Experience

Greensill Capital - in administration

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Procurement & Relationship Lead - assisting the Joint Administrators

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Following Greensill Capital's entry into Administration and the release of most employees I have been retained (and repeatedly extended) to assist the Joint Administrators.Helping the Joint Administrators to prioritise the order and the level of engagement required with each 3rd party; whether retained or released.Facilitating meetings and negotiations with key suppliers across the business.Advising on best approach with a supplier to meet any ongoing need. Providing commercial contract review that has been trusted by the Joint Administrators. Show less

• Tech Vendor Relationship Lead

  • Nov 2019 - Mar 2021

  With the rapid growth of this financial services / FinTech’s global footprint and with a portfolio in excess of $30M (2020) it was not always a smooth ride for our key suppliers and providers, covering professional services, SaaS and software products.My role was to establish or build upon and support better relationships with our Tech-related vendors, across the spectrum, but reflecting the predominance of Strategic and Bottleneck suppliers within Tech I frequently aimed to achieve a ‘win-win’ in support of Greensill’s needs.I set up the first supplier contract library, initially for Tech but subsequently expanded to cover all global procurement, and also established a structured supplier onboarding and contract review process, working with senior internal Legal Counsel.I negotiated and drafted agreements with key providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), S&P, Salesforce, Pegasystems, Globant, Ciklum, Infosys, Cognizant, Confluent, MongoDB, New Relic, PagerDuty, DigiCert and Equal Experts, taking them to successful conclusions for Greensill.When a Procurement function was later set up (within Finance) I helped the new Senior Manager establish themself within the business and subsequently worked closely with them to establish common policy and practice across the wider business whilst retaining a prime responsibility for Tech-related procurement. Show less

• IT Project Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Oct 2019

  As the first IT-based project manager in Greensill I was responsible for managing a diverse range of work: - the implementation and subsequent update of a 3rd party solution for counterparty credit management - the in-house development of the company's Payment Engine for NHS pharmacies - liaison lead with partner Taulia and the National Australia Bank (NAB) in the development of Greensill's Payment Engine for AUD payment of Australian creditors - the broadening of use of MS SharePoint across the business.Made the case to the Head of Enterprise Applications and then the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the establishment of a Tech Vendor Relationship role to develop better procurement, relationships and outcomes with key suppliers and providers. Show less



aSphericalView.com

• Founder

  • Jan 2017 - Mar 2018

  Start-up of a 360 imagery curation and presentation business. Captured 360 still and video imagery to deliver first person views of premises and real world locations similar to as experienced on Google Streetview Built technology on AWS S3 and EC2 cloud facilities; with Wordpress sales and marketing front end Applied Business Model Canvas approach to development of company business model Start-up of a 360 imagery curation and presentation business. Captured 360 still and video imagery to deliver first person views of premises and real world locations similar to as experienced on Google Streetview Built technology on AWS S3 and EC2 cloud facilities; with Wordpress sales and marketing front end Applied Business Model Canvas approach to development of company business model



assaygo ltd

• Appleton Thorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom

• Senior Project Manager and Programme Manager

  • Apr 2016 - Mar 2018

  Project and programme initiation, review and recovery; supplier management. Business case development, understanding complex business requirements to establish pragmatic approaches and plans that deliver effective solutions. Supplier and solution sourcing and selection. Interests in Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and 360 imagery solutions for business. Project and programme initiation, review and recovery; supplier management. Business case development, understanding complex business requirements to establish pragmatic approaches and plans that deliver effective solutions. Supplier and solution sourcing and selection. Interests in Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and 360 imagery solutions for business.



Flybe

• United Kingdom
• Airlines and Aviation
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Responsible for the successful delivery of the stalled implementation of Planitas ABIS (Airline Business Intelligence System) for Revenue after a delay of a year. Identified, then negotiated the removal of, a blocker to enable all required data feeds to reach the supplier. Managed transformational change on the flybe.com sales channel. Took over management of the technical and UX modernisation of the booking flow, utilising a remote 3rd party development team and in-house infrastructure and service delivery teams. Identified then decoupled 'quick win' deliverables from the previously planned main delivery, enabling earlier revenue benefit realisation. Planned release via a multivariate testing (MVT) approach (using Oracle Maxymiser). Rapidly assimilated the complex revenue models and multiple sales channels prevalent in airline operation. Show less



