Associate principal consultant for a number of independent IT Service providers. Providing technical and process expertise to enable Cloud Adoption, Infrastructure & Application Migration, Backup & Storage Migration, and Infrastructure Consolidation to AWS & Azure.Leading workshops and gathering requirements to define strategy, create business plans and architect solutions .Providing leadership to recruit and run DevOps and Automation Teams.

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Role held along side day job. Had the autonomy for the technical oversight for the private cloud project. Responsible for design sign-off and implementation acceptance, from vendor selection, design validation, implementation and the application migration approach. Heavily involved in the £3bn Group Transformation Strategy, embedding cultural change, technology and process to move towards the bank of the future.Key Achievements and experience• Led vendor selection scoring from a technology & competency perspective, from 3 vendors to 1• Responsible and accountable for the technical solution design sign off for LBG• Ensure contractual obligations we achievable.• Worked with the IBM CTO to validate the technical solution design for the hybrid cloud, focusing on self-service, security, R&R, VMware, storage, networks, numerous management tools and integration into bank core systems• Provided Stakeholder management between directors, delivery teams and business areas. Building strong relationships across multiple areas to deliver under difficult circumstances involving both IBM and LBG colleagues• Influenced infrastructure design change at director level • Responsible for the signing off and reviewing all designs for the IBM solution • Consulted on the organisational changes needed to deliver success• Delivered Roadshows and education sessions to showcase technologies and win hearts and minds• Adoption of DevOps methodologies and CI/CD pipelines• Drive the delivery of k8s for container adoption using IBM Bluemix, MS Azure• Deliver self-serve PaaS and DevOps tools for development• Consulted and drive implementation of Azure Stacko Refocus Product management and Squads to redefine deliverables and get on tracko Focus delivery and implementation of Chef, Terraform & Azure PaaS services• Led Proof of Concept and delivery of the world’s largest Azure Stack with Wipro, HPe and Microsoft

Manage a 14 strong team to embed RPA, Automation & AI Operations into LBG.Delivering a multi-million-pound investment to significantly reduce operating costs though RPA and Automation, driving simplification and reduction of legacy processes.Working closely with cloud leaders and directors to drive and embed a cloud first strategy

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Leading a small team to set the direction and strategy for the LBG Cloud and Automation team.Product management for Internal Cloud services including IaaS and PaaS.Delivered one of the Worlds largest Private Cloud implementation using IBM Private Cloud Working with the wider bank & external suppliers to review and set the Bank Strategy for Cloud. Focusing on public and private (on & off-prem) offerings. Assessing criteria including : management, integration, security, network amongst others.

Working for the Director of Infrastructure & Service delivery, my role is currently focused on Could Computing.The role is split into 2 main areas.1. Leading the Implementation & Architecture of a Private Internal Cloud for Test and Development, where responsibilities include Product owner for service Produce Roadmap for service Stakeholder management to Internal IT and Business Users Help put in place a Target Operating Model Leading a team to Implementation and design of IaaS services Implementation and design of a Pivotal CF PaaS solution2. Delivery of the Cloud Strategy for Lloyds Banking GroupWorking in a small team with a partner to deliver a short to mid term Cloud Strategy focusing on Usage of public and private cloud Cost reduction through application consolidation Partnership with Strategic Vendors Integration with DevOps methodology and tooling understanding requirements for a new Target Operating Model Support implications of Bi-Modal IT

Reporting into the Director for Service Delivery Projects, I’m accountable for the alignment of Service Delivery Technology Projects and Roadmaps. Ensuring all towers are working towards to a common goal, understanding dependencies they have upon each other, removing overlap and ensuring collaborative working.As well as the Strategy headline the role also involves:Technology and Project lead for a number of projects that span numerous technologies• Automation, Cloud, Dev-ops – Promote use and technologies available to move LBG process towards Agile working• Horizon - (Data centre move) input into technology discussions and design decisions required for moving all the banks production systems• Digital Transformation – move of the current Online platform to new technologies and process (allow agile & automated)• Windows 2012 delivery (Programme Lead)- Implement and transform the way we deliver Windows services to the bank using HP automation tools.Representing Service Delivery at the Group IT Strategy Operating Committee• Challenge and validate - Items that are brought forward for discussion• Pre Validation of decks – Pre validate decks that are presented to the board for discussion from Service DeliveryPlanning, Organisation and Hosting of away days• Service Delivery Away Day – over 100 senior attendees incl. directors to look at the organisational challenges and changes that need to be made to change the way we work.• Service Delivery Strategy Away Day – Over 50 people incl. directors to present their platform Strategies.

Reporting to the Director of Enterprise platforms, the role was bringing together the technology area specialists and leaders in Unix, z, Storage, Databases, Systems Management, Middleware systems to ensure direction and technology dependencies between the platforms were considered and planned for. The role was being performed as a part of the Integration between HBOS and LTSB Retail Customer Banks, accountability included ensuring all the above technology areas had performed due diligence and their platforms where ready to support the event and continue to provide quality service post the event.Key Project to deliver a successful integration Programme. Heavily involved in the technical planning and delivery of infrastructure required for integration. Being on point as a technical manager for test and live events, handling escalations and resolving problems.

Working for the Head of Storage, the job was to manage a team of 9 FTE and varying numbers of contractors to manage and develop the backup service. The role involved management of Open and Mainframe systems, including both software and hardware. Comprising of Zos, AIX, HPUX, Vmware, Windows, IBM and StorageTek libraries, TSM and NetBackup systems.Job Accountability• Support - ensuring the backup systems are kept running and backing up• Engineering - Keeping systems upgraded and introduction of new technology ie Disk Backups• Management - Line Management of the team • Service Accountability - Reporting and Managing service issues to senior management.

Various roles over 13 years - including Netware & Win NT Systems administrator, Server Support, Storage designer, Storage support 96 - 98 - Working as a Contractor to develop and support Netware (Netware Certified)98 - 99 - Transforming Opensystems services from Netware to WinNT (Microsoft Certified)99 - 05 - Moving to a Full time Employed Network Systems administrator 05 - 09 - Switching from Network Administrator to a Storage Administrator (Brocade and SNIA certified)