
Karl Smith
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Professional experience for Karl Smith
- Current 1 year, since Jun 2024
Founder and CEO
All me
Inventor and Visionary for a new type of social interaction. All me, will not store identifiable user data for primary profiles so there is no link that can be used by fraudsters to that data.
- Current 35 years and 11 months, since Jul 1989
Director of Digital Design, Strategy and Transformation
Agile World Inc.
Working as an Digital Strategist, Business Designer, Key Opinion Leader for Customer Experience CX, User Experience UX, Colleague Experience CE, Service and Ecosystem Design, IoT, AI, Blockchain, Future of Work, FinTech, GovTech, MedTech, EdTech in Agile World Inc. since 2015. Services Interim CIO/CTO Digital Strategy Customer Experience Colleague Experience Brand Creation Social Media Engagement Brand Equity Realisation M&A Research
- 7 months, Sep 2020 - Mar 2021
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
The Agile20Reflect Festival
Involved in establishing festival strategy, a scaleable web presence and automation around social media for the Global Agile Celebration Agile20Reflect Festival. A retrospective on the last 20 years in February 2021 and a chance to network globally to experiment with the next 20 years trajectory.
- 4 years and 3 months, Dec 2016 - Feb 2021
Senior Partner, Business Agility and Design
The HiveMind Network
Focused on professional services configuration of the Hivemind Network through building RFI, RFP capability. Expert practitioner Business Agility, Service Design, Digital and Organisational Transformation.
- 1 year and 4 months, Jan 2018 - Apr 2019NatWest
Product Owner, Centres of Excellence, Technology, Retail and Commercial Banking
Adopting new ways of working including SAFe, LESS, DevOps, Cynefin changing Personal Banking TOM and Technology ITOM. Establishing Strategy and Delivery Methodology to enable self-change (driven by in client SMEs and started by consultants) to create cultural and behavioural change. Developing Agile alternative to ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library), Portfolio and Programme Funding and Operational Passports.
- 1 year and 4 months, Feb 2014 - May 2015
Founder, Global Head of Digital Design
Wipro Digital
His areas of expertise include helping clients successfully implement business transformation, building internal or vendor teams at scale and setting service models utilising, omni-channel Design Consultancy (Customer Experience, User Experience, Interaction Design, Visual Design, Service Design, Creative Technology, Design Thinking, UI Development, Data Systems) across all customer touch points to champion the fully integrated customer experience for connected consumers.
Click to edit position descriptionFront End (UI) Development Services (CES) and E-Learning Consultancy with 600 staff. Services are focused on building user interfaces for enterprise software and creating e-learning solutions and digital content. Involved in setting up vendors for consulting services and recruiting in USA and Europe.
Defined strategy for market capture based upon, management consulting methods, expert hiring and proposition definition. Built and managed a global team, building the biggest single concentration of user experience professional in one location (London) globally with 40 practitioners. Launched Enterprise User Experience in Accenture then created three service offerings; - experience consultancy - creative consultancy - product design consultancy
- 7 months, Apr 2012 - Oct 2012
Interim Head of Customer Experience
Wood Mackenzie
- 5 months, Nov 2011 - Mar 2012
Interim Operational Change Architect
Tesco Bank
- 2 months, Oct 2011 - Nov 2011
Interim Change Management Consultant
Pearson
- 9 months, Feb 2011 - Oct 2011
Interim Head of User Experience, Finance Technology Change Program
RBS Markets and International Banking
- 6 months, Aug 2010 - Jan 2011Deutsche Bank AG
Interim Information Architect and UCD Digital Strategist
- 5 months, Mar 2010 - Jul 2010
Interim Enterprise Transformation and Change Management Consultant
Oxfam
- 6 months, Oct 2009 - Mar 2010
Interim ScrumMaster and UCD Consultant
Zoopla Property Group Plc
- 5 months, May 2009 - Sep 2009Oxford University Press
Interim Enterprise Transformation and Change Management Consultant
Educational background for Karl Smith
- Current 5 years and 1 month, since May 2020
Scaled Agile 5.0
SAFe
- 1 year and 1 month, Feb 2016 - Feb 2017
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law
Chartered Institute of Bankers In Scotland
- 1 year and 6 months, Sep 2004 - Feb 2006
MSc Interactive Technologies for e-Commerce
Edinburgh Napier University
- 2 years and 10 months, Sep 1985 - Jun 1988
BA Three Dimensional Design
Middlesex University London
- 10 months, Sep 1984 - Jun 1985
Foundation Course
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
Languages
English
First language
French
Intermediate
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