Stephen Barrow

Junior Product Developer - CDL Software

(2024-08)

Independently develop and maintain programmatic solutions for the automated generation of legal insurance documents and broker communications.
Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and translate requirements into technical specifications.
Troubleshooting of document failures.
Refactored an internal Python tool to improve maintainability and allow for future development.
Successfully trained on new tools in order to migrate documents away from legacy systems.
Contribute to process optimisation, reducing manual intervention and improving turnaround times.

Recruitment & Admissions Analyst - London Business School

(2016-01 - 2023-06)

Identified the requirement for, and authored, standardised, periodic reporting on the current state of the Recruitment & Admissions pipeline.
Collaborated with colleagues of varying levels across Recruitment & Admissions and the wider School, providing analytics and business insight. Including contribution to high-level, strategic discussions and day-to-day operational concerns.
Extensive use of relational database systems to enable data provision to the department & wider school, including the development of a database, to improve tracking of internship opportunities.
Point of contact for the community of LBS for assistance with Microsoft Excel, VBA, and SQL.
Developed and delivered a series of Microsoft Excel training sessions to colleagues in the department and other areas of the School.

Business Analyst - London Business School

(2014-01 - 2016-01)

Supplied management information to Executive Directors, Programme Directors, and specialists throughout the institution.
Cut manual processing time by 80% for the exchange placement process by building a custom Excel & VBA tool.
Compiled external data requests from official agencies.(HESA / HEFCE)
Member and analyst of the Diversity Working Group, a committee formed to advocate minority enrolment, inclusion and participation within the school.

Forecast Analyst - Martin Brower (Formerly Keystone Distribution)

(2011-01 - 2012-12)

Supporting analytics provided to regional forecasters for McDonalds Restaurants UK.
Authored daily updates to franchise group owners to manage stock levels during the "Monopoly" promotion.
Contributed to demand forecasting and inventory planning for McDonald's London operations, helping prepare stock levels for the increased demand during the 2012 Olympics.

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