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Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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Bristol, United Kingdom

Programme Manager delivering secure IT systems into NATO

London, United Kingdom

Programme Management Consultant, MoD ISS Transformation Lead engagement with ISS Delivery Teams in introducing new SIAM full lifecycle Capability Introduction process to enable aligned & repeatable project delivery conforming to ISS PPM policy & governance. c150 Projects ranging from Cat A to D, c£1M - £XXXM• Discover Delivery Area current Project Delivery process, identify delta against new process, design tailored approach & feed into continuous process improvement. Includes Agile /… Show more Programme Management Consultant, MoD ISS Transformation Lead engagement with ISS Delivery Teams in introducing new SIAM full lifecycle Capability Introduction process to enable aligned & repeatable project delivery conforming to ISS PPM policy & governance. c150 Projects ranging from Cat A to D, c£1M - £XXXM• Discover Delivery Area current Project Delivery process, identify delta against new process, design tailored approach & feed into continuous process improvement. Includes Agile / Spiral delivery • Led activity to validate & revise resource demand for critical Delivery Area following rejection by Develop Pillar 2*: FTE demand reduced by 30% with agreement from DPS 1*• Led engagement with key Delivery Team to introduce dependency management process & increase EPM schedule maturity to enable effective project managementService Transition Manager, MoD ISS PMO Design & Implement Apr 15 – Dec 15Project to create & implement new Portfolio Management Office (PMO) Design at MoD ISS Corsham, which will provide a long term cost-efficient PMO solution for ISS. As Service Transition Manager:• Baselined initial PMO maturity following take on of transition contract from another consultancy company. Identified delta & actions required to fully develop ToM & implement transformation. • Appointed to lead PMO Portfolio Change Management work stream of 10 FTE. Led business Transformation of Team to new ways of working within PMO Transformation• Led PMO input into development & implementation of new Business Change lifecycle. This sits across CADMID lifecycle & includes concept, approvals, design, build & release phases.• Created end to end PM guide to Business Change lifecycle including Capability Introduction Process, Acquisition Service Guidance, CADMID etc Show less

Hook, Hampshire & Mod Corsham, Wiltshire

Various roles:ATLAS Consortium Service Exit & Transition Programme Manager Aug 13 – Mar 15Led the DII(F) Secure IT Service Exit & Transition of Networks (LAN), Application Hosting & other activities at c1200 MoD Sites worldwide from ATLAS to PSN suppliers in MoD DCNS framework as part of the Grapevine 2 contract. In parallel, also successfully led pan-Business Transition activities required to ensure transition to a new $1.1bn Service Extension contract in Mar 2015. Responsible for the… Show more Various roles:ATLAS Consortium Service Exit & Transition Programme Manager Aug 13 – Mar 15Led the DII(F) Secure IT Service Exit & Transition of Networks (LAN), Application Hosting & other activities at c1200 MoD Sites worldwide from ATLAS to PSN suppliers in MoD DCNS framework as part of the Grapevine 2 contract. In parallel, also successfully led pan-Business Transition activities required to ensure transition to a new $1.1bn Service Extension contract in Mar 2015. Responsible for the relationship with MoD, ATLAS Partners (Airbus & CGI) & Bidders.Head of ATLAS Consortium Request for Change Service Sep 12 – Jul 13Appointed to transform the performance & lead the management and delivery of £80m annual revenue Request for Change (RFC) Service, operated within ATLAS Enterprise Programme Directorate.Led High Performing Organisation (HPO) business transformation people-behaviour programme at client site as an additional role as HPO coach. Team included staff from HP, Fujitsu, Cassidian & CGI to act as champions of business improvement & culture change. Team won ATLAS 2012 HPO award.Programme Manager, Legacy IT System Closure and Transition Jan 11 – Aug 12Appointed to realise benefits to closure of 35 Restricted legacy IT systems within £60M client budget, £18M HP revenue & timelines, as previous approach was failing. Assessed current programme & transformed approach, aligned to business case & led targeted delivery of infrastructure & capability.• Successfully managed the co-ordination of on-time delivery of new infrastructure, hardware, storage capacity, data migration and applications whilst minimising disruption to the business and ensuring Legacy users were prepared for change. • Led business change of matrix teams from an approach of tracking failure to pro-actively driving to success with focus on targets, plans, risk management, controls, benefits & governance. Show less

