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Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Servant leader for two mobility development teams containing competencies in, backend, frontend, DevOps, test automation and App development. Collaboration with product owners and solution design architects to build and communicate the teams committed and uncommitted product and sprint goals.Facilitated all scrum ceremonies from sprint planning, DSU to the sprint review. Maintained an overview of team commitments, progress, planning and assisted with internal and external communication.Established scrum working practiced, supported by change management and Agile related training. Supplemented the scrum framework with Kanban principles to create the stable foundation for teams to succeed.

København, Capital Region, Denmark

Exemplifying the role of servant-leader to both operational and special projects agile teams in the pursuit of improvement to people’s lives with innovative skin treatments. Facilitated self-managed continuous improvement for scrum teams through targeted retrospectives in a transforming company atmosphere. Supported and coached the organisation during the agile transformation to SAFe ways of working, including leading communities of practice in Scrum and Azure Dev Ops.

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

After an internal move and successful lead in a strategically sensitive SAP migration project, my role continues with Maersk Oil Trading to drive business application change.A dynamic and exciting role making a real difference to business systems releases for internal and external clients. Continuous opportunity to groom product backlogs, lead sprint planning and other scrum ceremonies, whilst honing my skills in Agile management through Jira, Trello and Basecamp products. Drawing on my extensive skill set to shape, define and lead major programmes as part of the wider Maersk simplification and digital strategy; with particular focus on cloud ERP systems and digital end user solutions.Working with stakeholders at all levels, from the executive leadership team to business process owners. Ensuring transformation programmes deliver their business objectives. Providing expert leadership to the business, including; Agile best practices, business finance, commercial management, influencing and change management skills.

Various

An honourable, rewarding and humbling career in the British Army Reserve (Infantry); promoted into the top two percent, achieving the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1 (Hærchefsergenten).For more details please contact me.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

A dynamic and exciting role making a real difference to business systems optimisation for internal and external clients.Drawing on my extensive skill set to shape, define and lead major programmes as part of the wider Maersk simplification strategy; with particular focus on ERP systems .Working with stakeholders at all levels, from the executive leadership team to business process owners. Ensuring transformation programmes deliver their business objectives. Providing expert leadership to the business, including; business finance, commercial management, influencing and change management skills.Key role responsibilities:- Work with key business owners to define, scope and agree the structure of programmes (technology and business based), including work streams and projects- Provide measured business oversight to programmes ensuring their alignment to the business strategy- Manage stakeholders and external clients/vendors throughout the life of a programme, ensuring timely communication and management of risks and issues- Provide coaching and direction to colleagues, ensuring their performance and continual development- Play an active role in transformational change to coach and support the business- Be a role model for the Maersk values Key personal proficiencies:- Able to prioritise and co-ordinate work streams to drive delivery of the overall objectives and goals- Proactively engage all types of stakeholders to inform, encourage and inspire commitment to ensure delivery success- Respect and understand the barriers to change- Actively challenge and drive improvements from the ‘as is’ business position- Empower individuals to create high performing teams and coaching others to excel- A resilient team player, who is willing to take responsibility leading and working with others to create solutions to complex problems- Passionate and personally committed to make a difference to the wider business, through innovation and collaboration

Bristol, United Kingdom

A multi-disciplined role leading both global and UK training programmes for internal and external clients. Combining both industry specific experience and knowledge with leadership and man-management skills developed in the Army Reserve; Accumulated over 15 years of learning and development management skills such as, people-management, leadership, dealing with challenging situations, conflict resolution, mentoring, facilitation and coaching.Developed and provided monthly & quarterly reporting on training and development metrics, including number of courses, delegate profiles and evaluation results, to business line management.Introduced quality control mechanisms within training to ensure delivery standards meet customer expectations & internal ISO 9001 requirements. Worked with global learning & development and YOUniversity as required, optimising system capability to meet the needs of the wider global objectives of the internal OneVision programme.Implemented the use of alternative learning methods such as product awareness sessions, elearning, virtual learning & mentoring to support both internal and external clients bespoke learning objectivesLed the startup and deployment of a successful customer centric end user training (EUT) centre of excellence, based out of the UK. Including defining policy and procedures, project governance guidelines, through to commercial EUT proposal writing as part of the sales cycle.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Working in a dual role of Training Consultant and Training Project Manager for UNIT4 Business Software Limited, a global business software company that creates, delivers and supports adaptable software and services worldwide.Amassed a wide knowledge of UNIT4 software and service solutions with excellent knowledge and experience of the Agresso Business World product.Responsible for project management throughout the entire project lifecycle, including project initiation, project delivery, business stakeholder management, post implementation review and project handover.Develop and validate quantitative and qualitative assessments such as Training Needs Analysis (TNA) for learning programs and deliver training in appropriate formats as deemed necessary, via classroom training, e-learning, WebEx, workshops, consultancy, train-the-trainer and floor walking. Added to this is experience of maintaining and developing virtual learning environments.Responsible for reviewing, maintaining and continuously improving high quality training and learning materials. Thus ensuring the quality and consistency for training courseware and ownership of continual learner development.Accumulated over 15 years of learning and development management skills such as, people-management, leadership, dealing with challenging situations, conflict resolution, mentoring, facilitation and coaching. All of which has brought further responsibility in collaboration between other areas of the business including project management, consultancy, support, pre-sales, marketing and HR.Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders to develop and build strong and lasting relationships.Well organised and able to handle multiple projects at once. A very resourceful, creative, articulate, presentable and driven individual. Capable of working under pressure, as part of a team or as an individual.

Bristol, United Kingdom

A Pension Software Training Consultant for one of the industries key software solutions providers. Responsible for giving classroom based training to clients and internal employees, both at a dedicated training centre and at client site. Heavily involved in developing workshop style training, especially for larger clients.As well as the face-to-face training the role involved maintaining existing course materials, including course scripts, training aids and course notes. Additional responsibilities included developing new course modules as the product developed.Heavily involved in new software development projects that adopted the RUP project management methodology. This involved thorough training needs analysis, for both internal and external clients.Broadened skills in facilitation and course design methodologies by attending externally verified training with the Training Foundation. To further go on and achieve Senior Associate membership (IITT).

Bristol, United Kingdom

Acted as support to a large group of employee benefit consultants based in London. The position involved contact with pension members and required good interpersonal skills. Gained excellent communication and presentation skills and developed very good sustainable relationships with the clients. Responsible for developing new processes that contributed to the success of the group. As well as being heavily involved in the successful implementation and running of a call centre for a large multinational pharmaceutical company. Daily tasks included organising and conducting the training of the call centre staff to becoming one of the central points of contact for any technical queries the call centre staff may have had. Shadowed the IT Support Managers, in an effort to broaden knowledge of IT infrastructure within the work place.

A-Levels, Environmental Science, Human Biology And Psychology

Gcse’S

Activities and Societies: Business Studies, CDT – Design and Communication, English Language and Literature, French, Information.