Glen MEHN, BA, MBA
e-mail: glen.mehn@oba.co.uk | tel: +44(0)7942 675 755 | 26 Mandrell Rd, London, SW2 5DL

• Analytical problem solver with fifteen years in start-ups focussed on Product Management, ICT development and operations, including a year of management consulting with entrepreneurs in Africa, turnarounds, and preparing companies for investment.
• Skilled in cross-functional leadership and management; thrives on finding elegant, creative solutions to problems such as turning ideas into products and services

Skillset Includes

Cross-functional Consulting & Implementation | Product Development and Management | Change Management | Financial Modelling | Business Plans | Operations Strategy & Implementation | ICT Strategy

Work Experience Summary

2008-            Organisation, Turnaround, and Start-up Consultant
London, UK; Uganda; Zambia
Consultant and interim executive for social enterprises (MBAs Without Borders, Appfrica), financial services (Man Group, PLC), and London- and Africa-based SMEs.

• Raised over USD$1million in funding for several firms
• Clarified business models and wrote business plans for 10 companies
• Represented companies in investment pitching and in international conferences
• Crafted and implemented intranet & social media strategies resulting in significant cost savings due to improved communication and collaboration
• Turned around a manufacturer, doubling sales and reducing costs 85% in 6 months
• Crafted innovative remuneration and incentive packages for firms from 20 to 2,000

1998-2007    Operations consultant/ICT Manager
Silicon Valley, USA
Spent ten years as an ICT consultant and team leader for a variety of SME companies, including advertising (LookSmart), biotech (Exelixis) personalised medicine (Perlegen Sciences), and online services (SquareTrade), and Burning Man, among others.

• Managed teams up to twenty technical staff, including internal and external staff, QA, and Agile development teams utilising mostly open-source solutions
• Held capital budgetary authority up to USD$12million
• Programme managed two Sarbanes-Oxley (USA legislative standards for all public companies) roll-outs, including dealing with external consultants and auditors
• Planned and implemented several different types of virtualisation to manage power and capital expenditure (from 2001 onwards)
• Designed, built, and managed large-scale (6,500 node) data centres

1992-1998    Designer, producer, and director for theatre and film
New Orleans, USA
Started own arts nonprofit during Uni creating interdisciplinary performing arts shows

• Created and produced quarterly, sold-out, multidisciplinary performances in New Orleans
• Managed teams of twenty including carpenters, designers, and electricians

Education and Qualifications
2007-2008       Pembroke College, University of Oxford, UK – MBA in Strategy and Entrepreneurship
1997-1998       Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre, USA – Postgraduate Certificate in Theatre
1991-1997       University of New Orleans, USA – BA in English, Design, Sociology

Additional Information
Achievements      Led Oxford team to finals at UCLA Global Leadership Competition
                              Founder & Co-chair of Oxford Summit on Business and the Environment
                              Won 2007 Idea Idol business plan competition: Heat=Energy: Data Centre Sustainability
                              Communications Director, Oxford Business Network on Social Entrepreneurship

Publications         “Strategic Use of Internet-Based Social Lending for Small Enterprises” IBIMA, (2008)
                             “Incubation as a Model for Development Entrepreneurship” Africa Gathering, (2009)

Nationality            USA/Unrestricted eligibility to work in the UK (via Tier 1/General Visa)