Working within the Programme Office to audit, implement and re-work processes within the Programme Office. Implementing a monthly reporting pack including, resource utilisation, risk reporting and financial report to stakeholders. This role also encompassed gateway reviews and health checks of inflight projects to provide stakeholders confidence that the rational for the projects remained valid and meeting the business requirements

Responsible for leadership, oversight and assurance to a diverse team of cyber project managers supporting the Project Managers to deliver consistent quality deliverables, using reliable processes and mandated methodologies. Implemented governance principles and provided regular communication and progress reporting to Senior Management on management and mitigation strategies of cyber risks, providing ongoing checkpoint and status reporting against project plans.Providing risks, issues and dependency reporting including identifying trends, budget and contract concerns and implementation of contingency and exception plans as appropriate. Responsible as escalation manager to resolve or progress service issues impacting project delivery. Implemented processes to assess an independent measure of conformance to requirements - overseeing all aspects of the projects or programmes from conception through to completion; ensuring projects, milestones and dependencies were clearly articulated, understood and addressed in the planning and execution of the project work.

Demonstrated management and hands on experience in delivering a security service into a critical risk averse environment ensuring the customer’s contractual security requirements were delivered. Provided the security point of contact for the account, accountable for all aspects of customer’s security including technical, operational, procedural, physical, and personnel security. Managed the relationships with the account, customer and suppliers at CISO / CTO & executive levels, privilege access management, leavers & starters process and the security awareness programme.Responsible for BAU security activities within the account including commercial elements for both BAU and projects. Within the BAU environment, managed security incidents, changes, policies and governance, maintaining the ISO27001 certification, the account security risk register and raising security awareness both internally within the account as well as with the customer.Provided the strategic direction for the delivery of security in the account proactively promoting and identifying security services enhancing the customer service. Worked closely with the security operations centre to drive through service improvements for the account and the customer, Implemented and maintained governance on the portfolio of security projects, reviewed, contributed and authorised change requests relating to cyber security, audited 3rd parties to ensure security compliance and provided oversight on IT Security Health Checks, CTAS and penetration testing throughout the projects and to support annual accreditations.

Established the Security Programme from initiation within the Transformation Programme to deliver six systems accredited and compliant to HMG standards. Created and maintained the Security Accreditation Project Plan and mandated project documentation, gaining formal acceptance by the customer to key contractual deliverables. Close management of budget trackers to a value more than £2 million for the combined security projects. Cyber point of contact for the change control activities, providing cost and delivery information to the support the requested changes as well as review and audit of change control from third parties.Provided an effective positive climate to manage the internal and external stakeholders and responsible for procurement and managing the 3rd party resources delivering the formal test phases (Check ITSHC and CTAS) undertaken to the satisfaction of the customerDeveloped and implemented an improved structure to the cyber project teams, focussing on the resource roles and responsibilities, project management processes, stakeholder management and quality processes. Implemented sound governance processes within the Transformation Programme and incorporating formal regular communication to senior management and external customer senior management.Worked closely with the CSC Account PMO, technical resources and CLAS consultants both internal and customer facing to ensure the security solution addressed the contractual requirements and provided best value for money. Undertook active engagement in identifying and managing the dependency processes including managing dependencies across account, projects and services for the cyber projects.Hands on project management of a critical improvement project to implement protective monitoring and transitioning of key systems into a compliant SOC and the ISO 27001 project to gain certification of the systems in accordance with the contractual requirements.

Delivery Competency Centre Manager Management of Programme and Project Manager Competency Centre providing effective leadership, development and motivation to a 100+ team, management of £5 million cost centre to defined budget and championed the implementation of a global PM Assessment programme coaching PMs and implementing an improved Career Development Framework Programme DirectorDelivery of the TfL iBus Programme bringing together disparate parties to mobilise, plan and manage the Programme from initiation. Created a consolidated Programme Plan and individual project plans with clear milestones; implemented the dependency process to ensure visibility and management of dependant deliverables, change control processes, management and checkpoint reporting. Maintained the governance and assurance to underpin the programme. Head of Programmes & Programme Management Management of a combined business unit of 200+ multi-disciplined resources. Accountable for the successful delivery of a portfolio of Programmes with major clients across lines of business and bids. Implementation of key audits, risk analysis and inter-programme dependencies. Development of the commercial business plans and development of cost structures and charging mechanisms. Best Practice ManagerDeveloped Best Practice for Project Management and, Programme Office. Improved co-operation, shared understanding and common recognised approach in project management competencies within high profile critical projects. Programme Risk Manager Programme Risk Manager for £170 million NBS infrastructure programme. Development, implementation and management of the Risk Strategy, maintenance of a fully costed Risk Management Plan covering 31 projects including Risk assessment, quantification, reporting and analysis. Defined risk management procedures and contributed to the implementation of risk management within the Nationwide PM methodology,

