Business Ambassador representing and promoting SALT - Christian Aid's Business Network.The SALT Business Network provides a new opportunity for business leaders to partner with a leading international development charity and create a movement based on ethical business practices driven by individuals' faith journeys to tackle global inequality, injustice and poverty.SALT enables its members to:* Lead change* Provoke a community of change* Resource chance... make a difference.

IT & Business Services Project & Programme Monitoring / Control, and Recovery

Development and execution of government industry marketing strategy and tactical programmes to support business development (new business and supporting current accounts) for UK Civil Government in UK & Ireland region of EDS EMEA.

The Information Securityy & Assurance Board (ISAB), operated by the Cabinet Office and Intellect brings together government and industry leaders in the task of establishing Information Assurance throughout the UK government's supply chain. Michael is a Board member and co-chair of the Supply Chain IA Task Group developing a standard assessment framework based on the HMG's IA Maturity Model (IAMM) and toolset for 3rd party assessment.

EURIM – The Information Society Alliance - brings together politicians, officials and industry to help improve the quality of policy formation, consultation, scrutiny, implementation and monitoring in support of the creation of a globally competitive, socially inclusive and democratically accountable information society.

Strategic advice and guidance to IS/IT function of the Assessment and Qulaifications Alliance (AQA). Reports to AQA's Trustee Board.

Leadership of the National Computing Centre.Executive Chairman of NCC's subsidiaries:NCC Ltd.NCC Corporate Membership Services Ltd. (incorporating CIO Connect and The IMPACT Programme)The Institute of IT Training Ltd.PMP (UK) Ltd.NCC Vendor Programmes & ServicesDevelopment and leadership of NCC's services including:NCC PrincipiaIT Adviser (journal)CIO Connect (inc. IT Connect)The Construction Industry Computing Association (CICA)The IMPACT ProgrammeIITT MembershipAnnual Training Industry Awardse-GIF Accreditation Authority (on behalf of the Cabinet Office)AccreditUK (supported by Advantage West Midlands)NCC MIDAS Web HostingThe Evaluation Centre (www.evaluationcentre.com)Conspectus (journal)

Main Board Non-Executive Director during the period following the demerger of NCC's commercial services from the National Computing Centre (1999) up until the business was the subject of a secondary management buyout in 2003.

A Director of the Consortium in two separate periods (1996 -1998) and 2001 - 2004).Responsbile for:- leading task groups in the development of the DSDM Method (best practice in Agile Business Systems Development).- establishment of DSDM in Sweden, Denmark and Benelux.Chair of the Agile Business Conference in 2007.

A variety of role through this period - Project & Programme Manager; Director of Methods; Consulting Director.Programme Director for Sema Group's Apollo (Agile Business Systems Development Method) and Firebird (legacy refurbishment) services.Knowledge Management strategy.Training strategy (professional services)Acquisition, programme and project due diligence.Technical Design Authority (Finance sector)

IT Director for a bonded warehousing, transport and distribution business.Implementation of a national distribution management system.Implementation of warehouse management systems.Implementation of vehicle fleet management system.

Various project roles - noteably in laboratory systems automation; steel manufacturing. Obtained SSADM and PRINCE II certificates during this period.

Various project roles during the period. Notebaly - system programming (IBM mainframe); laboratory automation (microcomputers); off-shore engineering systems (DEC mini). Various consulting roles - noteably in LAN/WAN connectivity and laboratory automation systems.