Career GoalsNow semi retired, available for short term contracts in project management or technical writing.Overview of skillsProject ManagementExcellent track record over more than 20 years experience in * Visualising solutions to business problems* Participating and communicating with Steering Committees, executive sponsors, system users, external customers , vendors and outsourced service providers* Leading highly motivated teams ranging from 2 to 35 IT Professionals* Systems as diverse as CRM, CMS, EDI, Order management, Call Centres, Sales environments, Marketing support, Electronic purchasing, integrating shipping documents into the supply chain, data marts, EAI, and BI.* Accredited Prince 2 PractitionerArchitecture* Over five years experience in Systems/strategic Architecture, principally setting direction on Marketing and Sales systems, datawarehouse exploitation, and systems integration including legacy systems, mainframe, midrange & web front ends.* Implement TOGAF Architecture methodology/ apply META methodology* Establish principles, guidelines, standard operating environments, and an architecture framework* Set direction for DWH exploitation for CRM, business intelligence, data mining and rationalisation of data flows* Define process architectures for systems integration* Developing migration plans to support business strategy* Develop strategy for Call centres, online reporting systems, channel management.Specialties: Software implementation, tender preparation and evaluation, electronic purchasing, content management, implementing quality systems, full SDLC, broad experience across IT planning, architecture, development, help desk, operations, networks, infrastructure, EDI and EAI. Domain architecture for Sales, Marketing, and Online integration.