Grahame Scott
IT Manager - Interconnector (UK) at Interconnector- Claim this Profile
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Matthew Coley
Grahame was a vastly experienced IT Manager when Mencap were fortunate to secure his services, as part of the redesign of the overarching operational delivery model. It is not amiss to state that Grahame personal contribution in transforming the technical landscape to provide resilient 21st century IT services to our customers was revolutionary Grahame, just has this amazing ability to connect with people and the ability to inspire his team and to engage at a senior stakeholder level, to articulate exceptionally complex concepts to ensure that the wider business was aware of the benefits and risk profile and to ensure that highly complex migration activities and infrastructure upgrades were seamless to our clients. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Grahame and personally would jump at the opportunity to collaborate with Grahame on future Programmes as he is one of the most dedicated contentious IT professionals that I have had the pleasure to work with.
LinkedIn User
I haven't known Grahame for very long but I can honestly say, hand on heart, that he's one of the best people you could ever meet in the IT world. His vast technical knowledge, combined with his commercial know-how and understanding, is something to behold. Spending time with Grahame is always a pleasure. I could work with Grahame all day long! He's very approachable, likeable and has a truly great sense of humour. I worked with Grahame to assist him build knowledge of the EVault backup solution while he was running the IS department at Tate Galleries and new to the EVault product. During this time, I would always look forward to meetings and discussions with Grahame. His enthusiasm for what he does is contagious. His approach is very much "get the job done" and have some fun whilst doing it. He is not only an exceptional technical person, but a great strategist with an astute grasp of business. Grahame also has the rare ability to truly think outside of the box. I hope that our paths will cross again at some point in the future. If you're looking for one of the best people out there to manage and own the IT strategy within your organisation, then you don't need to look very far. Grahame is an ideal person to take on the mantle.
Matthew Coley
Grahame was a vastly experienced IT Manager when Mencap were fortunate to secure his services, as part of the redesign of the overarching operational delivery model. It is not amiss to state that Grahame personal contribution in transforming the technical landscape to provide resilient 21st century IT services to our customers was revolutionary Grahame, just has this amazing ability to connect with people and the ability to inspire his team and to engage at a senior stakeholder level, to articulate exceptionally complex concepts to ensure that the wider business was aware of the benefits and risk profile and to ensure that highly complex migration activities and infrastructure upgrades were seamless to our clients. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Grahame and personally would jump at the opportunity to collaborate with Grahame on future Programmes as he is one of the most dedicated contentious IT professionals that I have had the pleasure to work with.
LinkedIn User
I haven't known Grahame for very long but I can honestly say, hand on heart, that he's one of the best people you could ever meet in the IT world. His vast technical knowledge, combined with his commercial know-how and understanding, is something to behold. Spending time with Grahame is always a pleasure. I could work with Grahame all day long! He's very approachable, likeable and has a truly great sense of humour. I worked with Grahame to assist him build knowledge of the EVault backup solution while he was running the IS department at Tate Galleries and new to the EVault product. During this time, I would always look forward to meetings and discussions with Grahame. His enthusiasm for what he does is contagious. His approach is very much "get the job done" and have some fun whilst doing it. He is not only an exceptional technical person, but a great strategist with an astute grasp of business. Grahame also has the rare ability to truly think outside of the box. I hope that our paths will cross again at some point in the future. If you're looking for one of the best people out there to manage and own the IT strategy within your organisation, then you don't need to look very far. Grahame is an ideal person to take on the mantle.
Matthew Coley
Grahame was a vastly experienced IT Manager when Mencap were fortunate to secure his services, as part of the redesign of the overarching operational delivery model. It is not amiss to state that Grahame personal contribution in transforming the technical landscape to provide resilient 21st century IT services to our customers was revolutionary Grahame, just has this amazing ability to connect with people and the ability to inspire his team and to engage at a senior stakeholder level, to articulate exceptionally complex concepts to ensure that the wider business was aware of the benefits and risk profile and to ensure that highly complex migration activities and infrastructure upgrades were seamless to our clients. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Grahame and personally would jump at the opportunity to collaborate with Grahame on future Programmes as he is one of the most dedicated contentious IT professionals that I have had the pleasure to work with.
