An ITIL® v3 Expert, ITIL® 4 Managing Professional and PRINCE II qualified IT Service Management and Operations specialist with over 18 years of IT experience who comes from a technical Wintel support background. Commercially and strategically aware with a proven track record of delivery against SLA’s and KPI’s achieved by proactively managing Services and ensuring delivery aligns to the business needs whilst maintaining a flexible approach to Change. An accomplished Leader and Manager who has led and organised virtual and local teams, individuals and Suppliers to inspire great results. Strong experience of managing multiple teams including Service Delivery Managers, Service Desk, End-User support, Infrastructure and Application teams and has re-structured support and delivery teams to deliver the best possible service to the business and customer.A “hands-on” history of transitioning new services into the live environment and developing processes to ensure their support in BAU, along with methods of measuring, monitoring and sustaining success.I have successfully delivered IT services as both a Managed Service Provider (outsourced) and through “in-house” IT departments and fully understand the challenges from both sides.