Benjamin Huke

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  • Timeline

    Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

    Animal Care/Land-based Mentor and Trainee Tutor/Assessor

    EXCELL FOR TRAINING LIMITED
    Nov 2015 - Mar 2017

    Service Desk Analyst

    Manpower UK
    Nov 2015 - Jan 2016

    Visitor Welcome Assistant

    Chatsworth House Trust
    Mar 2017 - Jun 2018

    1st Line IT Support

    Greencore
    Jun 2018 - Feb 2019

    Technical Support Specialist

    Rydal Communications Limited
    Feb 2019 - Jul 2022

    Digital Operations Lead

    RNIB
    Current Company
    Jul 2022 - now

    Project Manager (Digital Insights)

    National Deaf Children's Society
  • About me

    Project Manager (Digital Insights) at NDCS | Digital Transformation Advocate | Data Nerd | Manager of Customer-Centric Product and Project Strategies

  • Education

    • Newcastle university

      2014 - 2015
      Master’s degree applied animal behaviour and welfare merit

      Activities and Societies: Debating Society In July 2014 I was offered a scholarship to study for a masters degree at Newcastle University.It is here that i developed a passion for farm and captive animal behaviour and welfare, while developing my understanding of animal training and behaviour across all species.Dissertation – Can Vocalisation in the pig (Sus scrofa) be used as an indicator of affective state

    • University of lincoln

      2011 - 2014
      Bachelor’s degree animal management and welfare upper second class with honours

      Activities and Societies: Animal Behaviour and Ecology Appreciation Society (ABEAST), Debating Society, Gaming Society, Politics Society Animal management and welfare is a multidisciplinary course with the overall aim of developing an understanding of how and why animals behave in the way that they do, while also encompassing how what humans have done and can do to affect the welfare of animal in our care. The course covered areas such as animal welfare, husbandry, nutrition, physiology, breeding, behaviour, learning, training, cognition and health all of which are vital in the management of animals. The course covered… Show more Animal management and welfare is a multidisciplinary course with the overall aim of developing an understanding of how and why animals behave in the way that they do, while also encompassing how what humans have done and can do to affect the welfare of animal in our care. The course covered areas such as animal welfare, husbandry, nutrition, physiology, breeding, behaviour, learning, training, cognition and health all of which are vital in the management of animals. The course covered mainly companion and production animals, however certain elective modules were available for exotic and zoo species.Applied Science was a key part of the course, being able to manage animals in the interest of their best welfare relies heavily on a good understanding of science.Dissertation – The effect of maternal age on reproductive output in the Bean weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus) Show less

  • Experience

    • Excell for training limited

      Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
      Animal care/land-based mentor and trainee tutor/assessor
    • Manpower uk

      Nov 2015 - Mar 2017
      Service desk analyst

      First line agent for contact and technical support on the DWP technology support helpline. Acting as subject matter expert for telephony and networking and a single point of contact between CSC, BT and Vodafone. Working on the queue management team, directing incidents to appropriate resolver teams. I also take an active role in training new members of staff and apprentices. More recently I have taken an interest in the management side of the service desk, alongside my roles with BT and Vodafone I work closely in trending and analysing the workflow of the service desk. Aiming to drive up quality of service and develop new process between the service desk, our clients and other resolver teams Show less

    • Chatsworth house trust

      Nov 2015 - Jan 2016
      Visitor welcome assistant
    • Greencore

      Mar 2017 - Jun 2018
      1st line it support

      Providing 1st line Support to all divisions and subsidiaries of Greencore Group. Supporting over 30 depots, factory and office sites based within the UK, Dublin and the United States. Support included but was not exclusive to; Office 365, Exchange 2010, SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Lync, Citrix XenApp and Access Control Console, Windows 7 & XP, Sostenuto, Active Directory and Active Roles, Windows Server 2003/R2, 2008/R2 and 2013, Landesk and Cisco VPN Client.Enhanced Support was also provided for a range of industry and company specific applications including ; IBM System 21, Aurora and Cognos. Show less

    • Rydal communications limited

      Jun 2018 - Feb 2019
      Technical support specialist

      Operating on the customer facing support desk predominantly monitoring and maintaining IPECS phone systems alongside some Yealink and Horizon cloud-based solutions. Provision of some IT support. Configuring phone systems to be installed by customers but also Rydal engineers. Troubleshooting and diagnosing hardware and software faults and solving technical problems, either remotely or over the phone.Handling and managing requests for clients including acquiring and deploying recorded messages, configuring redirects and phonebooks and other General PBX 'House-keeping' Tasks. Show less

