Julian Shaw Email Address

Senior Enterprise Planning Consultant

The Co-operative is a retail store which located in Texas,USA.

My forte is the interaction between technology, business and people, with particular reference to systems and data, understanding what makes a business work, gaining insights and understanding from information. My present role is to develop Retails Financial planning systems using Cognos TM1. Previously at Assimil8 I was involved in start-to-finish product lifespan, from initial client marketing, creation of marketing materials, blogging, website design, and through pre-sales and on to model implementation. The business used the latest tools to solve Financial Planning problems for clients, creating solutions that fit their business, not merely implementing software. Client gains include Thales UK, East Coast Mainline and Flybe. Prior to that, from a tax specialist background where for a number of years managing a small team of tax advisers, I moved into web site development - designing, programming and running websites, and then a natural progression to software programming and development. When a marketing department was created I ran it, becoming involved in all aspects of the marketing mix, plus writing extensively for websites such as MSN Money and other material. Specialties & Capabilities Systems & Data – Development of IBM Cognos TM1 & BI solutions to enable Financial Plannning and Budgeting at enterprise level. Marketing – copywriting, marketing, brand development, e-media marketing (SEO, PPC), social media techniques. Software development –SaaS and Cloud computing systems, UK personal tax, accountancy, bookkeeping, software development (vb.net, visual basic, access) web design & programming (javascript, PHP, mySQL, ColdFusion, Flash, .asp) Tax & Accounting – personal tax, Self Assessment, Schedule D accounts