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Leeds, England, Gb

Verallia Packaging is the largest manufacturer of glass packaging in Europe, the third largest globally. A company striving to decarbonise its activities, and using technology as a key pillar to meet these goals. With over 10,000 colleagues globally, delivering cutting edge technology to a business with roots over a century old is complex challenge for our teams.

The Yorkshire Dry Stone Walling Guild is a registered charity, operating with aim of preserving the craft and culture of dry stone walling. It meets these aims through education at agricultural shows and exhibitions, through the operation of regular training courses open to the public, and through practice meetings for members to refine their skills under supervision. The Guild also examines performance and awards certifications appropriate to wallers ability and experience to reward skill and craftsmanship and provide confidence to customers in their ability to wall to a high standard.

Ilkley, West Yorkshire, Gb

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Brighouse, West Yorkshire, Gb

Harrogate, Gb

Wakefield, Yorkshire, Gb

Minster Law are personal injury specialists with specific expertise in accidents involving a vehicle or on a motorcycle. A modern legal practice, utilising technology extensively to support a low profit, complex business.ROLE HIGHLIGHTS• Replacement of IT Service Desk tool. • Project planning and delivery of Datacentre migration (inc infrastructure and WAN replacement)• Project Support for 600 seat HQ refurbishment and migration.• Replacement of all End User Compute assets.• Evaluation of Public Cloud (AWS/Azure/O365) capabilities and benefits.• Planning and delivery of migration of 2x 100 seat Call Centres to a new purpose built facility.• Project Management of Software Asset Management (Microsoft & VMWare compliance)• Planning of Datacentre migration as part of office relocation.• Virtualisation of 120 server estate.• Streamlining of configurations and applications/services footprint.• Deployment of new HR System (SaaS)• Deployment of new Intranet (SaaS)• Deployment of customer portal (IaaS – Azure)• Lead maturity projects in Service, Infrastructure and Cyber Security (inc documentation)• Incident Management of all Business System P1 and P2 issues (inc Root Cause Analysis and remediation)

Tipperstown, Dublin 18, Ie

Exertis are one of the largest technology distributors in the UK. With a turnover approaching £2.5bn, they are part of a successful group of companies (DCC Group) with a total turnover approaching £12bn. DCC group are active in a number of channels, with Exertis operating their technology vertical. They are a B2B distributor, providing a huge range of services across a broad portfolio of manufacturers.ROLE HIGHLIGHTS• Re-structuring teams and defining roles and responsibilities. (12 direct reports)• Transformation of IT Service within Exertis, driving service excellence across all teams within IT.• Project Management of the design and fit-out of a 600 seat Sales HQ, inc design and specification of IT Demo Suites, Datacenter and AV displays across the building.• Successful completion of migration of 600 colleagues across 4 weekends. (Zero business downtime.)• Leadership of multi-site, multi-discipline teams. Covering coaching and mentoring, through to formal quarterly reviews.• Creation of monthly reporting pack, allowing KPI/KRA monitoring• Responsible for maintenance of Windows Infrastructure - 150+ servers (6 datacentres) and 700+ PCs/Laptops.

Normanton, West Yorkshire, Gb

Poundworld is one of the best known high-street success stories. What started as a market stall in 1974 is still expanding rapidly, and has 380 stores to date. I was asked to provide some maturity to the IT Governance, structure and processes at Poundworld on a FTC basis - ultimately providing a strategy roadmap which was fit for the future.ROLE HIGHLIGHTS• To provide the governance and project structure needed to enable delivery of a SAP Implementation covering store and home office functions.• Delivery of a proposed people structure to enable and safeguard the growth and performance of the Poundworld IT function.• Recognised and implemented the necessary controls and processes required to realise the project programme, including project structure, methodology, execution and resource planning.• To engage the Senior Leadership team as to the requirements for achieving delivery within a very narrow window of activity.• To assist the business at all levels in understanding the impacts, opportunities and benefits of the project.• To manage application capabilities and configurations within a narrow scope to ensure a broadening offeatures and functionality is easily achievable in future projects.

Normanton, West Yorkshire, Gb

International Procurement and Logistics Ltd, wholly owned by Asda is the biggest single importer of produce in the UK.IPL is an internal supplier of fresh produce, grocery, chilled, protein and beverages to Asda & Walmart with over 2000 colleagues, 10 sites in the UK and 12 country offices across the world. Turnover is c. £1.8bn p.a. (FY2014)Read more about IPL here: -> http://www.ipl-ltd.comMy role at IPL was incredibly broad - ranging from Business Engagement and Partnership through to Programme Management of a complete IT Infrastructure replacement programme.ROLE HIGHLIGHTS• Leading strong, multi-disciplined teams providing IT Infrastructure and IT Service Delivery.• Development and maintenance of IT strategy - Setting Direction.• Advise IPL and Asda Board on cost and time estimations for potential acquisitions, including Risk and Impact assessments for both.• Management of £5m Opex/P&L budget.• Planning and delivery of a complete datacentre replacement, moving to Co-Lo facilities whilst replacing depreciated/end of life assets. (£5m capital Project)• Providing financial control and oversight for all of IT in monthly review sessions.• Led the growth of systems to meet the demands of a company which has grown fivefold during my tenure.• Project Managed the installation of IT Systems to the largest flowers packhouse in the UK, on time and 5% under budget - including business process planning.• Developed infrastructure to deliver service to five new production facilities, each requiring individual solutions to ensure the business is supported.• Design, integration and ongoing support of 5 new facilities/factories.• Recruited an effective team to meet evolving needs. (Tripled the size of the team.)• Structured agreements with top-tier manufacturers to ensure IPL capitalises on its increasing stature as a global customer.

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Hallam Beauty manufactures personal care products for many recognisable household brands, predominantly for sale in the UK. They employ c300 colleagues in the UK, and are part of a €15bn Swiss conglomerate, employing 80,000 globally. They are based in Bradford, utilising 3rd party storage and distribution in Keighley.ROLE HIGHLIGHTS• Fully responsible for all it IT functions within a £36m business.• Management of internal and outsourced IT staff.• Design and deliver effective Management Information (MI) reporting suite• Regular reviews of DR plans and recovery strategies.• Budget Management, including planning, management and reporting.• Head of a Business Process Improvement (BPI) Team, responsible for improving all business systems and processes.• Planning and delivery of a data centre refresh project.• Re-negotiated communications contracts, saving c25% on existing services.• Implemented solid, testable DR plans and processes. • Delivered a manufacturing control systems upgrade; improving productivity and reliability.

Harmer Personal Care Ltd manufactures toiletries for a number of household names, they run their own factory, providing a full service from brand, product and packaging development, through to manufacturing, storage and distribution. They employ c200 people. ROLE HIGHLIGHTS• Fully responsible for all it IT functions within a £28m business.• Development and delivery of an effective BI platform, maximising the use of our new ERP system.• Created IT Policy defining standard procedures and acceptable uses of IT resources.• Internal phone system upgrade/replacement.

Harmer Personal Care Ltd manufactures toiletries for a number of household names, they run their own factory, providing a full service from brand, product and packaging development, through to manufacturing, storage and distribution. They employ c200 people. ROLE HIGHLIGHTS• To lead a project team responsible for the implementation of integrated business systems. • To ensure reporting needs are met and exceeded.• To develop tailored training packages, and deliver training and support to staff at all levels, gaining a useful insight into the interdepartmental relationships, and the wants and needs of users throughout the business. • To develop company web-site concepts, working with third party suppliers to manage the project to coincide with product launches.• To pioneer, develop and champion reporting within our business, giving the people in control the facts on how close they are to achieving our business goals.