Clicks and Links Ltd

• Manchester, United Kingdom

• Realisation Director

  • Sep 2013 - Apr 2016

  Brought into the business by the Founder to manage design, development, delivery and support on all company product, supporting a renewed business development drive. Directly managed the company's participation in a portfolio of 4 EC-funded projects, utilising C+L's expertise in the development of games for serious purposes with a total contract value of 1M EUR. I was in regular contact and negotiation with project partners across Europe, in sectors covering academic research, large and small commercial businesses, city authorities and utility suppliers. Responsible for putting together responses to PQQs, RFIs, RFPs and tenders and formulating solutions based on technical inputs from the core team. Successfully restructured and expanded the core team to enhance its ability to deliver into both the EC projects and new commercial markets. Brought an Agile approach to the team's new dev and priority support work - based around Kanban. Show less



Systems & Quality Ltd

• Appleton Thorn, Cheshire

• Director

  • Jan 1993 - Jan 2015

  Provided independent project and supplier management through the ConsultSQL brand. Operated SQLWeb.net alongside and in between consultancy engagements to deliver web presence related services to small to medium sized businesses. Staff and associates delivered CMS-based interactive and e-commerce sites utilising Joomla! and Wordpress. Provided independent project and supplier management through the ConsultSQL brand. Operated SQLWeb.net alongside and in between consultancy engagements to deliver web presence related services to small to medium sized businesses. Staff and associates delivered CMS-based interactive and e-commerce sites utilising Joomla! and Wordpress.



Claim4Injury

• Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire

• Director

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2014

  Claim4Injury brand development, web site traffic growth, web site lead generation. Developed brand and SEO strategy for this fresh personal injury claims compensation service. Claim4Injury brand development, web site traffic growth, web site lead generation. Developed brand and SEO strategy for this fresh personal injury claims compensation service.



UK Hydrographic Office

• United Kingdom
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Project Manager in Commercial R&D

  • Jul 2012 - Jun 2013

  Fascinating range of innovation leading to new products. Led an internal team of 3 senior staff plus matrix management of other technical SMEs Challenged ‘buy’ decision for a new digital nautical publication product; had my recommendation for ‘make’ alternative accepted. Admiralty ‘eNPs’ were subsequently published to the market Restructured R&D work into a Backlog; sourced development from BAE Systems under framework agreement Managed the UKHO's involvement in the Avante Port Guide initiative, headed up by the International Harbour Masters Association. Show less



UK Commission for Employment & Skills (UKCES)

• United Kingdom
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• talentmap™ Programme Manager

  • Aug 2008 - Mar 2011

  Managed two phases of the talentmap™ Programme. Firstly, the £0.5M high pace, fixed timescale and budget 2nd Phase to work up the transformational concept, technical proof of concept, specification and comprehensive business case for UK-wide operational roll-out. Responsible to the Programme Director for all planning, risk and issue management, progress monitoring and reporting and assisted them with cost estimations and formulation of the 3rd Phase budget. Secondly, the £3M 3rd Phase (operational system development and roll-out) across all 4 UK nations (England, Scotland, N Ireland and Wales). Oversaw workstream managers and planning covering web development, establishment of an on-going operation, programme marketing / communications, framework refinement and stakeholder engagement; ensuring strong cohesion and focus on desired outcomes. Worked together with the Programme Director (SRO) on control of the budget, procurement, RFP and ITT development (for the engagement of an ongoing service operator) and trademark registration. Negotiated effectively with BT, Serco and HMRC on their operational performance; agreeing KPIs and SLAs and had direct responsibility for management of BT as the main product development contractor. Set up and managed the Programme Office, servicing multi-organisation Programme Board and Steering Group comprising senior stakeholders across all 4 UK Governments and multiple Employer organisations Following the change of Government and subsequent withdrawal of funding for talentmap™ I formulated, then delivered, the innovative release of its IP into the UK Public Domain. This pre-dated the release by Government of some other Crown IP and required the negotiated support of senior officials in Westminster and all three Devolved Administrations. Show less



The Mesh Company

• Warrington, United Kingdom

• Director

  • Jan 2008 - Jul 2010

  Incubation of a startup B2C business, bringing mesh and mesh products to the online retail market in economic quantities and sizes. Once proven successful we installed a permanent manager and relocated operations to independent premises. The company has continued to grow, employing more staff and leading in its markets. Incubation of a startup B2C business, bringing mesh and mesh products to the online retail market in economic quantities and sizes. Once proven successful we installed a permanent manager and relocated operations to independent premises. The company has continued to grow, employing more staff and leading in its markets.



