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From August 2011 To July 2012
Tasked with establishing and leading a specialized team of Root Cause Analysts at TalkTalk, one of the UK’s leading telecommunications providers. The objective was to transition complaint handling from reactive resolution to proactive operational improvement by identifying the systemic causes of customer issues.
Operational Definition: Architected the entire Root Cause Analysis (RCA) framework, designing the methodologies, tools, and processes for investigative analysis.
Team Leadership: Built and managed a dedicated squad of analysts, defining job functions, hiring the team, and cultivating a results-oriented analytical culture.
Methodology & Training: Developed and delivered comprehensive training programs to institutionalize RCA principles (such as The 5 Whys and Fishbone Analysis) as standard operating procedures.
Strategic Feedback Loop: Implemented a formalized reporting process to translate RCA findings into actionable recommendations for Product, Sales, and Customer Service teams, ensuring systemic issues were prioritized for resolution.
Analytical Prowess: It highlights your ability to look beyond surface-level metrics and diagnose the core reasons for operational friction. This is a critical quality for a senior consultant or architect.
Leadership & Team Building: It demonstrates that you can create an efficient team and the processes they need to succeed, showing comprehensive leadership capability.
Tangible Business Impact: Every process you improved through RCA is one that was previously costing the company money in complaints and customer churn. It’s a very persuasive narrative of commercial foresight.