Experience

Scotland Women in Technology

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

• Vice Chair

  • Jul 2022 - Present

• Board Trustee

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Championing women and girls in technology.Scotland Women in Technology (SWiT) exists to celebrate, champion and invest in women in the technology sector in Scotland in an effort to close Scotland technology gender gap and ensure women and girls can take advantage of the many high-value opportunities in tech and businesses can benefit from having more women in their workforce.



Skills Development Scotland

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Digital Economy, Diversity & Inclusion - Project Manager

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  Working as part of the Digital Economy Skills Group to help close Scotland’s tech skills gap through:• Development and dissemination of robust evidence to inform skills planning and interventions, encompassing lived-experience and reflecting the needs of stakeholders • Development and delivery of neurodiversity and gender diversity in tech programmes• Stakeholder engagement, collaboration and supporting internal and external partners to facilitate change• Supporting employers to access the skills they need now and in the future• Helping young people and career changers to access opportunities in digital technology• Supporting diversity and inclusion to make tech opportunities available and accessible to allKey programmes include:• Neurodiversity in Digital Technology – research, action planning, co-creation and delivery of the neurodiversity in tech skills programme. Supporting individuals and employers to benefit from increased neurodiversity.• Tackling the Technology Gender Gap Together – evidence, action planning, creation and delivery of programme to support equality and close the gender gap across the digital technologies skills pipeline.• Digital World – building awareness of the diversity of tech careers, routes and pathways into them. Ensuring young people and career seekers have access to objective and robust evidence on which to base their subject choices and career decisions. Show less

• Glasgow Digital Skills Programme - Delivery Lead

  • Dec 2019 - Apr 2020

  Delivering the Glasgow Digital Technologies Skills & Employment Programme as part of the Digital Glasgow Strategy, on behalf of Glasgow City Council. Inspiring people to develop digital skills, attracting more people into digital careers, and ensuring that the skills we develop meet the needs of the economy.• Creating an evidence base on which to inform skills planning initiatives• Engaging industry, employers, educators and public agencies in the development and delivery of skills initiatives• Working with schools to improve participation in computing science education and learning• Promoting the availability, high quality and diversity of digital technology careers in Glasgow• Supporting re-skilling opportunities for individuals to move into technology employment• Helping young people gain access to extracurricular clubs to develop digital skills Show less

• Digital Skills & Gender Diversity - Project Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2019

  Working as part of the Digital Technologies Skills Group to help close Scotland’s tech skills gap through:• Stakeholder engagement and supporting internal and external partners to facilitate change• Supporting employer to access the skills they need now and in the future• Helping young people and career changers to access opportunities in digital technology• Gender equality and helping to tackle the technology gender gapKey projects include:• Tackling the Technology Gender Gap Together – evidence, action planning and creation of a workstream to support Scotland to close the gender gap across the digital technologies skills pipeline• Digital Technologies in Scotland - developing an evidence base for strategic skills investment and to inform stakeholder strategy and action planning • Digital Xtra Fund – developing Scotland’s first charity dedicated to supporting young people to access digital skills • Digital World – building awareness of the diversity of tech careers and routes into digital technology professions Show less



tictoc digital

• United Kingdom
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Business Development

  • Mar 2015 - Nov 2015

  Business Development and Marketing for an integrated strategic digital agency offering a full range of online solutions. Role involved - Business development strategy - PR strategy and planning - Digital marketing strategy and execution - Client liaison and proposal writing Business Development and Marketing for an integrated strategic digital agency offering a full range of online solutions. Role involved - Business development strategy - PR strategy and planning - Digital marketing strategy and execution - Client liaison and proposal writing



Chunk

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Director

  • Nov 2011 - Mar 2015

  Chunk make interactive entertainment for brands and broadcasters. At Chunk I am involved in all aspects of strategic marketing planning, developing new markets and clients whilst working with existing clients such as the BBC, Channel 4, Disney and CRUK to devise and develop interactive products for both new and existing brands and IP.

• Account Manager

  • Jul 2010 - Nov 2011

  • Account management, building and maintaining agency partnerships.• CRM, client services.• New business strategy development and implementation.• Generate and manage opportunities, proposals and pitches• Project planning and evaluation



September Marketing, Design & Advertising

• Account Management / Business Development

  • Jan 2006 - Jun 2010

  • New business strategy development and implementation. • Contract wins amounting to 65% of business turnover. • Successfully moved business into new market sectors and developed new services, to take advantage of opportunities and spread risk associated with traditional client base. • Development and maintenance of information system for tendering. • Building and maintaining online services department. • Managing Private and Public sector accounts, ensuring high standard of client service. Show less



Nisbet Wylie Photographs

• Business Development

  • Dec 2004 - Jan 2006

  • Sales and Marketing strategy - development and implementation • CRM • Sales and Marketing strategy - development and implementation • CRM