Network 21 Consortium

• Bid Project Manager

  • Dec 2009 - Feb 2010

  Managed a successful bid, by a consortium of micro-businesses, to a UK Government Department. The £1.2M bid was for real-time energy monitoring solutions across disparate UK communities and my role involved putting the bid documents together, co-ordinating specialist contributions, determining budgets, organising the supply chain, planning technical development and ongoing operation and support. Managed a successful bid, by a consortium of micro-businesses, to a UK Government Department. The £1.2M bid was for real-time energy monitoring solutions across disparate UK communities and my role involved putting the bid documents together, co-ordinating specialist contributions, determining budgets, organising the supply chain, planning technical development and ongoing operation and support.



RSA

• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Apr 2008 - Jul 2008

  Rejuvenation of a stalled MI Reporting project aimed at delivering automatic reconciliation between MI data marts and the SAP ledgers, using the Infogix Assure toolset. Investigation revealed that the work had no budget allocated by the controlling programme, so the end focus was on redeveloping business cases for the 3 main reconciliations in order to attract the required funding. Rejuvenation of a stalled MI Reporting project aimed at delivering automatic reconciliation between MI data marts and the SAP ledgers, using the Infogix Assure toolset. Investigation revealed that the work had no budget allocated by the controlling programme, so the end focus was on redeveloping business cases for the 3 main reconciliations in order to attract the required funding.



MMM Ltd - for Orange plc

• UK-wide

• Public Affairs Consultant

  • Sep 2007 - Mar 2008

  Represented Orange at Mobile Operator Association (MOA) communication sessions around the country with Local Authority Planning Officers and Elected Members. Represented Orange at Mobile Operator Association (MOA) communication sessions around the country with Local Authority Planning Officers and Elected Members.



About Me Now Project

• Staffordshire

• Project Manager

  • Sep 2005 - Sep 2006

  Managed a consortium of four Staffordshire District Authorities in the ground-breaking delivery of a pilot project on citizens' self-service administration of their personal information. Established under the ODPM's e-Innovations Programme, this collaborative project developed and piloted a mechanism enabling citizens to self-manage their consent across public, private & third sectors. Delivered all project PR and external stakeholder communications including production of a promotional video programme by ITN and represented the project at prestigious forums and events. Show less



Government Connect Programme

• Bolton, United Kingdom

• Programme Manager

  • Oct 2004 - Aug 2005

  Established the programme - to transform access to government services and inter-authority communication - under the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) at the ODPM-appointed Lead Authority. Utilising MSP I drafted the initial Programme Brief, then all programme definitions, strategies, programme plans and structures. I also drafted the Programme’s initial budget (of £10.4M) for, ultimately, Ministerial approval. Established the Programme Office, recruited and managed staff and set up change management, quality management, issue/risk monitoring processes and regular reporting mechanisms to Programme Board and the UK Government Department. Oversaw the sourcing, acquisition and fit out of new, commercial office premises for the on-going GovConnect team. Show less



Tamworth Borough Council

• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jul 2004 - Oct 2004

  Engaged to bring renewed focus, both with suppliers and within the Authority, to ‘stalled’ e-Government project work. Wrote a strategic options paper analysing the Authority's choice between adopting an independent or a collaborative, county-wide, platform for the future delivery of services to citizens and businesses. Engaged to bring renewed focus, both with suppliers and within the Authority, to ‘stalled’ e-Government project work. Wrote a strategic options paper analysing the Authority's choice between adopting an independent or a collaborative, county-wide, platform for the future delivery of services to citizens and businesses.



