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Gloucester, Gb

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Supported Systems Engineering teams in adopting agile values and principles.Worked with a management team to understand enterprise requirements and support the Team of Teams delivery capability. Implemented and helped re-design the organisation's Op Model and clarified the Jira single taxonomy to enable transparency across the program between stakeholders and other suppliers.Directly supported 3 delivery teams:• Facilitated workshops during team days on the importance of… Show more Supported Systems Engineering teams in adopting agile values and principles.Worked with a management team to understand enterprise requirements and support the Team of Teams delivery capability. Implemented and helped re-design the organisation's Op Model and clarified the Jira single taxonomy to enable transparency across the program between stakeholders and other suppliers.Directly supported 3 delivery teams:• Facilitated workshops during team days on the importance of “being agile” over “doing agile”. Exploring what agility means within hardware development and how we can utilise good agile principles & values in our delivery.• Explained the different types of agile frameworks available and taught the teams pragmatic ways of implementing Scrum and/or Kanban.• Helped teams to visualise their workflow and to understand metrics, improve their say/do ratio and to implement inspect & adapt cycles.Also, facilitated workshops for the wider organisation on Value Stream Mapping and problem statement generation. Show less

Ireland & United Kingdom

Enabled a digital transformation for a financial services client using the Spotify scaling framework. Responsible for coaching ~20 Squads including Product Owners and Scrum Masters as part of their agile journey. Taught, mentored, and coached 3 Agile Coaches within the organisation. Contributed to the client’s Agile Centre of Expertise and continuous upskilling of the coaching community. Also, deputised for the vacant Tribe Coach position; coaching the Tribe leadership and 4 Senior Product… Show more Enabled a digital transformation for a financial services client using the Spotify scaling framework. Responsible for coaching ~20 Squads including Product Owners and Scrum Masters as part of their agile journey. Taught, mentored, and coached 3 Agile Coaches within the organisation. Contributed to the client’s Agile Centre of Expertise and continuous upskilling of the coaching community. Also, deputised for the vacant Tribe Coach position; coaching the Tribe leadership and 4 Senior Product Managers. Show less

Various, England, United Kingdom

Served 7 hybrid teams across 4 projects delivering multiple products throughout the UK, involving a blend of AWS Cloud based and bespoke engineering solutions. Skilled at working with typically sized Scrum teams (<10) and scaled solutions including SAFe (50+). Also comfortable with coaching atypically sized teams (~15) with tailored frameworks, Kanban and DevOps / DevEx approaches.

Various, England, United Kingdom

Coached 4 other Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches to:• Support their personal development.• Discover more ways to serve their teams.• Share ideas within the Agile community.Mentored 4 ‘new’ Scrum Masters transitioning into the role from other business areas.Taught agile values and principles, and the concept of Being Agile as opposed to just Doing Agile.Facilitated design workshops and problem solving sessions.

Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Worked within a renowned PMO supporting a multi-million-pound cyber security program. Assisted 10 Project Managers in the following areas:Financial Assurance Provided financial assurance to the programme directors across multiple delivery areas. On behalf of the portfolio accountants conducted:• Accrual accounting and reconciliation.• Forecasting and 3 point-estimating.• Variance analysis - both monthly and for the Financial Year.• Commitment… Show more Worked within a renowned PMO supporting a multi-million-pound cyber security program. Assisted 10 Project Managers in the following areas:Financial Assurance Provided financial assurance to the programme directors across multiple delivery areas. On behalf of the portfolio accountants conducted:• Accrual accounting and reconciliation.• Forecasting and 3 point-estimating.• Variance analysis - both monthly and for the Financial Year.• Commitment profiling.• Searching / interrogating (Oracle) for invoices, purchase orders, and requisitions.Planning SupportAssisted the programme planning lead with the management of programme and project plans in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.• Produced monthly skyline reports and milestone snapshots.• Ensured milestone evidence was provided for corporate governance.• Assisted Project Managers with creating project plans.Risk ManagementAssisted the programme risk manager with the maintenance of the risk databases (Microsoft Access / Jira) and assured the details of the content.• Facilitated risk workshops for project staff.• Ensured risk process were followed, and that risks were managed and escalated accordingly.• Assisted in identifying risks and potential mitigation measures.• Ensured risks were reviewed and updated in a timely manner. Show less

Ross-On-Wye, England, United Kingdom

In the absence of a dedicated Project Manager; Project managed a c£60million worldwide project designed to deliver the Future Afghanistan Sustainable Electronic Counter Measures (FASE) project on behalf of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). Responsibilities included:• Made day-to-day decisions which had a direct impact on the project. Held regular VTCs/meetings with stakeholders, liaised with other departments in the company, provided direction for in-country FSRs… Show more In the absence of a dedicated Project Manager; Project managed a c£60million worldwide project designed to deliver the Future Afghanistan Sustainable Electronic Counter Measures (FASE) project on behalf of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). Responsibilities included:• Made day-to-day decisions which had a direct impact on the project. Held regular VTCs/meetings with stakeholders, liaised with other departments in the company, provided direction for in-country FSRs, authorised purchase orders and engaged with suppliers.• Responsible for overall Configuration Management. Managed and maintained the Design, Product and As-Built Baselines, associated fault register, and Bill of Materials; ensuring validity and accountability of information contained within.• Constantly engaged with stakeholders and suppliers worldwide to ensure the project remained on course, and any issues were highlighted and addressed in a timely manner. Authorised purchase orders and quotations for suppliers and freight forwarders in excess of £250k.• Managed the Project’s schedule including all project risks and changes. Held the regular risk management meetings, highlighting new risks and risk mitigation measures. Chaired the Change Management Board, to discuss any project Requests For Change. Conducted the regular project review meetings, capturing actions, decisions and issues, maintaining the appropriate logs and ensuring actionees were held accountable.• Developed and implemented project quality measures to ensure the project remained ISO 9001 compliant. Conducted quality checks on suppliers and worked with auditors to ensure all the Customer’s quality requirements were achieved. Show less

