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Jack Benham

Jack Benham

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Technology Consultant at Accenture

  • Education

    • East China Normal University

      2017 - 2017
      Chinese Studies

      Three week intensive Chinese culture and Mandarin course funded by the British Council and organised by the University of Manchester. Consisting of classroom teaching, cultural excursions and business lectures.

    • The University of Manchester

      2014 - 2017
      Bachelor's degree Mathematics 2:1

      Activities and Societies: Participated in the University of Manchester; Tennis, Surf, Esports, Poker and Mathematics societies. Captain of the Unversity Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) team. This involved holding trials to test 30-40 applicants to create the team of five. Once formed the team went on to win the National University Esports League (NUEL) in the winter of 2015. The team also came 2nd at the King of the North finals in which we played on a stage in front of 100 spectators. 2nd year average: 63.833% (worth 33%)3rd year average: 67.500% (worth 67%)Applied for and was selected to participate in the Manchester Gold Mentoring scheme. Completed 30 different modules during my time at Manchester, of which 28 were mathematics related whereas the remaining two were essay based. Have a wide range of mathematical understanding from pure or algebra to finance or statistics.

    • Midhurst Rother College (MRC)

      2010 - 2014

      Activities and Societies: Hosted events for the school in front of both students and member's of the public, examples include; compère at a concert and multiple talent shows. Hosted and organised the school radio station (MRC radio). Played in school Rugby, Tennis, Football and Cricket teams. Organised and ran sporting events for local Primary Schools and younger students at Midhurst Rother College. Helped at after School Maths sessions for borderline C/D GCSE Students. A-Levels: Maths A*, Further Maths A, History BAS-Levels: Geography BGCSE: Maths A*, Biology A, Chemistry A, Physics A, English Language A, English Literature A, Geography A, Citizenship Studies B, Religious Studies C,

  • Experience

    • Heyshott Newsletter

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2012
      Journalist

      Wrote a monthly column in the local village newsletter.

    • McDonald Oates Solicitors

      Jun 2012 - Jun 2012
      Work Experience

      One week placement working in Probate department.

    • Unicorn Inn

      Aug 2012 - Aug 2015
      Chef

      Chef in local village pub.

    • Omnicom

      Aug 2013 - Aug 2013
      Work Experience

      Two week placement working in Finance and Treasury department.

    • The Petersfield School

      Jul 2016 - Jul 2016
      Work Experience

      One week placement in Mathematics department to observe and support classes.

    • Huawei Technologies

      Nov 2017 - Aug 2020

      The Project Manager for 4G/5G Network Operations Transition and Transformation as a part of the major programme with a UK MNO. - Established a brand new bespoke Managed Service involving people, process and tools.- Led, managed and achieved 5G RAN Operational Readiness.- Led, managed and achieved RAN re-parenting Operational Readiness.- Successfully managed two separate TUPE transfers.- Successfully managed a contract novation. - Selected as 1 of 50 rising stars from Huawei globally- Awarded 2019 Global Technical Services Excellent New Employees award- Awarded 2019 Future Star award- Awarded UK&I Above and Beyond Award- Appointed as a 2020 Western European Employee Ambassador Show less Member of the Huawei Elite Graduate programme.- Technical Engineer for the Sky BAM and Disk Array swap project where 11 BAM Servers and 17 Disk Arrays were swapped successfully across the customers four live sites and two laboratory's within a very short time frame. - Technical Engineer for the Virgin Media Voice Transformation Project within Virgin Media's 21st Century Voice Programme. Specialised in IMS defect management and testing while working with the customer daily out of the customers office.- Awarded UK&I Above and Beyond Award Show less

      • Project Manager

        Jul 2018 - Aug 2020

      • Core Network Engineer

        Nov 2017 - Jun 2018

    • Three.

      Sept 2020 - Mar 2023
      Service Readiness Manager

      Service Readiness Manager covering all aspects of 3UK RAN estate - drafting and finalising contracts, new software/hardware introductions, operational transitions and transformations across people, processes and tooling.- 3UK Operations lead for the Shared Rural Network programme- 3UK Operations lead for the London Underground programme- Successful transitions of existing and setup of new managed service agreements- Delivering Operational Readiness for new RAN solutions (new vendor, special coverage etc.)- Operations SME for contractual drafting, negotiation and closure of new RAN agreements- Awarded 2021 Annual Star award Show less

    • Accenture

      Mar 2023 - now
      Technology Consultant

      Providing exceptional client service as part of the Accenture UKI&A Networks - Intelligent Network Operations team.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award

      The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
      Aug 2016

    • Driving License

      Driving Standards Agency
      Jun 2013

    • Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award

      The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
      Jun 2012

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Jack Benham
      Gilbert Hannam Education Foundation Award Midhurst Rother College 2014 Awarded to students who have made the most academic progress (based on prior attainment not final examination results) throughout their time at Midhurst Rother College.
    • Awarded to Jack Benham
      Grover Prize in Mathematics Midhurst Rother College 2014 Awarded to the student who had the greatest knowledge and passion for Mathematics throughout the academic year.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Caring for a Dog

      Issued by Canine Partners
      Canine PartnersAssociated with Jack Benham

    • Help lead a trip to Tanzania

      Issued by True Adventure on Jul 2013
      True AdventureAssociated with Jack Benham

    • Fundraiser

      Issued by Movember Foundation on Nov 2016
      Movember FoundationAssociated with Jack Benham