Lantos Business Solutions is a Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) and Sustainability based management consultancy practice that is committed to delivering value for public sector and private clients. Over the last 17 years we have an established history of successful delivery to Central Government and large private sector clients. We have a proven track-record of national and international programme and project management infrastructure, telephony, video and digital service… Show more Lantos Business Solutions is a Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) and Sustainability based management consultancy practice that is committed to delivering value for public sector and private clients. Over the last 17 years we have an established history of successful delivery to Central Government and large private sector clients. We have a proven track-record of national and international programme and project management infrastructure, telephony, video and digital service delivery and are leading specialists in DDaT portfolio assurance services. Show less

Responsible for review and assurance related to Cabinet Office Technology and Digital spending controls and related DDaT Pipeline spending for government programmes, projects and services. Involved in detailed assessment of department business cases, procurements, commercials related to DDaT spend assurance and approval. Engaged in wider consultation to improve awareness and promote better understanding and adoption of government standards (Pipeline, Technology Code of Practice and Service… Show more Responsible for review and assurance related to Cabinet Office Technology and Digital spending controls and related DDaT Pipeline spending for government programmes, projects and services. Involved in detailed assessment of department business cases, procurements, commercials related to DDaT spend assurance and approval. Engaged in wider consultation to improve awareness and promote better understanding and adoption of government standards (Pipeline, Technology Code of Practice and Service Standard) for DDaT spending for departments, agencies and ALBs. Providing services to progress the CDDO Performance and Assurance (P&A) team annual savings and efficiencies work and led on the CDDO P&A DDaT Savings and Efficiencies for 21/22FY. Show less

Providing assurance-based consultancy services relating to technology and digital Cabinet Office spend controls focused on legacy IT and pipeline spend for government programmes, projects and services. Involved in ongoing stakeholder engagement with department senior management, delivery teams and Control and Assurance managers and provides regular review, assurance and triage of programmes, projects and services. Engaged in wider consultation and improvement work for spend control assurance… Show more Providing assurance-based consultancy services relating to technology and digital Cabinet Office spend controls focused on legacy IT and pipeline spend for government programmes, projects and services. Involved in ongoing stakeholder engagement with department senior management, delivery teams and Control and Assurance managers and provides regular review, assurance and triage of programmes, projects and services. Engaged in wider consultation and improvement work for spend control assurance, GDS Technology Code of Practice and Digital Service Standards across departments, agencies and ALBs. Show less

Providing service design and delivery consultancy into a programme of work to design and deliver a multi-species livestock traceability service to support international trade and control disease outbreaks.

Responsible for review and assurance related to Technology and Digital Cabinet Office controls and related pipeline spend for government programmes, projects and services - including EU Exit. Involved in ongoing stakeholder engagement with department senior management, delivery teams and Control and Assurance managers and provides regular review, assurance and triage of programmes, projects and services. Undertakes detailed assessment and feedback on department business cases, procurement… Show more Responsible for review and assurance related to Technology and Digital Cabinet Office controls and related pipeline spend for government programmes, projects and services - including EU Exit. Involved in ongoing stakeholder engagement with department senior management, delivery teams and Control and Assurance managers and provides regular review, assurance and triage of programmes, projects and services. Undertakes detailed assessment and feedback on department business cases, procurement, commercials and EU Exit readiness related to spend controls. Engages in wider consultation to improve awareness and understanding of GDS Technology Code of Practice and Digital Service Standards across departments, agencies and ALBs. Show less

• Successfully delivered national Voice and Contact Centre solution upgrades for c.90000 govt. users• Responsible as project lead for strategy development to enable video transition forlargest video estate in Europe (c.3000 end-points across approx. 650 sites)• Project lead for Ministry of Justice Headquarters for WAN, LAN and Voice services transition• Responsible as member of senior delivery team for Core Voice and Video• Involved in commercial and contractual review and… Show more • Successfully delivered national Voice and Contact Centre solution upgrades for c.90000 govt. users• Responsible as project lead for strategy development to enable video transition forlargest video estate in Europe (c.3000 end-points across approx. 650 sites)• Project lead for Ministry of Justice Headquarters for WAN, LAN and Voice services transition• Responsible as member of senior delivery team for Core Voice and Video• Involved in commercial and contractual review and assurance with multiple national suppliers• Led a delivery team with direct reports and several matrix managed project and SME resources Show less

