Experience

bigspark

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Sep 2022 - 1 year 4 months

  London, England, United Kingdom CEO at bigspark Leading a fast growth Data Engineering Consultancy Setting the strategy for growth Building an outstanding team of talent Expansion across EMEA Manage the growth of innovation in Data Engineering and FinOps, MLOps and DevOps on the Cloud Helping Financial Services companies extract value from their data

• Director

  • Mar 2021 - Oct 2022

  London, England, United Kingdom Technical Delivery Lead for Bigspark. Implementing DataOps at scale Currently managing the implementation of a Federated Data Engineering programme at a Tier 1 bank StreamSets/Informatica ingestion into on prem and Cloud Hadoop, S3 and AWS Snowflake.



University of Hertfordshire

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Lecturer

  • Aug 2018 - 5 years 5 months

  Hatfield, Hertfordshire Lecturer in Emerging Technology in the Computer Science faculty. Currently teaching: Digital and Technology Solutions for the Enterprise Focusing on AI, RPA, Data, Blockchain and the use of Emerging Technology in Organisations. Bringing to life these technologies and how they can help transform society.



Ceremium Limited

• Director

  • Oct 2019 - Feb 2021

  London, United Kingdom Data Consultancy helping companies extract value from their data by transform their customer journeys and driving increased ROI using AI and Emerging Technology End to end Data and transformational services, performed projects in UX design, Big Data, Smart Pricing Regulatory reporting and E-discovery. Strategic advisors on how to transform departments, projects and IT departments. We provide full implementation teams to deliver digital solutions which add value We… Show more Data Consultancy helping companies extract value from their data by transform their customer journeys and driving increased ROI using AI and Emerging Technology End to end Data and transformational services, performed projects in UX design, Big Data, Smart Pricing Regulatory reporting and E-discovery. Strategic advisors on how to transform departments, projects and IT departments. We provide full implementation teams to deliver digital solutions which add value We understand the problem space and develop a shared vision through user experience, user-centred design, branding and visual design We follow an appropriate agile method to iteratively deliver: Back-end service and data integration builds, including big-data Digital app and web platform builds Data visualisation and reporting We use user testing and change management to embed digital solutions into existing work processes for lasting change Show less



Smart Co Consulting

• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of AI

  • Sep 2018 - Feb 2020

  London, United Kingdom AI Thought leader, helping businesses transform their customer journeys and driving increased ROI using AI and Emerging Technology. Providing Thought leadership on how to use AI and make it work for your company. Working with C-suite and senior management teams to reduce the risk of AI and Emerging tech adoption and scale out. Helping crystallise your Emerging technology roadmap and transform your businesses during this 4th Industrial Revolution.



WildJar

• Australia
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• UK CEO

  • Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

  London, United Kingdom Voice AI And Call Intelligence. Transforming your customer journey, driving new revenue streams. Leading Call intelligence platform and service provider. 1500+ Customers globally Using Voice AI to perform customer profiling, driving micro segmentation of customers to increase revenue. Linking the online to offline phonicalls to optimise media campaigns and spend.



IBM

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Cognitive Process Transformation Consultant

  • Feb 2017 - Feb 2018

  London, United Kingdom Working with clients to build Cognitive and innovative solutions to drive business value. Cognitive Asset Factory Financial Services Executive sponsor. Helped a Tier 1 bank build its Cognitive Strategy and Roadmap. Managed a Chatbot POC with a leading UK bank. Led an engagement with a Global bank implementing Salesforce across Global Markets.

