Experience

Stepney Bank Stables

• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Nov 2022 - Present



mkodo

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Technology & Engineering

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Dynamo North East

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Feb 2017 - Present

• Vice Chair

  • Nov 2018 - Jun 2020



STEM Ambassadors

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• STEM Ambassador

  • Nov 2018 - Present



Connect Health

• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Chief Information Officer

  • Oct 2018 - Sep 2022



Boycott your Bed

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Nov 2018 - Dec 2019



Sage

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of UK&I Product Engineering - Payroll

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2018

  Accountable for:• Overall leadership of the Product Engineering function that delivers Sage's UK&I Payroll portfolio, in addition to the Shared Services portfolios (a number of which are globally utilised).• Product management and direction of UK&I Payroll Products• Very significant annual Payroll products revenue (very large proportion of the Sage UKI business)• Operational application support of cloud based payroll and shared services• Effective operation of the function, ensuring the right capability and capacity within the large team, with a focus on strong leadership, execution, transformation and people development• Composition and effective management of the very large functional budget • Joint leadership of the entire people UK&I Product Engineering function and delivery of the product portfolio

• Vice President of UK&I Product Delivery (Interim)

  • Apr 2017 - Sep 2017

  6 months interim position, in addition to Director of Payroll role, with full membership of Sage UK&I Executive team.Accountable for:• Overall leadership of the Product Engineering function that delivers Sage's UK&I Product portfolio• Very significant annual UK&I products revenue (approx. 70% of the Sage UK&I business)• Joint leadership of all colleagues in UK&I business• Successfully delivering all UK&I product releases that underpinned the second half of FY17• Co-creating Sage UK&I FY18 Business Plan, with UK&I Executive team, that underpins our 'Cloud First' strategy

• Head of Enterprise Technology & Development

  • May 2013 - Mar 2016

  Accountable for:• Overall direction of the Enterprise Technology & Development function (part of the Sage UKI Technology Group, aka TG), delivery and sustainability (including Tier 3 support) of the entire portfolio of over 50 enterprise systems that run Sage UKI• Effective operation of the function, ensuring the right capability and capacity within the large team, with a focus on strong leadership, execution and people development• Composition and effective management of the large functional budget• Joint leadership of the very large Technology Group (aka TG) and delivery of the overall business plan

• Head of IS Enterprise Development

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2013

  Accountable for:• Overall direction and control of the IS Enterprise Development function, delivery and sustainability (including Tier 3 support) of the entire portfolio of enterprise systems that run Sage UKI• Composition and effective management of the large functional budget



British Airways

• United Kingdom
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior IT Project Manager

  • 2011 - Jan 2012

  Accountable for:• Business relationship management for Flight Retail, Catering & Supply Chain business areas, as primary IT point of contact for key senior business stakeholders (Head of Catering & Head of Supply Chain etc.)• Delivery of application software roadmaps for those areas, including financial and resource forecasting• Effective project inception and scoping strategies, including production and justification of business cases, alongside robust plans, governance and third party contract negotiation• Leading flexible size, multi-disciplinary teams with the use of both internal staff and external contractors)

• IT Portfolio Manager (Delivery and Operations Support)

  • 2009 - 2011

  Accountable for:• Delivery and support of application software roadmaps for In-Flight Retail, Catering & Supply Chain business areas, whilst being primary IT point of contact for senior business stakeholders, for all IT escalation• Effective project inception and scoping strategies, including production and justification of business cases, alongside robust plans, governance and third party contract negotiation• Leading, and continuously improving, the software application support service, whilst effectively reducing cost year on year• Managing multi-disciplinary, cross-departmental, BA team, to deliver the IT software projects and operational support required, with effective resource re-utilisation wherever possible

• IT Operations Support Manager

  • 2005 - 2009

  Accountable for:• Operational support of mission critical application software for the Flight and Cabin Crew Planning, and In-Flight Services, business areas• Setting up, leading, and continuously improving, the 24/7 application software support service, whilst effectively reducing cost year on year, with effective resource re-utilisation wherever possible• Managing multi-disciplinary, cross-departmental, BA team, to deliver projects and operational support

• IM Project Manager

  • 2003 - 2005

  Accountabilities & Achievements:• Delivery of large commercial data warehouse development projects across multiple UK & international sites, including the delivery of a hugely challenging, multiple new technology, very large data warehouse system, providing the on-going management of revenue and inventory

• IM Project Leader

  • 2001 - 2003

  Accountabilities & Achievements:• Delivery of software development projects across multiple UK & international sites, including successfully setting up new data warehousing delivery centre in Newcastle branch (Teradata & Informatica based), in addition to successful delivery of several high profile touch-tone & voice recognition based systems



Co-op

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Leader (and Analyst Programmer)

  • 1992 - 2001

  Accountabilities & Achievements: • Delivery of ‘Head Office’ software development projects, whilst providing out of hours systems support, and co-ordinating the seamless integration of other company's systems. Also, development of various systems, in both VAX-BASIC and CorVision (4GL/CASE tool), using RIP methodology, alongside Tier1 support Accountabilities & Achievements: • Delivery of ‘Head Office’ software development projects, whilst providing out of hours systems support, and co-ordinating the seamless integration of other company's systems. Also, development of various systems, in both VAX-BASIC and CorVision (4GL/CASE tool), using RIP methodology, alongside Tier1 support



Grayston White & Sparrow Ltd.

• Stockton on Tees, United Kingdom

• Analyst Programmer

  • 1989 - 1992

  Accountabilities & Achievements: • Software development and support of various VAX based applications, in both VAX-BASIC and the 4GL USERBASE (using RAD), alongside VMS system management, housekeeping, upgrades and licensing Accountabilities & Achievements: • Software development and support of various VAX based applications, in both VAX-BASIC and the 4GL USERBASE (using RAD), alongside VMS system management, housekeeping, upgrades and licensing