Head of Operations at LiveDrive Internet Ltd
London, United Kingdom
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- Head of Operations at LiveDrive Internet Ltd
- Past
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- Director Product Marketing at Coffee Bean Technology
- Director at Double Zero 64 Ltd
- Consultant at Avocent Corp. / Credit Suisse
- Education
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- University of Essex
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Matthew Willcock’s Experience
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Head of Operations
LiveDrive Internet Ltd
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Networking industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
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Director Product Marketing
Coffee Bean Technology
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 2006 — April 2008 (1 year 7 months)
• Evaluated several potential business ideas and carried out market research to assess viability.
• Worked with the management team to develop a business plan for an online strategic marketing tool for small to medium sized businesses.
• Defined the product and communicated it to the design and engineering teams.
• Recruited design professionals, external consultants, marketing experts and an engineering team based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
• Took over position of Technical Manager and developed a technology roadmap.
• Implemented processes and management tools to manage the development process.
• Captured internal expectations and evolved product based on feedback from internal and external sources. -
Director
Double Zero 64 Ltd
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Telecommunications industry)
December 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 1 month)
0064 was a startup business providing Voice over IP based calling service providing New Zealand residential customers with telephony service presented over broadband. I developed the VoIP platform, website and took an active role in marketing and strategic planning of the business.
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Consultant
Avocent Corp. / Credit Suisse
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Investment Banking industry)
June 2006 — September 2006 (4 months)
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Research & Innovation Manager
Cyclades
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2005 — December 2005 (1 year)
Based in Beijing, China.
Expanded Cyclades in the Telecom industry, specifically in the South of China.
Developed Chinese Finance industry strategy.
Technical Manager of Chinese technical resources.
Instigated new sales and technical strategy to meet market needs in China.
Researched and developed new product ideas from Asian market.
Recruited for Finance Sector Sales Director in Beijing. -
Data Centre Team Leader
Thus PLC
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; THUS.L; Telecommunications industry)
1999 — 2004 (5 years)
Recruited and managed a team of engineers maintaining the ISP infrastructure
Developed working processes covering data center management
Pioneered data center security, Change Control and Fault Management procedures.
Instigated pro-active network maintenance
Ensured timely resolution to customer and internal network failures
Managed day to day network maintenance responsibilities
Designed and implemented nationwide Out Of Band Management network
Assessed spares holdings and support contracts resulting in cost savings
Provided recommendations for nationwide network build designs
Matthew Willcock’s Education
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University of Essex
BSc, Hons , Computer Science and Artificial Intellengence , October 1996 — June 1999
- Activities and Societies:
- Racing Captain Sailing Club,
President Kayaking Club,
Chairman Photographic Society,
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Cyclades Alumni
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