Experience

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  Northgate Information Solutions

  • Preston / Nottingham

  • Programme Manager

    • Jan 2012 - Jan 2017
    • Preston / Nottingham

    Now "retired "

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  Lancashire Constabulary

  • Head of ICT

    • Jan 2003 - Jun 2011

    •Project Support Office, Voice(Radio & Telephony) and Data (Development & Infrastructure)Technologies•Membership of the Constabulary’s wider command team•To deliver on our Ambition to “consistently be the best ICT department in the UK Police Service”. An Ambition statement later adopted by the Chief Constable for the overall Constabulary in also seeking to be the best in the UK. Both ambitions since being demonstrably achieved.•Developing and delivery of the ICT Strategy•Operating within tight budget regimes for both Capital and Revenue expenditure. To date, I have identified 5% cost savings year on year and more recently commenced implementation of a programme for reducing net revenue costs by 30% over the next 4 years•Representation of the Constabulary at national and regional forums.

  • Programme Manager

    • Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

    a.Computerisation of the force’s Contact Management and Command & Control activitiesb.Consolidating the number of Communication Rooms from 19 to 6.c Staff reorganisation, Recruitment and Training.d.Technology procuremente.Stakeholder management, including Police Authority, Staff Associations and Communitiesf.Responsibility for on-going performance and supportg.Succession planning.All objectives were achieved on time and within budget to enable delivering back into operational management a function operating at national standards for call handling and incident response.

  • General Mgr - Radio

    • Apr 1997 - Jan 2000

    Creation of a sustainable and profitable business culture within a public sector environment Successfully leading a programme of major technical and resource change. Piloting the Implementation of the National Police Radio System Duties: To manage the transition from analogue to digital technology, to lead 45 staff through a major change process and to pilot, as national lead force, the implementation of the new tetra radio system for the UK Police Service

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  J R & A Smith

  • Managing Director / Part owner

    • Jan 1991 - Jan 1996

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  Christie Tyler (Sleepeezee)

  • Managing Director

    • Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

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  Coats Viyella (Chortex)

  • Managing Director

    • Jan 1985 - Jan 1989