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Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Senior Programme Manager * Directed the Voice Platform remediation and upgrade programmes focused on cloud based Voice solutions for RBS remediating legacy Voice circuits and Voice recording Infrastructure. * Transitioned archived Voice recordings to a cloud based solution and decommissioned proprietary equipment. Refreshed and upgraded Voice circuits into RBS supplied by BT and Vodafone.* Migrated RBS Europa and NWM Estate to SharePoint 2013 Online Hybrid solution. Led migration… Show more Senior Programme Manager * Directed the Voice Platform remediation and upgrade programmes focused on cloud based Voice solutions for RBS remediating legacy Voice circuits and Voice recording Infrastructure. * Transitioned archived Voice recordings to a cloud based solution and decommissioned proprietary equipment. Refreshed and upgraded Voice circuits into RBS supplied by BT and Vodafone.* Migrated RBS Europa and NWM Estate to SharePoint 2013 Online Hybrid solution. Led migration from Legacy 2010, 2007 SharePoint environments to 2013 On Prem. Enabled Online Hybrid SharePoint Hybrid search. * Implemented Office 365 Cloud based services to RBS, upgraded Exchange 2003 to 2010, implemented 85 exchange servers, and migrated 120K user mailboxes and public folder data.* Prepared a £45M business case to launch Windows 10 Desktop Transformation, Office 365 components across the RBS estate to include one drive for business, exchange, SharePoint, Skype for Business, and Office 2016.* Delivered a Collaboration Programme with Lync Federation, Video conferencing, PChat products, and SharePoint 2007, 2010 Legacy Migration to SharePoint 2016. Show less

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND (RBS), EdinburghSenior Project Manager* Served as Lead Project Manager on the Network upgrade of 1500 international RBS Branches with a project value of £46M.* Led and mentored 10 Project Managers on 60 Infrastructure Projects valued at £20M.* Upgraded the Athena platform to 10TB of storage to host the SAS system. Equipped EMS storage through new and upgraded Disk and Storage arrays.* Scoped the programme and delivered the infrastructure to Implement… Show more ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND (RBS), EdinburghSenior Project Manager* Served as Lead Project Manager on the Network upgrade of 1500 international RBS Branches with a project value of £46M.* Led and mentored 10 Project Managers on 60 Infrastructure Projects valued at £20M.* Upgraded the Athena platform to 10TB of storage to host the SAS system. Equipped EMS storage through new and upgraded Disk and Storage arrays.* Scoped the programme and delivered the infrastructure to Implement a cross functional Strategic Data Warehouse with Informatica as the ETL tool, Terradata as the database technology platform, SAS as the analytics toolset, and an industry standard data model customized in RBS to structure the data (RBS-LDM).* Advised business units on a suitable 3rd party Complaint Management solution to meet FSA requirements and consulted on necessary infrastructure with scalable applications across the entire bank. Achieved the first phase in four months serving 1500 users, with subsequent service to 70K+ users including Corporate and Branch sites* Collaborated on the Aviva Systems Migration Project to deliver the required Test and Production environment for phase 2 implementation and manage data migration of 15TB of 3rd party data into the RBS mainframe.* Project managed functional and non-functional testing and strategy for customer-centered account management, resolved defects through defect management, and directed every phase from design to implementation. Show less

Edinburgh, Glasgow

Senior Project Manager / ISOS BST Service Transition/ Contract * Directed and mentored ten team members in technical implementations across Oracle Databases, Mainframe, and Off Mainframe. * Led the Ab Initio project and the People Function (HR) transition Programme to replace proprietary People Soft with an Oracle EBS solution, Analytics, and Org Plus.* Contributed to and consulted on Outsourcing of Application Management and Testing Services regarding the implementation of New… Show more Senior Project Manager / ISOS BST Service Transition/ Contract * Directed and mentored ten team members in technical implementations across Oracle Databases, Mainframe, and Off Mainframe. * Led the Ab Initio project and the People Function (HR) transition Programme to replace proprietary People Soft with an Oracle EBS solution, Analytics, and Org Plus.* Contributed to and consulted on Outsourcing of Application Management and Testing Services regarding the implementation of New Mainframe testing environments (INTE, MAINT). Show less

