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County Dublin, Ireland

Saros Consulting provides independent IT Strategy, Project Management and Governance services. We work with national and multinational businesses across all sectors, enabling customers to meet their business objectives. Our vision is simple: we believe that great IT is transformational, driving business development and connecting organisations to their goals.I am a senior manager in IT advisory with over 20 years’ experience in delivering IT strategy for multinational organisations. I am currently providing IT Director and SDM services within the global IT operations of an Irish life sciences multinational. In addition, I provide infrastructure project management services on a network transformation programme for a for large multinational retailer.

Between Kerry Roi, And Meppel, The Netherlands

Travelling between Kerry and Meppel manufacturing facilities – supporting global Technology Business Information Team’s review and implementation of new global Project Management and Software Development Life Cycle methodologies, for both validated and non-validated systems.

County Dublin, Ireland

Internal Project Manager for refurbishment of corporate head office, covering 35,300 sq. ft.• Controlled 1.9MM budget, including monthly payments cycle, variations & cost reports•. Established framework for monitoring progress, coordinate timely resolution of issues• Chaired regular design meetings between client, architect, QS, M&E and main contractors• Implemented progress blog, sharing key milestones, with before, during and after pictures• Created personas for each stakeholder group; facilitated internal\external design workshops• Coordinated phasing of programme & department moves during “live works” “A workplace that reflects our growth and ambition”

Dublin, Ireland

As Africa Euro-Asia Regional IT Manager I led a virtual team of 20 (with 4 direct reports). I had responsibility for 58 sites, 4 regional hubs, 5 manufacturing facilities, with over 1,900 users. Partnering with AEA business account director, division leadership team & site IT, our focus was on delivering Colgate’s strategic objectives & projects, such as VoIP telephony system & Telepresence technologies, and to promote and market the utilisation of global applications, tools & standards. • Stakeholder engagement with IT Leadership team, senior management & business leads • Encouraged and enabled divisional team relationships, operating as single cohesive team • Received outstanding audit results for AEA by effectively partnering with global & site teams • Ownership of budget planning, objective setting, performance development & reviews

Dublin, Ireland

Led a team of 8 technical analysts responsible for 3rd level support, operations and infrastructure projects across 30 countries, 60 sites, (including 5 hubs and 5 manufacturing facilities), with over 6,000 users. I was a key member of European Director’s leadership team - Partnering closely with vendors and respective site, regional managers and global teams, with the primary focus on achieving “operational excellence” in everything, by simplifying process, centralising administration and management of IT. • Introduced “Increasing Personal and Team Effectiveness” following root and branch review • Improved project reporting, processes and documentation – reduced meetings by 30% • Developed marketing strategies to “advertise” what we do, using “What’s in it For Me” model • Significantly reduced the number of complex 2nd & 3rd level ticket escalations • Ownership of Ireland budget, team objectives, performance reviews, and development plans.

Dublin, Ireland

Following on from the success of the Desktop Renewal Programme, I joined the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure team, reporting to the VDI sponsor and Global Infrastructure Leadership Team, managing all stakeholder relationships between the internal business areas, IT and external third party suppliers & the marketing of VDI technology.My direction and focus was to review the existing work streams and objectives with the project sponsor, advise and assist the Project Managers and Technical Leads by promoting and developing a programme management structure and approach. The Programme consisted of the following global and regional teams; • VDI Design Architect & Technical Team Leader • Marketing & Communication Project Manager • Desktop Virtualization Project Manager • Application Provisioning Project Manager • Device & PC Management Project Manager • Regional Liaisons & Implementation LeadsThe programme goal was to move VDI from PoC pilot to a business pilot, develop an on-boarding and marketing strategy, with a support model for the Global Help Desk.Then transition to production and operations.Following technical design reviews and through excellent teamwork and collaborations, the team developed a business persona driven strategy that targeted specific business users and groups who were best suited to use the VDI technology, and successfully transitioned to support and operations.

Dublin, Ireland

I was appointed Programme Manager for Colgate's 26,000 Desktop Renewal Programme, reporting to the project sponsor & Global Steering Committee. I directed a virtual team 19 FTEs that included • Technical Project Manager • 8 Regional Project Managers • 8 Business Liaison Managers • Application Test coordinator • Project AdministratorThe programmes primary objectives were to • Replace all Windows XP devices with Windows 7, Office 2010, IE8 and the latest SAP GUI o Allowing continued patch management and support o Enable future technologies, such as Drive Encryption, Virtual Desktop, enhanced GPO management • Design and implement new technologies to enable centralised device management o Design one “global standard image” for all 26,000 Colgate devices o Implement using Microsoft’s Operating System Deployment (OSD) tool,The Desktop Renewal Programme required significant architecture changes to Colgate’s global technology infrastructure and operating procedures and included multiple streams, phases and approaches, each offering its own challenges due to the scale and complexity of simplifying many differing local processes in to single “one size fits all” global standard solutions.Application testing and validation encompassed all Colgate critical applications and tools (including vendor software and applications). In addition, all SAP portal interfaces and web based applications were included in scope as the Internet Explorer web browser and SAP GUI versions were also being upgraded as part of the new “global image”.At the project closure, 397 devices remained on Windows XP, each with approved management exclusions and mitigation tracking plans in place. All new technologies & processes were documented and transitioned to global operations team.CIO Award Winner “Job Well Done!” for delivering Desktop Renewal Programme to scope & schedule

