My Career
I'm a passionate Project Manager & Business Analyst with years experience, the last of which I have been working in the Front Office Trading IT within the Investment Banking Industry.
So what have I been doing and where did I get all of my expertise? Well, here's where and from doing what...
Credit Suisse International
Senior BA
September 2009 - Current
Working in the Global Markets IT team responsible for Credit Suisse’s main external facing Trading Application (PrimeTrade) which allows clients to trade Listed Derivatives and FX Products.
RBS (formerly ABN AMRO)
Delivery Manager
July 2005 - February 2009
Working in the Equities Front Office IT team acting as a PM and DMA Specialist on several products including their inhouse FIX Gateways and several Fidessa components.
Electronic Data Systems
Portfolio/Project Manager
October 2000 - July 2005
After joining as a graduate, I undertook several different roles (including Project Manager, Portfolio Manager and Senior Project Analyst) for clients such as British Airways, H.M. Prison Services and ABN AMRO.
Travel
We all love to Travel (especially when there isn't a world wide pandamic going on!) and these are my personal favourite destinations (in no particular order!). Hover on them to see what I have to say!
New York
USA
The city that never sleeps! This is a location that we've been to numerous times for shopping, food and a central location to meet-up with friends or explore the rest of the country
Barcelona
Spain
This is one of my favourite places in Europe, and whats not to love? It has great weather (nearly all year round), amazing food with some equisite resteraunts, and there are so many things to do!
Costa Navarino
Greece
Greece has so much to offer and I know that there are plenty of Islands which are similar, but I absolutely loved my time at Costa Navarino in Greece and strongly recommend it for those wanting to get away
Cancun
Mexico
Another great choice for families but also for people who just want to get away from it all. There's plenty to do in Mexico and its all accessible from Cacun!
Krabi
Thailand
This one is just for the adults (as there's nothing for kids to do) but if you REALLY want to get away from it all, then this place is really off the beaten track and perfect to unwind in peace
Hong Kong
HKSAR
When we first visited Hong Kong we were blown away with everything - the food, the shopping, the things to see. Although things have changed over the years since, the city is still as amazing
Miami
USA
Its got a beach... its got great weather (for most of the year anyway)... its got great food and plenty of things to see and do! Whats not to love about this place?
Tenerife
Spain
This is simply a great place in Europe for those of us with kids! There's soo much to see and do, and at the same time, most of the (good) resorts will have facilities for those who simply want to sit in the Sun and enjoy the weather / views!
Photography
Every year, the cameras in our phone's get better and better, and like me, we're all getting hooked on taking photos.
I still prefer to use my trusty mirrorless when I can, but here are just some examples of my recent work taken from whatever I had on me at the time
