Cliff Heys-Limonard

Experience

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  Bagshawe Leahy

  Sept 1999 - Jul 2000

  Graphic Designer

  • Graduate position on the main creative team developing solutions for the International Herald Tribune’s (the KNIGHT campaign) and Deutsche Bank amongst other clients

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  Ideas Factory Ltd

  Jul 2000 - Dec 2001

  Graphic Designer

  Worked on corporate literature, branding, advertising and event projects for high profile brands such as Douglas & Gordon and Berkeley Homes.

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  Studio Limonard

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2009

  Studio Director

  • Creative and commercial lead.• Led the design and development in all media forms, including print (corporate branding, national advertising), websites, exhibitions (Southampton International Boat Show / London Boat Show / Ideal Home Exhibition) and interior design (commercial restaurant & bar). • Clients included: Ancasta International Boat Sales, CARE International, Bartholomews Agri, Spofforths Chartered Accountants, SERCO, Wells & Young Brewing Company, Eurotherapy UK Ltd.

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  H2olidays S.A.R.L

  Dec 2008 - Nov 2009

  Director

  • Managing all aspects of this travel agency specialising in water tourism across Europe.

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  White Nuptials Wedding Photography

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2018

  Wedding Photographer
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  Webinfinity

  Mar 2010 - Jan 2014

  Project Manager

  • Responsible for client maximisation and the project management of international and national accounts including Verisign, Total Defense Inc, Iomega, Crown Agents, Pira International and Twycross Zoo.• Developed strong communication channels with clients with a perspective to understand their business objectives.

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  YachtWorld

  Feb 2014 - Mar 2015

  Project Manager & Head of Custom Website Solutions International

  • Responsible for the strategic planning and deliverables, resourcing, project scoping, proposal delivery and project management of the custom website projects.

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  Makemedia

  Apr 2015 - Nov 2016

  • Managed projects through both Waterfall and Agile principles.• Supported the delivery team (UX, design, development, testing) and Product Owner in managing the product release plan, product backlog and defined sprint cycle activities and assets.• Managed the delivery of data driven insight tools for publishers ‘DeHavilland - Political Intelligence’ (a Top Right Group company) and ‘Informa PLC’. • Managed internal and contractor team members, local and off-shore contractors, including mid-level css front end developers, senior developers, architects, testers, UX and visual designers. Show less

  • Scrum Master [CSM]

    Nov 2015 - Nov 2016

  • Project Manager

    Apr 2015 - Nov 2016
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  ECLIPSE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LIMITED

  Nov 2016 - Feb 2017

  Scrum Master [CSM]

  • Facilitated the development team to develop class leading, cloud based, financial software solutions for our clients.

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  Heys Consulting Ltd

  Mar 2017 - now

  Director

  Providing consultancy services on contract basis into businesses. Specialising in the implementation, adoption and application of Agile methodology in design lead development teams.

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  HM Revenue & Customs

  Mar 2017 - Apr 2018

  Scrum Master

  Supporting and developing a scrum team in the delivery of below named digital services. Adhering to and satisfying Government Digital System (GDS) standards.• Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL)• Pension Scheme Administrator Lookup Service

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  Innovation Group Limited

  Apr 2018 - Apr 2020

  Scrum Master

  • Led the adoption of Scrum and Agile principles through the development and delivery of a global partner portal for automotive insurers, and a dedicated consumer app.• Supported scrum team in optimising their understanding of the end users’ needs and business requirements.• Supported the business in its adoption of Scrum methodology and a Scaled Agile Framework.

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  HM Revenue & Customs

  May 2020 - Dec 2021

  Scrum Master / Delivery Manager

  Servant leader supporting the highly skilled, full stack digital teams in their research, design, refinement and dev delivery and integration with other delivery groups. All projects delivered within the GDS framework. Services included:• Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) • Hidden Economies Conditionality (HEC) • Capital Gains Tax Property Disposal Service (CGTPD)

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  IQVIA

  Dec 2021 - now

  Associate Director, Software Development

  Facilitating and leading the OMOP Software team in the development of digital tools to support IQVIA's OMOP services.