I am a committed professional with experience in corporate, finance, telecommunications, distribution, health, manufacturing and media.My career started in journalism and moved into information systems. From there I progressed through systems administration, engineering, operations management, architecture and in later years, consulting, people and project delivery and now general management.I have had an increasing responsibility for business direction and innovation. Specifically this has been in architectural concept, programmes of work, very large project delivery, vendor management and organisational change.I am focussed and personable with an attitude of achieving results.Specialties: • Staff and general management• Project and programme management• Vendors, stakeholder and staff negotiation• Financial management and planning• Technically competent in current technologies including most operating systems, networking and storage principles and design, Microsoft, SAP and project-related tools.• Current with telecommunications trends and news• ITIL practitioner. Additionally law, security and governance certificates pertinent to IT.