United Kingdom
I am an experienced Digital and IT Director and leader with a successful track record of delivering high-profile, complex change programs. I possess vast practical knowledge of how to drive engagement and implement change that meets best practice goals and maximises ROI. With over 15 years of technology leadership experience and an in-depth technical knowledge, I drive a hands-on approach using the latest technologies including Azure, AWS, VMware, Cisco Meraki and the latest Microsoft security tools available. My leadership style is based on being transparent, adaptable, and decisive, coupled with he ability to experiment and deal with the discomfort of change. I have a passion for ideas and a high interest in continual self-development as well as building and developing high performance teams. Key Expertise: Team Leadership l Digital Transformation l Business Transformation l Stakeholder Engagement l Organisation Leadership l Change Management l Commercial Acumen l Strong Communication Skills l Budgeting and Forecasting l Governance l Process and Organisational Design l Program and Project Management l Crisis Management l Cyber Security l Benchmarking l Strategic Planning
Responsible for driving Digital Transformation and leading the IT function, including all aspects of technology and innovation. Advise the Board and ExCo on latest technical solutions and strengthen the link between IT and the business. Aligns organisational change with companywide technology transformation, to optimise and drive organisational success. - Digital transformation for website rebrand and digital proposition, including Azure migration. - Migration of entire organisation to Office 365. - Created a new data led system for membership insights. - Embedded security as an essential part of all IT tools and applications.
Head the IT Operations for the business ensuring all systems are fit for purpose and that BAU is supported. Head a team of five staff from Helpdesk, Infrastructure and Security. - Changed system strategy by migrating to cloud based solutions. - Transitioned the development team into the wider IT team.
Part of the IT Infrastructure Team for all major technology which includes 2 data centres, 140 servers and 13 offices.
Imprima (UK) Ltd is a financial services company, which supplies document solutions to investment banks and law firms. The company provides solutions in both the document creation and VDR markets. Managed all aspects of the IT operations including infrastructure, budgets, and staffing. Oversaw the growth of the team from three to eleven. - Design and implemented a combined phyiscal and virtual environment for the companies bespoke platform. - Assumed the role of Security Manager which included the implementation and management of ISO27001 for the entire organisation.