    • Rnib

      Feb 2019 - Jul 2022

      Leading the digital operations function within RNIB's technology service delivery team whose primary role was to ensure stability and availability of digital platforms by working to minimise incidents and operational risk, enabling the business to execute it's long term strategic and business goals in the most efficient and effective way.This involved working closely with wider business teams to plan and road-map digital product development specifically where it pertains to the digital estate.Key Successes+ Development and delivery of processes and procedures which governed delivery of service and change management to digital platforms.+ Delivery and management of lottery website hosting migration project which reduced TTI by 50% of its pre-migration values+ Supported delivery of Cookie management solution, supporting the charity to be complaint with regards to GDPR , PECR and best practice.+ Supporting wider business teams (Fundraising, Events, Marketing, Content) to ensure that blockers and other issues are identified and resolved quickly.+ Collaboration with 3rd Party Agencies to deliver Innovation, Support and Maintenance Show less Working within a team of four analysts, primarily responding and resolving issues that had been escalated from 1st line analysts, Acting in a proactive manner with regards to the configuration, management and monitoring of a wide portfolio of business critical applications across RNIB. Key Successes+ IT support lead and subject matter expert for developing process and on-boarding an externally sourced CMS solution for the safeguarding team. + Developed a reporting dashboard through Power Bi ensuring that the safeguarding team could access critical safeguarding data required to enable Monthly and quarterly reporting to Executive teams, board of trustees and also external statutory agencies. Between November 2020 and March 2021 this role had become part-time in a 50/50 split with my role as 'Digital Operations Lead' Show less

      • Digital Operations Lead

        Nov 2020 - Jul 2022
      • 2nd Line Technical Support

        Feb 2019 - Mar 2021
    • National deaf children's society

      Jul 2022 - now

      Working within our 'Understand Chapter', with a broad focus on insight and effectiveness across a broad range of products, services and projects across the organisation, with a specific interest in M&E in relation to our digital offering and Data Reporting.Leveraging my skills in digital analytics across a wide range of projects, products and services. Utilising a wide variety of tools to support impact analyses, supporting the organisation to utilise more effectively it's digital data portfolio by delivering leading communities of knowledge driving out data strategy and improving standards enabling the organisation to become more data driven.I also play (and/or have played) key roles in strategic and business projects such as our Pay and Reward Squad and our Data Reporting Steering Group building our data strategy and frameworks that allow NDCS to be data-driven and customer-focused. Show less Working within the Customer Impact and Transformation Directorate (CITH). Managing the development and improvement of new and existing digital products and driving innovation within business governance and procedures in line with the charities transformation road-map, wider strategies and goals.Alongside colleagues in the CITH Directorate, we are leading the organisation in the use of AGILE methodologies to deliver at pace, fail-fast and ensure a data-driven, customer-focus approach to our product and services portfolio.Key Successes+ Within my first 100 Days at NDCS I was leading and working within 5 separate project workstreams. Delivering alongside mixed-member teams from across the organisation.+ Supported the delivery of changes and day-to-day operational support for NDCS Deaf Education map+ Working as an agile delivery manager supporting the delivery and development of NDCS's new planning processes in line with it's new strategic direction.+ Engaging with new strategic partners to help deliver innovative resources and delivery of content for NDCS's Family BSL Course. Show less

      • Project Manager (Digital Insights)

        May 2023 - now
      • Product Lead (Digital)

        Jul 2022 - May 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Dog Training Assistant/ Kennel and Farm Hand

      Issued by JR & JL Gretton Dog Training on May 2008
      JR & JL Gretton Dog TrainingAssociated with Benjamin Huke
    • Farm Assistant

      Issued by Whirlow Hall Farm on Dec 2009
      Whirlow Hall FarmAssociated with Benjamin Huke
    • Volunteer Farm Hand and Lambing Assistant

      Issued by Riseholme Park Farm, University of Lincoln on Jan 2013
      Riseholme Park Farm, University of LincolnAssociated with Benjamin Huke
    • Animal Management and Welfare Course Representative

      Issued by University of Lincoln Students'​ Union on Sept 2013
      University of Lincoln Students'​ UnionAssociated with Benjamin Huke
    • Volunteer Mentor/Farm Supervisor

      Issued by CHESTERFIELD COMMUNITY CARE FARM LIMITED on Jun 2014
      CHESTERFIELD COMMUNITY CARE FARM LIMITEDAssociated with Benjamin Huke
    • Kennel Assistant

      Issued by Dunston Lodge Boarding Kennels on Mar 2009
      Dunston Lodge Boarding KennelsAssociated with Benjamin Huke