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Surrey, United Kingdom

Management of hardware, software and systems engineering projects to enable revenue collection for global public transportation authorities. Management of internal research & development initiatives to create new products enabling business expansion.

IT project management consultancy.

Kent, United Kingdom

Management of multiple projects for the FCA-regulated CAF Bank division to upgrade IT systems and develop new customer products. Upgrades to business-critical infrastructure and applications.o Close working with product owners in Business teams to document and promote business caseso Built up project teams using internal resources and 3rd-party suppliers. Creation of work packages.o Upgraded core banking systems to ensure full vendor support, improved performance and to close off open audit risk points.o Created load-balanced web solution to improve resilience for customer-facing online banking application o Introduced real-time replication of customer web payments to DR site for improved business continuityo Migrated main banking data warehouse to fully supported operating system and database platformo Delivered enhancements to Business products specific to high net worth charity-minded customers o Implemented improved anti-money laundering (AML) and business testing processeso Managed penetration tests and security / auditing improvements to systems holding confidential datao Involved BAU teams in all project phases for smooth service transition into live. Mentoring of junior staff o Reported directly into Bank IT Steering & Product Development boards. Full budget responsibility

London, United Kingdom

Management of multiple work streams within an infrastructure & application upgrade programme. Initiated to meet governance requirements and ensure all key business services in vendor support. o Creation of updated customer payments platform - full design and infrastructure implementation Introduction of data encryption, secure DMZ network and compliance to PCI-DSS standardso Platform upgrades across a range of technologies (Oracle, Informix, SQL, Java, ecommerce/web application servers, Wintel, Linux, virtualisation / ESX, Citrix, midrange, mainframe) o Investigations into 10,000+ IT assets to review their support status and any remediation required o Creation of current state assessment / current operating models for multiple business functionso Creation of business case, project approach, designs, plans, cost forecasts & control o Resourcing of project teams, creation of work packages for onshore and offshore resourceso Stakeholder management & progress reporting to programme board. Management of project RFCso Collating of project completion evidence and presentation to senior stakeholders

Consultancy and management of multiple infrastructure projects for IT solutions provider. Creation of PIDs, cost forecasts and control, resourcing of project teams, project planning and stakeholder management.o Consolidation of legacy Citrix farms onto centralised data centre strategic platform (audit requirement and input into £3m cost saving). Creation of new platform, packaging of 250+ thin-client applicationso Creation of secure extranet for 3rd party access via web gateways. Creation of test strategy, planning and execution of user testing & defect resolution, global user migration and service transition o Migration of end-user services from Windows clusters running at capacity to NetApp Filers. Build of new infrastructure at primary and DR data centre sites, creation of designs, BAU processes and service definition documents. Acceptance testing of all components required for migrationo Initiation and delivery of a Citrix XenDesktop / VMware virtual hosted desktop proof of concept. Build of new development LAN into the data centre, integration testing with client’s existing IT systems, creation of recommendations report and test strategy. Supported cost saving of £20k per seat off-shored

• Project management and design of the Bank’s first internet facing infrastructure to host Windows-based revenue generating applications (allowing an estimated £700m of new mortgage sales)o Responsible for complete project life-cycle of 13 concurrent work streams (60+ resources in total)o Management of all involved parties: Windows, Unix, virtualisation, web, networking, database/SQL, active directory, risk, testing & support teams, 3rd-party application vendors and security consultancieso Documentation and recommendations for project & operational riskso Management of all test & quality documentation, penetration test and handover to support teams• Team leader of development group delivering Windows, VMware, Citrix, hardware, application packaging, web/intranet and DMZ solutions. Regular vendor meetings, roadmap discussions, testing and release planning. Process improvements to contribute toward the Bank’s global IT business case

• Project management and lead design of thin-client and virtual desktop extranet implementation. Enabled an outsourced offshore development/support operation contributing to £160m reduction in operating costs • Design of the Bank’s first strategic VMware virtualisation platform. Vendor selection, product evaluation and recommendations for the architecture. Close working with security & risk teams from within the Bank and 3rd-parties. Testing of infrastructure, meeting of acceptance criteria and handover to support teams• Design of centralised Windows 2003 operating system platform into the data centres to host business applications. Design of remote lights-out management, scripted installation for all hardware & software components. Reduction of licensing and operating costs• Delivery of multi-channel 3-tier banking environment accessible via branches, call centres and echannels • Creation of VPN solution between Barclays and Woolwich using CheckPoint Firewall-1 for secure data transfer during the merger of the companies