Curriculum Vitae
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Work Experience
Publicis Emil
October 2019 - Present
Global Delivery Lead
Part of the management leadership and PMO team focused on providing programme and operational leadership for Daimler across headquarter, regions and local markets
Development of new budget planning and delivery management tools to connect data reporting and standardisation of processes
Building the delivery community and ongoing team mentorship
Creating training programmes to improve estimation, scoping and manage business margin and profitability
Fostering Agile ways of working across all aspects of the business
Senior Delivery Lead driving transformation with Daimler towards a modern, data driven, digitally relevant and ‘always on’ company, shaping 6 initiatives
Draw Create
(Now Oliver Wyman Digital)
Apr 2017 - Apr 2019
Delivery Specialist
(Programme Director)
Programme Management for Oliver Wyman Management Consultants, providing guidance and support for numerous clients including:-
Virgin Money Digital Bank (UK)
Development of a new start-up for Virgin Money to create a greenfield consumer mobile banking app with radically new banking architecture. My involvement was to set-up the UX and Design Guild and to manage the output of my team across 6 scrum teams, as well as to navigate stakeholders and quarterly investment planning.
USM Furniture (International)
Development of new international e-com platform, roll-out of brand site across Global Markets and management of support and maintenance teams for the internationally renowned Swiss modular furniture manufacturerMetro (DE)
Discovery workshop and management of initial phase to establish a new sales data support tool for the leading international German wholesaler. Following an initial prototype, this led to Agile project management of an international development team to deliver phase 1 activityPracticing Wisely (US)
Discovery workshop and website development for communications initiative to reduce waste in the US health industries and target political stakeholdersIlliquid Asset Exchange (ES, IT, PT,GR)
Discovery workshop, initial prototype development, set-up of international development team and ongoing support and planning of an international Agile production team to develop a new financial aggregation tool to aid the sale of illiquid asset portfolio in Spain, Italy and GreeceWest London Zone (UK)
Discovery workshop with this west London charity and UX development to establish a digital tool to assist field workers in the management of case work of vulnerable children in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Kids Industries
Jun 2016 - Apr 2017
Project Director
& Maternity Cover for Operations Director
Brand refresh and digital tranformation programme for “Baraem”, Al Jazeera
(Pre-school children’s Arabic TV channel - think CBeebies!), involving:-
Scoping and set up of programme of work, including stakeholder workshops in Doha, Qatar
Management of agency team and partners (30 people across London, Cape Town, New York, and Istanbul with remote workers across Europe)
Management of multiple stakeholders in Doha, Qatar based client
Coordination of Discovery Phase, Business Transformation Workshops and Training in Doha, Qatar
Management and Delivery of Brand, Education, Digital, Social Media and Commercial Strategy
Brand refresh for Television Network: creative & design development and roll out 130 on-air idents and channel communications, off air communications and digital site and comms
Scoping and production of responsive content delivery website (video-on-demand, games, activities and Parent Community) aimed at Arabic children and parents
Implementation of commercial pay gate strategy with third parties
Delivery of 12 HTML Educational Games
Development of iOS and Android Channel App Proposal (Awaiting approval to proceed)
Spring Studios
Mar 2016 - May 2016
Project Director
Le Bon Marché
Mobile first Ecom site and mobile app for renowned Parisien retailer Louis VuittonLumene
Mobile first. Relaunch of brand site for Finnish cosmetics brandBulldog Gin
Mobile first. Relaunch of brand site.
Brand refresh and event launch planning for artisanal gin company
Imagination
May 2015 - Dec 2015
Programme Director
Delivering experiential and interactive activations for Jaguar Land Rover at the Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Dubai, Miami and San Francisco Auto Shows
Leading a team of 4 Content Producers, 2 Digital Project Managers.
Line management of 2 Tech Leads, 4 developers, 6 creatives and interactive designers
Management of 20 freelance resource, external interactive companies and video content suppliers
Delivering content and new interactions activations to support existing “main Jaguar Land Rover stand”
Creative and production of Jaguar Land Rover’s new Innovation Lab, to promote the group’s expanding technology offering
Liaison with multiple international client stakeholders
Liaison with Press Event Team for new Product Launches, Press events, and Retail activations
Ogilvy One Worldwide
May 2014 - May 2015
Integrated Project Director
Delivering global consultancy programmes and marketing communications campaigns including Digital, eCRM, Online Marketing, Social, TVC, Video, ATL, Experiential, Print, and Shopper channels.
