Experience

None

• 700 & Above Employee

• Retired!!

  • Apr 2021 - Present



NHS Business Services Authority

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Digital Lead NHSBSA Workforce

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2023

  Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom Driving the digital transformation of NHS Workforce services operated by NHSBSA, in particular NHS Pensions. Driving the concept, user engagement and specification of NHS Life :- a single sign-on channel to deliver services and content to all NHS employees in one place. Working with senior stakeholders in DHSC, NHS E-I, HEE, NHS Employers, NHS Digital and Trusts.



Sapient

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Nov 2007 - Sep 2017

  Working in the Public Sector, notable successes are: • Currently seconded to NHSBSA as Pensions Digital Transformation Programme Lead, he has developed the NHS Pension Digital Transformation Strategy and moved into the implementation of that strategy building and leading a multi-disciplinary team through Discovery and Alpha phases towards Beta gaining Government Digital Services (GDS) Alpha approval. • Previously he has Managed substantial multi-disciplined creative, business and… Show more Working in the Public Sector, notable successes are: • Currently seconded to NHSBSA as Pensions Digital Transformation Programme Lead, he has developed the NHS Pension Digital Transformation Strategy and moved into the implementation of that strategy building and leading a multi-disciplinary team through Discovery and Alpha phases towards Beta gaining Government Digital Services (GDS) Alpha approval. • Previously he has Managed substantial multi-disciplined creative, business and technology teams to deliver innovative programmes and outcomes in a user-centric environment, some examples; o a UK-wide, award winning system to manage Organ Donation, o a system to manage Hospital Ordering of Blood Products for NHS Blood and Transplant, o development of a Document Management Strategy and processes for NHS Pensions o a Discovery identifying options for the re-procurement of Pensions administration contracts, future user experience (leading to Digital Transformation) and technical architecture, o a cross-department Discovery (DH, DWP, HMRC, NHS England) identifying the European Economic Area (EEA) Healthcare landscape for the UK encompassing multiple government departments who all play a part in the end to end system,

• Senior Programme Manager/Engagement Lead/Digital Transformation Lead

  • Nov 2007 - Aug 2017

  Geoff’s experience is a blend of a strong technical background, senior programme management and director level general management. He is a digital transformation lead in the public sector. As a senior manager/director he uses the skills he has developed from over 20 years of successful business management and programme delivery to motivate teams, manage relationships and drive business. He uses his director level business acumen in Digital Transformation assignments linking Business… Show more Geoff’s experience is a blend of a strong technical background, senior programme management and director level general management. He is a digital transformation lead in the public sector. As a senior manager/director he uses the skills he has developed from over 20 years of successful business management and programme delivery to motivate teams, manage relationships and drive business. He uses his director level business acumen in Digital Transformation assignments linking Business Change and Process Engineering with Information Technology. A Senior Manager at Sapient Ltd., currently working in the Healthcare sector, he is a graduate of the Ericsson Global Executive Management and Global Leadership Programme with significant experience in the healthcare sector. He has built and managed successful organizations up to 150 people and £93m turnover and delivered major business expansion, a combination of experience that is invaluable in a dynamic environment.



Aviva

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant Project Manager

  • Jan 2007 - Oct 2007

  Built Cost/Benefits Realisation case to save the organisation £670,000 in the first year and £900,000 in subsequent years by migrating users to a more cost efficient remote access service. Managed the migration programme from SecureDial to Broadband remote access management for 2000+ users. Managing a team of 11 people. In addition managed the initiation of a Siebel infrastructure upgrade.



Department of Health

• Consultant Programme Manager

  • Mar 2005 - Oct 2006

  Major Change Management Programme. Scoping and specifying the Business Requirements for an IT based Business Management System to manage the total business using Six Sigma techniques. Developed a Management Information Model. Balanced Scorecard development. Specifying a Business Intelligence solution based on Oracle BI (Siebel) products.



KONE

• Finland
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Unit Director

  • Nov 2003 - Jan 2005

  Built a new Business Unit (within a SAP environment) focussed on the Infrastructure segment of the Lift and Escalator market. A major change exercise.



Ericsson

• Sweden
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Divisonal Director

  • Apr 1988 - Dec 2002

  Returned to Ericsson UK from the Swedish head office to build the Data Networking and IT business in the corporate space. Full P&L responsibility. Managed a multi-disciplined team of 150 people (plus in-sourced services) covering marketing, consultancy, sales, project management and install services. In line with Ericsson strategic direction I refocused the Data business towards Wireless Operators and profitably delivered the Data core for Vodafone GPRS network..