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David Gardiner

David Gardiner

Digital Transformation & AI / Copilot Consultant

Talent
Edinburgh, Edinburgh650 GBP/hourMember since September 11, 2025
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About

Strategic and commercially driven consultant with over 15 years of experience delivering business and digital transformation for enterprise clients. Proven success at Director level and deep expertise in Microsoft 365 and M365 Copilot AI solutions. Exceptional history of sales success in both a direct solution selling and leadership capacity.

Highly skilled in C-level engagement, solution selling, and leading complex transformation initiatives from strategy through to adoption. Founder of two successful businesses and regular event speaker. Expert in business case development, business process analysis & re-engineering, and change & adoption programme development. Passionate about AI innovation with practical experience delivering Copilot Proof-of-Concepts and business case assessments.

Recognized Knowledge

Management practitioner, EDRMS skilled and focused on driving measurable outcomes to ensure client success through their use of modern digital technologies.

Experience

Strategic and commercially driven consultant with over 20 years of experience delivering business, AI and digital transformation for enterprise clients. Proven success at director level and deep expertise in strategy, KM, collaboration, EDRMS, partnering and AI. Highly skilled in C-level engagement, solution selling, and leading complex transformation initiatives from strategy through to adoption. Significant understanding of Agile, KPI’s and managing result-based outcomes. Expertise in project and programme management, business case development, business process analysis, change & adoption and Agile methodology. Last 18-months focused on AI innovation with practical experience delivering AI Proof-of-Concepts (Microsoft Copilot/M365) and business case assessments.

Knowledge

Management practitioner highly competent in EDRMS, Data Analytics, Intranets and team leadership.

Led three business case assessments at 2 global banks and UK Government Departments.

Primary Consultant on UK Health KM Strategy Definition

Led global workshop to define KM strategy for 40,000 person Pharma company

Led many Digital Transformation projects including Magnox, Mitchells & Butlers, Heineken UK and BTP.

18 month contract on TOM & Security Squad set up for Lloyds Banking Group

20 years success as a pre-sales/sales director/ Business Development Director

Education

I have a BSc in Computer Science, EDRMS Certification, Accredited Knowledge Management Consultant and numerous AI Training Completed during 2024/25

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