Jonathan Simms Email & Phone Number

Enfield, England, United Kingdom

I am a Trustee on the Board of Trustees, chair of two Local Governing Boards at Fern House school and Chesterfield Primary School

London, England, United Kingdom

I am retired from full-time employment, and enjoyably and actively fill my time with walking, writing, school governorship and participating in the education team (primary school age) at the local Woodcroft Wildspace. I have recently co-authored and published my late father's autobiography; he grew up as a Jew in an increasingly Nazi controlled Germany, emigrating to England in 1939. It has been a joy to get his story into print.

I managed a group of highly skilled individuals who created solutions for a range of Applications Management Services across the UK. These services ranged from traditional outsourcing engagements to state-of-the-art transformational deals, which included automation and next generation innovation.

I was responsible for managing the team of senior outsourcing enterprise solution architects creating winning solutions for complex transformational deals. I was also a member of the UK OS Sales & Marketing Management team. Winning deals that I was directly involved in included a desktop deal for a large energy organisation (worth £30m) and an AO deal for a manufacturing organisation (worth £20m). I have been responsible for leading the solution team for a multi-service global pursuit for a… Show more I was responsible for managing the team of senior outsourcing enterprise solution architects creating winning solutions for complex transformational deals. I was also a member of the UK OS Sales & Marketing Management team. Winning deals that I was directly involved in included a desktop deal for a large energy organisation (worth £30m) and an AO deal for a manufacturing organisation (worth £20m). I have been responsible for leading the solution team for a multi-service global pursuit for a major manufacturing & engineering company. The deal involved the provision of Service Integration services (including one of the first implementations of a global, full ITIL process deployment and Applications Support services across a huge applications estate (some 5,400 applications). Show less

I was responsible for a team of staff developing winning solutions for Applications Outsourcing (AO) pursuits. I was also a member of the AO Management team.

As Delivery Strategy Group Manager for the Applications Outsourcing division, I implemented a number of key delivery processes into the AO delivery unit (including streamlined end-of-month processing and more effective service delivery).

On joining Capgemini in 2002, I undertook the role of UK Applications Management (AM) Service Centre Deployment Manager, where I was responsible for the deployment of consistent processes and tools across AM centres in the UK. These centres employed over 1,000 staff and my work involved developing business cases for the deployment activity, planning and managing the implementation of appropriate processes, securing appropriate tools, negotiating with tool suppliers, corralling resource and… Show more On joining Capgemini in 2002, I undertook the role of UK Applications Management (AM) Service Centre Deployment Manager, where I was responsible for the deployment of consistent processes and tools across AM centres in the UK. These centres employed over 1,000 staff and my work involved developing business cases for the deployment activity, planning and managing the implementation of appropriate processes, securing appropriate tools, negotiating with tool suppliers, corralling resource and developing key performance indicators to measure the success of the programme. Show less

I managed the Technical and Professional Services group within iDesk. This group provided iDesk’s IT infrastructure, application development and support capability as well as defined the company’s evolving technological strategy and standards. The strategy was based on harnessing Internet technology to provide e-CRM and e-Commerce solutions utilising Java development techniques within a distributed client server environment as well as providing secure support and ongoing customer service for… Show more I managed the Technical and Professional Services group within iDesk. This group provided iDesk’s IT infrastructure, application development and support capability as well as defined the company’s evolving technological strategy and standards. The strategy was based on harnessing Internet technology to provide e-CRM and e-Commerce solutions utilising Java development techniques within a distributed client server environment as well as providing secure support and ongoing customer service for those solutions. One major project involved developing a web-enabled multi-interfacing customer service application incorporating Artificial Intelligence and interfacing with open-CRM functionality; leading ISP and Telco organisations were amongst the main beneficiaries of this solution. Additionally, I looked after the service management, bid management and consultancy capability. At its peak, iDesk employed over 500 staff and, as a member of the Management Team, I was heavily involved in the overall management of the company. Show less

In October 1996, I was seconded from Cap Gemini to Twinsoft to manage the Delivery Business Unit and introduce development and maintenance disciplines. Twinsoft (later to become part of Compaq) was the UK’s leading Non-stop Integration Services arm and under my leadership, the Delivery unit was responsible for the entire delivery capability (SI, Managed Services and Consultancy) of the organisation supplying Himalaya and NT services to a range of significant financial, Telco and commercial… Show more In October 1996, I was seconded from Cap Gemini to Twinsoft to manage the Delivery Business Unit and introduce development and maintenance disciplines. Twinsoft (later to become part of Compaq) was the UK’s leading Non-stop Integration Services arm and under my leadership, the Delivery unit was responsible for the entire delivery capability (SI, Managed Services and Consultancy) of the organisation supplying Himalaya and NT services to a range of significant financial, Telco and commercial organisations. Staff within my control utilised an extensive range of development and maintenance technologies including Tandem TAL, Cobol, Basic, Visual Basic and Java. I became a permanent member of staff in April 1999. During this time, the unit grew from about 40 staff to over 100 staff. I was promoted to Associate Director while with the company and was a senior member of the Management Team. I was instrumental in re-invigorating a service management ethos as well as influencing Twinsoft’s growth from a ‘treadmill’ company to one that saw innovation and a ‘can do, will do’ mentality as integral to its culture. Show less

During my first few years at Cap Gemini, I successfully undertook a number of consultancy, Project Management and Service Management assignments for clients on HP and Digital mainframe platforms. I was responsible for the development and support of systems for several blue chip organisations running applications that included credit card insurance, publication subscription, inventory management and sales order and distribution. Additional activities included sales support and divisional Quality… Show more During my first few years at Cap Gemini, I successfully undertook a number of consultancy, Project Management and Service Management assignments for clients on HP and Digital mainframe platforms. I was responsible for the development and support of systems for several blue chip organisations running applications that included credit card insurance, publication subscription, inventory management and sales order and distribution. Additional activities included sales support and divisional Quality Management. In 1992, I was responsible for managing Cap Gemini’s London Applications Management (AM) Service Delivery group. The group employed over 80 staff servicing some 50 clients and I achieved high levels of profit while he managed the group. In 1993, I was the main contributor to the AM Manual for Gap Gemini’s international AM Standards and Methodology: PERFORM. Between 1993 and 1996, I took over the responsibility for AM Sales Support, shaping a variety of outsourcing deals in the increasingly growing AM market; in this capacity I became a member of the AM Management Team (the division employed over 1,000 staff). I assisted in the preparation and presentation of the pilot AM Sales training course to senior Cap Gemini executives in December 1993 and subsequently developed training in Commercial Management, Improving Margins and Advanced Service Delivery Management. Show less

I joined Triad in 1980 as a trainee programmer (programming in Cobol, Basic, BCPL and Assembler on HP, IBM and Texas Instrument technology) and progressed through the roles of team leader, designer and analyst eventually to undertake the role of Project Manager. I worked on a variety of architectures and different applications (including financial, commercial and manufacturing) for several well-established customers. An example of one of my assignments was to develop a high-speed text retrieval… Show more I joined Triad in 1980 as a trainee programmer (programming in Cobol, Basic, BCPL and Assembler on HP, IBM and Texas Instrument technology) and progressed through the roles of team leader, designer and analyst eventually to undertake the role of Project Manager. I worked on a variety of architectures and different applications (including financial, commercial and manufacturing) for several well-established customers. An example of one of my assignments was to develop a high-speed text retrieval system for TVam’s News Information department. Another key assignment was the development of a personnel-tracking system which involved implementing the system on an offshore oil platform. Show less

Ba (Hons), Economics

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