Danielle Parkinson

Experience

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  SwimTastic Swim School

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2015

  Swim Instructor

  I taught a range of children aged between 4-13years old from beginner to junior elite levels.

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  Katabolt

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2018

  Project Manager

  Katabolt is an independent export consultancy helping New Zealand companies sell high-value products and services to the world, connecting people and resources directly into international markets making it easier for companies to expand.Worked with companies from industries such as; Food and Beverage, Technology, Textiles and Specialised Manufacturing. Organically became the Relationship Manager for all external channel partners, Banks, Law Firms and Government agencies. An early achievement of leading the senior Katabolt team through a Government tender. My core responsibilities:* Team Management - Managing various stakeholders and titles within the company, i.e sales and marketing, research and operational teams. Guiding teams through client project plans making sure outputs are delivered on time and within budget. Meeting with clients to discuss challenges and new directions, and coaching Intern’s to become Project Managers. * Task Management - Coordinating tasks between all parties (Katabolt staff and client) and setting deadlines for deliverables. * Research and Analysis - Focusing on validation and market entry planning and execution. Advising clients on how to find the best opportunity in the market based on our research and analysis, on both a domestic and global scale. * Presentations and Facilitation - Developing presentations for clients and channel partners and facilitating workshops with clients to uncover new phases of work. * Managing and qualifying new opportunities through the pipeline. Conducting analysis on social media platforms (Facebook and LinkedIn) and reporting back recommendations and strategies. Show less

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  Zensor

  Oct 2018 - Mar 2022

  Technical Project Manager

  Zensor is an infrastructure analytics company - making the life of structures and installations safer, longer and more efficient. Focusing on the Infrastructure, Offshore wind and Industry sectors - Zensor help companies move towards predictive maintenance and into Industry 4.0, providing them with the greatest availability of their asset and production cycles.Responsibilities and achievements:- Project execution and multi-project management with budgets ranging from <20k€ to >300k€. - Stakeholder management inclusive of software developers & hardware engineers and external contractors.- Product development of in-house sensors.- Resource planning. Increased workload transparency from one to six months.- Implemented agile methodology. Increased dashboard releases by 20%. Significant projects:- Blauwwind Borssele III and IV Offshore Wind Farm.- Van Oord Borssele V Offshore Innovation Farm.- The Flemish Ministry of Mobility and Public Works, Evergem Lock. Show less

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  HelloFresh

  May 2022 - now

  Manager and developer of the Launch Readiness Program ensuring International and Local teams are technically and operationally ready to run our new automated and legacy fulfilment centres.Launched second automated fulfilment centre in the UK with CAPEX budget >60mil£.Significant projects: The Windmill UK Automated Fulfilment Centre, Sydney Legacy Fulfilment Centre Managed and launched the first automated distribution centre [ The Barn ] for HelloFresh SE located in Germany, with CAPEX budget >50mil€.Significant project: The Barn, Magdeburg Germany - Automated Fulfilment Centre

  • Senior Program Manager - Fulfilment Projects - International

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Senior Project Manager - Fulfilment Projects - International

    May 2022 - Jan 2024