Mike Hirons

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT MIKE HIRONS

An accomplished Sr. Project, delivery, product, and process manager, with 14+ years of progressive, responsible experience directing high-performance teams and critical projects within IT development, data science, manufacturing, production, green and new media sectors.• Project Management expertise: Collaborative change-maker skilled in leading all phases of the project management lifecycle against aggressive cost, time, and quality requirements. PRINCE2 practitioner with robust experience in driving Waterfall and Agile projects• Delivery Management expertise: Experienced in managing delivery and budgets of cross-discipline development teams, and certified SCRUM master• Product Management expertise: Confident Product Owner, shouldering technical and business challenges for a wide range of products, within a start-up environment, or with established international products• Process Management expertise: Extensive process analysis experience• Fellow of The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)• Leadership and General Management: Directly managed and developed teams from 6 - 40 through direct and indirect channels. A confident leader, experienced coach, and mentor• Other Expertise: Operations management, business administration, strategic planning, software app and SAAS development, documentation and infographic creation, product ownership, workshop and training delivery, supply chain management, process improvement, change management, leadership (up to 40 personnel), C-level to grassroot engagement, product design, UI and UX design, system and process design, systems and process analysis, continuous improvement, change management, implementation