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Irthlingborough, Gb

Northampton, England, United Kingdom

The role is one of leading and driving highly capable teams in delivering the Next Generation Consumer Banking Programme getting UK Cards data from the innovative cloud based banking platform through the complex data journey to end users of Regulatory Reports, Risk Models and Risk Management consumers.

Northampton, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

NKW Consultants provides change management, business analyst and training services tailored to the needs of the client. Sectors covered include defence, banking, IT and private Excel turoring.Key Achievements:Consultancy:Advising and consulting for CEO of Simple Honest International covering business strategy, analysis, finance and marketing.Establishment and development of online creative arts business.Business development in advertising and marketing.Graphic Design and Media:Photoshop editing and enhancement of photographsAmazon Web Services:Build and management of S3 Storage provisionEC2 provision - remote desktopsWebsite hostingAmazon certification management and provisionCloudfront distribution to establish secure gateway for websitesIAM and policy management

London, United Kingdom

I currently teach Advanced Excel in private 1-2-1 sessions developing bespoke lessons to meet the needs of the students. The lessons include the development of sample data, provision of supporting notes and a short video to accompany sessions.Areas covered include: data analysis, data import (from files, databases and other sources), use of a range of functions, pivot tables, scenario analysis, presentation into graphical form and a range of other functional features of the software.

Mechelen

Key achievements:• The establishment of comprehensive plan divided into six themes each headed up by a member of the PMO Leadership team. Themes further broken down into 66 Workstreams and 200+ deliverables.• Establishment of Programme structure incl; charter, governance, RAID log, communication strategy, stakeholder identification, benefits matrix, weekly team briefing and programme reporting• Analysis and cross linking of PMO processes to plan deliverables and identification of dependencies between plan deliverables• Establishment and organisation of SharePoint folder structure to support the programme• Completion of comprehensive handover document to transition management of plan and programme to the business

Canary Wharf

The role covered the following key areas supporting a core of 9 team initiatives and 15 wider Corporate Bank initiatives. Planning and demand management of project management resources against initiatives; Analysis of resources assigned to initiatives to determine accuracy of costs against budget; Documenting and advising on financial management framework and approval route for initiatives; Governance of change initiatives within the Corporate Bank (part of Barclays International); Work closely with Management and HR to budget and forecast meeting tight deadlines; Portfolio Reporting of initiatives – collation and provision of reports for Management Business Review, Controls Forum and Senior Management; Initiative Control Check of artefacts and quality governing delivery; Controls monitoring of Portfolio (budgets, resources, expenditure); Development of governance frameworks and controls to support initiatives including: engagement with technology, finance tracking, business engagement, RAID management, initiative control checks, records management and engagement with the Regulatory Development Team

Knutsford

Consultant Project Manager working within the Cyber Security and Business Engagement Programme under Group Technology Infrastructure Systems.Developing and implementing programme reporting and metrics to supprot the 15 projects in the Cyber Portfolio.Developing and implementing Business Unit and Stakeholder engagement.Development and improvement of PMO functions to support Group Technology Infrastructure Services Portfolios Resource demand planning, forecasting and budgeting for portfolio of change initiatives, co-ordinating and advising; Collation and presentation of key data for future resource demand and restructuring of organisation; Lead business analyst providing mentoring and support on techniques and tools of the business; Application of Excel tools to drive accuracy and efficiency of data collation, analysis and presentation; Group wide initiative focusing on the Global Technology Infrastructure made up of 9 projects; Leadership and co-ordination of short notice initiatives (KPI analysis, forecasting, etc); Governance across programme and higher level portfolio reporting and presenting; Business Analysis of Policy Standards, assigned Risk and Audit findings; Oversight and management of RAIDs for programme; Development of Business Analyst forum to leverage knowledge and experience to gain efficiencies.

London, United Kingdom

Group Technology Transformation Programme delivering: Regulatory compliance, cost transparency and improved consistency. Greater Cost Transparency: identifying cost drivers and levers to aid decision making by internal customers regarding the COO Group Technology Service Transformation Program; Rationalization of Service Catalogues and improved consistency across Group Technology Group Corporate Services and Group Operations; Planning and co-ordination of program workstreams;  Leading and enabling multi-disciplined program working groups; Co-ordination and preparation of COO SteerCo and working group briefing packs; Leadership and mentoring the Program Management Office.

