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About

Established in 2023, we are a dynamic consultancy driving transformative business change and IT solutions in Newcastle and beyond.

Rooted in Waterfall and Scrum principles, our consultants are adept at orchestrating agile transformations that empower businesses to thrive in today’s dynamic landscape.

As pioneers in the realm of Artificial Intelligence, we infuse cutting-edge AI technologies into our solutions. Recent project work includes:

• Contributed as a member of the Alan Turing Institute, with expertise in the intersection of AI, Scrum, and efficient project delivery methodologies.
• Led the creation of a website to enhance visibility and promote the consultancy with the website.
• Orchestrated the development and marketing of a series of social media-based products. The most recent of these is a financial services based share detailing and information product. Supported a small business to develop a professional introduction service. 

Diligenta
Senior Project Manager

Led on Legal, Regulatory and Mandatory projects for Diligenta

Spearheading accurate planning, documentation estimations, project scoping, timeline confirmation and budget authorisation to form precise project business cases

Overseeing a range of projects with budgets of between £100k and £1M

Developing direct and offshore teams to drive the delivery of accurate and effective solutions across project deliverables

Cultivating stakeholder relationships by managing expectations and keeping them apprised on the progress of projects

Lloyds Banking Group
Senior Project Manager

Fostered trusting stakeholder relationships to support the successful execution of projects

Led weekly cross-functional meetings to communicate project requirements and discuss potential hinderances

Successfully managed complex projects of up to £5M

Advocated for updated policies in line with legislative changes regarding inclusion and diversity in the workplace

Collaborated with a third party supplier to deliver successful upgrade of Share dealing software
Reviewed and updated systems in line with HMRC revisions, Annual Actuarial Review, and annual budget

Integral to the achievement of Group compliance for every tax year

Simplified reporting across Prudential Regulation Authority to achieve improve capital diversification and dividend capacity

Child Maintenance Group
Project Manager

Defined, managed, and drove effective project delivery plans; scoping, costing, and setting objectives through Agile methodology to successful deadline conclusion, managing budgets up to £13M

Conducted risk analysis across sensitive data

Liaised with stakeholders to ensure that project objectives were delivered to deadlines

Successfully identified and mitigated project risks

Oversaw the updating of IT systems, data management protocols, and security control

Controlled project delivery and developed project plans to exceed stakeholder expectations

Aviva plc
Project Manager

I worked for Aviva plc – Sept 2001 to Aug 2009 and retrained from a developer into a Project Manager from 2007 to 2009. Prior to Aviva I worked as a web developer and designer.

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