Special Projects Manager

• May 2022 - Present

Texthelp is the leading provider of assistive software to both Education, Corporate markets worldwide. We believe that everyone shares a fundamental need to be understood by others, and that language is our passport to academic, social and professional success. Our company is at the forefront of innovative software: we create smart, easy-to-use support technologies that enable young people and adults to read and write with confidence and independence. Texthelp brings literacy to life. Texthelp is the leading provider of assistive software to both Education, Corporate markets worldwide. We believe that everyone shares a fundamental need to be understood by others, and that language is our passport to academic, social and professional success. Our company is at the forefront of innovative software: we create smart, easy-to-use support technologies that enable young people and adults to read and write with confidence and independence. Texthelp brings literacy to life.

Senior Consultant

• Apr 2021 - May 2022

• Worked on c.20 projects, consisting of a mix of strategy and commercial due diligence across buy and sell side• Applied a range of skills including financial modelling, business plan assessment, managing workstreams and small teams, presenting to senior stakeholders and running primary researchSelected recent project roles:• Built a 10-year market model at a category level to support the UK higher education entry strategy of a £1.5bn revenue US publisher• Led the creation and implementation of processes to survey parents and to benchmark competitors while seconded to a leading UK nursery chain, working directly with the executive team• Co-authored the EdTechX market report on the global EdTech industry• Worked on commercial due diligence projects across Education, Technology, and Financial Services Show less

Consultant

• Apr 2019 - Apr 2021

Freelance Writer

• Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

• Wrote a feature piece for a newly launched magazine, 'The Science of Investment' on the application of deep reinforcement learning algorithms to trading • Wrote several articles on developments within the fixed-income trading industry • Interviewed industry experts and thought leaders within the sector • Wrote a feature piece for a newly launched magazine, 'The Science of Investment' on the application of deep reinforcement learning algorithms to trading • Wrote several articles on developments within the fixed-income trading industry • Interviewed industry experts and thought leaders within the sector

Research Engineer (Data Analytics and Machine Learning)

• Dec 2017 - Dec 2018

• Worked on problems in machine learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP) such as natural language generation, using Python libraries including scikit-learn, Seaborn and TensorFlow • Conducted independent research into machine learning methods and applications, culminating in a white paper on the application of LSTMs to language generation • Worked on problems in machine learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP) such as natural language generation, using Python libraries including scikit-learn, Seaborn and TensorFlow • Conducted independent research into machine learning methods and applications, culminating in a white paper on the application of LSTMs to language generation