Craig Wallace Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Projector is a specialist and unique provider of on-demand change consultancy. We provide freelance programme, project, portfolio, product, business analyst, technical and PMO management consulting professional services through an on-demand services framework.Experts at leading consulting engagements to deliver change outcomes, enabling clients to realise.

Stevenage, England, United Kingdom

• In July 2023, Autolus relocated 500 users to a new GMPx biopharma facility in Hertfordshire. I was engaged short term to lead IT projects, manage cross-functional teams, and ensure compliance with GMPx standards while.
• Led Fortinet firewall and WIFI/NAC deployment, boosting network security and performance.
• Secured connectivity with BT and Virgin circuits to support business continuity.
• Transitioned video conferencing, VoIP telephony, and… Show more In July 2023, Autolus relocated 500 users to a new GMPx biopharma facility in Hertfordshire. I was engaged short term to lead IT projects, manage.
• Transitioned video conferencing, VoIP telephony, and access control systems, ensuring GMPx compliance.
• Streamlined IT processes with the MSP, reducing change failures by 35% and improving response times by 18%. Show less

Remote

• In March 2022, Autodesk engaged me to recover a failing data security program for the B4C Construction business unit, unifying global efforts to bring the project back on track.
• Unified eight global business units via Scrum of Scrums, improving timelines by 20% and reducing overheads by 27%.
• Optimised CI/CD processes, boosting efficiency by 15% and streamlining priorities.
• Delivered the program four weeks early by enhancing workflows and collaboration.
• Identified £500k… Show more In March 2022, Autodesk engaged me to recover a failing data security program for the B4C Construction business unit, unifying global efforts to bring the project back on track.
• Identified £500k in savings through a cloud usage assessment.

United Kingdom

• In May 2021, I was appointed Interim Global Head of IT at Next 15 to unify IT services across 27 brands, streamline operations, and enhance security across a decentralised landscape.
• Implemented an ITIL-compliant service desk with Asset Discovery and CMDB, boosting user satisfaction by 200% in four months.
• Deployed a unified Meraki network/WIFI/VoIP solution for 1,200 staff, achieving 100% success in security testing, and integrated Okta with MFA for added… Show more In May 2021, I was appointed Interim Global Head of IT.
• Deployed a unified Meraki network/WIFI/VoIP solution for 1,200 staff, achieving 100% success in security testing, and integrated Okta with MFA for added protection.
• Consolidated 27 cloud environments into 14, adopting a Microsoft-first approach for improved security and cost-effectiveness.
• Led a team of five supporting 3,500 users, ensuring smooth IT operations and rapid issue resolution.

London

• In January 2021, PwC engaged me as Network Information Security Programme Manager to accelerate a GDPR data security programme across 12 African territories, migrating 11,000 users to a unified global Active Directory.
• Led and matrix-managed a team of 60+ across 12 territories, delivering the migration six weeks early with a 97% success rate, surpassing the 85% KPI target.
• Designed and executed an agile roadmap to ensure seamless collaboration and alignment across the region.
• … Show more In January 2021, PwC engaged me as Network Information Security Programme Manager to accelerate a GDPR data security programme across 12 African territories, migrating 11,000 users to a unified global.
• Managed 12 parallel projects, ensuring on-time completion and compliance with GDPR objectives. Show less

London, England, United Kingdom

• In December 2020, I was engaged by Cision as a Consulting Technical Project Manager to plan a data centre migration, consolidating legacy sites into a new greenfield environment.
• Provided technical leadership and best practices to ensure a smooth, low-risk transition.
• Developed detailed decommissioning plans, meeting all contracted deadlines.
• Created risk mitigation strategies for legacy applications through stakeholder engagement, ensuring minimal disruption and operational… Show more In December 2020, I was engaged by Cision as a Consulting Technical.
• Created risk mitigation strategies for legacy applications through stakeholder engagement, ensuring minimal disruption and operational continuity. Show less

