Resume

Professional Experience

Feb 2023 – present
Citizens Advice

Delivery Manager

  • Applied agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) to lead user-centred design processes to deliver high-transactional digital products, managing multidisciplinary teams (up to 20 members) across design, engineering, and product teams.
  • Spearheaded a year-long project for the Ministry of Justice, coordinating 20+ staff across in-house and external teams, delivering on time and securing a follow-up contract.
  • Directed the £300,000 cost-saving migration of the company website from Episerver to Contentful, ensuring seamless change management across nationwide advisors, governance staff, and senior stakeholders.
  • Optimized and standardised progress metrics reporting and risk management, coaching and mentoring 10+ peers on best practices.
  • Identified and addressed key compliance risks in the money and debt sector, implementing targeted solutions that improved operational efficiency for 200+ advisors while maintaining adherence to stringent regulatory guidelines.
  • Partnered with The Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI) to develop an AI-driven product enhancing advisor efficiency and service delivery.

Skills & Technical Exposure:

Agile Delivery, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Stakeholder Engagement, Digital Transformation, Product Roadmaps, Risk Management, Change Management, Coaching & Mentorship, AI & Machine Learning, AWS, Tableau, Python, Jira, Confluence, CI/CD Pipelines

Sept 2019 – Jan 2023
Ashby School

Head of Computing

  • Introduced agile methodologies to enable the development of revision software using Python.
  • Transformed the department action plan into agile sprints, leading to a 22% increase in student attainment.
  • Led a large-scale digital transformation project, improving stakeholder engagement and driving a 34% uplift in attainment.
  • Provided coaching & mentoring to staff across the Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) to enhance teaching strategies.
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Sept 2016 – Aug 2019
New College Leicester

Assistant Headteacher

  • Led a cross-functional team of 15 staff to deliver strategic educational initiatives.
  • Co-managed technology deployment in collaboration with the Network Manager.
  • Created a teaching handbook, now a standard onboarding resource for new staff.
  • Directed the development of the college website in partnership with Concept4.
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Sept 2013 – Aug 2016
Willenhall E-Act Academy

Head of Business & Computing

  • Mentored staff to drive rapid improvement, contributing to an OFSTED rating increase from 4 to 2.
  • Implemented data-driven strategies, increasing GCSE Computing A*-C rates by 16%** and vocational attainment by 29%.
  • Provided mentorship to partner schools, driving similar performance improvements.
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Education

University of Edinburgh

BSc Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence

University of Nottingham

MA Educational Leadership and Management

Other Training

2022

Professional Scrum Master 1

2021

National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership

2024

MOE Certified Coach

Knowledges

  • Agile Delivery (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)
  • Digital Transformation
  • Product Roadmaps
  • Change Management
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Agile Coaching
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • AWS
  • Tableau
  • Python
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • AI & Machine Learning Applications
  • Risk & Dependency Management
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • User-Centred Design
  • OKRs
  • Coaching & Mentorship