Meet the team
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Jason Folkett, CEO and Director
Jason is one of the original founders of Blueprint, and is an experienced and skilled senior executive with demonstrable expertise in developing and implementing business intelligence systems. With almost 30 years’ experience in the Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE) sectors, Jason is a specialist in business transformation and strategic funding with a proven track record of leading and sustaining organisational change.
Jason leads on:
- Business development
- Strategic partnerships
- Data and ICT solutions.
Nathan Gillott, CFO and Director
Nathan is one of the original founders of Blueprint and is the Chief Finance Officer. With over 20 years experience in the FE sector, he has proven expertise in education transformation. Having had a successful career in both the public and private sector in implementing process redesign and funding optimisations Nathan has developed extensive knowledge around funding and planning, audit compliance, resource management, examinations and the student data journey.
Nathan leads on:
- Examinations
- Achievement management
- Resource management.
Olivier Playe, Data Protection Officer (DPO) and Director
As one of the original founders of Blueprint, Oli, for the last seven years, has led the development and delivery of our data management services. With over 20 years experience in education and skills management, he is also the product owner for our DMaaS service.
Oli specialises in improving organisational effectiveness by implementing business transformation processes. He has considerable expertise in business planning, funding and audit compliance across public and private sector organisations, including leading on a newly established Blue Chip Apprenticeship provider to establish and maintain effective quality management systems.
Oli leads on:
- Data collection
- Product development
- Funding claims services.