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West Calder, GB

Leading Data and tech for a large fintech company - decision maker for our data strategy, including, Analytics, Engineering, Governance, Architecture, Data Science (Team of 30+). Manager of managers, data leader and strategist with C-level responsibilities. Extensive technical background and strategic level leadership.-Databricks, data Lakehouse and.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Led the development and execution of the Business Intelligence (BI) strategy for Amaris, supporting a global workforce of approximately 1,500 employees. Key responsibilities and achievements included:
• Strategic Leadership: Directed the implementation of PowerBI, reporting infrastructure, and budget management systems, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Performance Sales Analysis: Delivered comprehensive reporting solutions, including Financial P&L, budgets, forecasts, Growth and Sales metrics.
• Technical Expertise: Oversaw the adoption and customization of Power BI and Qlik, creating dashboards and insights critical to decision-making.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborated with the CFO and CMO, contributing to high-level strategic discussions and revenue targets.
• Impact and Transition: Positioned BI as a cornerstone of decision-making during a pivotal period, ultimately supporting the successful sale of the company in 2021.This role combined strategic vision with hands-on.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Databricks, analytics and engineering- Tableau expert / data visualisation (inc. Tableau prep and server admin) expert- Google Data Studio / PowerBI / MS Flow / PowerApps- SQL advanced - Python intermediate - ETL and.
• BI Implementation: Spearheaded the rollout of Tableau within the organization, enabling self-serve analytics and enhancing data accessibility across teams.
• Marketing Insights: Utilized advanced Tableau functions, SQL, and Tableau Prep to develop comprehensive marketing dashboards and reports, including market basket analysis to identify customer trends and opportunities.
• Strategic Impact: Designed and implemented KPI reporting frameworks for campaign performance, sales forecasting, aligning data insights with marketing and sales objectives.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Managed cross-functional projects, including the adoption of new Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to improve recruitment marketing analytics and pipeline tracking.
• Advanced Analytics: Leveraged tools such as Python (Pandas), Databricks, and Excel for data modeling, forecasting, and predictive analysis, supporting executive decision-making on recruitment, headcount planning, and.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• In this role I led a medium sized data team and program focused on operational growth impact by reducing concessions/fraud and improving customer experience. By leveraging data insights to drive strategic initiatives.
• Revenue Growth & Cost Savings: Achieved £8 million in cost savings over 16 months by identifying and eliminating operational defects impacting customer satisfaction.
• Data-Driven Insights: Utilized advanced SQL and trend analysis modeling to uncover root causes, optimize processes, and enhance operational efficiency to improve sales and growth.
• Customer Experience Improvements: Enhanced customer retention and loyalty by addressing critical pain points and ensuring a superior service experience.
• Team management & Stakeholder Influence: Managed a high-performing data team, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and influencing changes at the director level.
• Operational Excellence: Delivered scalable solutions by harnessing the world's largest data warehouses to identify trends and implement long-term process improvements.Demonstrated expertise in driving growth and fraud.

Global

ResponsibilitiesFollowing a job acceptation in 2007 for a permanent position within RBS, I transferred into a senior member of the Business Management and Reporting team and have delivered many highly recognised business intelligence solutions, including development, implementation and management of a MS SQL data warehouse solution for RBS, several access.

I was part of the IT technical support team for RBS; it was my responsibility to be the first point of contact for RBS employees with technical issue. I resolved issues such as outlook faults, shared drives, all MS products and several banking products. I have been part of projects within the team to increase productivity and proving a better level of.

High School, A Level: Business Studies; Information Technology; General Studies; Maths, C;C;C;C

Computer Science And Engineering, Computer Science And Engineering

Business Analytics Systems Data Migration SQL HTML, CSS C++ Robotics