Experience

3gamma

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2015

  Macclesfield Currently Business Development Manager for 3gamma a fast growing independent IT management consultancy with offices in the UK, Sweden and India. My responsibilities include: - New Business Development and Account Management - Sourcing and Resourcing of Associates - Employee and Associate engagement 3gamma is a vendor neutral , independent consultancy firm specialising in the full IT Service Management lifecycle. Our highly capable consultants bring years of hands on… Show more Currently Business Development Manager for 3gamma a fast growing independent IT management consultancy with offices in the UK, Sweden and India. My responsibilities include: - New Business Development and Account Management - Sourcing and Resourcing of Associates - Employee and Associate engagement 3gamma is a vendor neutral , independent consultancy firm specialising in the full IT Service Management lifecycle. Our highly capable consultants bring years of hands on experience in IS/IT service management, project management and IT delivery organisations, processes and tools. We operate at the interface between large IS/ITorganisations and their providers, thereby improving overall performance. As specialists in optimising the total efficiency and effectiveness of IS/IT, we are uniquely suited to help our customers succeed. Our client base includes leading companies in pharamceuticals, telecommunications, manufacturing, retail, financial services and automotives. 3gamma was founded in April 2008. Today we deliver through over 100 consultants at our offices in the UK, Sweden, India, China and the USA and continue to invest in our specialist capabilities. Our goal is to be the partner of choice for organisations who depend on IT to meet their strategic objectives, providing independent advice, practical solutions and effective outcomes. For more information visit www.3gamma.com

• Workstream Lead (Contract)

  • May 2010 - Dec 2011

  Macclesfield Workstream Lead inside the AstraZeneca Enterprise SharePoint Programme. I deliver the SharePoint infrastructure across the 3 AstraZeneca world data centers in Singapore, USA and Sweden. I lead a Technical Services workstream and the second of two SharePoint releases.



Lloyds Banking Group

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Delivery Lead - FILE Integration

  • May 2009 - Dec 2009

  Manchester, United Kingdom I head up part of a new Distributed Integration workstream, the integration of Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBoS) and Lloyds TSB (LTSB), with responsibility for scaling out the combined Lloyds Banking Group file server infrastructure and migrating 230 million data files from the HBoS data centres to the Lloyds Banking Group data centres.

• Delivery Lead - Mainframe Infrastructure

  • Jun 2008 - May 2009

  Manchester, United Kingdom Programme Manager for a portfolio of Business As Usual projects maintaining and upgrading hardware and software on the Lloyds TSB IBM, Unisys, TANDEM and TERADATA mainframes. As the integration of Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBoS) and Lloyds TSB (LTSB) starts the remit is extended to include the upgrading of the LTSB mainframes to accommodate HBoS applications and data. The initial portfolio of projects has a budget of £11m expanded to incorporate new Integration projects is £35m.



Lloyds Bank

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Delivery Lead- NT4 Eradication

  • Dec 2004 - May 2008

  Manchester, United Kingdom Programme Manager for Application Remediation (moving applications from NT4 to XP/WIN2003) for all distributed systems developed and supported out of the LTSB Manchester office. Platforms include the Branch Network, Telephony, ATMs and Internet (LloydsTSB.com). Having initially setup the programme in Manchester my own remit is then extended to include all applications in Cheltenham and Gloucester, these include the C&G Mortgage processing and C&G Telephony platforms. I brought together into one… Show more Programme Manager for Application Remediation (moving applications from NT4 to XP/WIN2003) for all distributed systems developed and supported out of the LTSB Manchester office. Platforms include the Branch Network, Telephony, ATMs and Internet (LloydsTSB.com). Having initially setup the programme in Manchester my own remit is then extended to include all applications in Cheltenham and Gloucester, these include the C&G Mortgage processing and C&G Telephony platforms. I brought together into one portfolio the replacement/deployment of over 5,000 new desktops and laptops across 9 Telephony Call Centres, the replacement of over 4,000 ATMs across the country and the replacement of every desktop and laptop in Cheltenham and Gloucester, over 3,000. This was achieved with no unplanned service outages.

• Development Lead- Channel Services (Applications)

  • Jul 2003 - Nov 2004

  Manchester, United Kingdom Appointed Development Lead for Channel Services which includes the application development of all Branch front-end counter and back office software. Initially I am responsible for only the application development of the branch systems. Later following further re-organisation I am responsible for the whole of Channel Services, application and infrastructure and all 102 staff (project managers, analysts, testers, developers, release managers).

• Senior Manager, Projects Group. Customer Systems.

  • Apr 2001 - Jul 2003

  Manchester, United Kingdom I set up a Projects Group which pulls together 11 project managers into the new team with responsibility for the application development of LTSB Group Data Warehouses. Owning the planning, budgeting and delivery of all projects, owned by and sub-contracted to Customer Systems The portfolio of projects has a total budget of £12m.

• Senior Manager, Group Data Warehouse Support. Customer Systems.

  • Apr 2000 - Nov 2001

  Manchester, United Kingdom Management of the combined Data Warehouse Support with responsible for the support teams in Bristol, London and Manchester.

• Manager, Personal Data Warehouse Support. Customer Systems.

  • Apr 1997 - Apr 2000

  Manchester, United Kingdom Ensure the Personal Data Warehouse and Online Customer Information Databases meet their service level agreements with the resolution of all priority one and two faults, maintaining 24 hour, 365 days a year qualified support cover. A member of the Customer Systems management team and line manager to 8 staff.

• Senior Systems Analyst - Branch Systems.

  • Aug 1995 - Jul 1997

  Manchester, United Kingdom Sole responsibility for the support and development of 4 new ORACLE systems, whilst the development and support resources are provided by ICL.



TSB New Zealand

• New Zealand
• Banking
• 400 - 500 Employee

• IT Project Manager (seconded) – TSB Property Services.

  • Aug 1988 - Aug 1995

  Manchester, United Kingdom Reporting to the TSB Property Services Finance Director, providing the evaluation of all IT solutions and authorisation of all IT group spend. I project manage, working with external suppliers and the local area directors, the introduction of all new IT solutions into the estate agencies.



National Westminster Bank

• Banking
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Systems Analyst/Programmer

  • Jul 1984 - Aug 1988

  London, United Kingdom



NCR Corporation

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

• Systems Analyst/Programmer

  • Oct 1981 - Jul 1984

  London, United Kingdom



Группа компаний ICL

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• IT Trainee/Systems Analyst

  • Aug 1977 - Apr 1981

  Winsford, Cheshire