability solution to truly understand the business cost base and drive margin improvement by 10%.

Selby, North Yorkshire, Gb

As the first group wide CIO, I developed and executed on the ‘FIX/Exploit/Disrupt’ IT strategy and supported the successful integration of two new companies into the group as well as launching an exciting retail systems transformation. We achieved a lot in a very short space of time!

Durham, Gb

Reporting to the CEO, leading a team of 165 and an annual budget of £30m to enable industry leading performance. Developed and implemented 'Winning with Intelligence IS strategy' beginning with IT transformation programme resulting in improved employee satisfaction and financial performance.Delivered £10m of capital efficiencies and worked with business leaders to deliver £30m+ operational bottom line efficiency.Successfully delivered industry leading digital strategy and mobile self service to customersOversaw enhanced SCADA programme with digital solutions to IOS and tablet devicesWindows 10 Implementation and migration away from CITRIXField services solution.Helped lead industry transformation and multiple billing platform implementation for entry into a new competitive market place.

London, London, Gb

Developing and facilitating Group IT Strategy across all Abellio Companies, a combined £1.6bn pa concern.Directing IT elements of M&A and franchise targets. Including successful acquisitions of Abellio London Buses, Germany and Greater Anglia (Rail).Ensuring best practise in Information Services throughout European Operations.Delivered the leanest IT service in Europe as benchmarked within Rail.

Liverpool, Merseyside, Gb

Advisory role to Liverpool Business School. Strengthened income generating activities, advised IT academic programme, facilitated placements and fulfilled guest lecturer role.

York, Gb

Responsible for the strategic alignment of 100+ applications across 210 sites in Northern England for a £600m UK train operating company, 2007 transport operator of the year and 2008 HSBC Rail Business of the Year. Major achievements included successful implementation of SAP, HR, Payroll, Finance, E procurement and materials management modules, implementation of state of the art e-accounting systems to stations in Northern England, increased system availability to 99.99% with £0 investment in technology.This job role was expanded to include M&A activity on shareholder bids for other Franchises and acquisition/transition of Travel London from National Express IT support to a fully managed vendor service with KCOM. The later of which was completed successfully in December 2009.

Birchwood, Warrington, Select, Gb

* Developed Shared Service centre model,"Data Hut", after series of group acquistions.* Delivered (£1million) 10% company manpower reduction through mobile computing and MIS (Management Information Systems) initiatives in conjunction with Integra Consulting.* Implemented programme management and change management process which delivered £1million in corporate effciencies in a £50million organisation.* Implemented in house mobile computing initiatives with PDA access to corporate intranet before Blackberry became main stream.* Successfully delivered business change programme to achieve 2* rating by Audit Comission.

Liverpool, Merseyside, Gb

A position in a small client facing business unit of the university. The purpose of the business unit was to work with locally based SME's to transfer knowledge and leadership skills into their management teams. The return for the University was action based research, publications and class room material.

Developement of visual basic applications that test data extracts from various subsidiary payroll systems and load to the pension fund. Led on a business process improvement in this area, streamlining financial administration processes, in house.

Exec Mba, Management

Msc (Hons), Computing

Bsc (Hons), Business Information System