Work experience
Actineo Consulting LLP, Lean & Agile Coach and Trainer
November 2015 - Present, London, United Kingdom
Lean and Agile Coach and Trainer providing consultancy, coaching, training and delivery services to our clients.
BCS Agile Methods Specialist Group, Chairman
January 2012 - Present, London, United Kingdom
Chairman of the BCS Agile Methods Specialist Group. BCS is the Chartered Institute for IT with over 70,000 members worldwide.
Actinium Partners LLP, Lean & Agile Coach
June 2014 - October 2015, London, UK, United Kingdom
Lean and Agile Coach & Trainer working with a number of public sector and private clients.
The Scottish Government, Agile Coach & Programme Director
September 2014 - August 2015, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Initially started my engagement as a Product Owner coach. This was later on expanded to be a coach for the entire department management team and then as the Programme Director responsible for the successful delivery of the programme of work. We used Scrum and Kanban practices in our day-tp-day activities.
RADTAC Ltd., Head of Training & Principal Agile Coach
August 2012 - June 2014, London, United Kingdom
Responsible for the Training portfolio of RADTAC that includes certified Scrum courses (provided via two CSTs), Scrum Alliance Extended Education courses, Lean Kanban University accredited Kanban courses, APMG Agile Project Management courses and a wide range of other Agile-related courses.
I have led the creation of the new BCS Foundation Certificate in Agile Practice that focuses on the core foundations of the Agile movement.
In this role, I also work as a Principal Coach working with RADTAC clients in a range of industries including Finance, Transport, Tourism, Pharma, e-Commerce, Public Sector and others.
Credit Suisse, Senior Coach (Agile)
April 2012 - October 2012, London, United Kingdom
Senior Agile coach based in London working in the Software Development Process Harmonisation (SDPH) project at Credit Suisse with a focus on Scrum coaching.
RADTAC Ltd., Associate Consultant
January 2011 - August 2012, London, United Kingdom
Associate consultant with RADTAC specialising on Entreprise Agile Adoption projects, Agile coaching and trainer of non-certified Scrum courses.
Evening Coders Limited, Agile Coach & Transformation Consultant
January 2011 - August 2012, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
Working as an Agile Coach and Transformation Consultant with a number of client in the private and public sectors. Using a blend of Agile methods including, mainly, XP and Scrum, but also DSDM and Kanban.
Capita SIMS, Agile Coach & Transformation Cconsultant
January 2011 - June 2012, Bedford, United Kingdom
Agile coach and transformation consultant responsible for a number of Scrum teams working on a complex Enterprise Agile organisation that used a blend of Agile Methods including XP, Scrum, Agile Project Management (DSDM) and Kanban.
P&O Ferries, Development Manager
April 2006 - November 2010, Dover, Kent, United Kingdom
Development Manager responsible for the introduction of robust Agile practices (including XP, Scrum, Kanban and DSDM) to a team of 30 software developers