Vale Of Glamorgan, Wales

Managed a small team of ~6 personnel to provide niche intelligence support to several demanding customers on behalf of UK Plc. Also responsible for security risk management within the organisation, OSINT collection, liaison with other organisations and the mentoring of foreign military partners.• Managed and co-ordinated teams of intelligence analysts and security consultants within the UK, Europe, USA, Middle East and Asia; consistently delivering high performing teams to meet and… Show more Managed a small team of ~6 personnel to provide niche intelligence support to several demanding customers on behalf of UK Plc. Also responsible for security risk management within the organisation, OSINT collection, liaison with other organisations and the mentoring of foreign military partners.• Managed and co-ordinated teams of intelligence analysts and security consultants within the UK, Europe, USA, Middle East and Asia; consistently delivering high performing teams to meet and exceed organisational demands and commitments. Also, responsible for writing bi-annual staff appraisals, and delivering career management, guidance and advice.• Employed as the sole security consultant for an organisation of 500 personnel; securing £1.5million for security improvements within the site, demonstrating excellent understanding of MoD/UK/International security standards. Produced and maintained organisational asset registers and risk matrices, threat assessments, risk assessments and building vulnerability studies• Delivered training and mentoring to military partners in intelligence processes, geospatial analysis, targeting processes and intelligence ‘best practices’; representing UK Plc at the biggest combined military exercise involving 70,000 personnel.• Developed, implemented and monitored procedures for Open Source Intelligence gathering; ensuring that all international laws and guidelines were adhered to, and that collected information was documented and archived. Show less

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Provided SIGINT and EW intelligence support to a variety of organisations across defence. Managed c100 personnel, a fleet of vehicles and a range of communications equipment, totalling £10million. Was responsible for project managing the delivery of new equipment into service and devising intelligence processes to continuously meet in service demands.

Wiltshire, England

Provided operational intelligence support to a number of formations ranging from the tactical to strategic level. Designed and delivered training to develop intelligence team members, and also provided mentoring and guidance.

Middlesex, England

Team leader for contingency operations. Led a small team providing niche support to planning and delivering contingency operations worldwide.• Worked collaboratively, often in teams of ~eight to critically analyse problems in order to deliver strategic recommendations pertaining to UK national security and MoD contingency planning.• Consistently delivered high level effective intelligence support to civilian, military and NGOs to assist and inform managers and stakeholders… Show more Team leader for contingency operations. Led a small team providing niche support to planning and delivering contingency operations worldwide.• Worked collaboratively, often in teams of ~eight to critically analyse problems in order to deliver strategic recommendations pertaining to UK national security and MoD contingency planning.• Consistently delivered high level effective intelligence support to civilian, military and NGOs to assist and inform managers and stakeholders decision making. Excelled as a Team Leader in contingency operations worldwide involved in operational planning for the MoD, liaising with the FCO, NGOs, OGDs and international partners utilising tools such as SWOT, PESTLE, Centre of Gravity analysis and power/influence matrices. Show less

Wiltshire, England

Provided strategic intelligence support to a divisional headquarters.

Kent, England

Designed and delivered bespoke intelligence courses to foreign military partners as part of a capacity building programme.• Elicited requirements from the customer in order to design and deliver a series of bespoke intelligence courses as part of a capacity building programme. Also, managed information flows and intelligence requirements to provide up to date threat analysis.

County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Responsibilities included conducting forensic investigations, bespoke link analysis and network targeting.• As a Weapons Intelligence Specialist, secured £100k to pioneer a new capability to NATO counterparts; established a level 1 biometrics and evidence exploitation facility along with provided written technical assessments and analysis in support of DSTL.• Conducted intelligence fusion within rapidly growing organisations, tailoring multiple strands of information into… Show more Responsibilities included conducting forensic investigations, bespoke link analysis and network targeting.• As a Weapons Intelligence Specialist, secured £100k to pioneer a new capability to NATO counterparts; established a level 1 biometrics and evidence exploitation facility along with provided written technical assessments and analysis in support of DSTL.• Conducted intelligence fusion within rapidly growing organisations, tailoring multiple strands of information into effective intelligence, and providing trend analysis regarding worldwide terrorist organisations. Show less

North Yorkshire, England

Responsible for conducting security risk management inspections, and implementing measures in line with UK MOD policy. Also, responsible for counter intelligence investigations.• Conducted security investigations within a counter intelligence, terrorism and espionage role leading to National level security policy amendment within the defence environment.• Coordinated and producted detailed security surveys, inspections and investigations resulting in enhancing security risk… Show more Responsible for conducting security risk management inspections, and implementing measures in line with UK MOD policy. Also, responsible for counter intelligence investigations.• Conducted security investigations within a counter intelligence, terrorism and espionage role leading to National level security policy amendment within the defence environment.• Coordinated and producted detailed security surveys, inspections and investigations resulting in enhancing security risk management procedures and delivering security education and training. Show less