Functional Skills
Investor Relations
Agile Software Development
Strategic Planning
Machine Learning
Commercial Due Diligence
Private Equity Investing
Artificial Intelligence
Business Planning
Carve-Outs
Digital Transformation
PMO Transformation
Organizational Design
Strategic Sourcing
Strategy Development
Commercial Strategy
Software Skills
Deep learning
Computer vision
Prompt Engineering
Machine Learning
Microsoft Excel
Sector Experience
Business Services
Consumer Goods
Life Sciences & Pharma
Retail
Technology
Experience
XCHARTA (Commercial, Product & Operations)
Start-Up
Co-founder
9/2022 - Present
• Co-founded AI business automating data extraction from unstructured visual data in documents - at launch, product was the first-of-its-kind and built with state-of-the-art, proprietary deep learning and computer vision technology
• Established xcharta's product as a core part of the AI architecture for leading enterprises, transforming charts, tables and infographics in company documents into structured numerical information as input into LLMs or RAG tools
• Closed 8 enterprise contracts, including a ~20K person consultancy and a ~£15B AUM investment fund following multi-month sales processes including demos, pilots, security due diligence, contract negotiations and onboarding
• Drove key aspects of product development, including machine learning dataset generation, training of select models, testing, API & web-app launch, prompt engineering and third party (LLM) integrations
• Established xcharta's product as a core part of the AI architecture for leading enterprises, transforming charts, tables and infographics in company documents into structured numerical information as input into LLMs or RAG tools
• Closed 8 enterprise contracts, including a ~20K person consultancy and a ~£15B AUM investment fund following multi-month sales processes including demos, pilots, security due diligence, contract negotiations and onboarding
• Drove key aspects of product development, including machine learning dataset generation, training of select models, testing, API & web-app launch, prompt engineering and third party (LLM) integrations
BAIN & COMPANY (Enterprise Technology practice)
Management Consulting
Associate Partner
3/2013 - 8/2022
As an Associate Partner in Bain's tech practice, I would lead complex and strategic technology projects across a range of industries. Engagements include:
- eCommerce acceleration at a UK retailer
- Target Operating Model development for the Digital and Technology functions of a European retailer
- Target Operating Model development for the Digital, Data and Technology function in a UK government department
- PMO for the technical separation of a Consumer Health company from its corporate parent
- Long term strategy for a UK cybersecurity provider
- Planning and delivery for the separation of a Consumer Products company from its corporate parent (transition to PE ownership)
- Restructuring and renegotiation of a £300M+ IT outsourcing contract
- 10+ Commercial Due Diligence and Corporate M&A projects
- eCommerce acceleration at a UK retailer
- Target Operating Model development for the Digital and Technology functions of a European retailer
- Target Operating Model development for the Digital, Data and Technology function in a UK government department
- PMO for the technical separation of a Consumer Health company from its corporate parent
- Long term strategy for a UK cybersecurity provider
- Planning and delivery for the separation of a Consumer Products company from its corporate parent (transition to PE ownership)
- Restructuring and renegotiation of a £300M+ IT outsourcing contract
- 10+ Commercial Due Diligence and Corporate M&A projects