Case Studies
The following are a selection of representative case studies from recent years. Further details may be seen by clicking on the links in each example, and complete details may be requested by email as indicated in the 'Further Information' page of this site in the menu to the right.
- 2013-14: A 3 month contract with a new software start-up video-interviewing platform, resolving program issues to bring product ready to market, and operational planning. For further details please contact
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- 2012-13: A 14 month fixed term contract as Director of Finance & Operations for a top 5 UK state school, supporting the transition out of the Local Authority into a stand-alone Academy funded directly from central government. Included significant building projects, all financial reporting and projections, funding solutions, premises management and IT strategy.
Case study available on request from This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - 2011-12: A 9 month interim contract for a USA venture capital firm setting up the global supply chain for a start-up company formed from the buy-out of two separate divisions of Motorola. Wireless broadband network infrastructure manufacturer. Also set up a company and trading entity in Brazil, transitioning partner manufacturing, assembly and distribution across from Motorola.
*** Please click here to see details. *** - 2011: A 5 month interim management project living in Los Angeles covering for the unexpected and immediate loss of both the company COO and Global Supply Chain Director. Managed global procurement and supply chain until a new COO could be recruited. Drove through purchase management improvements to reduce global inventories and sell-off excess and obsolete stocks. Managed upgrades of major product lines minimising excess supply chain components. Improved annual inventory turns from below 4.5 to above 5.5 freeing up almost $4m of cash.
*** Please click here to see details. *** - 2010: A five month interim management project to outsource part of a global printer vendor's European Distribution Centre to a 3rd Party Logistics partner saving €150k annually.
*** Please click here to see details. *** - 2008/9: An 18 month management project to turnaround the customer support services division of major software vendor, reducing costs by 34% from $5.4m to $3.5m.
*** Please click here to see details. *** - 2007/8: Global integration of three different companies centred in Canada, USA and Taiwan/Japan into one cohesive $260m organisation following an acquisition.
*** Please click here to see details. *** - 2004/5: Integration of a $40m software acquisition based in Minneapolis which required termination of agency contracts in 18 regions across the globe as the business was transitioned in-house.
*** Please click here to see details. *** - 2004: Set up new local subsidiary company in Japan and seamlessly transitioned business from agents to the new in-house organisation for dramatic increases in profit contribution.
*** Please click here to see details. *** - 2003/5: Drove global supply chain organisation to bring about reduction in cost of goods sold from >17% to <9% of revenues within two years contributing $13m EBITDA upside annually.
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