An experienced and highly successful Programme and Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering large, complex, strategic IT programmes and projects in a number of market sectors including Government, Finance and Commercial.Ramesh’s expertise has been developed over many years of working in complex, fast moving environments both in the UK and Europe with clients such as The Home Office, MOD, Barclays, Credit Suisse and Ernst & Young. This experience has given him the ability to understand the difference between tactical and strategic goals of both the business and the programme. He is flexible and adaptable and able to communicate effectively in order to deal with issues arising from projects within a programme in an appropriate and professional manner.As an astute commercially focused management professional Ramesh has continually achieved and exceeded customers’ critical business goals, whilst developing excellent problem solving capabilities. He has negotiation expertise, exceptional communication skills and is capable of achieving decisive, innovative & profitable solutions. These skills have been demonstrated particularly in where he has successfully recovered failed or failing programmes. From a personal perspective, Ramesh works well under pressure, consistently meeting tight deadlines and is able to plan, communicate and implement strategies for achieving financial results through motivating and incentivising individuals to exceed goals and enhance team working. He holds a degree in Maths, Statistics and Computers, an ISEB Practitioner Certificate in Project Management and has a solid working knowledge of MSP, Prince 2 methodologies and ITIL. Currently he is working as a Programme Director for a global telecoms organisation focusing on large outsourced deals.Specialties: Programme Governance; Programme Leadership; Programme Consultancy; Motivation & Influencing; Programme Business Management; Stakeholder Management; Programme Communications; Commercial Management; Contract Management; Programme Financial Management; PMO Management; Change Management; Benefits Management; Service Management; Supplier Management; Transition Management; IT Transformation Management; TUPE