Transport for London - London Buses iBus ProgrammeReporting to the Managing Director of Siemens VDO UK, fully accountable for delivering a complex programme of high commercial value (£116 million) into Transport for London. A challenging environment under a Siemens One initiative on behalf of 4 Siemens Companies and providing leadership and management of a technical team in excess of 200 people including management of 6 external suppliers and partners located in four countries.Key Achievements• Management of 9 projects within the iBus Programme to establish a Pilot, design, development, testing, training roll out and provision of a Managed Service • Keeping internal and external communication streams open and relationships positive during a stressful period of transition.• Successfully managed a delivery Programme budget within agreed tolerance• Contributed to the achievement of £20 million increased business and change control during the development & rollout timeframe• Achievement of the (Interim) Final Acceptance Milestone against a revised agreed plan• Successful management of the rollout of target solution in 90 garages and 8,000 buses• 3rd Party Supplier Management and contractual negotiations successfully concluded • Maintaining a successful relationship with key stakeholders including the end client• Successful joint management of a Risk Register with customer with financial benefits• Additional responsibility for management of testing and acceptance processes

Transport for London - London Buses iBus ProgrammeResponsible for the implementation of the iBus Programme and Programme Office from initiation, bringing together a number of different parties to mobilise, plan and manage the Programme from initiation, implementing the processes governance, project assurance, transparency and control of information to underpin the programme success. • Key Achievements• Created individual project plans and a consolidated Programme Plan with clear milestones for new and ongoing projects in line with PRINCE methodology• Implemented the Programme Management Methodology and project processes • Applied governance and practical use of project management methods for partners • Resourced the PMO and the Programme with appropriate skill sets• Applied just-in-time training & mentoring, e.g. risk management, change management to all Programme resources • Implemented Early ‘team building’ and local/department support• Provided active sponsorship when required to all projects• Ensured the overall integrity of the Programme focussing on internal consistency and interfaces with internal and customer management, technical and specialist standards.• Created and implemented (where applicable) key deliverables; Exit Plan, Quality Plan; Test Strategy and Acceptance Specification. • Implemented and managed joint processes with LBSL for project management

BBC TechnologyAppointed during the bid stage to manage a team of 10 specialists, including 2 partner companies, to provide critical support and documentation to the proposal for acquisition of the Technology arm of the BBC into Siemens Business Services. this included the review and assessment of the portfolio of 230 In Flight Projects and known pipeline, establishing risks associated with delivery. At the Preferred Supplier stage, managed an elite team of staff within the overall Transition Programme to ensure that all links between BBCT and the BBC were removed such that Siemens could operate the new service contract without any dependencies on the BBC. Key Achievements• Implementation of the Transition Programme Office and procedures required to transition the In Flight Projects to Siemens control• Implemented a Project Health Check process for the first steps in seamless transition • Provided a risk classification (financial, business and operational) for all projects included within the In Flights Projects register• Rapid setup of Separation Programme and five Projects, ensuring completion of mandated project documentation for five projects.• Transfer of 1300 permanent staff including Pensions administration • Transfer of 150 contractors into Siemens with Contract Staff including contracts re-assigned to Siemens. • Managed the preparation and signature of underleases with BBC Property for the use of 5 buildings. • Responsible for and managed a team of 20 staff to effect the transfer of all necessary data and systems capability, to enable Siemens to continue operating the applications required for the support of BBCT as a functioning business.• Provided operational integrity of the Siemens systems for paying salaries to a critical non changeable deadline.• Ensured all systems were appropriately configured, tested and fully operational with data migrated in line with defined requirements

Reporting to the Account Director, operating in a senior role on the high visibility VOSA Programme to re-focus the testing of the overall solution; support the achievement of the Acceptance Milestone and restore customer confidence to roll out the service to 19,000 garages.Key Achievements • Provide leadership for delivery of tested solution into the client environment.• Improved customer confidence, engagement and stakeholder management during delivery• Provided Siemens with accurate reporting on the status of testing and the ongoing risk to the Milestone achievements• Defined the scope of the Acceptance deliverables and gain agreement with the customer that all services were appropriately tested and demonstrated to the customer within the appropriate test phase• Implementation of internal, and manage external audits to validate quality of the test approach and deliverables• Established an effective test team including recruitment and management of 40+ staff• Achievement of the Integration and Main System Test Milestones of the MOT Computerisation project. • Creation and management of the key test deliverables and documentation - Test Strategy, Test Plans and Test Documentation.• Co-ordination of all Integration and System Test activities including the performance assurance and security testing of the system.• Implementation of an effective Test Reporting system with the customer and responsible for communications with VOSA and Siemens Business Services at all levels over reporting and progress of testing

