CV

Experience

  • Agile Delivery ManagerAgile Delivery Manager FoundryFoundry Jan 2021 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mosJan 2021 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

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Product Manager and Scrum MasterProduct Manager and Scrum Master

eyetime International ltd.eyetime International ltd. Sep 2019 – Mar 2020 · 7 mosSep 2019 – Mar 2020 · 7 mos London, United KingdomLondon, United Kingdom

    • Building and servant leading cross-functional, technical, international and dynamically-located teams in developing new apps, agilely using Scrum and Kanban. Facilitating workshops and tailoring ceremonies, building a roadmap and coaching iterative delivery using sprints, a groomed backlog, continuous deployment and pairing. Hiring, UX design, product ownership, impediments and conflicts resolution across the organisation.Building and servant leading cross-functional, technical, international and dynamically-located teams in developing new apps, agilely using Scrum and Kanban. Facilitating workshops and tailoring ceremonies, building a roadmap and coaching iterative delivery using sprints, a groomed backlog, continuous deployment and pairing. Hiring, UX design, product ownership, impediments and conflicts resolution across the organisation.

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Co-Founder, Delivery and Product Co-Founder, Delivery and Product

ZINC VCZINC VC Jan 2019 – Jun 2019 · 6 mosJan 2019 – Jun 2019 · 6 mos London, United KingdomLondon, United Kingdom

    • Participated in Zinc company-builder program to tackles society’s toughest challenges.
      It gave invaluable insight into the Startups and Scaleup mindset. Research-based, Data-informed, user-focused experimentation and collaboration across teams and new products. Facilitating and adapting ceremonies and workshops, user testing and iterating, mentoring and teaching teams on Agile, high performance, goal-focused, sustainable ways of working.Participated in Zinc company-builder program to tackles society’s toughest challenges. It gave invaluable insight into the Startups and Scaleup mindset. Research-based, Data-informed, user-focused experimentation and collaboration across teams and new products. Facilitating and adapting ceremonies and workshops, user testing and iterating, mentoring and teaching teams on Agile, high performance, goal-focused, sustainable ways of working.

Agile Project ManagerAgile Project Manager

OmeOme Jul 2018 – Dec 2018 · 6 mosJul 2018 – Dec 2018 · 6 mos London, United KingdomLondon, United Kingdom

    • A senior role in a Lean Startup on the Internet of Things (IoT). Delivering across
      projects and technical products flexibly using Kanban-Lean. optimising flow, untangling dependencies and setting growth plans. Reducing weeks of turnaround time by changing processes and mentoring an Agile mindset between stakeholder, team and partners.A senior role in a Lean Startup on the Internet of Things (IoT). Delivering across projects and technical products flexibly using Kanban-Lean. optimising flow, untangling dependencies and setting growth plans. Reducing weeks of turnaround time by changing processes and mentoring an Agile mindset between stakeholder, team and partners.

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Project ManagerProject Manager

Michael AnastassiadesMichael Anastassiades Apr 2017 – Nov 2017 · 8 mosApr 2017 – Nov 2017 · 8 mos London, United KingdomLondon, United Kingdom

    • Delivering projects in a high-end product design studio. Using Kanban-Lean to settle a backlog of 10+ overdue projects by resolving dependencies and impediments, limiting WIP, promoting transparency and building relationships internally and externally. Servent-leading and teaching partners, designers and engineers in the development process.Delivering projects in a high-end product design studio. Using Kanban-Lean to settle a backlog of 10+ overdue projects by resolving dependencies and impediments, limiting WIP, promoting transparency and building relationships internally and externally. Servent-leading and teaching partners, designers and engineers in the development process.

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Project Manager and Product DesignerProject Manager and Product Designer

Sugru / FormFormForm LtdSugru / FormFormForm Ltd 2015 – 2017 · 2 yrs2015 – 2017 · 2 yrs London, united kingdomLondon, united kingdom

    • Project managing a wide range of ambiguous briefs under tight deadlines and budgets at Sugru, a fast-paced Lean startup. Driving change using Continuous Improvement principals to reduce hours of training to minutes. Improved cross-functional collaboration and team results by tightening feedback loops, creating transparency with visualisations, working closely with senior leadership and coaching and teaching teams.Project managing a wide range of ambiguous briefs under tight deadlines and budgets at Sugru, a fast-paced Lean startup. Driving change using Continuous Improvement principals to reduce hours of training to minutes. Improved cross-functional collaboration and team results by tightening feedback loops, creating transparency with visualisations, working closely with senior leadership and coaching and teaching teams.

Project Manager and Product DesignerProject Manager and Product Designer

SpeeversSpeevers 2013 – 2015 · 2 yrs2013 – 2015 · 2 yrs China-IsraelChina-Israel

    • Headed design and projects for China and Tel-Aviv based juggling sport IoT accessories manufacturer. Concept development from an initial idea, managing international teams, prototyping, delivering user testing based iterations and Design Thinking problem-solving.Headed design and projects for China and Tel-Aviv based juggling sport IoT accessories manufacturer. Concept development from an initial idea, managing international teams, prototyping, delivering user testing based iterations and Design Thinking problem-solving.

FounderFounder

Nature PreserveNature Preserve 2009 – 2015 · 6 yrs2009 – 2015 · 6 yrs

    • Founded and scaled this entrepreneurial endeavour, sold hundreds of products to stores
      and customers worldwide (including the Design Museum, Holon and American Museum of
      Natural History, New York). Managed all operations, manufacturing, suppliers and customers in both retail & wholesale, finances, worldwide e-commerce, branding, marketing and sales.