Aly McKenzie has extensive work experience in various roles related to business analysis and strategy. Aly began their career as an IT Business Analyst, where they focused on caseload management software products and CRM system enhancements. Aly then moved on to become a Senior Business Analyst and later a Digital Solutions Manager at Ingeus, where they managed development teams and handled responsibilities such as requirements gathering, technical recommendations, user story creation, and UI design. Aly later worked as a Business Analyst at Alternative Networks plc and Daisy Group, where they managed product backlogs, gathered requirements, and worked on data visualization and systems integration projects. Aly also served as a Business Analyst/UX Consultant at Amido, where they engaged with clients to shape products and services, utilized UX techniques, and applied agile methodologies. Most recently, Aly worked as a Lead Business Analyst at wejo, where they played a hands-on role in a delivery squad and built out the Business Analysis team. Currently, Aly holds the position of Lead Consultant - Business Strategy and Analysis at Ensono Digital, where they work on technical implementations, business analysis, pre-sales activities, strategic analyses, solution design, and recruitment.
Aly McKenzie attended Heriot-Watt University from 2005 to 2009, where they pursued a degree in Applied Languages and Translation from the School of Management and Languages. During their time at Heriot-Watt University, their field of study included Society and Institutions in Contemporary Europe, as well as Interpreting and Linguistics.
In 2007, Aly participated in an Erasmus placement at the University of Geneva at the Masters level for Translation. The field of study for this placement is unknown.
Additionally, in the same year, they undertook another Erasmus placement at Universidad de Valladolid for a 5-month project. The field of study for this placement is also unknown.
Aly McKenzie has acquired several certifications, including "Imperial Business Analytics: From Data to Decisions" from Emeritus in November 2020. However, the obtained months and years for the other certifications are not provided. These certifications include "Agile Estimation" from Pluralsight, "BCS Practitioner Certificate in Business Analysis Practice" from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, "Front-End Web UI Frameworks and Tools" from Coursera Course Certificates, "HTML, CSS and JavaScript" from Coursera Course Certificates, "UX Design Techniques: Analyzing User Data" from Lynda.com, "UX Design Techniques: Creating Personas" from Lynda.com, "UX Design Techniques: Creating Scenarios and Storyboards" from Lynda.com, and "UX Design Techniques: Ideation" from Lynda.com.
January, 2020 - present
October, 2017