Manny Gatt
Managing Director
(MBA, BA (hons), CertBC, FIBA, FRS)
Manny has been a
leader in the field of public sector partnership working for 17 years, first as
chief executive of the Enterprise Agency in Derby and latterly as managing
director for Business Link Nottinghamshire. Prior to that he was a director
with Coats Viyella plc. Manny set up Shared Service Architecture Ltd following
his experience in working across the public sector on partnership activity, for
example:
- Consultancy to partnership bids for regional
public service contracts.
- Partnership development work for a number of
local authorities and police forces for example:
- Rutland County Council –facilitated a senior
management development programme for the Children’s Service division.
- Lincolnshire Connexions – developed and
managed a change programme for staff transferring to the successor
organisation.
- Business development consultancy projects for
the East Midlands Development Agency and Welsh Assembly Government.
In his work with
Business Link Nottinghamshire (a private sector company with a public sector
purpose and turnover of £5m) Manny brought together over 70 staff from 4
disparate organisations to establish the new shared service delivery service.
Manny is co-author of The Highway Code of Shared Services and The Shared Service Architect's Toolbox postgraduate text books and the Ten Top Tips For Shared Services. He is also a popular and regular speaker at conferences and roundtable meetings on shared services.
As a result of his
in-depth experience in “building powerful partnerships” Manny believes that the
key to building effective partnership relationships is through the development
of genuine collaborative leaderships and by empowering teams to take ownership
of the customer benefits and the change plan. Manny is a passionate advocate in
the field of change management, an inspirational mentor and a skillful
partnership developer with extensive networks across both the private and
public sectors.
Email: manny.gatt@sharedservicearchitects.co.uk
Dominic Macdonald-Wallace
Director of Learning and Development
(MA,
CEd, AFPC)
Dominic has worked in central
and local government on partnership development activities for the last 15
years. He holds a
research masters in “Shared Services In The Public Sector” and set up Shared
Service Architecture Ltd following his experience of partnership building in
the public sector, including:
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As the recent Programme Manager of the Kent
& Medway Improvement partnership for three years, facilitating joint
working between the 14 Councils and partners in Kent and Medway, managing
a £1.25m budget.
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Over two years as the DTI's Ukonline For
Business Champion for London developing active partnerships between the
private and public sector to enable online access to services, managing a
£2m budget.
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Four years as a lead consultant on the
development of the £6m Business Link Corporate University project creating
learning and partnership activity across the business and enterprise
networks.
Dominic's research
MA (2008) in “The skills and knowledge required by local government Members and
Officers in delivering shared services” proved that there is a need for people
he calls “Shared Service Architects” - specialists in designing and initiating
the first stages of shared services.
He is co-author of The Highway Code of Shared Services, The Shared Service Architect's Toolbox, The Shared Service Architect's Business Case Toolbox and the Shared Service Architect's Innovation Toolbox. He is also the editor of Shared Service Architect's Magazine.
Dominic is a skilled lecturer and public speaker and is alway pleased to be invited to speak at conferences and roundtable meetings as he is on a mission to accelerate the success of shared services in the public sector.
Email: dominic.wallace@sharedservicesarchitects.co.uk
Lucie
Hanuskova
Media and Research Support
Lucie joined Shared Service Architecture Ltd in January 2011
after graduating in Advertising Management and Marketing at Canterbury Christ
Church University. Whilst at university she was part of a team who won the Caldecott Foundation Award for the application of social networks in business applications and multi-media marketing campaigns.
Her main areas of work are maintaining SSA's media activitiy, developing the SSA website, marketing, research and back
office processes.
Email: lucie.hanuskova@sharedservicearchitects.co.uk
Jo
Foad
Events and Publishing Support
Jo joined Shared Service Architecture Ltd in January 2011 after many years of experience in both the private and public sectors.
Her main areas of work are event organisation, publication management and back office support.
Email: jfoad@sharedservicearchitects.co.uk