Stephanie Sandler Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Birmingham, United Kingdom

A professionally qualified, senior project manager with a career developed across software and web-based application projects, business transformations and complex change programmes. I have delivered a wide variety of projects within dynamic environments across multiple industries including IT, Legal, Retail, Health, Social Care and Defence.

Programme Delivery Manager / Project Manager, ITWorking for SSP Group (The Food Travel Experts) on a contract basis, to support their global programme to deliver labour efficiencies, known as Better Service PlanningOriginally appointed to support the Proof of Concept stage of the programme, including confirmation of the third-party software requirements and integration with the SSP BI environment. Contract extended to manage the internal and external software delivery for four implementations, including development, integration, testing and UAT. Role included co-ordination of the local IT, HR and Finance workstreams to ensure all actions and dependencies impacting Pilot and full rollout were captured, understood and managed. Specific skills include:• Management of complex dependencies impacting projects within the portfolio• Management of risks, issues and resource, taking account of changing priorities, blockers and conflicting stakeholder groups• Stakeholder engagement and communication• Preparing and submitting successful business cases and funding applications• Supplier selection, contract negotiation and award and ongoing supplier management• Requirements and business analysis including functional specifications, process mapping and scope definition• Managing projects within Agile and Waterfall frameworks• Post-graduate ability in numerical and data analysis• Extensive IT literacy including MS Project, MS Office, SQL queries

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Senior Project Manager implementing systems and processes throughout the organisationProjects include: - Radar Healthcare Quality Audit and Management solution- Kronos Time and Attendance solution- Ceridian Payroll and Pension Auto-enrolment solution- Bespoke developments for the Finance system- Internal development of an HR system and MIS solution- Integrations

West Midlands, Uk

Self-employed Project Manager, running and supporting projects on a consultancy basisSoftware development and system/process implementationGenerally reporting to the executive directors and other key stakeholders of the project, my roles involved:- assembling and managing multi-disciplinary project teams- developing supplier relationships- managing the full project lifecycle- reporting progress against set metrics including budget, time and quality

United Kingdom

Following acquisition in July 2005, my role developed into Project Manager within a PMO addressing a large, complex transformation programme.I had responsibility for two worksteams: Management Information and Business Continuity.I supported the Programme Director on a daily basis and was instrumental in the induction of the new PMO support team. I continued to mentor members of this team throughout their time at Capita.On completion of the transformation project and closure of the PMO, my role developed into providing support to the senior management team. I had responsibility for managing and consulting on a number of business and IT related projects.

United Kingdom

Bid Manager - Responsibility for managing all bids, tenders and contractual agreementsBusiness Compliance Manager - Responsibility for developing and maintaining all MI for internal and external circulation in accordance with contractual agreements and internal processes- Duties included preparing monthly reports for clients and also for internal senior management briefings, working with operational managers where KPI failures were observed to identify operational issues and implement measures to rectify- Also worked with the Operations Director and Finance Director to determine financial penalties as a result of KPI failures

United Kingdom

Key project management role, working across a variety of research projects and programmes within the Imaging Department situated within the Sensors and Electronics Division. Also undertook the role of Bid Manager for commercial projects.Speciality Courses attended and passed: - DERA Software Engineering Practices - DERA Project Management Awareness - DERA Project Management Foundation - DERA Project Management Professional and Association of Project Management Professional Examination - DERA Professional Bid Prospecting

Coventry, United Kingdom

Database programmer in a software house.

Phd, Applied Physics

Activities and Societies: SwimmingThesis Title: Optimisation of Binary Gabor Zone Plate Encoded Holography Techniques with Visible.

Bachelor'S Degree, Physics With Business Studies, 1St Class With Honours

Activities and Societies: Society chair affiliated to UJS and the Students UnionFirst Year: Physics, Business Studies, Scientific.

Physics

Placement year in research - organised as part of my 1st degree