Dublin, Ireland

After the successful Active Directory implementations across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle-East and Africa, a global team was formed to continue to drive forward the development, support and best practices of Colgate’s Active Directory environment, whilst ensuring that standards and compliance was maintained at each site and domain in the forest.I was appointed Global SDM and chaired the global design and Global Enterprise Admin teams.As Global Service Delivery Manager, my remit was to drive and coordinate all AD related projects from proposal to approval, then design to implementation, ensure scope and deliverables were met by controlling and monitoring all project plans, ensure approved projects were funded, and directing project managers and resources to ensure sponsor and business expectations were met, whist ensuring transparency through regular project reporting to the senior management team.Some of the projects and implementations completed by the teams during my tenure;• Annual Risk & Health Assessment Program for Active Directory (ADRAP), which was typically a two week on-site engagement with Microsoft and Colgate’s Enterprise and Domain Admin teams in New Jersey.• Implementation of Global Operating Procedures for Active Directory• IBM Director - Centralised server hardware event management (later Tivoli)• Centralised server patch management (WSUS) and DHCP services• Quest – AD event monitoring and reporting• Implementation of Microsoft Systems Management Server• PC-Lockdown of Colgate’s 26,000 PCs and laptops (no local administrator groups)• Manufacturing domain and implementations \ Domain consolidations• Disaster Recovery, audit and compliance.

Dublin, Ireland

Building on from my Bank of America role and experience in implementing centralised client server platforms, I was the EMEA regional lead on Colgate’s Active Directory global design team that was responsible for the planning, design and implementation of Colgate’s strategic objective to simplify and centralise local IT operations for PCs, servers and application deployments, in to their three global IT shared service organisations, situated in New Jersey, Dublin and Mumbai.Key project objectives and drivers;• The ability to manage a geographically distributed network from a central site• Single consistent operating platform across the region • Central management and administration of server and client environment• Improved data access and sharing• Improved audit accountability• Platform on which PC configuration can be locked down (further reducing “touch & support”)• Better support for office, remote and business travel users.• Reduced total cost of ownership o System support and upgrades o Reporting and trend analysisAs EMEA project manager for Active Directory, over a 2 year period, the team and I travelled to 30 countries & 60 sites and migrated 5000+ clients and 400+ servers, plus all business data and applications, whilst decommissioning redundant hardware and applications. As each site and facility was unique in its configuration, each implementation required its own project plan, communication strategy and cutover plan. Project execution was continuously evaluated by measuring • # of locations and devices connected to AD• # of sites with centralised support model• Go live cutovers in line with master project plan• Site by site wrap up meetings with business and senior management teamEach site was implemented seamlessly, with zero downtime or impact to the business.

Dublin, Ireland

I moved to Dublin in January 2003. After enjoying a short break, I took a contract role at Readymix (ROI) Ltd (now CEMEX), who manufacture and supply concrete.I worked with the divisional IT manager, and helped in the planning and deployment of their new computerised and automated Shipping & Sales System to all of their sites and quarries’ across the Republic of Ireland.I travelled frequently to the Belfast head office, and shared my experiences and approach to documentation & housekeeping, and helped to introduce improved project & support processes for the Group IT Department.

Croydon, United Kingdom

I worked in the EMEA infrastructure project and 3rd level escalation team that was responsible for managing, developing and supporting the Bank’s core global business systems, based on Microsoft’s Windows client server platform throughout the EMEA region. My role entailed extensive business travel & responsibility for managing projects and coordinating between internal regional and global business units & external vendors. Achievements included being a member of the project team that implemented the Bank’s centralised client server platform, and personally leading five of the implementations in Dublin, Paris, Milan, Brussels and Antwerp. I also led the infrastructure requirements and setup of the IFSC & Russian Loans Agency systems in Dublin, and had responsibility in areas such as new business initiatives, new system installations, system upgrades, change management \ control & business continuity.

London, United Kingdom

Designed & implemented Novell Netware Directory Services across multiple sites