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Tom Adeyoola

CEO & Founder of Metail Limited.

Headline: Entrepreneur
Website: http://www.metail.co.uk
Skills: Business, English, Entrepreneurship, French, German, Languages, Management, Norwegian
Interested in: Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup
Schools: University of Cambridge

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Metail Limited (3D online body and clothing digitization)
Position: CEO & Founder
Time period: January 2008 - Present
Description: • Raised seed funding and in prototype phase of new technology start-up

Employer: The Young Foundation, Inspired Gaming Group
Position: Business Consultant (Business strategy specialist in new media)
Time period: February 2005 - Present
Description: Nov ‘08 – Present The Young Foundation (Philanthropic organisation focused on social innovation)
• Commercial, strategy and technology advice along with project management support to take SupportMyParent.com initiative from concept to launch; a social support network website for people with aging parents in need of care.

Feb ‘05 – May ‘08 Inspired Gaming Group (Server Based Gaming)
• Consultant on innovation of cutting edge optical recognition technology for live gaming software. Mediator across two suppliers, internal development and product management to ensure delivery to initial requirements.

Employer: Inspired Gaming Group
Position: Various positions
Time period: February 2005 - January 2008
Description: Sep ‘06 – Jan ‘08 Head of Gaming (Promotion):
Responsibilities:
• Accountable for development and maintenance of 40% of software and product portfolio including the 2 largest supplier relationships
• Day-to-day direct manager of team of 7, with overall responsibility for 30 concurrent development projects requiring indirect management of resources across, development, operations, product support and maintenance
• Product development strategy and full product life cycle from concept stage
• Global corporate strategy in conjunction with CEO and Sales Directors
• Client facing for product reviews and business development and company representative on industry and legislative committees
Accomplishments:
• Restructured team of 7 product managers and business analysts to produce a more productive and satisfied business unit, setting new standards for process and delivery
• Pioneered the business case to requirements gathering process through to project management and delivery project life-cycle, which was then rolled out across other divisions
• Achieved 80% ontime completion rate for over 75 projects managed in 2007
• Established and maintained Inspired’s reputation for market leading product against larger competitors through focus on delivery and innovation

Nov ‘05 - Sep ‘06 Business Manager (Promotion):
• P&L responsibility for new operational division, with a target to provide 40% of company gross profits in 2006 from a standing start
• Developed and instituted the processes required to take the new product software from trial to scalability for sale to UK and International operators within 4 months.

Feb ‘05 - Nov ‘05 Strategy Analyst:
• Hired to apply new media business models to mature gaming market
• Developed, designed and successfully implemented the strategy for a new broadband networked software Platform securing a major supplier deal
• Delivery of 100 page client roadmap detailing process, systems, product and organizational change required to achieve company goals
• Managed the development of the underlying software platform, content suite, operational procedures and hardware design from the ground up

Employer: Filmbank Distributors Ltd (JV Company owned by WarnerBros and Sony, and managed by WarnerBros)
Position: Senior Analyst for non-theatrical film distributor
Time period: September 2003 - January 2005
Description: • Instituted new processes to greatly reduce the turnover time for monthly revenue reporting and ongoing forecasting
• Developed the pricing structure and financial business plan for the launch of the new Public Video Screening License scheme rolled out in April 2004
• Generated a new and consistent pricing strategy for the Hotelvision division in conjunction with the Director of Sales and Marketing
• Designed and implemented the end-to-end solution for the new online client film ordering, shopping cart and film rights management system

Employer: EDF Energy
Position: Performance Measurement Analyst (Temporary role)
Time period: June 2003 - September 2003
Description: • Redesigned performance reports for divisional functions to report into Senior Corporate Management
• Evaluated potential new automated performance measurement systems and delivered a final report with recommendations on future policy

Employer: Marquis Jet Partners Europe Ltd (acquired by NetJets)
Position: Vice President of Strategy for private jet company
Time period: February 2002 - March 2003
Description: • Created the sales budget for 2003 based on complex historical and economic modeling, which represented €24M in gross revenue
• Developed the operational budget for 2003 in conjunction with the COO
• Realigned the sales strategy introducing a new ‘Agent’ distribution channel
• Devised the financial business case, as part of a four-person team, for a ‘turbo-prop’ fractional standalone business

Employer: Hutchison 3G UK (brand name ‘3’)
Position: Financial Analyst for UK 3G mobile operator
Time period: March 2001 - February 2002
Description: • Developed the financial evaluation models for the England Cricket and Rugby Rights as well as the Scottish Football Rights for H3G’s bidding strategy
• Developed the ongoing model for determining the pricing structure, usage patterns and value to H3G of the English Football Premier League Rights, purchased for the seasons 2001/2, 2002/3, 2003/4.
• Part of the four-man core team that procured the strategic Search technology partner for the £2M + contract to provide the Global H3G search product
• Also developed financial business cases for News and Horoscopes channels

Employer: Sportal Limited
Position: Commercial Analyst for leading Sports New Media Company
Time period: March 2000 - March 2001

Employer: ZS Associates
Position: Business Analyst for Sales & Marketing Strategy Consultancy
Time period: April 1999 - March 2000

Employer: Citibank
Position: (Temp role) euro interest harmonization project for Cash Management
Time period: September 1998 - February 1999

Employer: Citibank, Morgan Stanley
Position: Work experience
Time period: January 1994 - December 1997
Description: Citibank (1997): Summer internship; Morgan Stanley (1994): work experience

EDUCATION

University: University of Cambridge
Time period: 1995 - 1998
Degree: Economics, MA

INFORMATION

Hobbies: New media: Expert for DCMS Convergence Think Tank on future of media 2008
Politics: Worked for my local MP during the 2005 general election campaign
Music: Managed the jazz, funk and hip-hop band, Bussetti, achieving several single
releases, great critical acclaim and festival tours, even opening the Big Chill festival
Sport: Play football regularly and generally like to keep fit
Social: Old Pauline Social Committee 2009 for the 500th Anniversary events this year
Other: Avid cinema-goer and enjoy travelling and socializing

Tom's Startups (1)

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  • Metail

    Metail is a virtual fitting room service for fashion retailers that allows customers to create 3D photo-realistic versions of themselves from just two uploaded photos with which to try on clothes and see how they fit.

Tom's Contacts (2)

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  • Alan Hart

    Entrepreneur with background in technology / product innovation consulting and recent MBA. Experience includes 5 years in sales and some venturing.