• Head of Ediscovery UK, Big Data and Cognitive Strategy FSS GTM

  • May 2016 - Feb 2018

  London, United Kingdom Leading the Ediscovery team in the UK. Creating innovative solutions and assets to solve large corporate wide Ediscovery issues. Big Data technology specialist. Developed assets and methodologies around Cognitive Strategy and how to implement a Cognitive Strategy within an organisation. Executive sponsor for IBM UK Cognitive asset factory in Financial Services. Programme managed a Chatbot POC and customer testing at a tier one bank Blockchain led on account, creating value… Show more Leading the Ediscovery team in the UK. Creating innovative solutions and assets to solve large corporate wide Ediscovery issues. Big Data technology specialist. Developed assets and methodologies around Cognitive Strategy and how to implement a Cognitive Strategy within an organisation. Executive sponsor for IBM UK Cognitive asset factory in Financial Services. Programme managed a Chatbot POC and customer testing at a tier one bank Blockchain led on account, creating value propostions inc Trade Finance, Securities and multi bank consortiums. Global Markets Ops Smarter process transformation, implementing Salesforce. Designed, created and sold a multi vendor complex Regulatory driven eDiscovery solution. Sold solution to major financial services institutions to resolve regulatory compliance issue. EMEA FSS BCBS239 Lead. Creating a BCBS239 Asset combining IBM Software, Analytics and Data expertise across EMEA. Built a GTM strategy, team and roadmap. Work stream Lead in EMEA

• Senior Management Consultant

  • Jul 2013 - Feb 2018

  London Big Data and Analytics Specialist and Financial Transformation. Specialising in the Financial Services sector. Oct 13 - Present. Programme Manager implementing a Hadoop Big Data Platform. Working at Deutsche Bank managing multiple supplers implementing a Hadoop based data platform supporting corporate wide Big Data Analytics. Led GTM proposals on Blockchain, inc Trade Finance, Securities and multi bank consortiums.

• Management Consultant

  • Aug 2011 - Jul 2013

  Southbank, London Financial Transformation and Financial Systems Specialist. Specialising in the Financial Services sector. July 12 - July 13. Project Manager at DWP. Working in the DWP IT team as PM helping implement the Universal Jobmatch system. Project managing multiple IT suppliers and also internal DWP teams. Aug 11 - July 12 Worked on a large multi-national project in a global bank, as senior member of a project management office. Project managed teams in the UK, Switzerland, India and US.



British Safety Council

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Finance

  • Sep 2010 - Jul 2011

  Hammersmith, London Implemented new Cloud Based Finance System (FinancialForce) Implemented new Integrated Management Dashbaord Redesigned the Charity Group's Statutory Accounts (SOFA accounting) Restructured the finance team Management lead redesigning end to end business process, sales to general ledger Implemented more accurate and timely Sales reporting



Citi

• Mexico
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Finance Manager VP - Global Transactional Services

  • Nov 2009 - Sep 2010

  London FP&A manager for Global transactional services in EMEA. Managing a budget of approx $600 million per annum and headcount of approx 5000. Financial Management of the Expense base through BAU and various investment projects relocations to low cost locations. Manage monthly,quarterly and annual Financial planning and analysis within EMEA and to the corporate team in the US. Coordinate UAT testing of GTS GL system onto best in class management reporting system

• Financial Controller UK Consumer Bank

  • Sep 2008 - Nov 2009

  Financial controller for all UK Consumer entities inc Egg Banking plc. Balance sheet management over $15 billion. Managing systems and staff migrations and streamling

• Deputy Financial Controller UK Consumer Group

  • Oct 2007 - Sep 2008



Citigroup

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fin Controller for UK Cards and Retail bank

  • Jun 2006 - Jul 2007

  Set up new FinCon team. Revised control and risk processes. Implemented Basel II process

• Financial Projects Advisory Manager

  • Aug 2003 - Jun 2006

  M&A activities. Divestiture of sub prime mortgage, loans and credit card portfolios. Implementation of new Peoplesoft Finance reporting system



Cisco Systems

• Financial Projects Manager

  • Apr 2001 - Aug 2003

  Project manager implementing financial based systems. New time management system implemented for EMEA. Performed training and support pre and post implementation. Produced product documentation throughout the product cycle. Performed and managed UAT. Managed cross functional project team