Responsible as senior technology advisor to review and assure government technology and digital programmes and projects. Acting as the interim lead advisor for Cabinet Office spend controls with a major government department. Responsible for ongoing stakeholder engagement with departments including senior leadership and management that requires regular review and appraisal of major portfolio and programme activities. Provides detailed assurance on department business cases, financial models… Show more Responsible as senior technology advisor to review and assure government technology and digital programmes and projects. Acting as the interim lead advisor for Cabinet Office spend controls with a major government department. Responsible for ongoing stakeholder engagement with departments including senior leadership and management that requires regular review and appraisal of major portfolio and programme activities. Provides detailed assurance on department business cases, financial models and spend requests and delivers wider consultation and guidance on GDS Technology Code of Practice and Digital Service Standards across departments. Show less

Responsible for leading on the procurement phase to appoint a global Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) involving the introduction of enhanced managed security operations and capabilities to strengthen the security posture and existing security services. Managed the Strategic work stream that required the selection and appointment of a suitable MSSP via a market engagement and RFP process.

Responsible for developing and managing the IT digitisation of the Criminal courts of England and Wales as a key driver for the wider Criminal Justice System (CJS) Efficiency Programme, involving the deployment of new video and audio equipment and the selection and implementation of web-based collaboration software to manage digital case files within the courts. The project has utilised a mixture of Agile and Waterfall methodologies with the various third-party suppliers for delivery purposes.… Show more Responsible for developing and managing the IT digitisation of the Criminal courts of England and Wales as a key driver for the wider Criminal Justice System (CJS) Efficiency Programme, involving the deployment of new video and audio equipment and the selection and implementation of web-based collaboration software to manage digital case files within the courts. The project has utilised a mixture of Agile and Waterfall methodologies with the various third-party suppliers for delivery purposes. Additionally, the procurement adopted use of the GDS G-Cloud 5 framework for selection and purchase of the digital presentation software. Show less

Responsible for managing the delivery of ICT and WAN/LAN infrastructure to facilitate regional court site relocations, court reinstatement and new build fit-out within the Estates Transformation programme for Ministry of Justice. Role requires a detailed understanding of ICT and Estates related work and led on managing, and co-ordinating with, several ICT and Estates (supplier project managers and contractors) teams to deliver the refurbishment or build of new ICT and building infrastructure… Show more Responsible for managing the delivery of ICT and WAN/LAN infrastructure to facilitate regional court site relocations, court reinstatement and new build fit-out within the Estates Transformation programme for Ministry of Justice. Role requires a detailed understanding of ICT and Estates related work and led on managing, and co-ordinating with, several ICT and Estates (supplier project managers and contractors) teams to deliver the refurbishment or build of new ICT and building infrastructure (incl. IT comms room, WAN/LAN provision, desktop IT, printing and IPT Telephony) for the business. Show less

Leading on the project and programme management to support selection, programming and deployment of the Unilever Second Generation Video services worldwide, covering some 300+ facilities across 40 countries involving the delivery of an enhanced suite of Video Conferencing and Telepresence solutions combined with the integration of a new resource booking tool to manage the new facilities within the global estate.

Responsible for managing the delivery team for the Connectivity Programme that involves a global WAN transition for some 200 council locations across approx. 150 countries. Scope of programme workstreams include VOIP Telephony, Audio, Web and Video Conferencing and a replacement Remote Access Service as value-added services with delivery partners Cable and Wireless Worldwide, Mitel and NCR.

Engaged as the Technology Workstream Lead and Programme Manager within a global Business and IT Change Transformation Programme. Responsible for ensuring overall management and delivery of resilient, shared infrastructure to underpin the Transformation Programme, including the establishment of the Model Office facilities (within the UK and US) necessary to promote growth for the business. Provided the foundation infrastructure approach for Transformation including the development and… Show more Engaged as the Technology Workstream Lead and Programme Manager within a global Business and IT Change Transformation Programme. Responsible for ensuring overall management and delivery of resilient, shared infrastructure to underpin the Transformation Programme, including the establishment of the Model Office facilities (within the UK and US) necessary to promote growth for the business. Provided the foundation infrastructure approach for Transformation including the development and refinement of the business case, high level plans, budget costs, benefits case and core project documentation necessary to establish the Workstream. Established and managed a delivery team including technical project management, solution architecture and data/environment management resources for the Technology Workstream and worked with IT Operations to facilitate early implementation. Show less

Working on the procurement and infrastructure delivery for a full end-to-end IT Managed Service for The Money Advice Service including all the planning, design and implementation required for the service to be established in partnership with the new IT provider into the new offices. Further involved with the estates programme and will be managing the office relocation activities into the new premises later in the year.