LinkedIn User
I haven't known Grahame for very long but I can honestly say, hand on heart, that he's one of the best people you could ever meet in the IT world. His vast technical knowledge, combined with his commercial know-how and understanding, is something to behold. Spending time with Grahame is always a pleasure. I could work with Grahame all day long! He's very approachable, likeable and has a truly great sense of humour. I worked with Grahame to assist him build knowledge of the EVault backup solution while he was running the IS department at Tate Galleries and new to the EVault product. During this time, I would always look forward to meetings and discussions with Grahame. His enthusiasm for what he does is contagious. His approach is very much "get the job done" and have some fun whilst doing it. He is not only an exceptional technical person, but a great strategist with an astute grasp of business. Grahame also has the rare ability to truly think outside of the box. I hope that our paths will cross again at some point in the future. If you're looking for one of the best people out there to manage and own the IT strategy within your organisation, then you don't need to look very far. Grahame is an ideal person to take on the mantle.
Matthew Coley
Grahame was a vastly experienced IT Manager when Mencap were fortunate to secure his services, as part of the redesign of the overarching operational delivery model. It is not amiss to state that Grahame personal contribution in transforming the technical landscape to provide resilient 21st century IT services to our customers was revolutionary Grahame, just has this amazing ability to connect with people and the ability to inspire his team and to engage at a senior stakeholder level, to articulate exceptionally complex concepts to ensure that the wider business was aware of the benefits and risk profile and to ensure that highly complex migration activities and infrastructure upgrades were seamless to our clients. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Grahame and personally would jump at the opportunity to collaborate with Grahame on future Programmes as he is one of the most dedicated contentious IT professionals that I have had the pleasure to work with.
LinkedIn User
I haven't known Grahame for very long but I can honestly say, hand on heart, that he's one of the best people you could ever meet in the IT world. His vast technical knowledge, combined with his commercial know-how and understanding, is something to behold. Spending time with Grahame is always a pleasure. I could work with Grahame all day long! He's very approachable, likeable and has a truly great sense of humour. I worked with Grahame to assist him build knowledge of the EVault backup solution while he was running the IS department at Tate Galleries and new to the EVault product. During this time, I would always look forward to meetings and discussions with Grahame. His enthusiasm for what he does is contagious. His approach is very much "get the job done" and have some fun whilst doing it. He is not only an exceptional technical person, but a great strategist with an astute grasp of business. Grahame also has the rare ability to truly think outside of the box. I hope that our paths will cross again at some point in the future. If you're looking for one of the best people out there to manage and own the IT strategy within your organisation, then you don't need to look very far. Grahame is an ideal person to take on the mantle.
Credentials
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Prince 2
APMG InternationalMar, 2012- Nov, 2024 -
MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional
MicrosoftMay, 2006- Nov, 2024 -
ITIL
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Experience
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Interconnector
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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IT Manager - Interconnector (UK)
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Dec 2019 - Present
Working with Ofgem to implement the NIS cyber security plan via the CAF self assessment Supporting Head office and 2 terminal Sites with IT support Managing the IT Managed service Contract Working with Ofgem to implement the NIS cyber security plan via the CAF self assessment Supporting Head office and 2 terminal Sites with IT support Managing the IT Managed service Contract
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Swale Heating Limited
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United Kingdom
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Utilities
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100 - 200 Employee
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Head of IT
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Mar 2018 - Dec 2019
Implementing data security Policies & Procedures ahead of GDPR. Migrating the installs process from an old Oracle platform to a new SaaS platform and creating the workflows / reporting that goes alongside the migration. Working with the Bid team to write tenders to win new business. Implemented a new Data Warehouse using SSIS with a Star Schema and providing reports via SSRS for internal reports and Power BI for external customers. Implementing data security Policies & Procedures ahead of GDPR. Migrating the installs process from an old Oracle platform to a new SaaS platform and creating the workflows / reporting that goes alongside the migration. Working with the Bid team to write tenders to win new business. Implemented a new Data Warehouse using SSIS with a Star Schema and providing reports via SSRS for internal reports and Power BI for external customers.
