Experience

Telesoft

• United Kingdom
• Computer and Network Security
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Operations and Project Delivery

  • Jan 2020 - Present

• Head of Project Delivery and IT

  • Oct 2018 - Jan 2020

  Leading Projects delivery for all key customer Projects in the Telecommunications and Cyber security industry sector. Leading the organisation IT business area including creation and management of the IT strategy and road map, Working with the company IT team to ensure the company IT is operating a high availability and stable service.

• Senior Portfolio Manager (Contract)

  • Jun 2018 - Oct 2018



Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reporting and Management Lead (Contract)

  • May 2018 - Jun 2018

  Implementation of the DE&S CIO Portfolio Process to align to the DE&S corporate strategy and P3M transformation implementation. Implementation of the DE&S CIO Portfolio Process to align to the DE&S corporate strategy and P3M transformation implementation.



UK Ministry of Defence

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of the PCO -SKYNET 6 (Contract)

  • Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

  Head of the Programme Control OfficeHead of the Programme Control Office - CAT A Project SKYNET 6 - a £6b e2e Programme – Project size 50-100 FTEs across Crown Servants, Contingent Labour, and 3rd Party suppliers and directly responsible for Circa 6-10 FTEs within the PCO.Responsible for the following; -• Completion of ministerial and 1*, 2* and 3* briefs.• Overall responsibility for the policy and strategy for the PCO to support the delivery of the Cat A Project and the 3 key workstreams Projects. • Implementation of and accountability for delivery of all process frameworks in line with the PCO strategy and policy, such as Through Life Management Planning (TLMP), Governance, Configuration Management, Information Management, Quality Management and Assurance, RAIDO, Finance, Procurement, Learning from Experience (LFE), Management Information (MI), control of monthly reporting processes, etc, ensuring conformance to MOD standards such as JSP, ISP, ASG frameworks.• Day to day Management of the central PCO team including embedded PCO resources in Project Work Streams. Key member of the SK6 Project Board, ISS Networks Programme Board, JFC Executive Board and Programme Board, and senior level financial review meetings.



DXC Technology

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

• Manufacturing Sector - Projects Delivery Executive

  • May 2015 - Feb 2017

  Responsible for all aspects of Project Delivery for several key customer accounts such as GENERAL DYNAMICS, MBDA, RAYTHEON in the Manufacturing sector of the business.• Run a Transition project for exiting from various contracted Managed Services.• Programme and Project Revenue >£5m, Accounts TCVs > £50m. Team Size >30 FTEs across all Projects and Programmes in Applications, Infrastructure and Consultancy.• Supported the implementation of an Agile process for management of work order requests and piloted on major Project.• Maintained governance and control of all Projects and Programmes (active and prospective) and the resources managing and supporting those projects.• Delivered and achieved revenue & Operating Income targets inline or better than corporate targets• Reduced revenue leakage by over 50%• Revitalized team structure - implemented team changes capable of delivering the Project portfolio.• Implemented process improvements to achieve a consistent and coherent delivery offering• Documented contractual statements for Project Delivery at renewal of contract.• Run trouble shoot assessments and implemented improvement plans

• Secondment BAES Portfolio Lead - Infrastructure

  • Feb 2014 - May 2015

  • Seconded into BAE Systems - Responsible for the Infrastructure Portfolio, consisting of around 200+ Projects with a Portfolio value of >£10m. Directly responsible for 12 CSC & BAE Systems Portfolio, Programme & Project managers• Supported the team of Programme and Project Managers on delivery of key strategic high criticality Projects across several BAE Systems business groups such as MA&I, Global Combat and Electronic Systems, Maritime, Naval Ships, etc. For example;• Mainframe, Unix and Windows Obsolescence including decommissioning / disposal of legacy systems (£5m Project)• High Capacity Computing for complex engineering applications (£5m Project)• Data migration of applications onto VMAS II and III (Cloud) IL accredited – where technology allowed• Implementation of a new EMC Storage service

• Portfolio Manager / Senior Project Manager

  • Dec 2010 - Feb 2014

  • Managed multiple Projects at any one time > £2m in budget and >25 FTEs.• Win 7 deployment to the entire Lightening II F-35 aircraft Programme – including application certification / compliance and testing and data migration where applicable based on application types and migration requirements.• CODA Dream upgrade – Accounting System tool implementation utilising interfaced multi-vendor technologies• myIT Asset Information system – asset management tool obtaining asset information across multiple platforms and asset management systems• Microsoft IP Telephony via OCS (Unified Communications) – leading edge leveraged service using Sipera Session Boarder Controller technology and BT Sip trunk new to BT at the time. Implemented new managed service initially into greenfield site in Washington UK.• Follow me Printing (Ricoh) – managed printing solution using Ricohs managed print solutions for printing and scanning capabilities.• Olympia legal technology compliance including Active Directory upgrades.• High Definition Video Conferencing across most UK BAE Systems locations and Business Groups which included network upgrades to enable Quality and Class of service requirements, and room fit outs. Working closely with 3rd party suppliers specialists.• Exostar Source Pass – bid management tool using Exostars cloud-based solution• Delivery of hardware into CSC Data centres

