Rob Grundel

Experience

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  UXC

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2006

  Software Developer

  UXC Applications Development (http://www.appsdev.uxc.com.au) are one of the Australia's leading client driven software houses. The majority of their contracts are major State or Federal Government. I was employed as a J2EE developer and business analyst.The largest project that I was part of was a complex system for the Federal Government which had many integration points with other systems. This was built around Hibernate/JavaServer Faces/Spring and again used Mule as the integration layer. On all projects I was also heavily involved with the business analysis of the systems. This involved talking extensively with the client over a period of months and from those discussions drew up documents that the client then had to sign off on. These documents included data/class design, UI design and use cases. This required me to have a comprehensive understanding of the problem domains and to be able to communicate clearly with the clients. Show less

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  GT London

  Feb 2009 - Apr 2009

  Technical Lead/Developer

  Good Technology (now VML) was a leading new media agency that has managed brands for Audi, BBC and Microsoft. I was the primary contract developer on the Premier Inn Dubai rebuild project on which I liaised with a team of two developers as well as one non-technical project officer. The project brief was to couple an existing backend system to a redesigned front-end including bespoke business logic amendments. My job spec was to amend the business logic and web services but after resourcing issues I spent the latter third of the project as full time client-side developer. In both front-end and backend I was able to factor out many redundancies in the application. As a result, the change requests that came in late (right up until the release date) were implemented more efficiently. Show less

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  Ozone HR

  May 2009 - Apr 2012

  Developer

  My tenure at Ozone HR marked my shift from Java into C#. This change was not as major as it may appear as I was already familiar with object orientated design patterns, abstractions and heuristics. Ozone HR is a software as a service business providing Performance Management solutions to Blue Chip clients. It tracks objective setting, performance reviews and 360 reviews. Ozone HR is an online system is written in C# on the ASP.NET 4.0 platform. It uses JavaScript frameworks Knockout, JQuery and Dojo, and connects to a SQL Server backend and uses Microsoft Reporting.During my time at Ozone I contributed significantly to the culture of the company. My arrival coincided with the start of a complete rewrite of the system. During that time we have executed a number of launches for high profile clients successfully and have continued to provide our customers with a high level of support.Among my responsibilities were: writing and maintaining high quality code at all levels, page design and UX; code reviews. Ozone HR runs a SCRUM process on two week sprints. I also demonstrated the software to potential clients and liaise with them throughout the deployment and launch phases. Show less

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  State of Play

  Feb 2010 - Jan 2017

  Facilitator

  State of Play is a partnership between myself and coach Jude Claybourne to facilitate organisational change. Together we have: • facilitated company away days in London & Denmark (for 150 people) • run workshops on communication and co-operation • given presentations at Meetups and Conferences • produced an ambitious 20+ cast play. Through this work, I have learnt that how we react to failure is crucial to success; I’ve learnt how to create processes that give people insights (as opposed to merely "teaching"); and how to introduce and engrain behaviours that can positively influence future habits. Show less

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  Abandoman

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

  Musician

  I developed the music for comedy rap star Abandoman’s award winning show (Best Comedy - Emerging) at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in February 2012. In addition to producing the music I am also involved with the narrative and dramaturgy so that the piece is cohesive.Abandoman’s Party in the Key of C Major, in which I performed for the full run, received numerous 5 star reviews and was sell out show at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.I toured with the Moonrock Boombox show in 2014. Show less

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  ITV

  Apr 2012 - Nov 2012

  Developer

  I was on a 6 month contract at ITV as 1 of 4 developers working on the CMS. ITV has taught me how a large business can effectively communicate its needs through BDD (using SpecFlow). I changed the way that I work by using Pomodoro Technique to plan my day effectively and by using Distributed Revision Control (Mercury and Git) to focus my attention on discrete chunks of work,.I as a key part of building new Web APIs, investigating and refactoring system caching and persistence, introducing new workflows through the system and reducing the build time. This job required me to deal with all levels of the business from technical experts, business analysts, product owners and users in order to ensure that what was being built met all needs. Show less

