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.
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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.