Appointed as Service/Commerical Consultant responsible for the ICT and Communications Directorates Convergence and Consolidation Project of the MoJ digital landscape (all websites, intranets and web applications) including all MoJ executive agencies and its associated Arms’ Length Bodies. The project seeks to address the Cabinet Office website reduction commitments and realise cost saving opportunities in response to the HM Treasury 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review. DEP will… Show more Appointed as Service/Commerical Consultant responsible for the ICT and Communications Directorates Convergence and Consolidation Project of the MoJ digital landscape (all websites, intranets and web applications) including all MoJ executive agencies and its associated Arms’ Length Bodies. The project seeks to address the Cabinet Office website reduction commitments and realise cost saving opportunities in response to the HM Treasury 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review. DEP will progress a wide ranging set of website and application redevelopment and ICT infrastructure changes throughout the MoJ digital estate as part of an ongoing 2-3 year delivery plan. Acted as the project ICT requirements lead for the Project Feasibility Review for the website closures, ICT capacity reduction improving the commercial and operating arrangements for all applications and their associated infrastructure with suppliers to reduce the business-as-usual (BAU) operating costs. Show less

PROJECT AND DELIVERY MANAGER (MCOL Rebuild)Appointed as the Project and Delivery Manager of the planned rebuild for one of Ministry’s key public facing web services. Scope of project includes management of end-to-end delivery of a full rebuild of the infrastructure and application platform incorporating extensive use of 3rd party vendors and Government Gateway services. PROJECT MANAGER (DISC Transition WAN/LAN)Appointed as the Client-side Project Manager for the WAN/LAN entire… Show more PROJECT AND DELIVERY MANAGER (MCOL Rebuild)Appointed as the Project and Delivery Manager of the planned rebuild for one of Ministry’s key public facing web services. Scope of project includes management of end-to-end delivery of a full rebuild of the infrastructure and application platform incorporating extensive use of 3rd party vendors and Government Gateway services. PROJECT MANAGER (DISC Transition WAN/LAN)Appointed as the Client-side Project Manager for the WAN/LAN entire infrastructure during the Transition phase of the overall project. Scope of project includes all infrastructure provision into 12 data centres and approximately 700 user sites within a large multi-vendor environment.RISK AND PLANNING MANAGER (DISC Programme)Acted in the capacity of Risk and Planning Manager within the Programme Assurance Office.SENIOR TECHNICAL CONSULTANT (Judicial Portal)Worked as Senior Technical Consultant for the LINK Judicial Portal. Project involved development, testing and implementation of a public facing web based conferencing and document management solution for judges of the judiciary of England and Wales and a further 8600 part-time judiciary, Tribunals and other members.PROJECT MANAGER / TECHNICAL CONSULTANT (LINK Judicial Laptop/Broadband)Appointed in joint capacity as project manager and technical consultant with focus on ensuring the delivery of the judicial laptops and secure Remote Working Services (Broadband) for the LINK Implementation Project. Project involved the development, testing and implementation of a complete technical refresh for the 1400 full-time judges of the judiciary of England and Wales.SENIOR TECHNICAL ARCHITECT (LINK Programme - Criminal and Civil&Family)Project work involved a major refurbishment and technical refresh of 278 courts throughout England and Wales including planning, development and implementation of building design (enabling works), furniture replacement and technology update. Show less

Employed as a member of the Business Information Systems (BIS) Technical Consultancy [BTC] recognised as the principal technical quality assurance group for the Crown Prosecution Service.

Responsible for the primary development of the New Technology Institute (NTI) project initiative for Kingston University. Responsible for the development an intranet-based Virtual Learning Environment infrastructure designed to support rich-content learning to a series of partner Further Educational institutions in the Surrey region.

Employed to provide varied technical consultancy and training directly to Logica project team during the initial phase of handover for the Crown Prosecution Service Compass Programme.

The Connect project environment covers offices throughout England and Wales, involving approximately 6000 users in 93 locations connected through a wide area network employing Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows Terminal Services and Citrix Metaframe XPe for networking and application services.