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  Just-Eat Group

  Nov 2012 - Apr 2013

  Senior Developer

  I worked for 6 months under contract at Just-Eat. I was 1 of 3 developers working on the desktop and mobile websites. Just-Eat were migrating from a legacy ASP website to a web service driven, distributed, ASP.NET MVC website . As coverage and the appetite for risk is low (as it is a very high volume website) I enjoyed the challenge of modernising the code as well maintaining a high performance.At Just-Eat I refactored legacy code to fit design patterns; discussed and implemented performance enhancements; took part in front-line live system fixes; improved css structures; and added new functionality across the entire stack from the database to HTML5/CSS3 views. Show less

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  Euromoney Institutional Investor

  Apr 2013 - Mar 2014

  Senior Software Developer
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  Somekind

  Jul 2013 - Mar 2021

  Director | Leadership Coach

  Over the 8 years of running Somekind I have designed and delivered countless hours of experiential change programs including: - Storytelling programs for big-four consultancies - Process-building, training and coaching for a Swiss multinational over 4 years - Story coaching for TEDxBrixton speakers over 2 years - 250+ hours of one-one coaching - Facilitation training for facilitators within a UN-facing NFP over 5 years - Coaching leaders in the development and communication of their strategy - Designing and facilitating leadership retreats and quarterlies Show less

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  Decoded

  Mar 2014 - Jan 2018

  Facilitator

  While I worked for Decoded I delivered their flagship product Code-in-a-Day; a leadership focused in-person training day that built digital literacy (how does the WWW work, what is HTML/CSS/JS, etc). In my later years at Decoded I helped the Head of Product to level up all the other facilitators by building an internal training day called Supercharge! On this day, we helped people find their own authentic presence and gravitas as well as training basic facilitation tools.

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  TEDxBrixton

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2016

  Speaker Curator and Story Development Consultant
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  Imaginary Millions

  Apr 2018 - Mar 2021

  Captain

  Last year someone asked me what I'd do with a million dollars.I said "start a record label".Then I realised that I didn't need a million dollars.Imaginary Millions ended up being one of the meaningful things I've done. From what was going to be record label ended up building a incredible music night. On the first Sunday of every month I would host and run a band in The Book Club in Shoreditch. In the room would be 100+ poets, singers, rappers and audience. There would be two microphones always on at the front of the stage. While the band was jamming during the night anyone, at any point, could choose to get up to the mike.This night took us to Manchester, Amsterdam and Birmingham and released two live albums. Most meaningfuly, it was a place where artist felt safe to build their voices and art. On any night we would see both seasoned performers as well as first-timers who then continued to persue music and poetry. Show less

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  The Space Between

  Mar 2020 - Sept 2023

  Co-Founder | Leadership Coach

  At the start of lockdown in the UK fellow coach Neshat Amirfathi and I created this consultancy with the stated aim of "bringing aliveness to dead spaces." We create workshops, experiences and provide one-on-one coaching for any person or group of people where the truth and moving forward together is important.We started by setting up a series of online workshops called Space & Land which helped participants to process lockdown and what it meant for them. Themes explored included "the spaces we occupy" and "all the things we hold onto".After that, we ran a program called Reauthor Your Leader as a way for people to consciously discover what their strengths were, what qualities they wanted in their relationships and finding their way to their own courage.This lead us in run an 3-month internal program for multinational software company with the brief of moving "managers managing to leaders leading". Show less

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  Anecdote International

  Aug 2021 - Jun 2023

  Head of People | Facilitator, Story Coach, Program Designer

  At Anecdote, our mission is to promote "business without misunderstanding", and as Principal, I work closely with our clients to ensure this mission is fully realized within their organization. To achieve this, I facilitate delivery of our Storytelling for Leaders and Story-Powered Strategy programs, which are designed to help leaders harness the power of storytelling to drive meaningful change.In addition to facilitating these programs, I am responsible for ensuring that our Storytelling for Leaders program it is both impactful and relevant to the leaders who participate. With a focus on creating a learning experience that is both powerful and transformative, I am committed to helping our clients achieve their business goals and foster a culture of clear communication and mutual understanding. Show less

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  Bring The Room

  Jun 2023 - now

  Executive Team Coach | Strategy Facilitator
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  Emanate

  Jul 2023 - now

  Founder

  Emanate is a software tool for teams that coaches them on their most important work. It holds individuals accountable, coaches the team's leader and provides valuable insights for everyone's growth.

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  Corporate DNA Consulting

  Jul 2023 - now

  Senior Facilitator | Coach | Program Designer