Male Grooming
Global launch of new Shaver 9000 including full 360 toolkit production
Global Social Programmes
Always-on Sales ProgramsSound
You Need to Hear This Social ProgramHealth & Wellness
Consultancy for repositioning in sector
Global toolkits for Sonicare
Sonicare for Kids and Airfloss, Brush Head CRMDomestic Appliances
Global positioning toolkit. Marketing toolkit for
Russia Kitchen Appliances
Marketing toolkit for Juicer for China and Nordic markets
Project Direction covers matrix management of multi-disciplinary global teams across Ogilvy and Mather, OgilvyOne, Redworks, Neo, Ogilvy PR and Social Labs
WCRS/
Engine
May 2009 - Feb 2014
Digital and Integrated Project Director
Delivering programmes and campaigns for Digital Website design and development (UX, design and build), Banners, Rich Media, Facebook, Social Media, Mobile, Digital Events), TVC, Video, Print, Events, Branch and Staff Comms
Establishing and managing teams across Engine’s network of Marcoms agencies (WCRS, PAA Jam, Fantastic Thinking, Transform)
Other client projects whilst at WCRS include:
Corinthia Development of new branded website. Digital Comms campaign
Churchill Eddie the Eagle Facebook Game
Subway Need for Feed Facebook Game
Weetabix Find Nigel Web Game, Insideyoursearch Web App
The Sun Grand National Sweepstake Iphone App, JLS AR promotion and Digital Comms
Sky News Vote-u-lator Web App
TFL Cycling Safety AR Web App
Radox Digital Comms
Brylcreem Throwometer Iphone App
LBi/Wheel
June 2006-April 2009
Senior Project Manager
(Leader Level)
Marks & Spencer
Ecom site upgrade programmes (including sales funnel update on the Amazon platform involving UCD techniques), site maintenance, and site accessibility study
Development of Lunch to Go site and other shop-in-shop features
Onsite team management – management of 10 designers and 4 developers using Agile methodology
Standard and rich media campaigns, email and e-CRM activitySony Entertainment
Online campaign sites for We are PlayStation (user generated photo competition across 17 countries using Episerver CMS platform) Crystal Mics/SingStar.com - Interactive game maintenance and enhancement of site competitionP&G Fragrances
Lacoste – Love is Pink (Perfume) – launch of new fragrance, site and supporting comms across 10 countries
Lacoste - Touch of Pink (Perfume) – pre-social media community site and supporting comms to support fragrance launch across 10 countriesP&G Fairy
New brand site development and commsBrahma
Campaign site including award winning Gilles Peterson PodcastsStarbucks
Production of comms campaigns and site updates and maintenanceGSK - Zovirax
New site including video and supporting rich media
VCCP/
Heresy
September 2002 -
April 2006
Senior Project Manager
Above-the-Line, Integrated & Digital Communications
O2 Recruitment
Integrated recruitment communications (digital, print and experiential)Madame Tussauds
Integrated comms and global brand developmentMVC Retail
Including roll-out of new brand positioning, ATL advertising and CRM programmeUniversal Sci-Fi
Integrated comms, including development of niche online content campaignsTexaco
New loyalty card CRM scheme including website dev and email, POSTalkTalk
Re- brand of TalkTalkSpeedo
Planning and development of first global community website aimed at 12-25 dedicated swimming community
Other client experience includes;
Metro, Premier Travel Inn, Ocado, Threshers, Nestlé, IPC Magazines
Claydon Heeley Jones Mason
(inc. secondment to Agency Republic)
May 2000 - Aug 2002
Senior Project Manager
Client marcoms experience includes;
Lever Fabergé (Impulse, Lynx, Timotei, Vaseline, Organics, Dove), Xbox (Gaming), British Tourist Authority (Tourism), Alstom (B2B), Pure Beauty (Beauty Retail), Genie/O2 (Mobile Telecoms), BAA, Barclays, Britvic, Compaq, Food Standards Agency, English Tourist Board, Esso, Food Standards Agency, Nortel Networks, Pepsi, Reuters, Walkers
Further Work Experience
Jan 99 – July 99
Leisure at Work. Advertising and Marketing for the Hotel and Leisure industry
Jan 92 - May 2000
Matthew Tullah Management. Concert & Event production and promotion in over 20 countries
Sept 90 – Jan 92
Alliance International Advertising. International Advertising and Marketing Agency
Qualifications
University
Masters
Currently studying Digital Management with Hyper Island (Teesside University)
Graduation July 2020
Batchelors
UMIST (University of Manchester)
Oct ‘87- Jun ‘90
Joint Honours in Mathematics and Management Studies, Class 2.2
Professional
DSDM PM Foundation September 2018
Agile Product Owner March 2017
Agile Scrum Master Certified 22 April 2015
Prince 2 June 2007