About me
I am...
Interim COO, CCO, CIO
Solutionist
Innovator
Business Transformer
Digital Transformer
Coach, Advisor, Mentor
Technology thought leader
What I'm working on
Software development consultant - Project evaluation, Remedial action
An investor has spent a large sum with an overseas software developer and does not know the status of the program.
Hired to evaluate and propose remedial action including:
MVP, Audit business case review, requirements vs deliverables, project timeline, product. Time to market. Legal and IP, etc.
Providing OTT Industry 4.0 value added services to Mobile operators
Hired to provide turnkey managed SMART services for a variety of projects to telco providers.
- Buildings as a Service.
- Smart Bike
- EV Charging
- Smart Rail
- Digital Twin
- SustainabilityTowards Net zero
Empowering CEOs, Leaders , SME Business Owners.
40+ years of leadership in senior and CxO positions.
Executive coaching and mentorship; looking over the horizon at business and personal challenges through key components of EQ, Self-Trust, Negative Capability. Once these key components are embraced you can soar higher!
Sales Strategy Advisory
Advising and creating Sales and Business Development strategy and go to market, for blue-chip.
Experience & achievements
Creating A €100m Managed Service Business
A mobile operator was failing to capitalise on growing consumer demand for 3rd party content, placing it at a significant competitive disadvantage. Appointed to deliver remedial action
Results:
Delivered platform and services
Executed 60+ branded partner contracts
Drove annual revenues to £108m
Creating and deploying innovative technology in challenging conditions
Program and Commercial Director for a groundbreaking Mobile Money Solution for the UK Gov't in Nigeria. Delivered service in difficult operating conditions that created in excess of US$19m during its pilot. platform has the capability to scale to millions,
Rapid Business Turnaround - App Store Global Handset Manufacturer
A board decision by multinational to move to a new online retail platform had publicly failed.
Appointed to deliver rapid remedial action and grow the business.
Results:
Preserved existing customer base. Grew active users from 300,000 to 11M (6 mths).
Increased monthly revenue by 48% to €36m
Reducing Product Development from Years to Months - Multinational Corp
Concurrent engineering project reduced a multinational corporation's product development from 3 years to just 20 weeks; Using smart communication technology, modified processes, and rapid production. Now commonly used in most industries. e.g Vaccine development
IBM UK Innovator of the year Award
