James S

Current

Leading edge independent Futurist and Strategist: creating essential advantage in a complex world at Independent
Strategic Business Consultant at (undisclosed)

Past

Writer / photographer at Disowned.co.uk
Principle Consultant at Hedra plc
Strategic Transformational Consultant specialising in strategy, information and outsourcing at various

Regional Manager - Public Sector at Fujitsu Services
UK General Manager at twenty4help
Programme Manager at Thus plc

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Education

Lancaster University
Farnborough College of Technology

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Connections

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Industry

Management Consulting

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James S’s Summary

Founder of Alt3 (www.alt3.co.uk) to provide future insight and "foreknowledge" - one of the Sun Tzu fundamentals - for all types of strategic development.

Also, leading edge transformation strategy consultant with significant experience in sustainable globalisation in a dynamic and turbulent world. This includes impacts from social dynamics, the changing economic climate and a range of future developments.

The world is changing. The pace of change is increasing. In a highly competitive environment mistakes can often prove to be costly. Don't make mistakes. Learn. The world is full of dynamic changes that will affect us all. Understand the changes taking place - and how to create sustainable advantage. This is strategy development at its sharpest.

Creating opportunity through knowledge. Knowledge = cost + opportunity = advantage.

Using knowledge increases the incidence of opportunity. Not using knowledge incurs cost and reduces opportunity. This is one of those intangibles that govern the success or failure of organisations.

The speed of global change is increasing. This demands a greater flexibility from organisations seeking to retain or increase relevance. This demands a greater insight into present knowledge and future insight.

In the past I have worked with many of the leading globally branded companies with a history of leading edge high level strategic advice, insight and direction. Now I am heavily involved in the development of a new wave of healthcare to reduce costs, increase scope and increase effectiveness.

KEY WORDS:
Health care
Social change
Global development
Outsourcing
Innovataion
Technology

SKILLS:
1. Strategic change through innovation
2. Emerging global trends and developments
3. Leading edge global, regional, national health care development
4. New product development
5. Strategic multi-sourcing

James S’s Specialties:

Minimising future risk.

Producing sustainable advantage.

Creating visibility of opportunities and threats.

Positive globalisation based on a shared future and long term revenue generation / economic development.

James S’s Experience

Leading edge independent Futurist and Strategist: creating essential advantage in a complex world

Independent

(International Affairs industry)

2006 — Present (3 years )

Minimising future risk. www.alt3.co.uk

Dedicated to the assessment of future global trends and the creation of sustainable advantage through the visibility of opportunities and theats.

In a swiftly changing world, this is the sharp end of strategic development no organisation can be without.
Strategic Business Consultant

(undisclosed)

(Hospital & Health Care industry)

April 2006 — Present (3 years 8 months)

Leading the global development of corporate innovation and innovation partnerships to create sustainable advantage.

Significant experience in the development of unique environmental and sustainability mechanisms and strategies.

1. Corporate environmental responsibility and the development of a sustainable culture
2. Strategic change through innovation
3. Emerging global trends and developments
4. Global integrated communications
5. Business and organisational transformation
Writer / photographer

Disowned.co.uk

(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)

2005 — August 2007 (2 years )

www.disowned.co.uk Disowned is an online platform for writers,musicians and artists to display their work for agents, for publishers, for anyone who enjoys art and creativity.

Disowned is currently looking for people with talent.
Principle Consultant

Hedra plc

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Management Consulting industry)

April 2005 — April 2006 (1 year 1 month)

Public sector orientated high level management consultancy.
Strategic Transformational Consultant specialising in strategy, information and outsourcing

various

(Management Consulting industry)

1993 — 2006 (13 years )

Pure senior level business transformational consultancy at the sharp end of business survival and development, at the sharp end of economic development and sustainability.

Reducing costs.
Increasing impact.
Increasing future development.
Increasing relevance.
Making a sustainable difference.
Creating value.
Regional Manager - Public Sector

Fujitsu Services

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

2003 — 2005 (2 years )

Management consultancy type role as regional manager for all public sector bodies.
UK General Manager

twenty4help

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)

2002 — 2003 (1 year )

Multi-site European operations involving globally branded clients. NOT the most pleasant time of my life.
Programme Manager

Thus plc

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)

1998 — 2002 (4 years )

Information departmental head involving CRM, extensive end to end information knowledge management, wide ranging strategic information usage, data, business intelligence