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Non Executive Director
DrAx Productions LtdNon Executive Director
Jul. 2023Non-Executive Director
Division J Director (Thames Valley & Wales)
Toastmasters International UK & IrelandDivision J Director (Thames Valley & Wales)
May. 2023 - Jun. 2024London, England, United KingdomResponsible for the running of 23 clubs and 5 Areas Directors inWales and the Thames Valley Ensuring that all clubs and their Area Directors have support and training as well as ensuring that all Toastmasters International rules and guidelines are implemented. Leading event creation including Open House meetings and Speech Contests Highlights: - Highest number of members trained in H1 Club Officer Training out of 8 Divisions
Breakfast Presenter
Wycombe Sound Breakfast Presenter
Jan. 2021 - Jul. 2021High Wycombe, England, United KingdomFreelance Breakfast Show presenter on an award-winning community radio station from 7 - 10 weekdays. Keeping High Wycombe and South Bucks up-to-date with news, travel and weather as well as the newspapers, Word of the Day plus the Wycombe Workday Kick-Off from 9 - 10. www.wycombesound.org.uk @wycombesound
Managing Consultant
AHmedia | LondonManaging Consultant
Oct. 2012LondonSince starting my own consultancy service in 2012 aimed at global CTOs and CIOs, I have been directly responsible for saving over £100 million in IT Network and Transformation costs as well as tens of thousands of man-hours through improvements in communication, governance and process. Notable programmes include: - Multi-site BPO launches using the latest AI and Contact Centre technology - Completion of a successful RFP for a major City Council's new Contact Centre platform - Reduction of over £26m in IT costs and temporary staffing ahead of a difficult year-end - Decreased annual operating costs of over CAD $18m through outsourcing of back-office processing to an off-shore BPO organisation - Moving a billion-dollar company from an old expensive MPLS network to a new Azure private cloud solution enabling over $3m of savings - Cut annual costs of voice traffic by over £3m for a UK-wide transport joint-venture As well as a rich history in serving Private sector clients, I have also worked extensively with Public sector bodies including local government and healthcare providing consultancy and procurement assistance. I specialise in explaining in clear, concise terms how technology can help to reduce the stress and anxiety felt by top executives such as CTOs when networks do not perform as expected. I can show how moving away from the fixed traditional notion of a MPLS network going into one of many fixed Data Centres not only saves a significant amount of CAPEX per year, but increases visibility and performance without compramising security.
Project Manager
Easynet Global ServicesProject Manager
Oct. 2011 - Jul. 2012London, United KingdomTemporary consulting assignment working with key C-level and Heads of IT to migrate multi-site networks onto a new MPLS architecture and connect to the Easynet backbone that saved customers in excess of £500,000 per year in hosting and transformation costs. - Led a pilot scheme to replace a global broadcaster's satellite trucks with fixed-line DSL at all Premier Leauge football grounds to save over £10 million per year - Created a new MPLS network for a healthcare provider realising over £750,000 of annual savings - Working with a public-sector client to replace old PSTN lines to information boards and bus stops with DSL circuits
PMO & Project Consultant,
The Internet GroupPMO & Project Consultant,
Jan. 2011 - Sep. 2011London, United Kingdom[Contract Role] Creation and implementation of a new PMO structure within the organisation that increased the revenue by more than £450,000 through the addition of a daily Project Management charge to customer invoices. Costs were also reduced through more efficient customer installs and standardised processes. Working closely with the MD, the role touched every stakeholder within the business from the Sales team to the Service Desk.
IP Telephony Project Manager
Connaught PLCIP Telephony Project Manager
Mar. 2010 - Sep. 2010Caerphilly, South Wales[Contract Role] Delivered a large million pound contact centre and telephony solution resulting in improved efficiency across the organisation. Turned around the project following difficulties with the previous project manager and stakeholder support. The project was completed on-time and on-budget to give significant confidence to the C-level executives within the organisation.

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