Working within the Infrastructure Team to bring ‘in house’ externally supported systems by refreshing the core infrastructure and fully utilising the latest technology available from Microsoft, thus providing a supported environment at reduced cost.Key projects and responsibilities:• Infrastructure Projects - Project Management – Providing concise documentation on behalf of the Infrastructure Team including PIDs, Mandates, Proposals, PVRs and Closures, maintaining Risk Logs and completing Management Reports, including status reports and budget updates;• Microsoft Licensing True-Up – Liaising with the parent company in the US to provide accurate Microsoft license figures for Threadneedle;• Data Migration – Successfully completed the migration of 10Tb of data from legacy hardware to new SAN storage;• Windows 7 Rollout - Successfully managed the companywide migration from XP to Windows 7;• Outlook 2010 Rollout – Working with colleagues and users to complete the migration from Lotus Notes to Outlook 2010;• Excel 2010 Migration – Successful rollout to all users in London and overseas;• Login script conversion – Kixstart to VBScript – Companywide conversion of user login script;• DFS Migration - All user drive mappings to DFS shares - analysis and initial stage completed

Working within the Enterprise Technical Services Team, complementing the technical expertise of fellow team members with a variety of project management experience and a structured approach to progress global IT infrastructure projects to successful completion.Key projects and responsibilities:• Managed the rollouts of Windows XP, Office 2007 and Outlook 2007 across the business;• Successfully completed server consolidation - data migration to new servers, utilising DFS;• IT Moves Manager – Responsible for all IT moves during and outside business hours;• Management Reporting – Infrastructure statistics and project status on a regular and ad-hoc basis• Knowledge Transfer to HCL during last 5 months following outsource of Infrastructure & Support Services

Re-joined Barings on a three month contract to work on the Global HR system migration project.Key responsibilities:• Managed the data conversion phase of the HR system migration project;• Performed comprehensive data analysis of the old PWA system and the new PSenterprise with SQL database;• Provided data mapping documentation with structured VBA data conversion strategy and plan;• Supervised internal IT Developers, for system amendments, and HR consultants

A small business consultancy supplying their own fully integrated Alphyn software to support accounting, distribution and manufacturing requirements for small to medium sized businesses, universities and central and local government.Key responsibilities:• Successful plan and rollout of Windows NT infrastructure to key customer accounts;• Analysed, planned then implemented each customer’s full system and data conversion to Year 2000 system requirements, working alongside customers to achieve comprehensive acceptance testing;Major Accounts:Office for National Statistics – Bespoke payroll system conversion, paying 800+ interviewers;Parvalux Electric Motors – Implemented NT infrastructure and performed full accounts system migration;Connection Personnel – Implemented new infrastructure and converted 3rd party payroll system; Buckingham Palace – Lord Chamberlain’s Office;National Film & Television SchoolAssociation of MBA’s;Kellys International;Flight Equipment

Working as a project manager within the Tactical Team, responsible for IT solutions including packaged systems and bespoke developments for all areas of the business.Key projects and responsibilities:• Managed the full implementation of a single Problem Management Solution (Royalblue’s HelpDesk for Windows) for three business service providers;• Sole responsibility for business wide optical disk document storage project;• Prepared ‘business standard’ software licence agreement for third party suppliers