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Peterborough, Gb

Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

A member of the IT Leadership team, accountable for driving the technology & change implementation across People, Processes, Systems & Data, achieving positive results in user experience, profitability & client satisfaction. Key responsibilities include the identification and documentation of business problems, requirements management, business case sign off, Requests for Proposal and project implementation through to closure.Achievements: • Successfully implemented the key phases of the technology & change roadmap improving profitability in key areas by approx. 5%.• Communicated and recommended GenAI tool implementations as a result of a coordinated GenAI pilot, which I led.• Successfully improved cashflow by 25% (£1m) by integration of CRM & ERP, streamlining client onboarding & fee forecasting processes, project budget of approx. £250k.• Improved the efficiency of the Data Team by 38%. • Saved >1000 hours per year, leading multiple process improvement programmes and the implementation of AI, data analytics and technology enhancement. • Onboarded and established key strategic third-party data services & consultancy. • Launched the Property Compliance Dashboard product to market, contributing to the success of onboarded government clients total contract value of £2m.

Peterborough, United Kingdom

Achievements:• Successfully working with a cross section of stakeholders across the business to establish continual transformation strategies.• Developed and executed an end-to-end digital transformation programme for enterprise level back-office processes. • Leading change and development of Proptech, and MS Dynamics 365 integrations.Responsibilities: • Business Partnering with key stakeholders across the business from C-Suite down. • Recommendations and objective planning to Target Operating Models.• IT Vision and Strategy development & implementation.• Leading Business Analysis activities for key, prioritised business problems. • Consulting on Process Improvement activities within local departments. • Evaluation of internal processes, operating models, systems architecture and roles.• Delivering orientation and training on the use of reports and Lean techniques and tools.• Business Process Analysis – Analysis of business As-Is, Interim & To-Be processes and architectures.• Business Case Development – Requirements Gathering and formalisation, supporting and leading the development of business cases. • Development of Business and/or Functional Requirements – Solution Development & Design• Solutions Development – working with internal stakeholders to develop Automation and business process improvement solutions.• Management of Enterprise Requirements Repository, and conformance to Requirements Management Standards.• Leading software procurement activities and testing.• Management of technology supplier relationships and tenders.• Developing and managing the creation of Standard Operating Procedures & Key Performance Indicators.

Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom

Achievements:• Project managed strategic operating system implementation with potential revenue uplift.• Project managing system version upgrade, improvement and optimisation.• Developed and implemented operational model implementation strategy for divisional implementation, to increase revenue opportunity.• Increased data completeness & compliance across business by 10%.• Implemented and coordinated actual & forecast productivity metrics across Contract Research business. Responsibilities: • Subject Matter Expert and responsible for the maintenance and improvement of the holistic Management Operating System.• Timesheet data integrity monitoring and improvement via database administration, service improvement and operational consulting.• Working cross functionally to improve information process flow, automation of system synchronisation and eliminating or mitigating pain points. • Improving the proficiency and competency of the workforce regarding the operating model, via training and project implementation.• Identifying and scoping continuous improvement opportunities across operational and support functions in efforts to add value to the customer using exploratory data analysis of operational time capture.

Livingston, Scotland, United Kingdom

Achievements• Increasing financial health of several projects by identifying gaps in invoicing, timecoding, as well as initiated change order processes.• Developed and successful transitioned a roadmap for financial management process change for project team financial planning. Responsibilities: • Subject Matter Expert, responsible for all project management administration of assigned Phase 1 & 3 clinical trials;o Consolidated Project Management Plan creation & maintenance; including Schedule, Transition, Risk and Communication/Stakeholder & Quality plans.o Financial Management, including change orders, and change logs, o Assisting clinical project managers with delegation and follow up for all routine project related duties and tasks.o Creation & Maintenance of the Trial Master File.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Achievements & Responsibilities.• Contributed to the team being awarded the best fundraising team in Scotland and Northern Ireland.• Successfully project managed the execution of complex fundraising events with commercial partners and sponsors. • Successfully influenced student unions to choose MCS as charity partner for 2014/15 academic year. • Attended team meetings, training sessions and team building activities.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Master Of Science (Msc), Project Management, Distinction

Accredited by Association for Project Management. Major Accomplishment: Dissertation Complete. Copy is available. I collaborated.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), General Science

Studying various Applied and Pure Mathematical techniques in a variety of Engineering, Management, Business Analysis, Operational Research.