Programme Manager Solutions Delivery (~PMO Lead) in Information Technology ServicesSenior member of the Programme & Commercial team responsible for planning (prioritisation, scheduling and resourcing - in a PMO Lead capacity) and delivering the ICT Programme of Work.Work closely with other Project and Programme Managers to ensure projects are managed in accordance with good practices and deliver the expected business benefits.Key tasks & Achievements:• Developed the ITS P3M Framework and the ITS Programme of Work.• Established the processes to evaluate project requests from business cases or work requests, manage the project pipeline from proposal to post-implementation review, and establish appropriate programme & project reporting for governance groups at different levels.• Assist the Associate Director Programme & Commercial with procurement documentation and contract negotiation/compliance monitoring.• Provide leadership to Solution Delivery team of project professionals (Solution Architects, Business Analysts and Project Managers).• Ensure appropriate levels of resourcing are in place for project delivery and business operations as defined in ITS service catalogue.• Contribute to the ITS leadership team as a ‘thought leader’ in project and programme management. Provide project management coaching or advice as required to build capability in this area across wider teams.• Monitor activity and progression of the agreed projects within the programme, working with project managers directly as required to ensure delivery windows are achieved, risks are well managed and reporting to governance groups is at the appropriate level and focus.• Manage the assigned programmes/projects budget, report on progress and manage any variances.• Contribute to the annual ITS business planning process as required.

The principal purpose of this role was to facilitate the delivery of projects across Information Services area (IT, Information Management, Business Solutions, Land Information).The strategic goal was to provide better and smarter Services (as part of Council's Digital Transformation). In this role I also supervised, mentored, assisted and advised other IS Project Managers in best practices, and promote the use of Council's project management methodologies and tools.Main Project: Digitisation of the Property Files (Building consents, Resource consents, etc.) using Objective ECM & Ozone.Other responsibilities included:- Procurement management (Business Case, RFI/RFP preparations, tender evaluation, vendor selection...)- Vendor and Contract management- Change management

GDC was going through a period of significant change. To help manage this change the Business Transformation Portfolio (BTP) was instigated to ensure the right projects were being initiated in order to deliver the strategy, and to ensure that projects and programmes were being done in the right way.The principal purpose of this role was to deliver large projects and programmes within the BTP (programme DECIPHER - Water Information System; Asset Management - Infor IPS8 roll-out).

PMOSS Consulting Ltd - Project Management & Outsourced Software Solutions "Taking on a new project or undergoing a shortage of skilled talent, can be tough and cost prohibitive. Paying only for the services we need, when we need them would be great."PMOSS Consulting Ltd has the know-how to provide outsourced solutions that offer greater budget flexibility and control. Our professionals have the experience & skills to deliver successful software solutions and create value. We focus on deploying the right team to get your things done.I created PMOSS Consulting in May 2015 to provide Project Management consultancy services and outsource the development of software solutions.For example, we helped Waiora Pacific Ltd., an Auckland based start-up, deliver cutting-edge solutions and proofs of concept for its customers, all focused on geospatial analytical processing of multiple datasets over time, at different levels of aggregation (domain dependent). All our solutions were cloud based (ready to be deployed on public, private or hybrid clouds), single or multi-tenant, and scalable as required. We delivered solutions for Health sector (several DHBs and PHOs), Education, Environmental research (lakes monitoring, fresh water, land/soil use), Agriculture/land use optimisation (PoC), iwi/hapu, mobility solutions...Key areas of expertise: Agile project delivery, geospatial enabled big data analytics, full-stack JavaScript (react.js, angular.js, express.js, D3.js, Node.js...), MongoDB...

My first "local" experience in NZ. Helped project manage the selection of EROAD's asset tracking underlying technology.

Provided Programme & Project Management Consultancy and Business Analysis Services to Public Sector clients in Canary Islands area. Helped them with the elaboration of RFP's, set up & design PMO's, PM capability assessments, technology enabled business transformation programmes of work...I helped "traditional" PMO's with their transition into an Agile mindset, Organisational Agility, Lean Portfolio Management, etc.Also collaborated with private companies, helping them with the elaboration of proposals/offers to participate on tenders, bids...

In charge of multiple large ($300k-$25m) IT/Software Development projects for Health & Public Sector and Private companies (SAP/Oracle ERP, J2EE & .Net software development, business analysis, project portfolio priorisation, BI/DWH & Data analysis, IT infrastructure, organizational transformation & change management, integration, technical consultancy...) and project teams (both on-site and near/off-shore), with full budget & cost responsibility.Duties:- Provide technical support to Regional General Manager- Communicate with various teams to ensure prioritizing in alignment with enterprise & customer objectives- Manage company portfolio of local projects- Lead tender responses, planning sessions & demonstrations. Identification of ongoing changes and opportunities within existing projects- Prepare and communicate Modernization Plans, Feasibility Plans, Business Process Convergence Plans- Participate in Strategic, Organizational and Processes Consultancy and Business Analysis projects, oriented towards Electronic Government (G2B/G2C) or SmartCities- Set and manage several PMO ("traditional" & Agile) - Direct a team of software developers, consultants and architects- Provide documentation, training and mentoring, and hands-on leadership/management of major projects throughout the development life cycle, from conceptualization to completion & BAU- Present project proposals and status update to senior management/steering committees- Manage stakeholders at all levelsAchievements:- Set & consolidated INDRA local branch, with permanent offices in the main cities of the region, achieving outstanding results in terms of customer satisfaction, staff development and profitability for the Company- Member of the local committee in charge of overseeing & validating the correct integration of Systems, Processes and Historical data after acquisition of Soluziona by INDRA in 2007-08- Designed & Developed a workflow engine for e-Govt (showed in JavaExpo'02 Madrid)

Software Development Project Manager / Architect in charge of a team of 35+ SW Architects, Analysts & Developers.Provide documentation, training and mentoring, as well as hands-on leadership/management throughout the development life cycle of an integrated bespoke software solution for Time Sharing Resale market, built over a proprietary workflow engine developed with Microsoft stack (Visual Basic 6.0, DHTML, Visual C++; SQL Server, Access; COM/COM+, DCOM).Present project status updates to senior management.

In charge of several software development projects (with Microsoft COM/DCOM stack) for Fred.Olsen (private sector) and Excmo. Cabildo Insular de Tenerife (public sector).Direct a technical team of software developers.Provide documentation, training, as well as hands-on leadership/management of projects throughout the development life cycle, from conceptualization to completion & launch.Present project proposals and status updates to senior management.

Requirements Gathering, Systems Analysis, Design & Code (SQL Windows, C, PL/SQL, Pro*C)Produce Technical Documentation and End User ManualsDevelop a framework to ease the process of building applications using SQL Windows platform.Develop an interface layer to integrate our systems with third party workflow engine.SAP Jr Consultant (FI/CO, SD modules), working for Andersen Consulting's Project Alisios (to implant SAP R/3 in several hospitals belonging to HECIT - Excmo. Cabildo Insular de Tenerife)