Grantley Clapham Email & Phone Number

Malmesbury, GB

City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom

• Project Manager and Delivery Lead for the Techmodal contribution to the UK Joint Venture for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), the UK version of the tri-nation Global Combat Air System, a 6th generation fighter.
• Led a team of 14 data professionals in delivering strategic outcomes and critical components of the Future Combat Air System for BAE Systems.
• Streamlined team operations, enhancing efficiency and control through robust project management principles.
• Identified growth opportunities to increase annual revenue by c£5M.
• Improved stakeholder engagement and collaboration by implementing a comprehensive governance structure.

City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom

• Project Manager, responsible for the development and delivery of the Review Note for the extension of the In Service Support (ISS) contract for the Watchkeeper (WK) Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS), a Cat B MoD.
• Overcame critical affordability challenges by realising c£50M savings over 3 years.
• Achieved senior staff endorsement within three months, significantly accelerating the approval process.
• Successfully revised project scope and managed the transfer of risk to Joint Helicopter Command, ensuring project sustainability.

Corsham, England, United Kingdom

• Provide support to the NSoIT(D) Programme by contributing to the development of the Programme Maturity and providing expert advice to the individual Projects within the Programme.
• Increased business efficiency by designing and implementing a Programme Change Management process that facilitated better Programme controls.
• Produced value by providing advice and guidance to Project Managers on Programme coherence and Project Management best practices.
• Provided support to Project Managers by undertaking temporary roles within individual projects to cover absence or manpower shortfalls.

Corsham, England, United Kingdom

• Proactively build relationships between the IT Service Provider (MOD Information Systems and Services (ISS)) and its Customers (Royal Navy) by acting as the prime owner of the relationship between the two organisations.
• Produced value by providing close planning support and integrating Maritime support elements to NAVY operations and exercises.
• Increased business efficiency by designing and implementing an Information Management policy that facilitated better internal working practices and improved collaboration with customers.

Corsham, England, United Kingdom

• Proactively build relationships between the IT Service Provider (MOD Information Systems and Services (ISS)) and its Customers (Royal Navy) by acting as the prime owner of the relationship between the two organisations.
• Produced value by providing close planning support and integrating Maritime support elements to NAVY operations and exercises.
• Increased business efficiency by designing and implementing an Information Management policy that facilitated better internal working practices and improved collaboration with customers.

Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway

• Responsible for the management of the service levels between the NATO Communication and Information Agency (service provider) and the NATO Joint Warfare Centre (customer). Owner of the Change Management Process and.
• Produced value to the business by re-writing the Service Level Agreement so that it aligned with the customers’ business outcomes and increasing its flexibility and usability.
• Implemented an improved service level analysis, reporting and forecasting that provided accurate information to the Command (CEO level) resulting in the identification of manpower efficiencies during a significant.
• Increased business efficiency by designing and implemented an ITIL compliant Change Management Process to manage all IT change for both the static IT system and deployable training IT system across 5 networks that.

Corsham, England, United Kingdom

• Ensured that a robust policy to manage and co-ordinate MOD Information Security and Cyber security incidents existed and provided advice regarding the business processes, structure and competencies of personnel.
• Delivered business efficiency by updating and re-writing the MOD wide policy guidance (Joint Service Publication 451) on the reporting, management and resolution of Information Security and Cyber Security incidents.
• Co-ordinated and issued the, often sensitive and potentially damaging, MOD response to all Freedom of Information requests and Parliamentary Questions relating to Information Security and Cyber Security incidents.
• Provided advice to local government organisations, police and the London 2012 Olympic committee regarding MOD best practice on the detection, reporting and management of information security incidents

Abbey Wood, England, United Kingdom

• Responsible for the management of new maritime communications and navigation systems into service. Responsible to the Team Leader (CEO level) for providing Operational focus to assist programme and budgetary decisions.
• Requirements capture, stakeholder management and production the Integrated Testing and Acceptance Plans for £10m navigation system.
• Technical lead for tender marking process and design assurance against Operational customers’ requirements.

Deployed

• Responsible for the maintenance and availability of all Weapons Systems, Command and Control, Communications, Situational Awareness and Intelligence equipment.
• Successfully completed 4 major deployments (including West Africa and Baltic) that included 2 major NATO training exercises in which I was responsible for the availability of the complex Communications and Command and.
• Managed the ‘day to day’ running of a department of 35 engineers including the provision of technical advice to the Command (CEO level), routine and defect maintenance, safety, human resources and training.
• Coached and mentored both junior and senior technicians, 4 of which achieved promotion during this time.

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

• Responsible for the renegotiation of the IT support contract (customer side) and acting as the liaison between the end users and the service provider.
• Delivered significant value to the business by re-negotiating the contract that included a 40% uplift in users within existing costs by utilising a Terminal Services solution, a technology that was in it’s infancy at.
• Responsible for the day to day management of the IT support contract (customer side).