KarlSmith UX IA UCD Agile London, Edinburgh, New York City.

I have 22 years of experience in roles that cut across all aspects of digital and web technologies. I mainly focus on management now, through project management, business analysis and user experience and remain up to date with best practice by in many cases setting it in place. I am also heavily involved in business advocacy with my clients often effecting change in fundamental business practice in order for them to gain the best advantage from digital media.

I work mainly in central London, but am available in other locations.

I am involved in defining new concepts, strategies, requirements, governance (ISO/IEC 38500) and solutions that support businesses and organisation's involved in high volume transaction technologies for e-commerce, banking, social media, mobile, software, applications, WCMS, enterprise CMS, enterprise search and intranet systems.

That's the pitch over, beyond the above I really love doing my job, it's the best job in the world 'making other peoples experiences good ones' beats anything else I can think of.

I have been privileged to have been mentored by several clear thinking Scottish, Irish and American business people. They have fundamentally affected my perceptions of business, people management and leadership, knowledge that I could not have gained expect through their life experiences. In addition to their skill sets I work from a bases of learning, I do not assume that I know in absolute anything (Ref: Charles Woolworth), but maintain the skill of 'asking stupid questions to avoid doing stupid things' a sensible approach that people who know me will recognise. Leadership is not a title it's a behavior, someone is a leader because people follow not because they proclaim themselves but most importantly you cannot lead others if you cannot lead yourself first.

When I work with others I consider them before myself and actively work to make them look good, an unpopular activity in modern society, but it is simply the right thing to do (Ref: Andrew Carnegie). People will do what they must to survive, to excel takes an environment where credit is allocated in a balanced way. Teams are built from moment to moment, not through grand gestures but through consideration and respect.

From a social side I have twenty two years experience of voluntary youth work and actively support several charities with time and money. I am a oil painter, sculptor and silversmith and have a constant flow of creative and design concepts.

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