Corsham / Hook, Hampshire

Appointed to transform the Performance & Lead the management and delivery of £80m annual revenue Request for Change (RFC) Service. Led the business relationship with MoD & matrix management team of bid, technical and change control functional groups. Led improvement of business processes & organisational structures with 25% reduction in average time to customer proposal issue compared to 2012, increasing quality & customer confidence. Operated within Enterprise Programme Directorate.• RFC… Show more Appointed to transform the Performance & Lead the management and delivery of £80m annual revenue Request for Change (RFC) Service. Led the business relationship with MoD & matrix management team of bid, technical and change control functional groups. Led improvement of business processes & organisational structures with 25% reduction in average time to customer proposal issue compared to 2012, increasing quality & customer confidence. Operated within Enterprise Programme Directorate.• RFC work packages include delivery of Infrastructure, Service Management products such as Support for overseas sites, Security Patching, Applications & new capabilities. Managed under ITIL 3.0 framework.• Member of MoD / ATLAS Joint Investment Board, considering Investment Appraisals & financial approvals. Led relationship with MoD including Requirements development, Business Case creation, • Created, planned & implemented structured business change plan using industry best practise. Introduced requirements clinics, aspects of agile approach & joint working with clients & commercial partners (Cassidian, Fujitsu & CGI). Led weekly management & alignment calls and introduced strong governance and reporting process.• Led high profile bids from requirements to detailed design & delivery against challenging timelines. Engaged with customer to ensure business case aligned with requirements & benefits captured and realised. Show less

Corsham

Led High Performing Organisation (HPO) Business-Transformation people-behaviour Programme at Client Site as an additional role. HPO Coach Team included Staff from HP, Fujitsu, Cassidian & CGI to act as champions of business improvement & culture change. This role led site to win ATLAS 2012 HPO award.• Planned, developed & lead training packages, communications plan, workshops at every level. • Embedded HPO into Enterprise Programme Directorate (EPD) resulting in performance… Show more Led High Performing Organisation (HPO) Business-Transformation people-behaviour Programme at Client Site as an additional role. HPO Coach Team included Staff from HP, Fujitsu, Cassidian & CGI to act as champions of business improvement & culture change. This role led site to win ATLAS 2012 HPO award.• Planned, developed & lead training packages, communications plan, workshops at every level. • Embedded HPO into Enterprise Programme Directorate (EPD) resulting in performance improvements. Show less

Mod Corsham

Appointed to realise benefits to Closure of 35 Restricted Legacy IT Systems within £60M Client budget, £18M HP revenue & timelines, as previous approach focused solely on delivery of new infrastructure. Transformed approach, ensured alignment to Business Case & Led targeted Delivery of infrastructure & capability, with removal of blockers to Legacy Closure, ensuring data migration and continuity of service to users.• Successfully co-ordinated on-time delivery of new infrastructure… Show more Appointed to realise benefits to Closure of 35 Restricted Legacy IT Systems within £60M Client budget, £18M HP revenue & timelines, as previous approach focused solely on delivery of new infrastructure. Transformed approach, ensured alignment to Business Case & Led targeted Delivery of infrastructure & capability, with removal of blockers to Legacy Closure, ensuring data migration and continuity of service to users.• Successfully co-ordinated on-time delivery of new infrastructure, hardware, storage capacity, data migration and applications whilst minimising disruption to the business and ensuring Legacy users were prepared for change. • Led Business Change of matrix teams from an approach of tracking failure to pro-actively driving to success with focus on targets, plans, risk management, controls, benefits realisation & governance.• Led engagement with Legacy IT System Business owners & users to jointly manage risks, issues & ensure effective User Readiness Plans created & managed.• Drove high-risk sub-projects using PRINCE2 with Client & Legacy Transition Teams such as: DENIS, DOMIS complex Legacy Systems at 100s sites worldwide both closed 6 months early with saving of £1M+. Show less

