Davina Beard has diverse work experience spanning over several industries. Davina currently works as a Senior Consultant at Ensono Digital since 2022. Prior to that, they were a Lead Business Analyst at Boomin from 2019 to 2022.
Before their current roles, Beard held various positions at different companies. Davina worked as a Senior Business Analyst at Homeserve from 2013 to 2019, where they contributed to the digital transformation of HomeServe.com. Davina'saccomplishments included implementing a live chat solution, conducting feasibility studies, and overseeing the integration of third-party apps.
Beard also served as a Business Analyst at Rentokil Initial from 2010 to 2013, where they played a role in implementing IT systems to support the company's HR administration and recruitment teams. Additionally, they worked as a Business Analyst/Tester at npower from 2008 to 2010, assessing the content and technical impacts of web projects for the ecommerce team.
In their early career, Beard held roles at Zurich Insurance, Touchline Insurance Company Limited, Eagle Star Direct Services Limited, Bennets Insurance, and Endsleigh Insurance. These positions ranged from claims negotiation and management to insurance advising.
Davina Beard pursued their education at Technical College from 1987 to 1989, where they obtained a Btec ONC degree in Medical Physics & Physiological Measurements. Prior to that, in 1986, they attended Itchen College, although no degree or field of study is specified. In terms of additional certifications, Davina earned the following qualifications:
- ForgeRock Identity Cloud Micro Core Skills - Introducing ForgeRock Identity Cloud from ForgeRock in March 2023.
- ForgeRock Identity Cloud Micro Core Skills - Managing User Identities, also from ForgeRock, in March 2023.
- Diagramming Foundations from Lucid Software in November 2022.
- Whiteboarding Foundations, also from Lucid Software, in November 2022.
- BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, in March 2018.
- Modelling Business Processes, also from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, in March 2018.
- BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, in December 2017.
- BCS Certificate in Requirements Engineering, again from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, in November 2017.
November, 2022 - present