Aarschot

Brussels/London

Project Manager responsible for Outsourcing work-stream of CAP Programme. Project Management Office Manager, reviewed and improved reporting and support functions enabling improved efficiency and flexibility of Project Managers. Business Analyst for Financial Controls project. Key achievements: Business Analyst for Financial Controls project; Creation of an advanced Excel reporting system utilising a single golden source linked to PowerPoint based reports that allowed efficient and timely adjustment of data; Analysis and review of data, briefing senior management and external auditors of project status.  Reviewed and improved reporting and support functions enabling improved efficiency and flexibility of Project Managers;  Generating and reviewing reports to the continuous improvement of Programme Team;  Process mapped, assessed and developed an end to end controls framework to provide assurance of decentralised overseas based accounting activities. Leading and collaborating with colleagues based in India to drive the project forwards using the full range of skills and experience of the team.  Identified the critical success factors of the controls project and engaged in a phased assessment of existing control mechanisms of operations in India; Mapped the higher level agreement governing services between the Branch in London and India to the individual activities and controls, allowing activities to be audited, assigned owners and traced throughout the process; Analysed Legal Entity specific data to identify and segregate client accounts, cash and revenue allowing full and clear assessment of assets booked against incorrect Legal Entity.

Mons, Belgium

Programme manager of HR element transformation project to restructure support following halving of £18m budget, including (50% reduction in staff). Manage provision of all human resources and business support across Europe in nine countries encompassing 15 locations. Generate policy and deliver outputs. Key achievements HR Programme Manager of transformation project to restructure support following halving of £18m budget, including (50% reduction in staff). Manage provision of all human resources and business support across Europe in nine countries encompassing 15 locations; Established education database of staff allowing saving £250k per year on support costs; Investigation and conclusion of multiple complex discipline and financial cases requiring liaison with external agencies; Successful introduction of healthcare, education and well-being provision, including liaison with multiple external organisations at board level; Successfully implemented structured meetings and databases with key performance indicators to monitor and report on medical cases, staffing levels, appraisal reporting, discipline and grievance cases; Successful establishment of well-being team including social worker, specialist counselling and pastoral care; Prioritisation and production of full range of high-level policies, identifying gaps, liaising with subject matter experts and monitoring progress.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Planned and produced staffing budget and forecast for following 10 year period, consisting of 35,000 employees and a budget of £1.4bn. Provided briefing presentations and packs to senior management concerning impact of changes to staffing following a major redundancy programme in 2010. Key achievements: Demand planning, budgeting and variance analysis of headcount vs funding and actual numbers of staff; Planned and produced staffing budget and forecast for 10 year periods, consisting of 35,000 employees and a budget of £1.4bn; Provided briefing presentations and packs to Senior Management concerning impact of changes to staffing following a major redundancy programme in 2010; Successfully constructed and planned in-year and 10 year budget for staff, identifying opportunity of £20m (in-year) surplus to be re-allocated to operational outputs; Identified a shortfall of funding for bonus schemes against budget. Identified a complex liability of between £20-40m that may have impacted upon activities of the business. Escalated this to the senior management and put contingency plan in place to cover liability and reduce impact of unforeseen expenditure on other key activities. Item escalated to HM Treasury and approved. Subject matter expert for strategic staff planning when advising the Naval Command Review transformation project to cut headcount from 35,000 to 30,000.

Shrivenham

Professional management course including: strategic studies, planning and analysis of crisis, presentation of briefs and papers. Was awarded academic prize for strategic studies examination.

Mons, Belgium

Provided all human resources and business support at SHAPE delivering support to circa 690 service employees, including families.• Delivered Data Protection, Equality and Diversity and Electoral Registration PowerPoint based training. Provided presentations, answered questions and issued advice to audience concerning subject training. Increased awareness reduced risk and ensured more appropriate management of personnel and efficiency of operations by avoiding valuable loss of time on incidents.

