Billy Loughlin Email & Phone Number

Glasgow, Gb

Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow, United Kingdom

I currently manage a team of twelve staff, providing three key services services to the IT business organisation :-1. IT and Business area Compliance2. Admin & Project Support3. Resource & Capacity PlanningKey Tasks of my organisation include:-• Support all areas of IT to ensure the organisation meets regulatory and audit compliance obligations in relation to information systems. Includes leading and championing the development and embedding of best practice IS… Show more I currently manage a team of twelve staff, providing three key services services to the IT business organisation :-1. IT and Business area Compliance2. Admin & Project Support3. Resource & Capacity PlanningKey Tasks of my organisation include:-• Support all areas of IT to ensure the organisation meets regulatory and audit compliance obligations in relation to information systems. Includes leading and championing the development and embedding of best practice IS governance, risk and quality management capabilities with the Directorate• Manage the ongoing development and sustained improvement of IT’s strategic planning, performance measurement, and risk management frameworks and processes in order to comply with evolving best practice• Lead and manage high level capacity plans for all future projects across the Information Systems directorate in order to understand and document the resulting implications of projects within the pipeline• Provide a regular dashboard view of capacity for the directorate and by team with sufficient information to allow the senior management team to make decisions and take action to address any matters of concern• Develop reporting mechanisms which collate IM, including key performance indicators to provide an overall view of directorate activities in sufficient detail to allow senior management to make decisions and ensure appropriate actions are taken forward. This includes engagement and appropriate communication with stakeholders e.g. Audit Committee, Senior Management, Resource and Project Managers• Maintain knowledge of future and potential projects and develop an in-depth understanding of the strategic plans of all business areas in order to fully understand the implications on and for the IT team• Contribute to work on the IT Strategy to ensure it supports the corporate and business area strategies effectively, together with a high level road map, including financial and resource implications Show less

National Sports Centre - Largs - Scotland

Mens Artistic Club Coach - currently coaching an adult gymnastics group of 20 male and female gymnasts.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

As Project Support Officer my key objectives are to maintain project & programme controls and processes, whilst evolving existing processes and creating new processes where gaps or weakneses may exist. My roles and reposnsibilities include:. advise on the appropriate processes, support, planning and reporting arrangements to ensure the successful delivery of projects and ensure objectives and deadlines are met.. advise the Programme Manager on resource requirements to… Show more As Project Support Officer my key objectives are to maintain project & programme controls and processes, whilst evolving existing processes and creating new processes where gaps or weakneses may exist. My roles and reposnsibilities include:. advise on the appropriate processes, support, planning and reporting arrangements to ensure the successful delivery of projects and ensure objectives and deadlines are met.. advise the Programme Manager on resource requirements to ensure successful delivery of the projects in an effective and efficient way.. develop appropriate policies and procedures for the projects, liaising with colleagues across Education Scotland.. work with the programme manager to ensure the organisation’s project management methodology is being applied consistently and timeously in the directorate.. produce, update and issue key project documents, such as the risk register, plan and reporting documentation.. work with the programme manager to provide the Strategic Director with appropriate management and performance information and reports to inform decisions and identify possible courses of action.. support the Programme Manager in budgetary control by producing financial budgets and forecasts, analysing programme financial information and advising on budget variances or other financial issues.. engage in any activities that add value to the organisation’s goals.. identify areas of improvement within the project/programme, provide improvment proposals and an implementation plan. Show less

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Project Office Lead• Develop detailed understanding of Portfolio requirements and priorities to enable translation into high quality project governance and related advisory services. • Require extensive relationship management across stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of project governance and quality compliance and interface with senior leaders within Technology. • Ensure all activities are undertaken in accordance with agreed company standards and procedures. • Lead and… Show more Project Office Lead• Develop detailed understanding of Portfolio requirements and priorities to enable translation into high quality project governance and related advisory services. • Require extensive relationship management across stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of project governance and quality compliance and interface with senior leaders within Technology. • Ensure all activities are undertaken in accordance with agreed company standards and procedures. • Lead and motivate reporting team members including coaching / mentoring, performance management, and identification of training and development needs. • Understanding of project dependencies, critical paths and related progress reporting. • Maintenance and ongoing development of planning standards and procedures across Portfolios • Ensure governance standards, processes and procedures are in place and are followed Show less

