Mark Lyons Email & Phone Number

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

London editor for BUSES magazine, producing a monthly column reporting on newsworthy developments in relation to bus services in the UK capital in addition to other, ad-hoc, features. I am responsible for creating market-leading content for the magazine and other publications whilst working to tight publication deadlines. I keep up to date with developments in the sector, especially news and trends, working with operators and transport authorities to identify subject matter for features.I have developed excellent relationships with Transport for London, the London Assembly and Mayor’s office and bus operating companies. I have written several features in the decarbonisation of London’s bus network including the various approaches being followed.I have authored two books on transport subjects and contributed to several others.I have been commissioned to undertake photographic assignments for operators and manufacturers, providing quality imagery to support press releases and advertising material.

London, England, United Kingdom

Leading delivery of the Immigration Platform Technology (IPT) programme within Border Force. Key responsibilities and achievements:• representing Border Force on the IPT programme board and other governance bodies;• managing all aspect of delivery in an agile environment including monitoring, reviewing and reporting progress against plans. • acting as Product Owner for the Atlas Border Casework service;• leading Border Force engagement on IPT delivery with the DDaT technical delivery team, Immigration Enforcement and UK Visas and Immigration;• providing updates and briefing to Border Force Directors, escalating issues in a timely manner;• working with operational colleagues to ensure business change and user impacts are understood;• developing effective arrangements for transitioning IPT services into product lifecycle management to BAU in a manner that is consistent with the rest of BICS.• providing clear leadership to the Border Force Atlas Implementation Team; and• ensuring effective management of the team’s activities including budget monitoring and risk management.

London, United Kingdom

Developing business cases for three major (£400m plus) government programmes using the HMT five-case model and securing their smooth passage through departmental, Cabinet Office and HM Treasury approvals processes.Working closely with operational stakeholders to ensure that costs and benefits are accurately captured and modelled with appropriate treatment of risk and uncertainty.Providing strategic advice and acting as business assurance and supplying high quality briefing to ministers, senior officials and in response to press enquiries.Developing guidance and delivering workshops to assist in the development of business cases for project managers.Maintaining a programme core script.Ensuring effective engagement across a range of stakeholders including law enforcement, port operators, carriers and other government departments.

Heathrow

Working for the UK Immigration Service, responsible for working with carriers to help stem the flow of irregularly documented passengers.I devised and delivered training programmes and exchange visits for forgery detection, building networks and establishing joint work programmes.Working extensively in law enforcement and with airports and airlines to maintain security while exploring better ways of managing the passenger flows.

Heathrow

Working for the UK Immigration Service, responsible for considering notices of objection to Civil Penalty notices and, where appropriate, initiating enforcement action.Liaison with industry bodies, legal representatives and operators to support operation of an effective security regime to prevent carriage of clandestine entrants, in accordance with a published Code of Practice.