Experience

The route was not linear. The pattern is.

I repeatedly move from doing the work to improving how the work is organised.

Overview

Current practice

Conference Operations & Systems Manager

International Linguistic Society

International conference operation and administration of the complete digital environment behind it: Pretalx, Pretix, Open Journal Systems, WordPress, Google Workspace, VPS infrastructure, publishing, communications, social media, documentation and video production.

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Conference Operations & Systems Manager

International Society of Experimental Linguistics / EXLING

Conference coordination, website development, Google Workspace administration, submissions, scheduling, speaker engagement and the foundations that became ILS.

English communication

Central professional pillar

Freelance English Educator, Editor & Communication Coach

International private learners, professionals, schools and teams

Long-term conversational English, pronunciation, business and academic communication, interviews, meetings, presentations, immigration assessments, proofreading and tailored educational content. Clients include private learners across Europe, a London school (proofreading and content), and software engineers through DevAccelerator, with work spanning interview preparation, workplace communication, and UK language-based assessments.

DevAccelerator technical cohortConversational English for data engineersPrivate English learnersInterview and assessment preparationLondon school proofreading and contentLesson and programme development
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Salesforce administration

Current credential · current capability · verified delivery

Current credential

Salesforce Certified Administrator

Current professional capability in Salesforce administration, configuration, Flows, reporting, access, implementation and user support. Available for future Salesforce work. This is not one of the three primary active workstreams, but it remains a current professional platform skill.

Salesforce Administrator → Project Lead

Innerspace

Organisation configuration, custom objects and fields, Flows, validation rules, page layouts, reports and dashboards, user access, training and adoption support, and project coordination.

Freelance Salesforce Administrator

Bridges, London

Organisation review, sandbox analysis, requirements gathering and solution proposals.

Legacy Habitat Management

Historical systems evidence · 2018 to 2022

Business management with measurable results.

Led business management across finance, payroll, HR, recruitment, fleet, logistics, suppliers and customers. Administered Sage within the company’s finance and accounting operations and improved the accuracy and structure of Sage data. Implemented and rolled out Dayforce HCM for HR and payroll. Managed payroll, benefits and reconciliations, and supported recruitment, training, fleet management and logistics.

Historical finance

Sage

Administered within finance and accounting operations during the Legacy Habitat Management role.

HR rollout

Dayforce

Implemented and rolled out Dayforce HCM for HR and payroll.

90%reduction in the debtor list
£100k+contracts managed
Dayforceimplemented and rolled out for HR and payroll

Earlier roles and foundations

People, environment and international responsibility

Barista Maestro & Supervisor

Costa Coffee · shifts, people, training, standards, stock, cash, audits and action plans

Au pair

Italy · three years of international responsibility, cultural adaptation and communication

Environment and community

Organic farming, river stewardship, habitat work, sustainability, risk assessment and public engagement through WWOOF, Heeley City Farm and the River Stewardship Company.

Early opportunities

The Prince’s Trust, Northern College and work experience at the European Parliament helped shape the route into higher education and management.

Education and credentials

Academic and professional

MSc Environmental Management

Sheffield Hallam University · Merit

BA English Literature & History

Sheffield Hallam University · 2:1

Salesforce Certified Administrator

Current credential

Climate Change & Environmental Awareness

NCFE · Level 2

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Experience translated into systems.

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