London, United Kingdom

• In January 2020, I was engaged by Kantar as Global Lead Programme Manager to modernise and transform enterprise infrastructure after its sale to private equity.
• Directed infrastructure transformation, collaborating with partners and managing a £15m+ budget for Windows and Unix environments.
• Modernised the global network with SDWAN, improving connectivity and performance.
• Conducted a discovery and gap analysis to align the programme with business objectives.
• Led and… Show more In January 2020, I was engaged by Kantar as Global Lead Programme Manager to modernise and transform enterprise infrastructure after its sale to private equity.
• Led and initiated a global cloud backup solution (Actifio) for 1,100 servers and upgraded 150+ firewalls across five continents, enhancing security. Show less

Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

• In 2019, I was engaged as Senior Technical/Transition Programme Manager at Aviva to lead the transition from DXC to ATOS, overseeing a complex Active Directory migration.
• Directed the migration of seven DXC-hosted Active Directory domains to Atos, ensuring a smooth transition.
• Aligned the Target Operating Model with Atos’s standards for compliance and continuity.
• Led the entire project lifecycle, coordinating a cross-functional team of 40+ experts from Atos, DXC, and… Show more In 2019, I was engaged as Senior Technical/Transition Programme Manager at Aviva to lead the.
• Led the entire project lifecycle, coordinating a cross-functional team of 40+ experts from Atos, DXC, and Aviva.
• Managed the migration of services like DHCP (22,000 scopes), DNS, and LDAP with minimal disruption. Show less

London, United Kingdom

• In October 2018, I was engaged by CS Technology as a Senior Consultant to lead a global Windows 10 and Office 365 migration for 5,000 users across four continents.
• Streamlined the application portfolio from 4,000 to 400, reducing complexity by 90%.
• Established Early Life Support, minimising post-migration disruptions and boosting user satisfaction.
• Developed CBT training for Windows 10, ensuring smooth user adoption.
• Led the migration using SCCM, coordinating with… Show more In October 2018, I was engaged by CS Technology as a Senior Consultant to lead a global Windows 10 and Office 365 migration for 5,000 users across four.
• Led the migration using SCCM, coordinating with stakeholders and executing a C-Suite communication strategy, completing the deployment in five months. Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Project leadership and delivery, engaging on a major programme of work aimed at consolidating and transforming IT. End-to-end project lifecycle management, encompassing planning, scope, risk & issues.Managed.
• Project-led a significant reduction of data centres from 7 to 4, consolidating legacy technology
• Took the lead in migrating software services to a ‘cloud first’ approach, leveraging Azure
• Modernised infrastructure services (network/ servers/ VMware/backup etc) for the remaining sites
• Reduced the number of applications in use from 3000 to 500, including off-the-shelf and bespoke
• Instrumental in delivery of a £700k p.a. reduction in IT infrastructure costs, against a £1.2m budget Show less

Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom

During this period, I led the end-to-end turnaround and delivery of IFDS to achieve PCI-DSS compliance across the enterprise due to significant delays with the programme. I managed a team of 18 direct resources across multiple sites in the UK and Thailand, led RFP process to outsource payment processing to a 3rd party SaaS provider, worked with external.

Bury St Edmunds

During this period, I was engaged as Retail Integration Project Manager to lead the end-to-end implementation, transformation and integration of the retail IT operation for a new estate of approximately 2000 public house / restaurants across the UK and head office without disruption to day-to-day business. This involved managing a portfolio of 11 projects.

London

Engaged as a Senior Transition Manager @ unilever as part of the transfer of service from HP to HCL.Deliver service work stream for Unilever and ensure seamless migration of service workflow operations from incumbent supplier (HP) to end user (Unilever), with ownership for designing and configuring Service (Remedy to Service Now ) in line with client.

Milton Keynes

Engaged as a PMO transition manager responsible and accountable for ensuring RAIDD across the 27 workstreams was managed appropriately. On completion was given responsiblity for managing early life support for the transition of service from HRG to Fujistu was alinged. Directly involved in the service workstream ensuring that service and workflows were.

London, United Kingdom

St Pauls London

London, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Stevenage

delivery of numerous infrastructure releated projects to various buisness teams including (R&D, corporate finance, pharma, and IT itself) across all of the data centres around London. (Harlow, Stevenage, Greenford, HQ etc)

built the platform that hosted the 1st series of the UK Big Brother TV Show.Built the platform that hosted the EMEA leg of the ticketing system for the 2002 Fifa World Cup in Korea.

Bsc Information Systems

Hnc, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

higher national certificate (Scotvec)

Education record