Embedded a brand-new in-house IT team to the organisation in order to support the rapid growth rates.Developed a suitable long-term strategy (3 years) to significantly reduce costs and increasing efficiency & productivity.Created strong business cases including defining the technical requirements and the management of the project budgets. Performed regular reporting and ensured the successful flow of information.Overseeing the IT business operations including; system design, network design and implementation of cloud infrastructures. Implemented all IT processes identifying pain points and offering solutions and contingencies. Outlined quality and compliance procedures to adhere to governance frameworks, also incorporated changes to processes and information handling to ensure compliance with GDPR.Delivered modular IT systems training to over 100+ learners gaining positive feedback.

Head of the organisation's Security Operations Centre (SOC) responsible for mitigating insider-focused cyber risk. Offering robust defence strategies against both internal and external threats within the statutory legal framework and UK Government policies.Regularly communicating risks to senior level personnel and conveying security concepts to both technical and business focused groups. Line managed a team of 30 staff, performing business briefings, strategic alignment meetings, risk management updates and technical document reviews.Lead several successful projects – including system mergers and exploration of automation were appropriate.Provision of MI to management board, CISO and the defence minister, attended security working groups, hosted briefings to improve end user awareness and liaised with wider government departments.