# 08 professional experience

*Document code: LES-ROAD-001 v3.8 | Phase 0 | May 2026*

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The following experience has been built concurrently with LES development since October 2025. Each engagement directly supports the Finance Transformation Architect target — spanning finance, cybersecurity, business operations, data analytics, and leadership.

| Role                                           | Organisation                          | Period             | Discipline          |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------- |
| FP\&A & Financial Modeling Extern              | Confidential — NDA                    | May 2026 — Present | Finance             |
| IoT Cyber Defense Extern                       | Hydroficient via Extern               | Mar–Apr 2026       | Cybersecurity       |
| Team Leader — Business Operations & Compliance | Pepagora via Excelerate               | Apr 2026 — Present | Business Operations |
| Project Leader — Business Development Strategy | Grant Thornton China via Excelerate   | Feb–Mar 2026       | Strategy            |
| Team Leader — Data Analytics Outreach          | Saint Louis University via Excelerate | Dec 2025–Jan 2026  | Analytics           |
| Student Trustee                                | Open University Students Association  | Aug 2026–Jul 2027  | Governance          |

## Why This Matters

This profile demonstrates that the LES programme is not theoretical. Real-world application runs in parallel with the technical build — each reinforcing the other.

The FP\&A extern applies financial modelling directly in a professional context while LES-FIN is being designed. The cybersecurity extern informs how LES-SEC is architected. The governance role at the Open University develops the institutional perspective that enterprise architecture requires.

Finance Transformation Architect is not a role that can be built through technical study alone. It requires demonstrated experience across the disciplines it spans. Every engagement in this table is evidence of that breadth — accumulated deliberately alongside the LES build.

> *This document is a living artefact. It is updated at the close of every phase and whenever a significant architectural decision changes the trajectory of the project.*

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