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Acora - IT & Cybersecurity Managed Services
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Technical Change Manager
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Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
Working full time for Cabot Financial Services ensuring their IT Change process is followed and ensuring Changes are ready for both the Technical Review Board & The Change Advisory Board. Chairing the Change Board to ensure the change process works seamlessly with little or no disruption to the business. Chairing the Technical Review Board to ensure Changes submitted are technically viable. Working with Multiple 3rd party suppliers to ensure all Changes work harmoniously. Show less
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Tate
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United Kingdom
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of IS Solutions
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Oct 2016 - Oct 2017
Heading up the Tate IT Solutions Team, and acting as the Technical Architect. Came into Tate to review their Infrastructure and to put together a roadmap of improvements / enhancements or remediation. This consisted of: Engaging key stakeholders to understand their needs from the new IT design, taking this and incorporating it into a road-map fit for the entire business and ensuring key milestones were met. Acting as the Programme Manager for the entire schedule of work. Migrating Ticketing & Membership website to Azure SAAS platform External Supplier Management - ensuring SLA's were met and services were optimised. Heading up the Tenders for PCI Compliance / Service Desk replacement & VDI replacement Replaced old PBX telephony system Building in network resilience in the form of a secondary core switch and diverse routing at both LAN & WAN level Working with partners to create a new VDI Solution Chairing the Change Board to ensure the change process works seamlessly with little or no disruption to the Galleries. Chair the IS Security Group, ensuring Tate Galleries are robust and secure. Working towards PCI compliance, Cyber Essentials Plus and hardening or environment. Managing Projects and the road-map to ensure priorities and timelines are met and ensuring correct resourcing to deliver on time / budget. Heading up the IT Project design, architecture & delivery for the Tate Galleries. Managing the third line Infrastructure Team to deliver both BAU and projects to tight timescales and budgets. Show less
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Anthony Nolan
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organization Management
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300 - 400 Employee
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Head of IT Operations
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Apr 2016 - Oct 2016
Key areas of my role are: Digital Technology - look at what Anthony Nolan has currently in place and devise new ways of working that are more aligned to modern technologies. Create an operational strategy for IT across the next 3 years. Change - Establish a new Change process within the business - based around ITIL to ensure more visibility, manageability and standardization across the entire business. Technical Lead / Project Management - Devising new strategic solutions and creating a plan to deploy and deliver to the business. Acting as the Technical Lead to successfully deliver solutions on time & on budget. My last few roles have entailed transformation - coming into a business and looking at new ways of working with modern /emerging technologies. From this an IT Road-map is devised and working with the Program team ensure we deliver in the best way for the business. Show less
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Mencap
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Infrastructure Manager
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Mar 2015 - Apr 2016
Creating an Operational 3 year IT strategy to modernise IT within Mencap and to ensure its continued growth and manageability Devising a new IT Road-map - End User Compute to Data Centre migration & Refresh and everything in between. Managing the Change Authority Board to implement ITIL based change. Providing support to the PMO in the form of the Technical Design Authority. Creating an Operational 3 year IT strategy to modernise IT within Mencap and to ensure its continued growth and manageability Devising a new IT Road-map - End User Compute to Data Centre migration & Refresh and everything in between. Managing the Change Authority Board to implement ITIL based change. Providing support to the PMO in the form of the Technical Design Authority.
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NHS
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Infrastructure / Systems Manager
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Nov 2009 - Apr 2015
Managing 5 teams across the entire County of Kent. A total of 11 direct reports and 24 in-directManaging the Infrastructure for 8 different Trusts across the County. This consisted of 12 Data Centres, over 4,500 servers and LAN / WAN links with BT N3Supporting over 30,000 users in many different environment.Technologies included:Microsoft Server 2003 / 2008 / 2012Cisco Switches - both Core and edgeCisco UCSNetAppsVMWare 5.5
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GP IT Manager
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Feb 2007 - Nov 2009
Working for Eastern & Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust
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St. Regis Paper Company LTD
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Kemsley Mill, Sittingbourne
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IT Analyst / IT Manager
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Aug 2003 - Feb 2007
Manage a team of 3 staff and multiple sites across dispersed UK locations. Manage the Novell 6.5 Infrastructure & Citrix / Windows 2003 Estate Manage a team of 3 staff and multiple sites across dispersed UK locations. Manage the Novell 6.5 Infrastructure & Citrix / Windows 2003 Estate
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British Army
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Royal Engineers
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Nov 1989 - Oct 1999
Petroleum Fitter Class 1 Fitter Class 2 Combat Engineer Class 1 Petroleum Fitter Class 1 Fitter Class 2 Combat Engineer Class 1
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Education
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The Open University
IT Degree -
Duke of Yorks Royal Military School