Umm Qasr, Iraq

Acted as a consultant to the Iraqi Navy on the development of supply chain support and strategy whilst also providing business support services to the 100+ multi-national training and transition team. Key achievements:• Assessed the risks and developed and produced emergency evacuation plan for organisation. Identified key roles and responsibilities of staff, actions required, equipment requirements and destruction plan in event of evacuation. Ensured organisation prepared for incidents that may have required evacuation of base and safety of staff. • Assessed the risks and developed and produced support plan detailing arrangements following withdrawal of main UK support from Iraq. Identified all aspects of material and employee support, prioritised them, identified shortfalls (risks) and proposed solutions. Raised profile of organisation in planning of higher level organisation in Basra and maintained effective operation of organisation post withdrawal.• Developed and planned project to ensure the safe passage of Iraqi Naval Patrol Boats from Italy to Iraq.

Helensburgh, Scotland

Programme manager for supply chain support to Submarines in maintenance. Key achievements: Coordinator between Procurement, Support Organisation, and Fleet Command Headquarters;  Collaborated and directed key senior subject matter experts across the Naval Service to prioritise £350m of in-year efficiency savings; Developed and updated board level CSAs covering £4 bn of expenditure and presented to senior managers; Project manager overseeing merger of CSAs belonging to Personnel and Fleet Commands.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Subject matter expert for Customer Supplier Agreements (CSAs) between Procurement and Support organisation and Fleet Command Headquarters. Key achievements:• Collaborated and directed key senior subject matter experts across the Naval Service to prioritise £350m of in-year efficiency savings.• Developed and updated board level CSAs covering £4bn of expenditure and presented to senior managers.• Project manager overseeing the successful merger of CSAs belonging to Personnel and Fleet Commands.

Worthy Down

Studied and passed all elements of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants examinations.

Hms Ark Royal (Portsmouth Based)

Led team of 22 staff through intensive compliance inspection and on operational tasking. Key achievements:• Achieved a grade of Exceptional for department following compliance inspection.• Implemented and managed Sage accounting software for charitable funds with a turnover of £100k per year. Liaising with compliance, policy and training organisations to successfully identify and offer solutions to system issues.

Hms Gannet - Royal Naval Air Station Prestwick

Personal Assistant to Commanding Officer of Naval Air Station. Tasks included oversight and quality control of appraisal reporting, administering grievances and offering legal advice to Commanding Officer on disciplinary cases.

Hms Raleigh (Devonport)

Successfully completed professional course covering: Legal, personnel, appraisal, supply chain, catering and leadership training.

Hms Iron Duke (Portsmouth Based)

Successfully completed maritime training achieving a first class pass at formal test board. Planned and led an expedition to Snowdonia for members of the crew to conduct sailing and climbing.

Britannia Royal Naval College - (Dartmouth)

Successfully completed officer basic training including: leadership, strategic studies, presentational skills, team work, fitness, basic maritime knowledge, planning and maritime technology.

Various

I served on HMS Newcastle (Portsmouth Based) for 1 year including intensive operational sea training and a short deployment. I served on HMS Ark Royal (Portsmouth Based) whilst the ship was in extended readiness.Service included: warfare, security, damage control, firefighting, first aid, seamanship, weapons skills. Operated in challenging and stressful conditions.

Blaydon - Tyne And Wear

Project Manager for the production of 70 electronic highway signs valued at £850,000. Key Achievements:• Developed and monitored production plan and communicated to all stakeholders. All signs were produced ahead of schedule.• Identified and rectified production related issues through liaison with operators and senior management to ensure flow of production. This included bottlenecks and shortage of materials.• Project successfully concluded and recognised as being the most efficient and smooth production run to have passed through the factory.

Ba (Hons), Businss Administration, 2:1

I studied Business Administration

Prince2 Foundation

Professional Scrum Master

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

I passed Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Cima, Management Accountancy

I Studied for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Examinations

Hnd Business & Finance, Accounting And Finance

I studied Business

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