Resourceful and capable IT professional with hands-on experience of implementing, supporting and maintaining a wide range of technical solutions. Supplier management, Project management and matrix management skills; able to derive business requirements and translate these to IT solutions efficiently and effectively. Supplier manager responsible for the management of circa 80 technology vendors with reference to performance, contracts, risk and relationships. Responsible for monitoring and controlling a supplier budget in excess of £5m. Specific focus on managing key strategic partners in order to bring innovation to the relationship, unlocking new value whilst decreasing overall cost and risk. Current portfolio of vendors includes Microsoft, Rackspace, SAP, RingCentral, Sophos, ECSC and Accenture who offer Public and Private Cloud solutions, SAAS/PAAS, UC/CC, MSSP and managed support services respectively.Experience of managing multiple projects across a broad range of server platforms and products in the core areas of Microsoft, Symantec, VMware, SAP, HP, Dell and Citrix technologies, plus many more. Specialist level experience of ICT infrastructure operations, architecture, data protection and security in both on-premises and cloud-based models.A versatile, enthusiastic, outgoing team player with strong organisational and time management skills, I have excellent customer facing skills and the ability to deal with people at all levels in a variety of contexts. I form part of the leadership team in my current role and am always looking for ways in which to improve the way in which we do things as an organisation.Specialisms;Supplier ManagementProject ManagementPrince2AgileITIL Intermediate levelMicrosoft Project 2010 advancedMicrosoft OfficeSystems AdministrationSolutions SpecificationResearch and Development
Listed skills include Project Management, Email, Active Directory, Vdi, and 5 others.