Adele Testa

Experience

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  SNI s.r.l.

  May 2011 - Jul 2014

  Real Estate Agent

  Skills▪ Ability to handle difficult situations and to work in a team▪ Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills▪ Created strategy to achieve successful purchase and/or rent decision▪ Excellent rapport and trust factor with clients▪ Attention to detail and clients’ need▪ Facilitated repeat business with specific clients (e.g. Arabian and Russian ones).ActivitiesDuring university's years, I had almost 3 years of work experience in real estate sector, working as a Property Manager. Even if I am comfortable working on my own, I was involved in team working. I learned that the cohesion is fundamental, further I have mastered my communication skills to an advance level.- Promotion of real estate through social media and public events- Customer service: settings, allocating rooms, intermediary with landlords Show less

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  Evolaris

  Dec 2014 - May 2015

  Junior European Project Manager

  - Preparation of European proposals in HORIZON 2020 (e.g. FoF, ICT, PHC) and Erasmus+ Programme by delivering the State-of-the-Art analysis and defining the work packages.-Understanding of the contractual and business requirements and scope of the project by listening to and balance the client expectations- Support in guiding the clients through decision making and configuration of cost-effective solutions, through onsite sessions- Track of project deliverables and constant report on the progress of the projects to all stakeholders - Contribution in implementing and managing project changes and interventions to achieve project goals- Support in managing ongoing projects via project reporting activities and deliverables regarding Strategy Development and Roadmap- Set project milestones and produce KPIs on project progress- Contribution in sharing knowledge and lesson learned and support in the software implementation for the full project life cycle- Knowledge of e-Leaning, Digital Services, Augmented Reality and Nanotechnologies applied to HealthcareSkills▪ Project support and coordination▪ Project Reporting of European Projects in Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+▪ Grant writing and delivery of business cases, feasibility studies and assessment analysis Show less

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  Lynkeus s.r.l. - Strategy Consulting

  May 2015 - Jul 2016

  European Project Manager

  Leadership across multiple projects in clinical trials with end-to-end responsibility for delivering software development projects in Big Data Technologies, Predictive Modelling and e-Health by:- Managing at once complex multi-disciplinary Projects funded by the European Commission via the Horizon 2020 Grant such as Cardioproof, MD-Peadigree, Avicenna and others;- Leading the implementation of change business process across the consortium;- Applying Project management methods such as Waterfall, Agile, Kanban, SCRUM and Hybrid Project management approach;- Lead Market research by identifying segmentation of the population, trends of the patients and market focus of the clinical partners;- Liaison with software developers in the product design process and early engagement of the end users of the product to deploy a user-friendly front-end;- Supporting the multi-disciplinary team (including research centres, clinical partners and technical partners) to address conflict of interest;- Supporting market research and identifying high-quality solutions.Achievements:- In-depth knowledge of innovative eHealth solutions, Tech solutions, data mining, similarity search, and eLearning by managing projects funded by the European Commission for an overall budget of EUR 4.2 Mill.;- Assistance in Financial Management control by managing resource costs, designing and applying Mitigation Actions meant to hold the project on budget and timely;- Successfully submitted "SMEINST-Phase2", "Horizon2020 ICT" and "Societal Challenge" calls for proposal published by European Commission. Skills▪ Multiple Project Leadership and Project Portfolio Management▪ Provision of the proposal, business cases and project plan▪ Engagement of senior stakeholders▪ Construction of and liaison with the consortium ▪ Budget management and allocation Show less

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  Freelance Consultancy

  Sept 2016 - Apr 2019

  Proposal Writer - Consultant

  Writing Successful Grant Proposals (Innovate UK and Eu Horizon 2020)- Programme: H2020( ICT, Societal Challenge and PHC), Marie-Curie, Erasmus+- Specialised in SME-PHASE 1 and SME-PHASE 2, providing EUR 0.5 Mill funds to start-up and small enterprises in IT and innovation- Key area: innovation in Healthcare, societal challenges, ICT proposals and Big Data

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  Circle Health

  Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

  Consulting Project Manager

  Driving change management, business transformation and translating business requirements into tangible, realistic programme deliverables- Create change management plan by methodically investigating, analysing and reviewing the document, workflow, and charts of the part of the business which are impacted by the change - Facilitate the transition of change in the company- Management of complex and senior stakeholders interactions- Delivering the plan of stretch targets for the upcoming financial year, by supporting pre-sale impact assessment, business case estimating and service delivery cost modelling- Optimizing the Shared Decision Making Process and design of patient pathways by focusing on Benefits Realisation and Service Improvement- Applying Revenue Billing reconciliation Modelling, Capacity Modelling and Service Transition by diverting the health services from secondary care to community care Skills▪ Change Management ▪ Business Analysis and Transformation▪ Capacity Modelling and Service Transition ▪ Plan of Service Improvement and delivery cost modelling Show less

