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Previous Projects

I have listed below some example projects and programmes that I have managed over the last ten years, these projects have covered the areas of - 
 

  • Security Transformations

  • Data Warehouse Migrations

  • Service Transitions​

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  • Cloud Infrastructure Migrations

  • Software Development​

  • Mobile ​​
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Role: Security Project Manger

Programme: Service Transition & Transformation

Industry: Professional Services (Big Four)

Year: 2022

 

Responsible for the delivery of four security workstreams as part of a wider service transition programme. Projects included - Identity Management, Vulnerability Management, Anti-Malware and Policies & Compliance. 

 

  • Each project was delivered ahead of the original baseline plan and to budget.

  • Management of overall client relationship.

  • Leading a team of 16 specialists through formal knowledge transfer, mirroring, reverse-mirroring and independent run.

  • Design of the programme’s key governance processes such as KT reviews and quality gates.

  • Negotiating security policy controls and mitigations.

  • Preparing service gap-analysis reports with associated remediation recommendations.

  • Personal contribution to documentation and tooling to support delivery dates.

Role: Programme Manager

Programme: Data Warehouse Migration

Industry: Retail & Commerce

Year: 2020

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Managing a data analytics warehouse migration programme for a major retail organisation. Personal accountability for the programme delivery, governance, profitability, sponsor engagement and staff direction 

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  • Responsible for Steering Group reporting and leading mitigations on risks to the schedule.

  • Negotiation of payment milestones and change requests, in an outcome-based contract.

  • Management of 18 team members across four different IBM lines of business.

  • Preparation of Programme Plan, including CP analysis.

  • Preparation of Cutover Plan, including scheduling, fall back plans, ‘what if’ scenarios.

  • Preparation of Programme Test Plan, including SIT and Perfomance testing.

  • Successful delivery against tight, fixed time frame (Q4 retail peak trading).

Role: Software Design Project Manager

Programme: New Consumer Credit Platform

Industry: Retail & Commerce

Year: 2019

 

Management of a software design team for a new consumer credit platform, working in a unique commercial environment where customisations on 'commercial of the shelf software' (COTS) would be re-integrated back into the suppliers core product.

 

  • Management of a large Business Analysis and Architecture Team (Peak 35 FTE).

  • Responsible for planning, reporting, resourcing, quality and risks & issues.

  • Delivery of 60 pieces of formal design collateral while continiously operating on programme's critical path.

  • Negotiation with supplier on coding standards, code branching, inspections and co-location.

  • Managing interlock with dependent teams such as - Build, Test and Cutover.

  • Managing prioritisation between - core design work, design defects, build queries and defect management.

  • Working across multiples sites and global diverse teams.

  • Significant personal contribution to a workstream starting in difficult waters, but with progress restored and moved to a optimised and predictable delivery model. 

Role: Programme Planning Manager

Programme: Core Bank Separation Programme

Industry: Banking & Financial Services

Year: 2017

 

Responsible for planning a data centre migration as part of a wider core bank separation programme. Accountable for the development and alignment of infrastructure, networking, application and testing plans.

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  • Creation of an innovative planning framework where workstream plans were integrated and rolled-up into a single integrated programme plan, knitted together using managed dependencies.

  • Chairing of weekly planning meeting to monitor and report on programme schedule. Presenting plan developments to programme directorship and programme assurance and audit teams.

  • Preparation of critical path analysis, ‘what if’ scenarios and other supporting planning collateral such as POAPs.

  • Development of common standards and automated plan quality checks.

  • Close interlock into every worksteam and deep integration into programme goverance processes such as RAID.

  • Planning deliverables were completed ontime, achieving £10m in commercial payment milestones. 

Role: Test Manger & Team Leader

Programme: Savings Product Development Centre

Industry: Banking & Financial Services

Year: 2014

 

Working as a Test Manager and Team Leader as part of a Managed Test Service delivered to a leading building society. Responsible for starting up the service, performing KT, followed by steady state delivery.

 

 Management of 25 individuals, both offshore and onshore.

 

  • Responsible for Knowledge Transfer with the previous incumbent followed by ongoing maturing of the services capability over several projects.

  • Representation of test capability at weekly management meeting held by department.

  • Resource forecasting, including the phased off-boarding of daily rate contractors.

  • Establishing and maintaining interlock with both upstream and downstream workstreams.

  • Management of run rates and formal reporting using earned value techniques.

Role: Business Analyst

Programme: Mobile Devices (TB Testing in Cattle Stock)

Industry: Public Sector

Year: 2013

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Responsible for the delivery of a white paper on the use of rugged mobile devices to support TB testing in cattle stock across Wales.

 

  • Research of existing industry solutions including Ingress Protection standards (IPX), rugged mobile platforms, wearables and data interfaces.

  • Interviewing veterinarian staff, documenting as-is processes and key requirements.

  • Visting Welsh farms to photograph and experience the testing process live.

  • Preparation of a white paper with a summary of process requirements, high level solution options, integration options, high level business case, feedback etc.

  • The project was completed on budget and on time.

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