Key facts
| Organisation | Spice PLC (later renamed Enserve Group) |
|---|---|
| Tenure | August 1999 to April 2011 (about 12 years), permanent, progressing through five roles |
| Progression | Internet Development Manager → Software Development Manager → Business Analyst → SharePoint Consultant / Business Analyst → Business Intelligence Manager |
| Team | Led a team of around 10 at its peak. |
| Relationship | Spice became Enserve Group; the contract that followed (2011 to 2017) was with the same organisation under its new name. Metro Rod was a division, and NG Bailey later bought the Freedom Group from the same family. One corporate relationship spanning roughly 27 years. |
| Status | To confirm — several role start and end months differ between the old CV and LinkedIn; tracked on the master table. |
| Knowledge base | Personal\CV\kb\employment\*-spice-*.yaml (five files) |
Summary
Twelve years at Spice PLC, progressing from web development management to business intelligence management across the group's autonomous divisions. The last permanent chapter before a contracting career, and the start of the data warehouse and business intelligence work that continued directly into the Enserve contract after the company was renamed.
Roles and progression
Business Intelligence Manager
November 2010 to April 2011
- Modelled and implemented an enterprise data warehouse following bus architecture.
- Elicited the business intelligence needs of stakeholders.
- Mapped financial business processes within the autonomous divisions.
- Designed and implemented a robust and fully audited ETL process.
- Implemented master data management enabling key dimensions to be conformed across the enterprise.
- Delivered OLAP cubes to the business.
SharePoint Consultant / Business Analyst
August 2008 to November 2010
- Lead business analyst for the successful delivery of multiple project phases into autonomous divisions of the enterprise.
- Elicited the content management needs of stakeholders.
- Mapped and documented current content management processes within the autonomous divisions.
- Designed and implemented new business processes leveraging SharePoint products and technologies to drive business efficiencies.
- Designed and implemented a robust but flexible SharePoint taxonomy meeting the content classification requirements of the enterprise.
Business Analyst
August 2007 to July 2008
- Provided business analysis and line management across divisional projects.
Software Development Manager
January 2006 to August 2007
- Led the business analysis and project management of a successful project integrating a divisional work management system with the financial system.
- Led the business analysis and project management of a successful project extending a divisional work management system to distributed access and update by the franchisee base.
Internet Development Manager
August 1999 to January 2006
- Implemented web site creation and web application development capability within Spice PLC.
- Owned the full product lifecycle and delivery of the Spice Business Management System intranet.
- Owned the full product lifecycle and delivery of a web based purchase order and stock management application.
Technologies
SQL Server, SSIS, SSAS, SharePoint (MOSS 2007 / 2010), ASP and ASP.NET web development.
Sources
The old CV (CV-MD-02.docx) and the LinkedIn experience capture of 5 October 2026. Consolidation into one tenure, the team size and relevance ratings agreed with Matthew, 8 October 2026.