Business Technology
As technology has increasingly become part of every business, data has become the new oil and businesses are striving to make the most of it in order to gain a competitive and lasting advantage.
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Jon Prest
Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Analysis
Over 25 years industry experience, including 10 years as a freelance research analyst. An analytics and technology teaching focus including business statistics and data visualisation.
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My profile
Biography
A wide and varied career in retailing, insurance and market research. After completing a Master’s in Management Science (Operational Research) at Lancaster University I began to specialise in statistical analysis and was involved in a variety of projects around the globe.
I became a freelance market research consultant in 2001 and worked in the chemicals, logistics, financial services, public and charity sectors.
In 2011 I became a Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Analysis at Manchester Met. In this time I have taught across a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including Accounting & Finance, Economics, Business Management, HRM, Business Technology and Business Analytics.
I helped launch the Master’s programme in Business Analytics in 2013 and was the programme leader between 2016 and 2018. I have also provided statistical / analytical training to business and worked on a 3 year Data Analytics KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) for ACE Centre in Oldham.
My central goal it is to improve the numerical and analytical skills of students coming through the faculty of Business & Law, to help ensure they are suitably equipped to thrive in a modern working environment. I am also a Carbon Literacy Champion and the departmental Sustainability lead.
Teaching
I currently teach across a variety of courses in the Business School, utilising applications such as Excel, Power BI and IBM SPSS
Business Analytics
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Research outputs
My doctoral research focussed on the implementation of forecasting techniques in real world organisations
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Conference papers
Prest, J.P. 'Dealing With a Dynamic World, Improving Panel-Based Forecasts: An Application of the Error Bootstrap Model.' In Forecasting, Monitoring, Controlling. Manchester Metropolitan University, London, UK, 19/8/2013 - 20/8/2013.
Prest, J.P. 'The Role of the Individual in Implementing A Decision Support System.' In International Symposium on Forecasting. International Institute of Forecasting, Prague, 15/7/2011 - 15/7/2011.
Prest, J.P. 'The Implementation of the Delphi Technique.' In International Symposium of Forecasting. International Institute of Forecasting, Nice, France, 15/7/2008 - 15/7/2008.
Career history
2011 onwards
Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Analysis at Manchester Met University
2008 to 2009
Assistant Director (part-time) at Heawood Research
2003 to 2006
Research Consultant (part-time) at RCU Ltd
2001 to 2011
Freelance Market Research Consultant
1995 to 2001
Research Manager at Ci Research
1993 to 1994
Pensions Administrator at Friends Provident
1991 to 1993
Claims Adjuster at AGF Insurance
1988 to 1989
Non-Food Merchandiser (Industrial Placement) at ASDA Stores