Alex Veale

Alex Veale has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. They started their career as a Crew Trainer at McDonald's, where they developed leadership and operational skills. They also gained experience as a Creative Director at Bristol Young Talent Ltd, participating in a competition to promote employability skills.

In the technology sector, Alex worked as an IT Business Analyst at Intel Corporation during a 13-month internship, rotating through different teams and gaining experience in software development. They later joined Defence Equipment & Support as an Agile Coach, consulting on Agile ways of working within the organization.

Alex then returned to Intel Corporation as a Supply Chain Business Analyst & Product Owner, focusing on order to cash activities and driving continuous improvement in an agile delivery model.

Afterwards, they joined OVO as a Business Analyst, working in a product team for Lumo Energy and collaborating with Product, UX, and Engineering to meet business requirements. They then transitioned to Kaluza, an OVO subsidiary, where they progressively advanced their career from Product Manager to Senior Product Manager and ultimately Principal Product Manager. At Kaluza, they led the development of core energy retail platform capabilities and innovative solutions to accelerate the shift to a zero carbon world.

Alex Veale completed a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in IT Management for Business (ITMB) at the University of the West of England from 2013 to 2017. In addition to their degree, they have obtained various certifications including "Learn SQL" from Codecademy, "Product Management" from General Assembly, "Product Design by Google" from Udacity, and "Technology for Product Managers" from Lynda.com, all in the years 2018 to 2020. Alex has also obtained certifications in areas such as wireframing, entrepreneurship, customer development, product innovation, blockchain basics, and Agile product owner role foundations. In 2017, they obtained a Tech Industry Gold BSc Degree in IT Management for Business (ITMB) from Tech Industry Gold, and in 2016, they obtained a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certification. In 2015, they completed the "Google Analytics Essential Training" from Lynda.com.