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London, England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom, Italy And United States

Providing leadership in major IT migration projects and software licence compliance globally.

Kingston Upon Thames, Uk / Seattle, Wa, Usa.

Work with customers to optimize their current Software Asset Management licensing situation in the most efficient and cost-effective manner prior to the submission of a Microsoft SAM ‘True-Up’. Also Responsible for designing, developing and maintaining management information systems for internal consultancy teams and external clients. Notable Achievements:-• Created turn-key solution for reporting that reduced the time to create client reports from 2 to 4 days per run to under 2 hours.• Reporting changes increased consultancy capacity by 40%.• Engagement duration reduced by 25% with greater client satisfaction and involvement.Responsible for the development of Qlik Sense Enterprise within Unified Logic. Qlik Sense is a visual analytics platform that is helping clients efficiently and clearly visualise their infrastructure data and, more importantly, isolate the critical information from amongst the mass of data noise. Qlik Sense is now used as the visual front end to Unified Logic’s infrastructure solution and provides near real-time data analysis to clients via a web-based front end. This solution has revolutionised the manner in which clients can obtain and manage infrastructure, particularly SAM, data. Historically, this would have taken days to inventory, analyse and produce reports, the solution now does this across an entire estate in a matter of hours.

Manchester, United Kingdom

During this short engagement at a large financial institute, I led the Software Asset Management team working to a demanding deadline. Overcoming initial resistance to product implementation by providing clear and concise information geared towards the specific needs of the client. This enhanced the Asset Manager toolset to deliver software licensing in a manner that was closer to the clients requirements.Achievements : • Regained and rebuilt the trust and support of the client • Developed a novel solution to meet customer requirements yet keep it within the framework of the core product set.

Bristol, United Kingdom

As ITAM Solution Architect, I led the 3rd delivery phase of the LogNEC project which included Asset Manager, Service Manager and DDMI. this solution provided a single point solution for the clients IT systems, including data centre application migration and a full asset lifecycle solution. I provided technical leadership for the IT Asset Management workstream, where I led a team to incorporate software asset management into the existing hardware asset management solution. In addition I also led business requirements and process workshops, managed the time and development QA for technical resources and acted as a mentor to graduate team members.Achievements : • This 18 month project successfully delivered on time and my workstream completed with a 8% saving in budgeted resource. • Mentored junior staff, making them more proficient and cost-effective, enabling them to deliver at 50% above their billing rate.

Knutsford, Cheshire

A short term contract to act as AssetCenter technical lead during the preparation for a planned upgrade to the Asset Manager v9 toolset as well as providing technical management of the existing system during the transition. In addition I worked closely with off-shore teams to develop junior resources.

London, United Kingdom

Engaged with customers to deliver asset management best practice and advice in relation to head office relocation and data centre projects. Clients included National Grid, NYSE, Smith & Nephew and Barclays Bank. Projects had a strong emphasis on the audit, logistical assessment, asset tracking and the project planning aspects of logistical relocation and often required bespoke technical solutions to meet individual client needs. I was also a core member of the business development team for the Northern region of the UK, helping to develop the CS Technology ‘brand’ outside of London where it had been previously focussed.

Working as an associate consultant delivering high profile ITAM projects for Barclays Bank.

• Upgrade of AssetCenter solution• Delivery of Global Data Delivery program across Windows, Unix, Midrange and Mainframe platforms• Integration of Aperture VISTA into AssetCenter• Systems enhancements and performance improvements• Improved and refined ITAM business processes to enable optimal use of the AssetCenter database• Evaluation of upgrade to Asset Manager 5.1

• Part of a team that established a successful ITSM/ITAM consultancy practice. • Numerous client facing engagements• Developed a range of marketing and sales solutions aimed at providing a Fast Track AssetCenter implementation built around the guiding principles of ITIL Service Management and an Express Software Compliance Solution, each providing rapid results for organisation with little or no experience of Asset Management.

• Integration of a the Bank’s ITAM technology and processes into the solution provided by an outsource organisation (EDS).

• Solution design, project delivery and customer management.• Worked on behalf of two major outsource organisations, assisting them with the delivery of their contracts to public and private companies.

• Responsible for the implementation of a new AssetCenter solution for an international pharmaceuticals manufacturer.• Provided design workshops, data gathering and cleansing, training, end user reporting, technical architecture and project management.

• Technical architecture, solution design and project delivery.• ITAM And ITSM solutions integration• Web portal development

• Delivery of both customer service and asset management projects.• Certified in Peregrine AssetCenter.• Provided solutions consultancy for organisations such as EDS, ICL/Fujitsu and the UK Government. • System architect and business analyst

Datawatch delivered customer service solutions to public and private business sectors. My role as a consultant was to understand the customer needs and deliver solutions based upon those requirements. This was a demanding role that exposed me to project methodologies and delivery, and also enabled me to become a Crystal Reports trainer.

A variety of technical and service related roles. Help Desk Manager for a service desk providing 1st, 2nd & 3rd line support services to over 1200 people.