I am an IT Professional with almost 25 years experience in IT Strategy, Architecture and Management roles. During my career I have developed into a strong leader with an ability to inspire a team with a passion for Customer Experience and a relentless focus on technology and innovation as the enabler to business process change.Demonstrating a strong work ethic, I take pride in building respectful and trusted relationships with peers, colleagues and business partners. I have a strong commercial acumen and am confident and comfortable to represent the needs of the organisation in large contract negotiations. My core competencies and responsibilities:• Management of IT Strategy and Architecture Team: o CTO, Enterprise Architect and Domain Architects, o Business Analysts o Software Development and Integration specialists o QA and Test Analysts• Production of IT Roadmaps, IT Strategy, 3 Year Plan• IT Architecture modelling and Solution design• Management IT Budgets, both Opex and Capex• Human resource planning for the IT Group – aligning with the IT Strategy• Vendor management with top tier vendors • IT system selection, RFP and vendor management• Create business cases with a clear articulation of the case for change through presentation to stakeholders