Market Engagement and Innovation Lead

• Mar 2018 - Present

Head of Strategic Partnerships

• Mar 2018 - Present

Mentor and Advisor

• 2016 - Present

Mentor

• 2016 - Present

Head of Innovation Partnerships

• Mar 2017 - Mar 2018

Innovation Board MemberFutures Management Team MemberInternal Innovation Fund AdvisorRun Internal and External Ideation WorkshopsDevelop Business Propositions and Go-to-Market Strategies for New VenturesSpeaker and Evangelist for Corporate InnovationMentor and Advisor at CylonMentor and Advisor at HackTrainMentor at WayraMentor at Cyber101Storyteller

Senior Product Manager & Innovation Partnerships Manager

• Feb 2016 - Mar 2017

Concept Manager for Futures and Strategic VenturesProduct lead for Corporate VenturesResponsible for startup engagement and innovation partnershipsMember of the internal innovation fund steering boardMentor and Advisor at CylonMentor at HackTrainStorytellerI bring the startup mentality to the corporate environment

Head of Innovation

• Jul 2013 - Jan 2016

Sitting in the Global Product Development Team with a focus on identifying emerging industry trends and exciting technologies and bringing them to market as new or integrated products. I spend a lot of my time in and around the start-up scene in London looking for partnership and investment opportunities Product Manager for new ventures Proud to be part of the Future Fifty Sitting in the Global Product Development Team with a focus on identifying emerging industry trends and exciting technologies and bringing them to market as new or integrated products. I spend a lot of my time in and around the start-up scene in London looking for partnership and investment opportunities Product Manager for new ventures Proud to be part of the Future Fifty

Business Development Manager - Product Strategy and Partnerships

• Apr 2013 - Jul 2013

Sitting in the Global Product Development Team, responsibilities included: The development and implementation of the strategic solution plan to drive IML's future direction Defining and sizing market opportunities Identifying strategic partnership opportunities Analysis of product profitability and sales success Analysis of the competitive landscape Determining the distribution strategy Sitting in the Global Product Development Team, responsibilities included: The development and implementation of the strategic solution plan to drive IML's future direction Defining and sizing market opportunities Identifying strategic partnership opportunities Analysis of product profitability and sales success Analysis of the competitive landscape Determining the distribution strategy

Operations Director and Technical Manager - North America

• Sep 2007 - Sep 2012

Built, developed and managed an operations team to meet the demands of the rapidly growing business in the USA.Developed training programs and delivered training on new products & software to all internal teamsManaged large projects for the Operations team both in the US and globally.Responsible for communication and cross-department coordination of critical escalations and solutions.Created and implemented the system processes and policies to support service excellence - both in the US and globally.Responsible for the training of distributors and system purchase clientsCreated and implemented the technical support structure for channel partner and system purchase clients.

Interactive Producer

• Jan 2005 - Aug 2007

Consulted with clients to ensure products were used to their full capability and client’s expectations were met.Key player in global delivery of IML’s shareholder voting and registration softwareKey relationship manager for emerging AGM / Member Meeting markets. Supported external Relationship Managers in the sales process of software. Advised R&D on user interface / user experience issues of products

Technical Director / Broadcast Engineer

• 2001 - 2004

Encompassing the roles of Technical Director / Broadcast Engineer / Vision Engineer and Studio Manager. Responsible for all technical equipment and output quality within a live television studio broadcasting to several million people worldwide, working on shows such as Soccer AM, Monday Night Football, Sky News and Sky Sports News. Encompassing the roles of Technical Director / Broadcast Engineer / Vision Engineer and Studio Manager. Responsible for all technical equipment and output quality within a live television studio broadcasting to several million people worldwide, working on shows such as Soccer AM, Monday Night Football, Sky News and Sky Sports News.