Ross Durston
Co-founder Chief Data & Storytelling Officer @Finding Stories
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WORK HISTORY
Co-founder Chief Data & Storytelling Officer @Finding Stories
Winchester, GB
At Finding Stories, our goal is to help organisations discover their true potential and find their story. We offer three core services to help level the playing field and change how we look at and talk about data- Data & Insight Consultancy Services, providing leadership, advice and project delivery where and when companies need it most- Data Visualisation & Storytelling Training and Coaching, creating a legacy of better storytellers that deliver greater insight and value through data- Data Visualisation Design & Document Templates, helping companies tell their stories in better, more consistent and more impactful ways.
EDUCATION
Lancaster University
MSc, Operational Research
Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
BSc, Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics
SKILLS
ABOUT ROSS DURSTON
Analytics & Business Intelligence Leader. Passionate advocate of Data Visualisation & Storytelling.Ex. Tesco, P&O Cruises, Nectar, Gopuff.Experienced and motivational leader in the fields of Data, Research & Visualisation. Breadth of experience built up across multiple sector verticals, in both established and start-up environments.Through 20 years of succeeding in both hands-on and leadership roles in the field of Data and Insights, I’ve developed a passion for combining technical expertise with the softer skills of leadership, empathy and storytelling, to deliver true value to end stakeholders and customers.Areas of Expertise:Complementary skill-set of domain expertise, technical capability and stakeholder empathy- Leadership: Building and redesigning data functions, focussed on vision, values & objectives- Sectors: Retail, B2B, Travel, Financial Services, Utilities, Start-Up- Domains: CRM, Loyalty, Customer Experience, Marketing Effectiveness, Operations, Sales, Digital- Data: SQL, R, Looker, Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, PowerBI, dbt, git, Google Analytics- Project Management: Asana, Azure DevOps, Airtable, Jira- Research: Both quantitative & qualitative- Storytelling: Professional Trainer on topics such as visualisation and data storytelling- Data Translation / Product Ownership: Bridging the gap between technical & commercial teams.
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