Reporting to the Professional Services Director and appointed as an interim manager as a result of critical illness of the incumbent manager. Responsible for providing management of a combined business unit of 200+ multi disciplined resources in project management, including 30 Programme Directors and Programme Managers working in a number of Programmes and Projects in bid and delivery stagesmanagement professionals, (with supporting methodologies and toolsets), to deliver the business visions, strategies and objectives of both SBS UK and external customers. Accountable for the successful delivery of a portfolio of Programmes with major clients across lines of business and bids, including implementation of key audits, risk analysis and inter-programme dependencies to ensure success. Development of the commercial business plans for the group and responsible for the development of cost structures and charging mechanisms for Projects and Programmes. Key Achievements• Active management of key Programmes, Projects and Bids to support achievement of challenging deadlines in a fast-paced environment which was, at times traumatic.• Development and Implementation of the strategy and for management of the group.• Development and mentoring of the Project and Programme Management resources to enhance the group and individuals capability • Effective allocation of permanent resources against targeted utilisation and recruited resources in line with recruitment plan. • Skilled coaching of Project Managers, defining Personal Development Plans, skill assessments, counselling, performance appraisal and remuneration reviews• Implementation of an end-to-end Service proposition for the Group Champion of PM Methodology and PROMISE Global Initiative to evaluate Programme and Project Managers in Siemens.• Sustainable successful management of 5 cost centres to defined budget

Best Practice Manager – Solutions GroupDevelopment of Best Practice within Shared Services covering Project Management, Programme Office, Application Support and Technical Consultancy. Implementation of the practices in selected high profile and critical projects within Siemens including development and implementation of a Project Audit practice and processes (Solutions Assurance Review) ensuring buy in from Senior Stakeholders in Siemens.Nationwide Building Society - Programme Risk ManagerReporting to the Programme Director, undertook the role of Programme Risk Manager on the TITAN programme for the Nationwide Building Society following the successful bid stage. TITAN committed to deliver approximately £170 millions of infrastructure projects to the Society. Responsible for the development, implementation and management of the Risk Strategy for the programme and its 31 projects including Risk assessment, quantification, reporting and analysis, working with the Nationwide to rollout the processes across the programme. Defined and wrote risk management procedures and contributed to the implementation of risk management within the Nationwide PM methodology,Head of Major Projects Group (Interim Role)Reporting to the Professional Services Director and responsible for the local line management of 50+ Programme and Project Managers within the group undertaking major Transition & Transformation projects for Siemens Nixdorf.Responsibility also included the internal transfer of responsibility and staff from Siemens Nixdorf to Siemens Business Services and the change of processes to integrate the staff and operations into the SBS business including maintaining a credible professional practice team. The success of the transition was measured but the ability to maintain the ongoing projects and bids and resulted in high profile bids won by SBS during and shortly after the transition phase.

Metropolitan Police NFIS programmeA critical role, direct report to Programme Director, in a major Home Office development programme taking three years to implement involving two major phases of the Back Record Conversion of 4.3million forms from the National Archive. Responsible for the integration and acceptance testing of the NFIS system and the management of 40+ resources in two test teams located in Germany and the UK. Key Achievements• Recruited and managed staff for the test teams in both UK and Germany. • Planned and implemented the Testing stage, including all key test products Test Strategy, Test Specifications, Test Scripts & Test Reporting• Introduced standards and a uniform way of working and implemented a structured testing environment and implemented inspections, reviews and QA checks into the test process.• Jointly created Test Scenarios and ran workshops with the customer to identify key test scenarios for User Acceptance• Achieved the Final Acceptance Milestone with the Customer against a revised time line, demonstrating compliance to the customer of requirements through a series of formal Conformance Boards to the end client.• Completion of full compliance & traceability in formal documentation to the Customer• Control & Management of Model Office and test environments in a secure environment

Senior Project Manager - Metropolitan Police NFIS – Back Records Conversion Responsible for the evaluation, assessment and costing of the Back Records Conversion (BRC) of the Fingerprint archive for New Scotland Yard. PRINCE methodology mandated and used on the project. Full project management authority and accountability including planning resource and budgets management of a £1.5 million stage within the overall programme working with a major European software development company for the design and development of the BRC system, with a significant involvement in exception planning and risk assessment. Recruited and managed a 10 man team to produce stringent training course and procedures to a quality standard. Recruited a team of 60+ specialist operators to scan and clip fingerprints on a 24x7 operation, including a comprehensive security and recruitment process.Project Manager Development & Testing – MOD SMTNManagement of the Development & Testing stages of a high value fixed price bespoke software data capture application to front end the Supplies Management Terminal Network System. Working in a consortium bid with SD-Scicon and Siemens Nixdorf , responsible for all aspects of the development and test phase including the creation and implementation of an overall test strategy and test plans. Developed and delivered a full project plan; mandated to operate in the PRINCE methodology and worked to tightly controlled budgets and forecasts. Recruitment of a 10-man test team of contract testers; trained internal staff in testing techniques. Management of all phases of testing in formal acceptance test phases including provision of independent testing of systems in a controlled secure environment using structured testing methods and automated tools. Responsible for all contracted testing deliverables to the consortium and to the MOD including User Acceptance and demonstration of compliance to contractual requirements.

Project ManagerInvolved in all aspects of Project Management in sales and customer support, exclusively in the areas of Videotex implementation including responsibility for pre and post sales support of customers within major accounts, financial and government sectors. Managed projects to design and implement the first sales of major Videotex applications including Barclays Bank, British Telecom and Ford Motor Company. Project Management of the Videotex communications system for the London Economic Summit.