Karl Whittle

Current

Managing Director at trisight limited

Past

Interim Oracle Project Managet at London Borough of Hounslow
Client Services Director at activ8 intelligence
Group Operations Director at Vizual Business Tools plc

Delivery Director at Phoenix Database Technologies
Programme Manager at Instro Precision Ltd

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Karl Whittle’s Summary

About trisight (my company)

At trisight we believe that individuals creativity and innovation lie at the heart of business success. Each individual has an effectiveness that contributes to their team, functions and business and more often than not has the drive to succeed. Our role in many organisations is to act as the catalyst for change and to provide insight to optimise the achievements of the individual and business. This means managing change to bring success, not just for the business but for teams, functions and the individual. In order to grow and diversify in today’s economic competitive climate organisations need to respond quickly and develop to meet the changing horizon. In short organisations need to change. At trisight we can help organisations manage change for success.

About me
Respected, highly visible executive with notable record of operational, sales, and business accomplishments in diverse environments. Utilises analysis and creative thinking to devise new opportunities, drive competitive edge, and increase business opportunities to exceed business targets and objectives in start-up, challenge, and growth situations. Proven negotiator, engendering internal consensus and forging solid relationships with clients and strategic partners. Dynamic, motivational leader with a history of building high-calibre sales and service teams.

For relaxation I spend time with my family and probably too much time playing golf.....

Karl Whittle’s Specialties:

Strategic thinker, Ideas development, Business Development, Operations Management, Improving productivity, Programme Management, People Management, Customer Relationship Building, Negotiation, Customer analysis, Forecasting, P&L responsibility, Profit improvement, Market Positioning, Human Capital, Management Information, analysis of data

Karl Whittle’s Experience

Managing Director

trisight limited

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

December 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)

trisight is company that provides SME organisations with strategic and operational support in understanding the principles and challenges that face them when wanting to grow or diversify. The service proposition is encapsulated in three areas, both from a strategic and operational perspective to help businesses understand who they are and to implement change in a controlled manner:
Sales and marketing - how to define and build a sales and marketing function that delivers results
Operational governance – ensuring that the correct governance is defined and established ranging from procedural formalities through to balance scorecard assessments
Continual improvement assessments – defining a framework specific to an organisation that can be used to define, measure and implement service excellence
Interim Oracle Project Managet

London Borough of Hounslow

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

July 2008 — June 2009 (1 year)

To support a Borough wide Performance Improvement Programme, my transition and project management expertise was secured to drive forward functional enhancements and self service roll-out for the Borough’s Oracle HR, Learning Management and Payroll solution. This project was critical in order for the Borough to established a HR Shared Service Centre.
Client Services Director

activ8 intelligence

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2007 — December 2007 (1 year)

Client Services Director, on a 1 year assignment, to build the sale function within activ8, defined and implemented to go to market strategy for activ8 innovative and award winning solutions in the Human Capital space.
Group Operations Director

Vizual Business Tools plc

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; UK:OCR; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2004 — December 2006 (2 years 6 months)

Vizual Business Tools plc, a quoted UK company based in Beckenham in Kent. Vizual has built its reputation on a philosophy that remains simple and is still taking the company from strength to strength - to provide customers with quality solutions that are easy to use, quick to deploy and offer exceptional value for money.

In September 2004 Vizual officially launched the new Enterprise Human Capital Software for large businesses, HR.net. After years in the development & testing process, HR.net enables you to experience a flexible, customisable and powerful HR system to improve communication and integration in large businesses. Key features of the system includes:
Completely customisable workflow
Fully configurable database
Multi-lingual/multi-cultural ready
Completely web-based
Configurable user interface
Comprehensive Document Management System
Self Service = Full service
Integrated HR functionality
Delivery Director

Phoenix Database Technologies

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 1997 — June 2004 (6 years 9 months)

Provide strategic leadership and direction to all staff engaged in delivering development and infrastructure projects, application and technical support and professional services,

Operational and financial management to ensure that business and P&L objectives are maximised,

Responsibility for the delivery of all projects to the expectations, budget and timeline of the client,

The integration and management of all technical and delivery partners, and

Maintenance and improvement of the ISO Quality Management System and IiP process.
Programme Manager

Instro Precision Ltd

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Defense & Space industry)

February 1995 — October 1997 (2 years 9 months)

Headhunted to establish a programme management department for this world leader organisation who designs and manufactures military surveillance and targeting equipment. This was a senior management role reporting directly into the board, working vertically and horizontally across the organisation, with full responsibility for delivery of projects in the EMEA region.

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