Experience

GSB Comms

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Coach

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  I typically work with senior levels of management in professional services, private equity and PE portfolio businesses. I work with clients to help them communicate their story more effectively through improved content, their use of energy and slide design. I typically work with senior levels of management in professional services, private equity and PE portfolio businesses. I work with clients to help them communicate their story more effectively through improved content, their use of energy and slide design.



KPMG UK

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Finance Associate

  • Oct 2014 - Sep 2018

  Spent 3 years working in KPMG's Corporate Finance team, whilst qualifying to be a chartered accountant. Specialised in finance and regulatory issues in the Power and Utilities sector. Projects included: - Sale of Thames Water: buy-side regulatory due diligence for the sale of Thames Water (w inning bidder); - Confidential Gas Distribution Network: buy-side commercial/regulatory due diligence for majority sale of NGGD (confidential under-bidder); - SGN: performed sell-side commercial/regulatory due diligence for SSE, minority sale of SGN; - Bristol Water: developed a high level value model for Bristol Water’s retail non-household customer book; Spent 1 year working in KPMG's Global Strategy Group across a number of sectors. Projects included: - Performing commercial due diligence for a large oil and gas company looking to acquire an energy producer; - Performing commercial due diligence for a large gas/electricity supplier looking to acquire a smart meter business Show less



Present.Me

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• SEO Analyst

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

  Working full time to help build the website and headed up the SEO practice. The role also required me leading software training days for cleints. Working full time to help build the website and headed up the SEO practice. The role also required me leading software training days for cleints.



JDX Consulting

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Feb 2013 - Mar 2013

  One off project. Interviewed over 20 staff members with the aim to identify the JDX values. Wrote up, and designed a document displaying findings that has now been published and fully released to JDX clients (see below) One off project. Interviewed over 20 staff members with the aim to identify the JDX values. Wrote up, and designed a document displaying findings that has now been published and fully released to JDX clients (see below)

• Video CV - University Communications Coach

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

  - Working for the award-winning start-up, ‘present.me’, I ran workshops with 15 students at a time, teaching communication theory (as passed on to me by the co-founders of present.me) and equipping them to produce video CVs. - Working for the award-winning start-up, ‘present.me’, I ran workshops with 15 students at a time, teaching communication theory (as passed on to me by the co-founders of present.me) and equipping them to produce video CVs.



KPMG

• Brazil
• Construction

• Communications Coach

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  - Spent a month long internship in Delhi, India, leading the development of a series of 40 KPMG knowledge-sharing videos, each telling an individual project success story. - Ran a series of communication workshops for first and second year employees. Ran a session for groups of 15 at a time focusing on energy, communication and presentation skills within the work space. - “we were privileged to have him with us.” – Sanjay Singh (Managing Partner) - Spent a month long internship in Delhi, India, leading the development of a series of 40 KPMG knowledge-sharing videos, each telling an individual project success story. - Ran a series of communication workshops for first and second year employees. Ran a session for groups of 15 at a time focusing on energy, communication and presentation skills within the work space. - “we were privileged to have him with us.” – Sanjay Singh (Managing Partner)



The Waffle House

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chef

  • Sep 2009 - Jun 2011

  - (full time between Sept. 2009 and March 2009, then part-time until June 2011) - Worked as a Chef in a kitchen, serving up to 1000 covers a day. - (full time between Sept. 2009 and March 2009, then part-time until June 2011) - Worked as a Chef in a kitchen, serving up to 1000 covers a day.



Barclays Capital

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Work Placement

  • Jun 2007 - Jul 2007

  - Spent two months shadowing members of different departments (incl. trading floor). - Worked closely with a middle office team checking individual trades. - Spent two months shadowing members of different departments (incl. trading floor). - Worked closely with a middle office team checking individual trades.