Experience

Photocrowd

• United Kingdom
• Photography
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Feb 2012 - Present

  Founded and run Photocrowd, a photographic community and platform for photo contests and photo awards. Founded and run Photocrowd, a photographic community and platform for photo contests and photo awards.



MICHAEL BETTS PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Photography

• Commercial Photographer

  • 2002 - 2013

  Self-employed, specialising in architectural and still-life photography. Highlights include shooting the cover shots for the four-volume London 2012 IOC bid submission, extensive commercial work for O2, and being the official architectural photographer for the launch of the £1bn Bullring development in Birmingham. Contributing photographer for Getty Images since 2003. Wrote and taught DSLR workshops in collaboration with the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, from 2011 to 2014. Self-employed, specialising in architectural and still-life photography. Highlights include shooting the cover shots for the four-volume London 2012 IOC bid submission, extensive commercial work for O2, and being the official architectural photographer for the launch of the £1bn Bullring development in Birmingham. Contributing photographer for Getty Images since 2003. Wrote and taught DSLR workshops in collaboration with the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, from 2011 to 2014.



GfK - An NIQ Company

• Germany
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Research Director

  • 1999 - 2004

  Market intelligence and research in the IT and Telecoms sectors, working with companies including Nokia, BT, Compaq and Hewlett Packard. Latterly on a freelance basis. Market intelligence and research in the IT and Telecoms sectors, working with companies including Nokia, BT, Compaq and Hewlett Packard. Latterly on a freelance basis.



The Richmark Group

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • 1998 - 1999

  On secondment with RS Consulting's sister company in Chicago. Working on a variety of research-based consulting projects. Projects were largely aimed at helping clients define future strategy through a better understanding of their competitive environment, and customer and industry perceptions of them. On secondment with RS Consulting's sister company in Chicago. Working on a variety of research-based consulting projects. Projects were largely aimed at helping clients define future strategy through a better understanding of their competitive environment, and customer and industry perceptions of them.



Breaking Blue, a 2CV company

• United Kingdom
• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research Executive

  • 1995 - 1998

  Managing a mix of quantitative and qualitative research projects, with an emphasis on the IT and logistics sectors. Managing a mix of quantitative and qualitative research projects, with an emphasis on the IT and logistics sectors.



BT Group

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing intern

  • Sep 1991 - Jul 1992

  A gap-year in Paris before starting university, helping on a variety of tasks for BT's European Marketing Division at their HQ in La Défense. A gap-year in Paris before starting university, helping on a variety of tasks for BT's European Marketing Division at their HQ in La Défense.