• Programme Office Manager

  • Aug 2009 - Dec 2010

  • Set up and ran the PMO for the Data Centre Transformation - Seconded into a Virgin Media led Transformation Programme to deliver a rationalized/ consolidated IT estate driven by organisation change activities to realise various benefits.• Managed all Project governance processes including senior management reporting, managed Project Management processes and supporting Project Managers to ensure all migration Projects were migrated on schedule.• Troubleshooting a Data Migration Programme for Virgin Mobile to bring the Project back on track (back to green).

• PMO Manager / Programme Delivery Manager

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  • Delivered Microsoft Outlook/Exchange 2007 Project with Virgin Atlantic and 3rd party consultants implementing the new email system including migration from the legacy email systems.• Delivered Remedy (IT Service Management ) service desk capability to Virgin Atlantic utilizing off shore and on shore resources. This included migration of data from legacy service desk systems.• Set up and ran the PMO for the IT Transition Programme including processes, tools and people. Programme Revenue >£3m and Account TCV > 20m.

• Senior Project Manager / PMO Manager

  • Jan 2008 - Jun 2009

  Set up and ran the directive PMO, including process / procedure design, development and deployment. Managed the team on a day to day basis ensuring Programme support was in place providing proactive support/guidance to the Executive and Project/Programme management team. Ran a small Project to the baselined schedule and well within budget – migrating and transforming the Trillium discovery application to a new blade server in the Seven Oaks Datacentre.

• Senior Project Manager

  • May 2006 - Dec 2007

  Running Projects within the Transition and Transformation Programme for BAE Systems using the Project management processes, as defined by the Transformation Programme and using the Global Transformation Management Framework.Implementation of the Managed Objects Formula tool used to monitor SLA performance and provide reporting capabilities to the account and client in real time through all phases of the Project from initiation to handover to run and maintain. Implementation of an application/database using SQL 2005 std and VB.net to provide the Revenue Allocation team in finance with a tool for capturing financial data and running ad hoc reports using Microsoft report builder.

• Senior Project Manager

  • Jan 2005 - Apr 2006

  • Implemented the PMO for a Transition / Transformation Programme - tools, processes and resources.• Delivered Software Novations project for all licences in the portfolio impacted by a separation of a Avionics Business Group in BAES.• Team Size >5 FTEs delivery of software Novation’s Project, duration 9 months, budget £400k including risk budget £2.0m.• Ran a commercially complex and sensitive Project to ensure the resultant companies born from the two key business groups in BAE Systems were legally licensed post Eurosystems business separation and that the resultant software license Portfolios were understood / documented. Delivered the Project on time and to budget.

• Senior Project Manager / PMO Manager

  • Oct 2002 - Dec 2004

  PMO ImplementationSet up and ran the directive Transition / Transformation PMO, including design and deployment of processes in accordance with CSCs best practice based on the Catalyst framework. Designed and deployed key bespoke PMO tools using Lotus Notes specifically around document management, dependency management, risk and issues management and financial tracking. Desktop DeploymentMoved on to Implement a major Pilot and Deployment Project to deploy desktops, laptops and PDAs to 4500 users across 38 sites in the UK, including a successful role out to the ministers at White Hall (Richmond House). Accomplishments:Delivered a complex desktop deployment Project on time and to budget across all Department of Health sites in the UK. (£2 ½ million Project).Successfully set up and ran the PMO for the Transformation Programme.

• Configuration Management Consultant

  • Jan 1999 - Oct 2002

  Worked primarily as a Configuration Management consultant working on defence related Projects, where key responsibilities involved process design, development and deployment of industry best practice tools and processes in-line with Military and Defence standards. Worked on several major contracts such as Merlin Helicopter (Lockheed), NATS (National Air Traffic Control Services), ACSL (Project Bowman), Thales (Extract Programme Nimrod R1), etc.



Pall Corporation

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Jul 1993 - Dec 1998

  2.5 Years as a Laboratory Engineer in various departments, 1 Year as a Project Engineer in filtration systems design, 1 Year as the Weld Technology Coordinator for pressure vessel systems.2 Years as a Project Manager dealing with all aspects of Project management from receipt of order through to shipping across Europe.Responsible for the co-ordination and management of multiple Projects for coded pressure vessels & systems from inception through to delivery. Managing around 60 Projects at any one time with a value of up to £1m in price. This role involved coordination of all activities from quotation review through to shipment, involving all aspects of the business including sales, engineering, chemical treatments, machining, manufacture/welding/ndt, third part approval, and shipping.