Head of Automation
S&Co
Keywords
Forecasting
Project Management
Coaching and Mentoring
Innovation
Business Development
Project Planning
E-Business
Occupational Safety and Health
Pricing Strategies
Project Management Life Cycle
Skills
- Business: Business and commercial acumen, including management of data, analysis, reporting and forecasting as well as leading on complex communications to a wide range of system partners. Understanding of processes, pricing, services and products to enable effective business development.
- Leadership: Ability to recruit, mentor and coach teams through challenging conditions. Upholds the highest levels of health and safety, able to complete risk assessments and safety plans. Has represented Diversity & Inclusion within nationally recognised organisations. Applies thought leadership and vision to the project lifecycle or business opportunity.
- Project Management: Complete end-to-end management of projects and programmes. Adept at unifying stakeholders to capture project requirements, creating project plans, schedules and producing tender documents. Manages multiple workstreams with oversight of people, operations, technical, logistics, creative and documentation requirements. Handles reporting, forecasting and milestones. Sustains open communication channels. Delivers seamless executions of highly complex project, productions including in international territories.
Project history
02/2023
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Present
- Owns the installation, commissioning and establishment of automation systems.
- Effectively coordinated with local production teams and international stakeholders.
- Managed a diverse team of local and international staff, fostering collaborative and high-performing work environments, providing guidance and mentorship to ensure the successful execution of automation operations.
- Collaborated closely with production teams, technical staff and vendors to understand requirements, develop automation plans, and implement innovative solutions tailored to specific needs.
- Utilises strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail to identify and resolve technical issues, optimise system performance, and ensure safety.
- Drives stakeholder communication and networking to enable effective, positive relationships, translating vision into technical solutions.
07/2023
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12/2023
Operations Consultant
Freelance
- Advised startups on lean operational practices, optimising resource allocation and providing focus.
- Developed scalable operational strategies and internal processes to achieve success.
- Identified new business opportunities, negotiated strategic partnerships and led innovative market approaches.
02/2022
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01/2023
Head of Digital Strategy and Innovation
Central and Northwest London NHS Foundation Trust
* Owns the Digital & Innovation Group for the largest non-acute in the United Kingdom, with 10,000 staff, 350 teams
and a geography spanning from Aylesbury to Central and Northwest London through to Surrey.
* Lead in the horizon scanning, delivery and continued evolution of the Trust's Digital Strategy.
* Responsible for developing and shaping the portfolio approach to delivering the strategy from the innovation cycle
through to delivery of major digital projects and programmes.
* Actively develop innovative and productive partnerships with healthcare providers, academic and research
organisations as well as for-profit, multi-national organisations.
* Utilise relationship and communication skills to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders from
executives to operational staff, building trust and understanding in partners to ensure success.
* Applies an in-depth understanding of stakeholders, relationships, networks and working collaboratively
* Uses critical thinking and creative problem-solving to overcome challenges, barriers and to better address needs.
and a geography spanning from Aylesbury to Central and Northwest London through to Surrey.
* Lead in the horizon scanning, delivery and continued evolution of the Trust's Digital Strategy.
* Responsible for developing and shaping the portfolio approach to delivering the strategy from the innovation cycle
through to delivery of major digital projects and programmes.
* Actively develop innovative and productive partnerships with healthcare providers, academic and research
organisations as well as for-profit, multi-national organisations.
* Utilise relationship and communication skills to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders from
executives to operational staff, building trust and understanding in partners to ensure success.
* Applies an in-depth understanding of stakeholders, relationships, networks and working collaboratively
* Uses critical thinking and creative problem-solving to overcome challenges, barriers and to better address needs.
05/2021
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02/2022
Business & Transformation Programme Manager
Central and Northwest London NHS Foundation Trust
* Owns multiple key programmes within a collaborative partnership of six key organisations.
* Lead in the identification and delivery of business development, transformations, service improvement redesign.
* Responsible for harnessing collaborative partnership working and ensuring projects, and programmes work with
partners to achieve the aims and objectives in a complex environment.
* Utilise relationship and communication skills to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders from
executives to operational staff, building trust and understanding in partners to ensure success.
* Lead in the identification and delivery of business development, transformations, service improvement redesign.
* Responsible for harnessing collaborative partnership working and ensuring projects, and programmes work with
partners to achieve the aims and objectives in a complex environment.
* Utilise relationship and communication skills to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders from
executives to operational staff, building trust and understanding in partners to ensure success.
05/2015
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04/2021
Project Manager
Royal Opera House
* Owns key projects, management of world-class suppliers, contractors and teams to embark on various production
related projects and developing departmental change and process improvements.
* Relationship management and development for creative teams, high-profile individuals and clients.
* Successfully supported and managed tender and procurement processes for major productions, including the 'Ring
Circle' that requires the entire workforce of the Royal Opera House to unify under one production flag
* Embeds a phased approach, developing detailed schedules to ensure resources and staff are optimised across the
production lifecycle, and that technical, operational and creative elements are met
* Governs the health, safety and risk of projects, upholds quality standards and manages project documentation
* Provides effective leadership and management to junior project colleagues, and coaches direct reports
related projects and developing departmental change and process improvements.
* Relationship management and development for creative teams, high-profile individuals and clients.
* Successfully supported and managed tender and procurement processes for major productions, including the 'Ring
Circle' that requires the entire workforce of the Royal Opera House to unify under one production flag
* Embeds a phased approach, developing detailed schedules to ensure resources and staff are optimised across the
production lifecycle, and that technical, operational and creative elements are met
* Governs the health, safety and risk of projects, upholds quality standards and manages project documentation
* Provides effective leadership and management to junior project colleagues, and coaches direct reports
04/2014
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04/2015
Project Coordinator
Royal Opera House
* Coordinated production schedules, plans and documentation within a time-critical, high-stress environment
* Crucial to the success of key Royal Opera House productions and unification of production activities
* Opened and governed clear communication channels to cascade rapid changes amongst project teams
* Project managed sub-project workflows, with a focus on technical and creative projects
* Liaised with external suppliers, vendors and internal stakeholders to procure and provision all resource needs
* Produced risk assessments, method statements and standard operating procedures to sustain crew safety
* Hands-on through live productions and the 'cueing' of cast, crew and teams for a seamless production
* Crucial to the success of key Royal Opera House productions and unification of production activities
* Opened and governed clear communication channels to cascade rapid changes amongst project teams
* Project managed sub-project workflows, with a focus on technical and creative projects
* Liaised with external suppliers, vendors and internal stakeholders to procure and provision all resource needs
* Produced risk assessments, method statements and standard operating procedures to sustain crew safety
* Hands-on through live productions and the 'cueing' of cast, crew and teams for a seamless production
Local Availability
Open to travel worldwide
