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[email protected] Kat Davis linkedin.com/in/katsdavis @katcreates I’m passionate about social innovation and connecting people, organisations and ideas. Through a career spanning architecture, urbanism and community-led design I have come to understand that the most interesting solutions are often found at the boundaries of disciplines. I’m a capable strategic and creative thinker, used to working at a range of scales and developing initiatives from concept design through to delivery. I believe in collaboration and the potential to generate significant social and environmental impact in the space where big businesses and social organisations intersect. I’m excited to meet people that think this too! Previous achievements Placement Summaries Professional Co-founded Industri[us], an initiative centred around ‘upcycling’ and ‘placemaking’, whilst working for Fluid architecture and urban design practice: • Co-wrote business case, created branding, led marketing strategy, project managed ‘Festival of Upcycling’ including design of innovative temporary structures and on-site construction • Helped secure Services in Kind totalling £150k from corporate delivery partners Deloitte Social Innovation Pioneers • Managed the day-to-day running of the programme including project planning, internal and external communications, social media marketing and workshop design and delivery • Coordinated the selection process for Year 2 cohort and recruitment of Deloitte Relationship Teams • Codified programme operations and introduced new administrative processes The Shaftesbury Partnership • Sales pipeline and business development, marketing strategy (including collateral design) and social impact measurement for Social Business Partnership, a brokerage service for corporates who want to generate social value in their supply chains by procuring from social enterprises • Delivered Salesforce training as part of wider strategy to strengthen generation of new ventures and operations of existing ventures • Branding strategy advisory for FranchisingWorks Soundings – public consultation & urban regeneration: • Designed and delivered community engagement projects, including budget development and management and, cross-partnership working between private, public and voluntary sectors Wider • Student mentor - Creative Practice for Narrative Environments, University of the Arts London • Extensive volunteering with charities and NGOs in East Africa, Southeast Asia and the UK • Awarded prize by The Cass for best all round work and in recognition of co-founding MA&DE, a student-run society that curates events and lectures “Kat is a focused and strategic thinker. Her key skill lies in visualising new ways of solving complex challenges or problems and providing a systemised solution. This was clearly shown in the support she provided to the Pioneers programme. In her role of programme coordinator Kat provided greater clarity, structure and process, which led to a better experience for all involved. Kat is outgoing, personable and clearly has a passion for social enterprise. These personal characteristics helped Kat to build and maintain positive relationships across the Pioneers programme and will be an asset for any organisation she connects with in the future.” EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS Sir John Cass School of Architecture, London Metropolitan University Professional Diploma in Architecture DipArch – RIBA part 2 University of Cambridge Architecture BA (Hons) – 2.1 – RIBA part 1 CLaire bench head of corporate responsibility, deloitte 17