London, United Kingdom

* Directed ten team members on a £2.6M budget to implement new IT systems and replace proprietary business systems to initiate regulatory requirements imposed by the FSA.* Implemented an innovative Portfolio Management system, migrated data from the current solution, and replaced an outdated CRM system to expedite relationships between Investors and the Fund Management team.* Upgraded the SUN accounting system and replaced the accounting solution used in the Boston office.* Executed… Show more * Directed ten team members on a £2.6M budget to implement new IT systems and replace proprietary business systems to initiate regulatory requirements imposed by the FSA.* Implemented an innovative Portfolio Management system, migrated data from the current solution, and replaced an outdated CRM system to expedite relationships between Investors and the Fund Management team.* Upgraded the SUN accounting system and replaced the accounting solution used in the Boston office.* Executed Budgeting and Consolidation, Expense management, and Invoice management solutions. * Upgraded all Infrastructure to a Virtual environment and launched a robust remote access solution to enable the Boston and Singapore offices to connect with the London Head Office. * Implemented and tested a Disaster Recovery and Business continuity solution. * Applied Endpoint security for Laptops and USB storage devices to ensure information and systems integrity. * Led a key enterprise-wide MIS solution including Intranet, Document Management and Consolidated reporting. Show less

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Tesco Bank: Tesco Bank Implementation: Delivery Manager Nov ( 3 months)* Delivered a strategy to migrate all users accounts and launch a Desktop OS to migrate data to a newly commissioned Tesco Bank Data Centre Infrastructure.* Handed over the migration strategy to an incoming Project Manager for completion.

Rockhampton, Australia

* Directed and mentored 60 team members on a$6.5M Budget to implement five core systems across the region including Finance (Chart of Accounts), Conquest Asset Management system, DataWorks DMS system, ESRI – GIS mapping system, and Pathway Customer Management system.* Led the consolidation of all five core systems ensuring Data quality throughout the migration.* Negotiated with business unit leadership on the Go Live launch while reporting weekly to the Executive committee on programme… Show more * Directed and mentored 60 team members on a$6.5M Budget to implement five core systems across the region including Finance (Chart of Accounts), Conquest Asset Management system, DataWorks DMS system, ESRI – GIS mapping system, and Pathway Customer Management system.* Led the consolidation of all five core systems ensuring Data quality throughout the migration.* Negotiated with business unit leadership on the Go Live launch while reporting weekly to the Executive committee on programme progress, opportunities, and change management. * Negotiated with external vendors to sustain service level agreements for all core systems. Show less

ING Bank (Amsterdam): Server / Data centre Stabilisation: Programme Manager (12 months) ING had several data centres across Europe but insufficient standby power leading to system outages. Engaged as PM to lead the ‘off-loading’ work stream & deliver a power saving of 130 KVA. Managed a team of 50 & a €6.5m budget; engaged with 3rd party service providers; identified new data centre site to relocate servers; built new server infrastructure; co-ordinated with network team to… Show more ING Bank (Amsterdam): Server / Data centre Stabilisation: Programme Manager (12 months) ING had several data centres across Europe but insufficient standby power leading to system outages. Engaged as PM to lead the ‘off-loading’ work stream & deliver a power saving of 130 KVA. Managed a team of 50 & a €6.5m budget; engaged with 3rd party service providers; identified new data centre site to relocate servers; built new server infrastructure; co-ordinated with network team to facilitate data migration; and ensured level 2 security was achieved. Successfully relocated / migrated 200 servers, achieving a power saving of 130 KVA. Show less

ING Bank (Amsterdam): European IT Standardisation: Senior Project Manager (16 months) ING had a disparate IT environment across Europe. Appointed Senior PM for Central Europe and The Netherlands with a remit to standardise ING’s estate across 12 countries including Head Office in Amsterdam.Led a European team of 100 based across europe to make ready and execute a standard desktop to be rolled out across 85,000 desktops, this included the actual rollout and refresh of the desktops and… Show more ING Bank (Amsterdam): European IT Standardisation: Senior Project Manager (16 months) ING had a disparate IT environment across Europe. Appointed Senior PM for Central Europe and The Netherlands with a remit to standardise ING’s estate across 12 countries including Head Office in Amsterdam.Led a European team of 100 based across europe to make ready and execute a standard desktop to be rolled out across 85,000 desktops, this included the actual rollout and refresh of the desktops and laptops, the discovery of over 6000 business and other applications the rationalisation, categorising, testing and packaging of all business applications.Preparing for service readiness by confirming the 1st and 2nd line support were positioned to support the new environment along with the applications, confirming that the applications where fully tested and fit for purpose, provide User training where required and make recommendations to the business on future improvement and development of business related applications and services.The rollout and electronic deployment of those applications.Summary:Managed a €22m budget; created complex stakeholder strategy; developed application testing and packaging, service capability; created project plans; and led application deployment and Desktop and Laptop refresh. Delivered this major standardisation programme across 85,000 Desktops Show less