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  South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

  Apr 2017 - Aug 2018

  IT Project Manager in Healthcare

  Project Lead of Healhtlocker: a software solution aimed at self-management and patient empowerment of outpatient users living with mental health issues. - drive the software implementation, acceptance into BAU and process governance- Facilitate technical discussions with the scrum master and the team of software developers ( in-house and third party);- Apply Agile techniques ( Moscow, LLD, PRL and Agile documentation) using common sense and flexible approach;- Use different software tools to empower the team and achieve the delivery of a high-quality product on time and on budget (such as GitHub, Microsoft Project, Microsoft teams, Slack, Trello and Mixpanel data analytics, etc). Project Lead of e-OBS (Strategic electronic observations): digital service resulted in optimising the use of physical health data of inpatient users affected by mental health problems. - Oversee the execution of the project, the deployment process, and testing phase by providing documentation and early escalating issues when required;- Early manage the stakeholders' expectation and implement the vision of the business visionary;- Liaise with IT Operations, Service desk and Technology functions across the business and engagement of the third parties.Change Management within GDE( Global Digital Exemplar) programme launched by NHS Digital - meant to launch new digital service and innovation- Implement Software based projects and technology database projects;- Facilitate the multi-disciplinary team dialogue by managing internal resources and third parties;- Ensure the client engagement and expectations of senior stakeholders. Skills▪ APMG Agile Project Management Foundation and Price 2 Foundation Qualified▪ Benefits Realisation and Microsoft Project Online▪ Management of Digital Service delivery▪ Suppliers management and stakeholders liaison ▪ Technology evaluation and software development lifecycle design▪ Security and Penetration Test Monitor Show less

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  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  Sept 2018 - May 2019

  Project Manager- Service Design

  Service Design - Design of the new Ambulatory Emergency Care service through co-design approach;- Integration of 10 new clinical pathways meant to divert the non-elective demand from A&E and ED to Ambulatory Care;- Applying multiple pm techniques such as business process engineering, pathway mapping and other tools to develop and design the service model.Service Transformation- Shaping patient flow by aligning the requirements of multiple departments and specialities;- Developing financial models and modelling cost and income benefits;- Eliminating non-added value activities that could undermine the patient experience.Project Governance- Establishing robust governance and control processes by overseeing multiple workstreams at a time; -Delivering regularly project documentation and producing senior level reports for a wide audience in relation to the Ambulatory Care service performance.Multidisciplinary Approach - Liaison with several departments across the Trust focusing on capital works, procurement processes for medical equipment, income generation, service alignment of the two main hospitals, communication strategy, IT compliance; the IG department and patient information committee to ensure compliance with Trust policy;- Involvement of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG), primary care, secondary care and GPs. Show less

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  NHS

  May 2019 - now

  Improvement Coach and QI Programme Manager

  -support improvement teams weekly to test and embed new ways of working and new solutions thanks to a co-designed approach;-facilitate workshops for team building and alignment towards shared purpose by treasuring the unique characteristics of team members;-run training in QI to build teams' inclusivity and openness toward changes;-be part of the coaching faculty group by supporting the QI coaches and their teams and by contributing to the coaching development sessions;-coach colleagues in need of emotional support to embrace their role and enhance their career;- manage the programme across 45+ surgeries and multidisciplinary teams. Show less

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  Adele Testa Coaching and Consultancy ltd

  Jan 2020 - now

  Lead Coach and Founder

  I coach ambitious people living abroad. Who are at a crossroads in life. Who want to understand what is holding them back and what to do next.Together, we transform their challenges into opportunities. With one-to-one coaching sessions, I empower my clients. - It is about difficulties with living abroad: how to blend in a new culture while not losing your identity, how to transform loneliness;- It is about empowering yourself: how to work with an intercultural team, and overcome your low self-confidence and limiting beliefs- It is about the desire to relocate: decide whether moving in a new country/city or coming back home, understand how not to see this change as a failure. Through group workshops, I enrich my clients who benefit from listening to others' experience. It is about feeling not alone, the only one with these challenges. Show less