Experience

Q-Logic

• United Kingdom
• Gambling Facilities and Casinos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Talent Acquisition

  • Aug 2012 - Present

  Q-Logic is a dynamic start-up sports trading software development company with two distinct divisions: • developing high end sophisticated trading platforms for professional sports traders covering Asian handicap football, tennis, horse racing and a plethora of auxiliary sports. • delivering price engines and bespoke trading applications to Europe's small, medium and large bookmakers. One of my roles is to help grow this exciting, niche business by focussing relentlessly on our recruitment drive. We are always looking for talent and we are more interested in "you" rather than who you worked for. If you are entrepreneurial, have passion in what you do and are happy to be an active member of a small but highly talented team then drop me a line at tom@quantslogic.com We are now actively looking for football traders, experience is a bonus but not a must. Q-Logic belives in taking a fresh and innovative approach in building highly sophisticated trading solutions to the sports market. We have semi and fully automated tools that identify trading opportunities in the pre play and in play markets of the major and auxiliary sports. Show less



Self Employed Consultant

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 2009 - Jul 2012

  - Recruitment consultant to small and medium size start ups - Helped grow businesses and develop in house career structures - Worked to tight budgets and timelines - Helped grow HR departments from scratch - Liaised with Directors and Business Owners on best practice - Recruitment consultant to small and medium size start ups - Helped grow businesses and develop in house career structures - Worked to tight budgets and timelines - Helped grow HR departments from scratch - Liaised with Directors and Business Owners on best practice



Shell

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP - Internal Recruitment Executive

  • Oct 2002 - Sep 2008

  Led Shell's Talent acquisition capability, and work across the entire spectrum of functional areas: Marketing, Sales, Supply chain, Logistics, Procurement, Engineering, Operations, HR, Legal, IT, Finance, and Audit & Risk. I was responsible for creating and executing talent acquisition strategies to meet current and future business needs by creating a pipeline of high calibre talent for the organisation and ensuring we have best talent in the right place at the right time. I also lead all our senior management recruitment, through both our search partners and direct channels across the group. My broader HR and Talent Management remit saw me responsible for supporting internal succession planning and managing both the demand and supply aspects of the talent management cycle. Show less