Sharon Lear
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Mark Sykes
Sharon is highly effective people leader who invests heavily in supporting and encouraging her team to deliver. Sharon was a key driver of team / people focused activities and set the benchmark for driving team engagement. Sharon takes a holistic approach to people so is also not afraid to have the difficult conversations if and when required. Her team first philosophy would be an asset to any organisation seeking to grow their team dynamics.
Tom Risbrook
Sharon is an excellent project manager with good communication skills, an eye for detail and a high 'EQ'. I have worked with Sharon over the last 3 years across multiple projects and have found her to be a good listener, transparent and well organised with an excellent commercial nous. I would have no hesitation in recommending Sharon to any potential employer.
Mark Sykes
Sharon is highly effective people leader who invests heavily in supporting and encouraging her team to deliver. Sharon was a key driver of team / people focused activities and set the benchmark for driving team engagement. Sharon takes a holistic approach to people so is also not afraid to have the difficult conversations if and when required. Her team first philosophy would be an asset to any organisation seeking to grow their team dynamics.
Tom Risbrook
Sharon is an excellent project manager with good communication skills, an eye for detail and a high 'EQ'. I have worked with Sharon over the last 3 years across multiple projects and have found her to be a good listener, transparent and well organised with an excellent commercial nous. I would have no hesitation in recommending Sharon to any potential employer.
Mark Sykes
Sharon is highly effective people leader who invests heavily in supporting and encouraging her team to deliver. Sharon was a key driver of team / people focused activities and set the benchmark for driving team engagement. Sharon takes a holistic approach to people so is also not afraid to have the difficult conversations if and when required. Her team first philosophy would be an asset to any organisation seeking to grow their team dynamics.
Tom Risbrook
Sharon is an excellent project manager with good communication skills, an eye for detail and a high 'EQ'. I have worked with Sharon over the last 3 years across multiple projects and have found her to be a good listener, transparent and well organised with an excellent commercial nous. I would have no hesitation in recommending Sharon to any potential employer.
Mark Sykes
Sharon is highly effective people leader who invests heavily in supporting and encouraging her team to deliver. Sharon was a key driver of team / people focused activities and set the benchmark for driving team engagement. Sharon takes a holistic approach to people so is also not afraid to have the difficult conversations if and when required. Her team first philosophy would be an asset to any organisation seeking to grow their team dynamics.
Tom Risbrook
Sharon is an excellent project manager with good communication skills, an eye for detail and a high 'EQ'. I have worked with Sharon over the last 3 years across multiple projects and have found her to be a good listener, transparent and well organised with an excellent commercial nous. I would have no hesitation in recommending Sharon to any potential employer.
Credentials
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PRINCE2® 2017 Practitioner
Cranfield School of Management
Experience
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Techspace
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Albania
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Principle Consultant
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2020 - Present
Evaluating digital maturity and determining the roadmap to best place organisations to exploit their Business Strategy. We can ensure you are digitally equipped to optimise your current position or innovate and disrupt that market! Evaluating digital maturity and determining the roadmap to best place organisations to exploit their Business Strategy. We can ensure you are digitally equipped to optimise your current position or innovate and disrupt that market!
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Applications Manager
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Jul 2014 - Dec 2019
Timely portfolio management delivering “big change” strategic digital business objectives. Leading and coaching a team of business analysts / test analysts and developers across multiple projects and the provision of support to the Groups applications. Heavy utilisation of my interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the group of companies serviced by IB4T to ensure full organisational buy-in while providing professional advice regarding process and system improvement opportunities. Achievements to date in this role include: CRM Managing the delivery of SugarCRM to 4 brands, integrating with our dealer network across the Groups brands for lead management, with the Groups Marketing automation tools: Marketo and ActOn, the Groups ERP solution, and the telephony system. This has created a point of difference for the Group in terms of its customer views and provided the ability for real data driven decision making . Supply Chain Managing the continued development of the WMS, facilitating the functionality for the supported business to migrate to a true 3PL Model. Sales and Service Managed the provision of a bespoke toolset to enhance our brands provision to their account customers of goods and services. Best Practise Methodologies Developed and introduced a series of templates and guidelines and methodologies to my team to ensure standardisation in the delivery of IT development / digital strategies and change across the Group. Management Tools Introduced , configured and drove uptake on a new suite of business management / project and communication tools within my company enhancing productivity, collaboration and increasing employee engagement. Leadership Re-engaged a jaded team and transformed them by providing a solid comprehensible and understood foundation on which they as a high performing software development shop now operate.
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Media Design School
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New Zealand
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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May 2013 - Jul 2014
Project Manager - The Media Design School Responsibility for identifying and delivering business benefits derived from the schools newly installed software. Complete reengineering of the redundant and outdated processes within the Admissions and Registrar functions and delivery of a robust future proof business operations system. Project Manager - The Media Design School Responsibility for identifying and delivering business benefits derived from the schools newly installed software. Complete reengineering of the redundant and outdated processes within the Admissions and Registrar functions and delivery of a robust future proof business operations system.
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Devon and Cornwall Police
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United Kingdom
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Law Enforcement
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400 - 500 Employee
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Business Analyst & Project Manager - Strategic Change Management
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Jun 2002 - Jul 2008
Working within the Force’s Strategic Development Team. Responsibility for: • Starting from the ground up I was involved from the inception of introducing a Change Management Programme within the Force, professionalising all business not as usual requests. • Identifying development needs legislatively, environmentally and with regards to all stakeholders. • Developing and implementing projects and business cases and reengineering processes to support the organisational developmental needs. • Documenting and managing all necessary project deliverables under PRINCE 2 project management methodology standards.
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Sun Microsystems
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Commercial Manager of the mid tier repair vendor - Supply Chain Management for EMEA.
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Oct 2001 - Oct 2002
Specific responsibilities included:• Escalation management and management of service performance by the LSP (local strategic partner).• Negotiation of contract changes with responsibility for the maintenance of statements of work and associated Exhibits for the selected partners with a lead role in negotiating pricing across EMEA. • OEM reporting to World-wide Operations and Logistics (WWOL) • Representative for EMEA Operations on the Global Commodity Team / Council identifying and facilitating operational initiatives to drive global alignment, service improvement and cost reduction.
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Service Delivery Manager - Supply Chain Managment
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Nov 2000 - Oct 2001
Commercial manager for Service Delivery across EMEA:• Escalation Management.• Management of service performance by the LSP (local strategic partner).
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UK Freight and Logistics Manager
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Jul 1998 - Nov 2000
Managing the UK distribution partners:• Service Level Management of LSP'S (local strategic partners).• Manage logistics costs as established by EMEA LSP management team.
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Software Logistics Controller
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Jan 1996 - Jul 1998
Manage inventory of software materials:• Liaison with central operations (the U.S) to ensure EMEA GEO representation. • Management and development of service and cost reduction processes.
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Education
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1992 - 1995
Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
JOINT HONS, Philosophy and Politics -
1996 - 1998
Cranfield University - Cranfield School of Management
HND, Business Studies
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