Mod Iss Corsham, Wiltshire

Delivered high volume, complex restricted and secret desktop project and infrastructure goals and milestones, consistently enabling the Programme to achieve its objectives. Successfully identified & implemented key strategic and tactical business change improvements to ensure success. Also managed escalations affecting Live Service & Delivery.• Planned, controlled and coordinated activities required to ensure rollout of MoD Cat A DII(F) IT Infrastructure Programme including LAN, Desktops… Show more Delivered high volume, complex restricted and secret desktop project and infrastructure goals and milestones, consistently enabling the Programme to achieve its objectives. Successfully identified & implemented key strategic and tactical business change improvements to ensure success. Also managed escalations affecting Live Service & Delivery.• Planned, controlled and coordinated activities required to ensure rollout of MoD Cat A DII(F) IT Infrastructure Programme including LAN, Desktops, Applications, user provisioning, data migration, WAN connectivity. Won performance awards after successfully taking lead of Programme Delivery Plan targets for major UK region to ensure critical business requirements met. • Appointed to manage high-profile failing projects eg: GOSSC Fallback relocation enabled on-time move of critical staff to Corsham New Environment & maintenance of customer capability. • Directed production & delivery of circa 7000 laptops across c1000 locations. Created and led hardware supply build / delivery Working Group and drove to ensure Programme requirements were met.• Responsibility for management of risks & issues, problems & escalations, project documentation. Use of PRINCE2, to ensure delivery on time to an agreed specification within required quality and cost parameters. Show less

Raf Brize Norton / Worldwide

Responsible for planning, management & operation of aircraft systems, engineering & operations personnel, risk analysis, flight planning, problem resolution & crisis management in role as Flight Deck crew (Flight Engineer) of RAF flight refuelling aircraft.• Led planning, in-flight & ground resolution of multi-faceted technical and operational problems • Managed the complex scheduling for 25 RAF Aircrew including training & operational requirements. Gained Crew Resource Management… Show more Responsible for planning, management & operation of aircraft systems, engineering & operations personnel, risk analysis, flight planning, problem resolution & crisis management in role as Flight Deck crew (Flight Engineer) of RAF flight refuelling aircraft.• Led planning, in-flight & ground resolution of multi-faceted technical and operational problems • Managed the complex scheduling for 25 RAF Aircrew including training & operational requirements. Gained Crew Resource Management (CRM) stakeholder management qualification & led CRM activities to improve people skills, communications & flight safety. • Operated in challenging situations worldwide including Afghanistan, Iraq & the Falklands. Show less

Raf Lyneham / Worldwide

Trained flight-deck crew on 6 month course to convert to flying transport aircraft and other routine courses. Led technical and operational training of Aircrew in simulator, airborne & classroom environments. Gained GCGI Professional Recognition Award in Leadership & Management, equivalent to Honours Degree level.• As qualified Flight Instructor, assessed aircrew across a variety of courses & examinations. • Reviewed training courses, led Business Change of education processes &… Show more Trained flight-deck crew on 6 month course to convert to flying transport aircraft and other routine courses. Led technical and operational training of Aircrew in simulator, airborne & classroom environments. Gained GCGI Professional Recognition Award in Leadership & Management, equivalent to Honours Degree level.• As qualified Flight Instructor, assessed aircrew across a variety of courses & examinations. • Reviewed training courses, led Business Change of education processes & products. • Improved, produced & managed training & courseware design & led implementation to transform training outcomes. Responsible for training new aircrew instructors. Show less

Raf Lyneham / Worldwide

RAF Flight Engineer. Responsible for management & operation of aircraft systems, leading engineering & operations personnel, risk analysis, flight planning, mitigation & crisis management in role as Flight Deck crew of RAF Hercules transport aircraft. Included operations in often challenging situations worldwide including Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Bosnia, Falklands.Managed in-flight & ground resolution of multi-faceted technical and operational problems including emergency situations.

Raf Aircrew, Engineering

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