James Hart

Current

Representative Director, Project Manager at Urban Science Japan Co., Ltd.

Past

Project Manager at Urban Science Japan
Senior Consultant at Urban Science Spain
Senior Consultant at Urban Science

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Education

University of Nottingham
Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Lyon
Dulwich College

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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James Hart’s Summary

I work for Urban Science, a software leveraging consulting firm with primary (although not exclusive) applications in the automotive and financial services areas.
We have three practice areas as follows:

Network Analysis (number, location and performance of retail locations)
- In this area, we conduct detailed market studies that tell our clients where and how their retail network is underperforming and what steps should be taken to increase market share and optimise ROI.
For this, we use our proprietary GIS modelling tool and scientific methodology that is based on 30 years of industry experience.

Site Analysis (understanding variations among retail locations performance)
- Web-based interactive performance analytics for retail networks, using KPIs, maps, charts and reports; incorporates secure role-based login and clickstream analysis.

Customer Analysis (targeting, data-mining, performance measurement and reporting, and ROI analysis -- specializing in online lead scoring and performance optimization).
- We use our proprietary Data Mining tool developed in Israel to help our high-profile Japanese clients manage customer leads (to their website & call centres) and maximise return on marketing campaigns.

James Hart’s Specialties:

Consulting:
- Geographical Market Analysis, GIS, Development of web-based performance analytics, Data Management and Analysis, Data Mining and Lead Managment

IT skills:
SQL Server Development and Administration, ASP.Net, C#, JavaScript, XML, AJAX, SVG, HTML, CSS, VB, VBA, VB.Net
DotNet Framework, Visual Studio .NET, IIS

Languages:
English (native)
Spanish (fluent)
French (nearly fluent)
Japanese (conversational: currently learning)

James Hart’s Experience

Representative Director, Project Manager

Urban Science Japan Co., Ltd.

(Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2009 — Present (3 months)

Managing the Japan Office of Urban Science.
Project Manager

Urban Science Japan

(Privately Held; Automotive industry)

December 2004 — September 2009 (4 years 10 months)

Project Manager, responsible for building the Site Analysis and Network Analysis Practice Areas in Japan.
Senior Consultant

Urban Science Spain

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2002 — November 2004 (2 years 8 months)

Urban Science España, S.L.: The Spanish office of Urban Science Applications, Inc, located in Madrid
Senior Consultant

Urban Science

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2000 — April 2002 (2 years 4 months)

Urban Science International, Ltd: The UK office of Urban Science Applications, Inc

James Hart’s Education

University of Nottingham

MEng 2.i , Civil Engineering with French , September 1995 — July 1999
Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Lyon

Civil Engineering with French 1997 — 1998

For the 3rd year of my Engineering degree, I participated in an exchange program with INSA Lyon, one of the four INSA Universities in France, known for their expertise in Science, Engineering and Computing.
Dulwich College

1988 — 1995

A-Levels: two As (Maths, Physics) and one B (Chemistry)
AS-Level: one B (Computer Science)
GCSEs: seven As and two Bs