Ensuring Nexus Open Systems continues to out performs expectations in delivering value and IT excellence for our customers technology and business system needs. Working with the senior management team to develop and deliver the Nexus strategic 5 year business plan. Working with all the Nexus team, introducing positive cultural change, increasing the professional certification and partnership status of the business and developing new services to meet our customers continually evolving requirements.

Providing guidance and leadership to managers within the Technical Department to ensure the delivery of a high-quality service to clients, and to ensure effective delivery processes are in place to meet business needs.

Self employed contractor for IT and Business Systems Consultancy throughout the UK. Using the experience and skills from delivering IT and Business Systems Services to previous employers, providing various businesses with advice, consultancy, project management and strategic direction on a contract basis.

My role involved overcoming all the challenges that a rapidly growing organisation encounters, from organic growth to acquisitions. Starting with a small team, I created a highly skilled and motivated Information and Business systems team that support the Mears Group strategy in all it's business areas.I have a wealth of experience in integrating business units into large organisations, from both contract wins and acquisitions, including the management of a team to perform the necessary analysis, development, installation, training and ongoing support to ensure the Mears business had the right tools, at the right time, to continue delivering excellent customer service.As the business expanded, I successfully restructured the IT department to gain maximum efficiency without risking service excellence or team moral. I am proud of the team who remained focussed on the best outcomes for Mears and all their stakeholders.I had budget control of £8m+ paOther duties includeProduction of corporate IT and Business System policesDelivery of corporate websites and intranet.Strategy, Specification, Development and Delivery of new technology and innovation.Presentations to prospective new clients, customers, shareholders and staff.Ensuring mobilisations and acquisitions of new business are delivered to promised requirement and schedule.Staff management & LeadershipSpecialties: Merging/Integration of business systems through acquisition (From £50m turnover to £700m+)Social Housing R&M process streamlining. Identifying processes that would benefit from IT assistance and delivery of solution.Team leadership and mentoringIntroducing Social Collaboration into a diverse workforce

Technical support and consultancy throughout Southwest UK. SCO, SBS, AIX consultancy, install and support.Clients including construction, legal and aviation. Lead Unix Consultant for Installs / Upgrades including HA configurations for business critical solutions.A large proportion of my time was spent with clients, assisting their IT departments with upgrades.

Career progression from computer operator to Technical Architect for the infrastructure of Graham Group PLC. Bull DPS to Escala range. TPS6, GCOS and HVX / AIX. Net Backup, Exchange Server, MS Access programming.Consolidated IT data centres to central model from 16+ remote sitesManagement of helpdesk/information centre for support of POS / Stock systems for over 3,000 users.Business Analysis of bespoke customer requirements, along with specification, development and delivery of requirements.