Patrick Thompson Email & Phone Number

Dominica Drive, Kingston 10, Kingston Jamaica

Responsible for the IT Strategic Direction of the organisation for all Information Communication Technology (ICT) solutions.Responsible for the redrafting of the current Information Communication Technology (ICT) Policy, Standards and Guidelines Policy development; Represent the Permanent Secretary on behalf of the government of Jamaica at it's ICT Steering Committee;Represented the Acting Permanent Secretary on behalf of the organisation in 2015 GIS Business Executive Forum.Responsible for the budgeting for all ICT projects;Chair the Website Committee that is responsible for the organisation's website which includes developing the Terms of Reference and other content collection tools for the Website Committee Responsible for Quality Management and co-opting stakeholder inclusion using focus group seminars for the organisations website updating project;Managed the ICT build-out project to provide space allocation for 2 new ICT Officers;Coordinated and execute the e-Waste project for the disposal of all legacy ICT equipment within the orgaisation's 4 divisions;Develop the Terms of Reference and Job Description for the establishment of a Social Media Correspondent Role;Ensure compliance with all Microsoft Product used within the organisation.Manage a team of 7 ICT Professionals.

I created, managed and implemented the business model for CBS on my own funding. This included development of strategy (including e-strategy), marketing, sales and human resource management realizing a customer base of 28 clients.Achievements:Development of LyteVue Strata Management System software for Gardens of Arcadia. Managed a team of two.Development of LyteVue Purchase Management System software for Very Amazing Products Company Ltd. Managed a team of two.Provided Consultancy for IDB Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) by creating, interrogating and analyzing database for a study focusing on the hypothesis that participation in the PATH affected school choices and GSAT scores.Worked extensively with the Ministry of Educations’ Youth Development Programme in its IT Audit of Youth Information Centers island wide, resulting in detailed IT Audit reports of conditions for 5 regional offices, evaluations of IT governance structures, procurement of IT infrastructure, upgrading of physical and IT securityDeveloped the Strategic Concept Document for the Jamaica Archives and Records Department which initiated the implementation of a new E-Commerce strategy and identified the organizational training needsImplemented a Virtual Private Network for Kingston Bookshop Ltd. to link its 10 stores thereby improving communication and efficiencyCreate ecommerce website www.cbsja.com to support e-strategy for CBS, realizing sales of $290,000.00.

Oxford Rd, Jamaica

Responsibilities included the strategic direction of Information Technology and Information Systems as well as Special projects as assigned by the Contractor General. Managed a team of 4. AchievementsDirected the Information Technology relocation project where I was responsible for the acquisition and Implementation of IT infrastructure achieving an improved workflow and operation within the organisationManage the Security implementation project of the organisation resulting in increased safety, protection of staff and safe areas from unauthorized personnelImplemented the Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) implementation Project ensuring reliable communication and reducing overall telephone budgetImplemented the Docushare Document Management project reducing paper usage by over 45% while increasing accountability and information protectionDeveloped all Information System Policy which includes computer and network usage, internet and email, Voice over Internet Protocol Telephony, Physical and Virtual Access policy and Policy on Listening to audio device;Trained 58 staff members in computer usage resulting in $3million saved in Microsoft Projects and Office SuiteCreated, implemented and managed the organisation's intranet and oversaw its continued development resulting in improved communications and reduce stationary cost by 54%.

Dominica Drive, Kingston

Responsible for the acquisition, implementation and maintenance of all computing and network infrastructure, managing the Information Systems to support the organisation's projects and programmes, training of staff in information technology/systems. Provided support for 4 regional offices island wide by providing and upgrading IT infrastructure. Managed 3 persons. Achievements:• IT Policy Development which led to increased accountability• Managed IT VoIP Telephone management systems reducing telephone costs and a noticeable reduction in call theft• Sourced 48 personal computer systems and implemented an IT training room thereby reducing training costs• Provided support for regional offices through ongoing technological support.

Arnold Rd, Kingston 4, Kingston

Responsible for the creation, design and maintenance of the organisations corporate website. Achievements: Created, managed and maintained the Ministry’s website that supported interactive content and ensured prompt responses to the requests made of the corporate websiteCreated, managed and maintained the Geographic Information System in Schools Education Programme (G.I.S.S.E.P.) website as well as provided Technical Support to the G.I.S.S.E.P. training programme Delivered presentations to officers & visitors, on websites and intranets capabilities and trained Teachers Island wide in the area of web development and representing the organisation at conferences and other special eventsTroubleshoot Network and Hardware problems within the organization.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Engineering For Business Managers

Project Management And E-Government Specialist, A+

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Computing And Management