A Leader in Pre-sales Engagements and Senior Programme Manager with 20+ years combined IT expertise in bid management and project / programme management. A leader with a track record for winning multi-million$ projects and working with clients on high value, complex contracts. I enjoy bringing teams together to deliver consistent high-quality programme outcomes. I win people over while clarifying requirements, speaking openly and objectively to create transformation plans that are achievable in both timeframe and budget. I connect and influence others through my friendly, straight-talking demeanour and calm approach under pressure and have earned the reputation as the Go-to-person to get the job done or to rescue a troubled project. Client facing roles have been a consistent element throughout my career and, I have developed a professional and impactful client presentation style incorporating MS Office and MS Project.A key strength is collaborating across functions while planning end-to-end Transition & Transformation solutions and in presenting to internal management and client’s procurement teams. I am also experienced in preparing contract schedules and working with legal teams to negotiate and secure favourable contract terms. My transition responsibilities have included co-ordinating the establishment of support teams in delivery centres in Ireland, India, Malaysia and Poland.As Engagement Transition & Transformation Integration Manager I have planned the T&T phases in recent sales wins: -• BT Mainframe strategic outsourcing • Vodafone Cloud Hosting Services strategic outsourcing • Homebase data centre migration and managed service• Tarmac SAP core infrastructure replacement and managed service • CRH data centre migration of its FREE Cities infrastructure and managed service. I am open to travelling, with past engagements taking me on regular commutes to Amsterdam, Lille, London and Madrid for f2f client meetings.Strengths: Bid Management | Programme Management | Transformation Management | Relationship Management | Stakeholder Management | Coaching & Mentoring | Communication | Crisis Management.