Duncan Haigh Email & Phone Number

Andover, Gb

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Basingstoke

Corporate technology programmes including Microsoft Dynamics implementation, SAP Finance and Payroll migration. Export Programme; agile software development and operational process change to enable one of the top UK supermarkets to continue shipping food products to the Island of Ireland Customer development; B2B integration, Warehouse management solutions (JDA Dispatcher) and operational change for new and existing supply chain partners Managing a team of high performing project managers

Programme Manager •A £6 million programme to deliver vital change to over 100 sites and 10,000+ seats. •Local changes to upgrade users to Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.1. •Developing a managed wireless service to enable customers to maximise the use of mobile and personal devices with minimum capital expenditure •Managing a team of project managers to deliver projects around the UK. Embedding effective programme governance, setting challenging personal objectives and ensuring that the planned outcomes and benefits are achieved for all stakeholders.•Consulting with the local authority and schools to define the customers ICT service requirements.•Negotiations with construction contractor to define responsibilities, agreed reviewable design data and change notices.•Managing up to a dozen specialist groups of engineers, software developers and installation companies to bring together these highly innovative and complex teaching solutions.•Successful handover to the customer, including acceptance tests, training and support contracts•Accountable to COO and Directors to deliver the companies Computers for Pupils Programme from bid to operational handover, worth over £12M and winning contracts with over 30 Local Authorities.•Single point of contact for the Customer, reporting on progress, managing risks and dealing effectively with issues and escalations.

•Data Centre Development –Managing the risk reduction, requirements capture, design, development and validation.. In one stage, reducing the cycle from 20 to 10 days.•New Product Development, from the initial design, through to prototyping, supplier selection and full production in the Far East•These projects enabled the company to improve their differentiated product range and deliver £300M of business each year.•I implemented industry standard methodologies to improve the delivery of the portfolio by 30% in one year.

• As single point of contact with the customer for the project, I managed the communications at all levels, maintaining the customers’ confidence and facilitating the bid for the second phase of the programme for a planned spend of £50 million over ten years.• Project Manager within a programme team worth approximately £7M per annum. I had responsibilities for financial management of the budgets of over 30 subtasks; the programmes remained on track and within budget.• I managed a project to define the requirements, design and develop a virtual environment to train RAF fire fighting officers. The project team, including human factors experts and software developers delivered the prototype within 2 months and secured funding for further developments.

Reporting directly to Managing Director with responsibilities for all company operations in Antarctica. Managing a team of twenty staff; including pilots, mountain guides and client support personnel. Enabling high profile, trans-Antarctica expeditions including Ranulph Fiennes and Borge Ousland (the first person to make the crossing solo and unsupported.

Antarctica

•Operation of Faraday Station in Antarctica. Maintaining links with other Government Agencies and presenting the role of BAS to visitors and the media. •In accordance with the MoU, I managed the operational transfer of the base and the training programme for Ukrainian personnel at the end of 50 years of continuous British operation at the base

Msc, Environmental Science,Hydrology

Disertation in hydrological modelling

First Class, Physics With Oceanography And Meteorology