Rachel Drinkwater

Rachel Drinkwater began their work experience in 2006 at National Grid Wireless as a Business Solutions Analyst. Rachel then worked at NFU Mutual as a Business Analyst from 2008 to 2011. Rachel also worked at Mars as a Business Systems Analyst in 2011, followed by roles at Jaguar Land Rover as an FPV Analyst and Business Analyst in 2012. From 2012 to 2016, they worked as a Digital Business Analyst at Severn Trent Water. In 2017, they joined Coventry University as a Senior Business Analyst and later took on additional roles as a Senior Business Analyst/Project Manager and Guest Lecturer. Rachel also worked as a Guest Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University from 2020 to 2022. In 2021, Rachel served as a Blog Strategy Manager at IIBA UK. Rachel then joined Correla as a Product Business Analyst from April 2022 to January 2023. Currently, Rachel is employed at the University of Warwick as a Senior Business Analyst and Business Analysis Practice Lead, where they are responsible for line management, review and improvement of the BA practice, and promoting the team in the professional community.

Rachel Drinkwater holds a Master's Degree in Creative and Media Enterprises from the University of Warwick, which they obtained from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, they earned a BSc in Business Information Systems from De Montfort University between 1999 and 2003. Additionally, Rachel has obtained several certifications in areas such as advanced requirements engineering, data analysis, and project management.