Experience

VELOCITA CONSULTANCY LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• PMO CONSULTANT

  • Jan 2021 - Present



Ocado Group

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

• Finance Transformation PMO Lead

  • Aug 2020 - Jun 2021



BAT

• Tobacco Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• HR Transformation (Global SuccessFactors Implementation) - Global PMO Lead

  • Jul 2015 - Apr 2020

  Established and maintain a core Global PMO Team. Created global processes and governance guidelines required to highlight project progress through workstream to board level reporting. Actively provide guidance and support to both the Global and Regional teams to help successfully deliver key milestones whilst ensuring the integrity of the Programme is maintained through adherence to programme governance standards. This role is part of a Global HR Transformation Programme with the scope being 141 markets, over 50.000 users and in 18 languages.

• Global SAP Transformation Programme - Western Europe PMO Lead

  • Apr 2014 - Jul 2015

  PMO Lead for Operations in Western Europe supported the delivery of one of the worlds largest SAP Implementations to standardise ways of working across the region. Embedding PMO practices within the project teams, ensuring project governance is adhered to.



The University of Law

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT Project Manager

  • Jul 2013 - Mar 2014

  Managed a roll out if IT Infrastructure across multiple locations across the country, This included end to end responsibility for governance, quality and user acceptance. Managed a roll out if IT Infrastructure across multiple locations across the country, This included end to end responsibility for governance, quality and user acceptance.



BskyB

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

• Delivery Project Manager

  • Mar 2011 - Apr 2013

  Managed a £2 million critical business change project impacting the whole Organisation. This was done from project initiation to delivery and acceptance enabling the business to accelerate benefits realisation. The team was co-located and encompassed business analysts, solution architects, testers and key business stakeholders. As well as delivering projects my role involved mentoring and providing support and guidance on PRINCE 2 methodologies and processes ensuring successful project delivery of their small projects.

• Junior Project Manager

  • Aug 2007 - Mar 2011

  Responsible for the end to end delivery of a portfolio of small to medium sized projects for an internal department impacting the entire organisation. In addition, I managed the monitoring and reporting of key projects spread between England and Scotland. From this I set up a PMO function based on PRINCE 2 best practice and my own experience.



University of Leeds

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PMO Co-ordinator

  • Oct 2002 - Aug 2007

  Assisting the Programme Support Manager in developing and monitoring based on PRINCE2 and all associated processes. Working to help develop an effective system of programme and project management support for all associated activities and staff within the department. I also coordinated several successful small projects for the department Assisting the Programme Support Manager in developing and monitoring based on PRINCE2 and all associated processes. Working to help develop an effective system of programme and project management support for all associated activities and staff within the department. I also coordinated several successful small projects for the department