RBS Group: Post Acquisition Integration / Upgrade: Senior Project Manager (10 months)As part of the Nat West acquisition, RBS acquired Ulster & First Active Banks. Engaged as PM to deliver desktop refresh & application readiness across 6000 users. Managed team of 50 & £6.5m budget; audited & harmonised applications & hardware; developed virtual environment using VMware to deliver project in parallel with upgrade project; developed data storage structure & data… Show more RBS Group: Post Acquisition Integration / Upgrade: Senior Project Manager (10 months)As part of the Nat West acquisition, RBS acquired Ulster & First Active Banks. Engaged as PM to deliver desktop refresh & application readiness across 6000 users. Managed team of 50 & £6.5m budget; audited & harmonised applications & hardware; developed virtual environment using VMware to deliver project in parallel with upgrade project; developed data storage structure & data migration tool; and deployed applications using SMS. Delivered on time, within budget & to spec, having being appointed 6 months into a challenged project Show less

Queensland Health Authority: IT Environment Standardisation: Project Manager (27 months) Queensland Health Authority had a disparate IT estate across 27 hospitals. I was engaged as PM (1 of 6) to standardise infrastructure, desktops refresh, software, policies, procedures & governance across 27 hospitals. This included the development of an Standard Operating environment (SOE) based on Windows XP and Office 2000, discovery, testing and packaging of over 4000 Applications direct… Show more Queensland Health Authority: IT Environment Standardisation: Project Manager (27 months) Queensland Health Authority had a disparate IT estate across 27 hospitals. I was engaged as PM (1 of 6) to standardise infrastructure, desktops refresh, software, policies, procedures & governance across 27 hospitals. This included the development of an Standard Operating environment (SOE) based on Windows XP and Office 2000, discovery, testing and packaging of over 4000 Applications direct responsibility to rolling out the new SOE to over 24000 desktops throughout Queensland region to over 27 hospital boards and satellite sites.Following a successful rollout I was asked to head up a team to conduct a Heath check of the new Infrastructure and systems that had been implemented this involved a visit to every site to verify the system where healthy educate the IT team and to complete the project hand over Other tasks included the developed stakeholder strategy to combat significant resistance; audited estate & designed new environment within local budget; developed & executed project plans; collaborated with other PMs to develop policies; and managed a team of 100. Delivered a fit-for-purpose environment on time (overall project $10m > (under) $42m budget). Show less

Enlisted in the Australian Armed Forces from the age of 17, after 6 years transferred to the Australian Army Reserves after my promotion to Major I completed my last posting as the Commander of 13 Field Battery RAA. I transferred to the inactive reserves and moved to the UK to take up other challenges.

Brisbane City Council: O/S Upgrade - Application Readiness: Project Manager (17 months) Brisbane City Council required an upgrade from Windows 95/98 to 2000 across 6000 users. Engaged as PM to lead the application readiness phase. Engaged with key stakeholders; managed a team of 55; designed tool to audit entire IT estate (interfaced with asset DB); performed review of all software & hardware; updated asset database & CMDB; selected technologies & executed application… Show more Brisbane City Council: O/S Upgrade - Application Readiness: Project Manager (17 months) Brisbane City Council required an upgrade from Windows 95/98 to 2000 across 6000 users. Engaged as PM to lead the application readiness phase. Engaged with key stakeholders; managed a team of 55; designed tool to audit entire IT estate (interfaced with asset DB); performed review of all software & hardware; updated asset database & CMDB; selected technologies & executed application rationalisation; packaged & deployed applications; and upgraded / refreshed O/S. Delivered on time & to spec winning commendations from client Show less