Experience

CoverGo | Insurtech

• Singapore
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Delivery Director

  • Jun 2023 - Present



SSP Limited

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

• Head of Software Engineering (Asia Pacific)

  • Jul 2021 - May 2023

  Heading up Software Development & Testing, DevOps and Release ManagementGlobal resourcing model

• Technical Delivery Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Jun 2021



Co-op

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Infrastructure Lead / Technical PM

  • Mar 2018 - Jul 2018

  Consultation and planning for future phases of Bank Separation activity. Consultation and planning for future phases of Bank Separation activity.



Nolan IT Consultancy/Solutions

• United Kingdom

• Director/Owner

  • Mar 2012 - Jul 2018

  Contract IT Project Management utilising over 30 years application development experience gained within financial services Contract IT Project Management utilising over 30 years application development experience gained within financial services



Nolan IT Solutions Limited

• Travelling Australasia and Indonesia

• Career Break

  • Jun 2017 - Mar 2018



SSP Limited

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

• Technical Team Lead

  • Sep 2016 - May 2017

  Technical Team Leader Technical Team Leader



The Co-operative Bank plc

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Infrastructure Lead / Technical PM

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2015

  Project 'Jupiter' Successful separation of the Life & Savings systems from the General Insurance platforms. Various Technical PM roles during the full project lifecycle • recruitment & mobilisation of technical infrastructure and software teams • estimating & scheduling of technical workstreams • delivery of multiple technical workstreams, focused around IBM Mainframe applications • establishing close collaborative relationships with third party partners and suppliers • extensive system testing, acceptance testing and optimisation of the separation deliverables • major role within Dress Rehearsal and Implementation phases Show less



The Rugby Football League

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Masters RL Steering Group

  • 2010 - May 2014

  Working in a voluntary capacity, defining and implementing the future of veterans Rugby League within the UK and building International relations with other governing bodies. Working in a voluntary capacity, defining and implementing the future of veterans Rugby League within the UK and building International relations with other governing bodies.



Aviva

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Project Manager

  • Apr 2012 - Jan 2013

  Technical Project Manager - 'Individual Accumulation / 'E-Commerce' Programme Transformation of the E-Commerce Funds Management applications • matrix management and leadership for technical teams based across remote sites • estimating, scheduling for technical workstreams across multi-tiered platforms • collaborative working relationship with suppliers and other support teams • testing support and defect management • implementation planning and execution Technical Project Manager - 'Individual Accumulation / 'E-Commerce' Programme Transformation of the E-Commerce Funds Management applications • matrix management and leadership for technical teams based across remote sites • estimating, scheduling for technical workstreams across multi-tiered platforms • collaborative working relationship with suppliers and other support teams • testing support and defect management • implementation planning and execution



Lloyds Banking Group

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Group IT Application Development Manager (Platform Lead & Development Manager)

  • Nov 2009 - Mar 2012

  •Project Portfolio/Development Management for circa £6m budget for e-Commerce and Distributed applications •Association of Project Manager (APM) accredited •Service capability under ITIL disciplines for all Insurance internet, intranet, telephony and workflow systems •Strategic planning, communication and execution •Risk Management and Controlled Self Assessment in line with Sarbanes-Oxley directives •Resource planning/forecasting, succession planning, recruitment, induction and mentoring •Performance management, reward and recognition and disciplinary responsibilities •Supplier Management and Communication for Offshore and supplier relationships •Team management of a up to 50 permanent and 50+ offshore staff working across multiple sites within the UK and India •Line Management responsibilities for 6 direct reports •Quality improvement initiatives both within the team and division •Environment provisioning for test environments and hardware Show less



Halifax

• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Application manager (E-Commerce General Insurance)

  • Sep 2005 - Nov 2009

  •Project planning and delivery for projects undertaken on E-Commerce, E-Business & Intermediary applications within General Insurance •Maintenance and Support of the above applications•Member of the HBOS E-Commerce Security Forum •Team management and strategy•Resource planning and induction•IT and Business stakeholder management•Recruitment, induction and mentoring•Contribute to Group-wide E-Commerce Strategy•Member of eXtended Management Team (XMT) supporting Senior Mgmt Team strategy & objectives•Local Offshore Co-ordination and Communication representing wider Delivery Centre•Remote team management of a total of 53 permanent and offshore staff working across multiple sites (Copley, Newport, Chennai, Bangalore) Show less

• Technical Lead/Senior Developer

  • Jan 2000 - Aug 2005

  •Project delivery for work streams of approx £1m•Team management and tracking of progress and financials•Resource planning and development•Technical Document Overviews & Specifications•Unit Test planning and execution•Design and execution of automated test scripts•Establish Quality processes within the team•Project development (coding & unit testing) in both mainframe and SAS technologies



Ventura

• United Kingdom
• Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Application Developer (Contract)

  • Jun 1997 - Nov 1999

  Primarily Y2K development and application support projects Primarily Y2K development and application support projects



Abbey National Treasury Services

• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Analyst Programmer

  • Feb 1997 - Jun 1997

  •Development of Motor Insurance sales and administration system •Development of Motor Insurance sales and administration system



The Co-operative Bank plc

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Analyst Programmer

  • Nov 1992 - Mar 1997

  •Development of Life Insurance sales and administration systems using SSADM •Development of Life Insurance sales and administration systems using SSADM



RSA

• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Computer Operator to Computer Programmer

  • Jan 1987 - Sep 1992

  •Various roles starting as Operator and transitioned into Programming (Bradford-Pennine Insurance) •Various roles starting as Operator and transitioned into Programming (Bradford-Pennine Insurance)