Tom Kirby, Head of Client Experience, Europe, Middle East, and Africa
OpenApply / The Faria Education Group
Implementations at American School of The Hague (ASH), Oslo International School (OIS), and Tashkent International School (TIS). Experience Audit at the American School of Milan (ASM), Recommended Implementation American International School of Budapest (AISB), Asociación Escuelas Linco
It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Jon at ASH, implementing a new software system and processes for an Admissions department at a large international school in Europe.
Jon has excellent knowledge of international school admissions, IT skills, finance, and project management, so was the ideal person to work with at ASH and all other schools we've collaborated on. Our projects are large and his leadership and positive attitude play a huge part in helping them to be a successful and enjoyable experience for all stakeholders, not the least of which increase their revenue.
Our work together involves financial strategy evolutions, process reviews, change management, staff training, data migration, and many other aspects. Jon's communication skills and multi-dimensional expertise, along with his friendly, positive attitude certainly play a huge part in helping the implementation of the projects to be a successful and enjoyable experience.
Jon ensured that communication, goals, and next steps were clear for all stakeholders, resulting in rapid and sustained progress throughout the project. I'm happy to have supported him again recently with a full implementation which he designed in his role as Acting Chief Financial and Operations Officer at Oslo International School. We have since worked with full lifecycle delivery at several other schools.
I hope that I may continue to have the opportunity to work with Jon and GSO on future IT projects!