Clicks and Links Ltd

• Manchester, United Kingdom

• Project Consultant

  • Mar 2004 - Jul 2004

  Programme Manager for the Greater Manchester e-Government Partnership (GMeP), specifically on the conclusion of the SharePoint-based GMeP Portals Projects portfolio and the drafting of Terms of Reference for the NWeGG Project Management cluster group. I chaired requirements workshops on the development by Clicks and Links of the innovative Lancashire CC, Pendle BC and Hyndburn BC Portals and undertook multiple liaison sessions for the company with Council Officers and local business stakeholders. Show less



Tamworth Borough Council

• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Interim Manager

  • Feb 2003 - Sep 2003

  An initial 3 week engagement to cover paternity leave for the Applications Development Manager on critical e-Government projects. I was retained, with the returning manager's full approval, to maintain the drive forward. I managed the delivery of a locally-built Content Management System to provide both internet and intranet services from a common set of content. A separate service was created to enable Elected Members to access cabinet papers etc. via Council-provided laptop computers. An initial 3 week engagement to cover paternity leave for the Applications Development Manager on critical e-Government projects. I was retained, with the returning manager's full approval, to maintain the drive forward. I managed the delivery of a locally-built Content Management System to provide both internet and intranet services from a common set of content. A separate service was created to enable Elected Members to access cabinet papers etc. via Council-provided laptop computers.



RSA

• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Manager

  • Dec 2000 - May 2001

  Following the unexpected resignation of their manager, I was asked to take over the set up of a 6-person development and support team tasked with the capture, storage and transmission of document images from UK to India, using InputAccel, Documentum 4i and Oracle. This was the company's first use of off-shore outsourced services and was being keenly monitored by the UK Board. I established team operation and development objectives, methods, training plans, budget requirements and key performance indicators. Show less

• Client-side ARIBA Buyer Project Manager

  • Feb 2000 - Dec 2000

  Retained to “spot gaps and unblock log-jams” on the implementation of ARIBA Buyer (e-procurement) across all UK operations. This was, at the time, the largest implementation of ARIBA outside of the US. Shaped the technical delivery through remedial (post-contract) identification of products and acceptance criteria; convincing the third party implementers (EY) of the benefits of doing so.Responsible to the UK Corporate Applications Manager for recommending on the acceptability of project deliverables and progress.I oversaw the rollout of ARIBA to all UK Head Office departments and subsequently drafted the IS strategy for the envisaged rollout of ARIBA to other global regions. Show less

• Project Review and Business Continuity Consultant

  • Nov 1997 - Feb 2000

  Engaged as a member of a small team of senior project managers tasked with assessing and reporting on the world-wide Group's progress toward Year 2000 'bug' safety.I was responsible for review of UK Commercial (incl. Lloyds Markets), the Swinton brokerage subsidiary, the International Life business and the entire Codan subsidiary, comprising the composite insurance and Codan Bank businesses across Scandinavia. I managed the PMO, and assisted the Global Information Systems Manager with the recruitment of additional team members.Together with a member of Group Internal Audit, I initiated a Group-wide Business Continuity approach to Y2K compliance. By the end of the project all business units had well conceived and tested plans.On the team's dissolution in January 2000, I was kept on to wrap up final reporting and lessons learned. Show less



Policy Master plc

• Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom

• Implementation Project Manager

  • May 1996 - Jul 1997

  Implementation of Insurance business systems with key clients. Implementation of Insurance business systems with key clients.



RSA

• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Acceptance Manager

  • Jul 1995 - Apr 1996

  Acceptance of insurance system delivery from supplier. Planning and management of acceptance testing of delivered product - first in Liverpool then for 6 months in Milan.New motor insurance business bringing UK specified driver and vehicle approach to motor insurance to Italy.

• Project Manager

  • Apr 1993 - Jun 1995

  Managed all aspects of the supplier sourcing of a property management solution for Residential Lettings.From understanding the need through tendering, award of contract and acceptance of the delivered solution.



Computer Management Group (CMG)

• West Yorkshire, Manchester and City of London

• Consultant

  • 1982 - 1992

  Originally hired to deliver complex payroll requirements via the company's batch-run payroll services. I moved into CMG's Consultancy Services North where I managed the development of a bespoke Job Cost system for the Nissan European Technology Centre (NETC) and worked on the implementation of CMG's COMMANDER Structured Project Management method along with a novel customer-centric account access system for a building society. Seconded to work in the City of London on statutory reporting system development and testing at The Bank of England, UBS and DGBank. Appointed Quality Support Officer (QSO); providing guidance to other consultants and management on the effective use of the COMMANDER project management method. Show less