Experience

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  University of Suffolk

  • Ipswich, United Kingdom

  • Project Manager

    • Jul 2018 - Jul 2019
    • Ipswich, United Kingdom

    Employed on a short term contract to help implement a Workload Allocation Management system across the University. Activities included:- establishing a plan and governance- consolidating requirements to create framework to configure the system- determining data sources, extracting and loading information- arranging training and testing of populated system- identifying issues arising and business change activities needed to complete the implementation.The implementation was then paused whilst a major re-structure across the university was carried out.

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  Essex Univesity

  • Colchester

  • Part time Invigilator

    • May 2018 - Jun 2018
    • Colchester

    Carried out invigilation duties for university examinations including exam room preparation and monitoring of students during examination.Assisted in the exams office, during the re-sit period September 2019, recording, filing and distributing examination paperwork.

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  Colchester Borough Council

  • Colchester, United Kingdom

  • ICT Business Partner

    • Jan 2013 - Mar 2018
    • Colchester, United Kingdom

    Employed on a 2 year contract to assist in a major council wide change programme. Contract extended to undertake an analytical project and also to rejuvenate several migration projects that were stalling. Contract extended for a further period to provide advice and support for two major service change programmes, including an in-sourcing of ICT services and to provide governance and assurance as the new service became mobilised.Contribution included:- Established programme governance documentation and processes for the ICT Theme of a major organisational change programme, including responsibility for compilation of programme progress reporting and monitoring of expenditure.- Drafted tender documentation for a major procurement of software and provided project support to ensure the procurement exercise was completed on schedule.- Provided client side project management for a series of ICT infrastructure change projects.- Undertook a wide range of roles in various desktop and infrastructure upgrade projects.- Carried out analysis and investigations on an ICT service options appraisal project.- Re-progressing through to completion several application migration projects that had stalled.- Played a key role in supporting the client team taking back in-house the delivery of ICT operational services.

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  Open University

  • Mid and North Essex

  • Part time Invigilator

    • Apr 2012 - Sep 2016
    • Mid and North Essex

    Invigilating at public examinations on an ad-hoc basis.This includes administrative duties to ensure collection of examination paperwork as well as monitoring of candidates during the examination.

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  Essex & Herts CLRN

  • Colchester, United Kingdom

  • Project Co-ordinator

    • Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
    • Colchester, United Kingdom

    Undertook various duties to support the delivery of clinical research programmes through various NHS Trusts in Essex and Herts.Key role was to act as the hub co-ordinating incoming information from various external sources, initiating data records and alerting study leaders. Managed transfer of service from a different location and introduced performance metrics and documented processes to improve resilience and consistency of service.Carried out data reconciliation between local and national systems to ensure published metrics (in The Guardian) are accurate and that system work flow prompted correct activity.

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  Temporarily Uemployed

  • Colchester, United Kingdom

  • Seeking new roles and opportunities

    • Aug 2011 - Dec 2011
    • Colchester, United Kingdom

    Seeking new opportunities following redundancy due to economic downturn.

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  Atkins

  • United Kingdom
  • Engineering Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Programme Manager (Performance)

    • Jul 2008 - Aug 2011

    Part of management team overseeing improvements in the way the company shared its collective knowledge, skills and experience, by introducing SharePoint technologies to hold key information on individuals and projects.Specific responsibilities for establishing processes to ensure governance and assurance so that change and benefits realistion could be demonstrated.

  • Principal Consultant

    • Jun 2000 - Jun 2008

    Undertook range of assignments for various clients including: Food Standards, Royal Parks, BECTA, DCLG, ACPOA, TfL, Met Police and Havant, Swindon and Northamptonshire Councils.Mix of projects and roles including: managing s/ware h/ware upgrades, leading procurement exercises, data migration, operational reviews, performance measurement and client assistance.Also involved in preparation of responses to ITT documents.

  • Highway Information Systems Manager

    • Jun 1995 - May 2000

    Lead operational teams, during a period of major change, providing network condition and utility works data on behalf of County Council.Also responsible for supporting a range of applications to support client service delivery, collating and presenting performance metrics and providing commercial support to Divisional Director.

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  Essex County Council

  • United Kingdom
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Consultant, Works Group

    • Sep 1993 - May 1995

    Undertook analysis and produced proposals for the reorganisation of the local highway maintenance function and then undertook a key role in the initial successful operation of the new structure.

  • Project Manager / Leader Information Systems

    • Jan 1990 - Aug 1993

    Managed the development, implementation and support of application software using Oracle and Arc-info GIS.

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  Beacon Motor Syndicate

  • Chelmsford, United Kingdom

  • Computer Manager

    • Oct 1987 - Dec 1989
    • Chelmsford, United Kingdom

    Respsonsible for all IT services. Delivered improvements in service standards, reliability and functionality.

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  National Plastics Ltd

  • Colchester, United Kingdom

  • Assistant DP Manager / Analyst-Programmer

    • Jan 1982 - Sep 1987
    • Colchester, United Kingdom

    Started as analyst/programmer developing and supporting financial, commercial and production software in RPG2.Promoted to Assistant DP Manager. Played key role in conversion of computer infrastructure (both h/ware and s/ware). Developed new applications in Prime Information.

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  Marconi Radar Systems Ltd

  • Chelmsford, United Kingdom

  • Technical Systems Analyst / Graduate Trainee

    • Sep 1979 - Dec 1981
    • Chelmsford, United Kingdom

    Started as Graduate Trainee undertaking various projects and shadowing assignments.Appointed Systems Analyst to R&D Workshop to develop shop floor management systems using PET micro and mainframe software.