Simon Davies
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VP, AI Solutions Consulting
England, United Kingdom
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VP, AI Solutions ConsultingCloudFactoryJan 2025 - Current (1 year 8 months)- VPCloudFactory
- VP Platform DevelopmentCloudFactoryMar 2021 - Jan 2025 (3 years 11 months)
- Director of Product ManagementCloudFactoryAug 2020 - Mar 2021 (8 months)
- Product DirectorCDK GlobalMay 2018 - Jun 2020 (2 years 2 months)Responsible for: - Product Strategy - Platform/Products (payments, invoicing, communications, data & analytics) - Data Products and Services - Product Design - Solutions Architects
- Product ConsultantDentsu Aegis NetworkJan 2018 - May 2018 (5 months)
- Product DirectorBlack Swan DataJun 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 7 months)
- Vp Product ManagementDataSiftMay 2014 - May 2016 (2 years 1 month)
- Head of Product ManagementINQ MobileJul 2012 - May 2014 (1 year 11 months)Built and managed a Product team during INQ’s transition from a handset company to software company. Led Product and Engineering teams to create two 4+ star applications. Delivered INQ’s core technical asset in the shape of its Interest Extraction Engine, a licensable platform that builds complex user Interest Profiles through analysing social feeds and delivers content recommendations - apps, music, video, news and other content types. - Material, a cross platform discovery service that finds favoured web content based on social media activity. The web is automatically curated and presented as an individually tailored magazine. Material reached #1 in UK and #2 in US free news charts (http://is.gd/lBEq2b). - SO.HO, a Social Homescreen
- Head of Product EngineeringINQ MobileMar 2010 - Jul 2012 (2 years 5 months)Managed an organisation re-structure to create a team that bridged Engineering to the rest of the organization with the sole aim of ensuring Products (handsets, applications, cloud services) were correctly specified and delivered on time. My remit also encompassed technical product and account management, software release management, requirements management, analysis & tracking (3GPP, Internet, Network Operator), end-to-end system, software design & patent portfolio management. I also supported the Products, Sales & Marketing during the RFX submissions for AT&T and other tier one mobile operators. Supported successful Product launches in the UK, India, Canada, Singapore, Australia and Italy. The Product Engineering Team were also responsi
- Head of Applications Product ManagementINQ MobileJan 2008 - Mar 2010 (2 years 3 months)• Part of the original design team behind the INQ1. The INQ1 won "Best Mobile Handset" at the GSMA awards in Barcelona Feb 2009, beating competition from Google, Nokia, RIM and LG. INQ won "Best Newcomer" • Product and Delivery Manager for Integrated Facebook, Twitter, Skype, eBay & Push Email. • Co-inventor on various patent submissions
- Handset Application ManagerHutchison WhampoaJan 2007 - Dec 2007 (1 year)• Product and Delivery Manager for the award winning "Skypephone" the world's first presence enabled mobile using a low cost platform. • Skypehone won "Highly Commended" award at GSMA 2008 and my inclusion as co-inventor on a number of patents.
- GGlobal Product & Delivery ManagerJan 2006 - Dec 2006 (1 year)• Global Product & Delivery Manager - X-Series. An initiative to bring the best of the internet to mobile along with an industry new flat rate data package across the seven '3' Operating Companies • Global Product & Delivery Management - Yahoo!, Google, Slingmedia, ebay, Push Email, Orb & Windows Live Messenger Services • Handset Product Management - Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola for X-Series device customisations and launches • Global Product & Delivery Manager for Skype - rollout of Handset applications (numerous devices) and Network Infrastructure rollout with subsequent upgrades.
- HHead of ApplicationsMay 2005 - Dec 2005 (8 months)• Handset Product Manager for two new Chinese entrants to the 3UK Prepay portfolio providing both Technical and Product Management roles.
- Consultant (Contractor)NEC TechnologiesJul 1998 - May 2005 (6 years 11 months)• Technical Liaison to '3' (Network Operator) • Future Applications Consultant • SIM/USAT Team Leader • UI Design Engineer
- Software EngineerPanasonic MCUK LtdJan 1998 - Jul 1998 (7 months)
- BSoftware EngineerBAeSEMAJan 1995 - Jan 1997 (2 years 1 month)
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- BSc 2.1 (Honours, Computer ScienceUniversity of StaffordshireJan 1991 - Jan 1995 (4 years 1 month)
- Managing Technical Professionals & OrganisationsMassachusetts Institute of Technology