Experience

Verizon

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

• Consultant Project Manager

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Utilise a range of resources and experience across Verizon to successfully deliver projects for our existing customers. Work as part of bid teams to define delivery plans and costs for prospective customer requirements. Review existing internal delivery processes and recommending/developing/implementing appropriate improvements. Utilise a range of resources and experience across Verizon to successfully deliver projects for our existing customers. Work as part of bid teams to define delivery plans and costs for prospective customer requirements. Review existing internal delivery processes and recommending/developing/implementing appropriate improvements.



National Grid

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cyber Security Programme Delivery Manager

  • Dec 2012 - Jul 2019

  Implement strategic initiatives to enhance the companies Cyber Security capabilities. Lead global programme delivery team and develop business change and benefits by utilising assigned resources and sourcing options with average annual spend of £15m. Propel business success by designing and delivering complex and challenging programmes. Ensure transparency of all projects to programme sponsor and maximise company’s investment in technology. Meet dependencies, risks, plans, costs, and resourcing needs across multiple programmes. Design and source high quality delivery team compromising employees, contractors and 3rd party suppliers. Drive major improvements to support delivery, including new Sharepoint sites, portfolio MI, Performance hubs, UK/US finance process improvements, programme planning, resource planning, PMO services, portfolio boards, and steering group. • Built and sustained highly empathetic long-term relationships with key stakeholders, suppliers, and team.• Established cyber security capabilities that minimised threats to company, including 2 security operational centres with suite of tools for security event monitoring, security incident response, and proactive threats monitoring.• Designed, resourced, and managed £50M investment in Cyber Security capabilities within the Operational Technology domain Show less

• CNI Programme Delivery Manager

  • Oct 2009 - Nov 2012

  Led programme delivery for Gas Operations portfolio, delivering up to £10M per annum of enhancements to key Gas Transmission CNI & business systems to address key asset health and business change drivers. Streamlined portfolio activities, costs, programme resources and portfolio risks. Maximised best use of services/partners available in transformed IS organisation through programme appropriate structure and strategic direction. Resolved resourcing and asset conflicts through prioritisation and negotiation. Conducted regular reassessment of programme priorities to manage programme change. Conducted formal reviews of the programme and its achievements.• Managed Gas Operations portfolio, obtained investment of up to £10M per annum, and led team of 40 people, including internal, contractors, and suppliers delivering a suite of programmes and projects that enhanced existing CNI SCADA and business systems.• Consistently delivered projects that met specific success criteria within agreed constraints, overcoming significant challenges associated with solution complexity and stakeholder engagement.• Designed, resourced, and managed £50M investment to replace entire suite of CNI SCADA and business systems, including exploration of markets across Europe for available commercial off shelf products.• Developed and strengthened relationships with key stakeholders, suppliers, and team. Show less

• CNI Project Manager

  • Aug 2006 - Sep 2009

  Utilised range of resources and experience across full IT function to deliver projects while influencing key stakeholders in achieving successful delivery. Ensured the management of predictable and unexpected complexities through stakeholder influence & management. Delivered project to offer range of options and implement a change that achieved objectives and realisation of business benefits. Guided and supervised others on appropriate approach by utilising methodology and techniques.• Delivered on time, under budget, a complex project with £5M investment and distributed team of 20 people/suppliers that secured all of Gas Operations CNI systems and networks from internal and external threats.• Delivered a number of complex multi-million pound investments that enhanced the Gas Operations CNI SCADA and Business systems. All delivered on time, under budget with large distributed team including employees, contractors and 3rd party suppliers Show less

• Various previous IT roles

  • Jul 1989 - Jul 2006

  Computer Systems Engineer L7 (Jan 1998 to July 2006)Computer System Engineer L6 (Apr 1994 to Dec 1997)Assistant Software Engineer L5 (Jan 1993 to Mar 1994)Computer Trainee (Jul 1989 to Dec 1992)