Kilmarnock, United Kingdom

Project Manager with Programme Management and PMO responsibilitiesProjects managed include: - Business improvements - New products and campaigns - PMO framework and processes - Implementation of Change Management business process - Business case - External consultancy

Scottish Police Services Authority

• Maintain the accuracy and integrity of the SharePoint repository for project documentation and records• Creation and introduction of standardised processes and templates to the project• Produce project documentation• Status and performance reporting to senior management and the project team through meeting minutes and performance scorecards• Coordinate multi-skilled team activities and communications• Manage customer and stakeholder relationships• Manage the MS… Show more • Maintain the accuracy and integrity of the SharePoint repository for project documentation and records• Creation and introduction of standardised processes and templates to the project• Produce project documentation• Status and performance reporting to senior management and the project team through meeting minutes and performance scorecards• Coordinate multi-skilled team activities and communications• Manage customer and stakeholder relationships• Manage the MS Plan• Manage risks and issues, document log, decisions and action logs• Integration of multiple work-stream activities and communications• Product breakdown structure for project planning and deliverables• Track and manage project costs• Maintain the resource plan and holiday plans Show less

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Delivering projects for:• New campaigns• New clients setup• Business Consultation• Business strategy• Change Management process set up

Strategic management of the programme, preparation & management of the projects within the programme, customer & stakeholder relationships, project lifecycle and PM management and support responsibilities including:- Communications strategy and reporting to the senior management and stakeholder teams- Programme resource management- Risk, issues and exception management- Business improvement and cost take out strategic planning & facilitation - Budgetary planning… Show more Strategic management of the programme, preparation & management of the projects within the programme, customer & stakeholder relationships, project lifecycle and PM management and support responsibilities including:- Communications strategy and reporting to the senior management and stakeholder teams- Programme resource management- Risk, issues and exception management- Business improvement and cost take out strategic planning & facilitation - Budgetary planning management- Managing the PM resource across a number of projects in the portfolio- First point of escalation for customer and PMs, for risks, issues and project changes- Project & programme quality assurance and performance reporting, reviews and feedback- Mentoring and guiding Project Managers- Maintenance of the programme and corresponding documentation Show less

Full Project Lifecycle and delivery of Transition and Transformation projects, including:- Project requirements gathering, creation of scope documentation (PID)- Project planning- Problem analysis and resolution- Creation and delivering project progress updates- Financial & budgetary planning, control and reporting- All project reporting and communications- Stakeholder management- Customer and supplier team collaboration management- Co-ordination and… Show more Full Project Lifecycle and delivery of Transition and Transformation projects, including:- Project requirements gathering, creation of scope documentation (PID)- Project planning- Problem analysis and resolution- Creation and delivering project progress updates- Financial & budgetary planning, control and reporting- All project reporting and communications- Stakeholder management- Customer and supplier team collaboration management- Co-ordination and management of project team activities- Management of third party suppliers and internal cross-functional teams- Management of project scope, risks, issues, and escalations.- Creation and maintenance of project documentation and records- Project quality reviews, project evaluation and closure activities Show less

Responsible for managing the Shop Floor Systems that support all EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) manufacturing locations. The locations manufactured IBM servers, desktops and laptops. Duties included: - Task manager for the manufacturing systems technical support teams (9 engineers) - Change, problem, capacity & availability management - Setup of all supporting documentation, SLA, DOU, process instructions, work instructions - Performance reporting to the customer and… Show more Responsible for managing the Shop Floor Systems that support all EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) manufacturing locations. The locations manufactured IBM servers, desktops and laptops. Duties included: - Task manager for the manufacturing systems technical support teams (9 engineers) - Change, problem, capacity & availability management - Setup of all supporting documentation, SLA, DOU, process instructions, work instructions - Performance reporting to the customer and senior management, and weekly face-to-face meetings - Providing SM support for projects - Issue management during out-of-hours - On-site support for the manufacturing locations and managing severity 1 problems during critical periods - Set up North UK ‘Change Processes’, and the training of all Change Coordinators- Managing the Change Coordinators for North UK, and the change master plan Show less

Msc, Management Of Competitive Manufacturing

Part time student, while working full time employment with IBM

Hnd, Manufacturing

Attended on a part time basis while working full time for IBM UK Ltd.