Lead Product Manager and Proxy Product Owner on the transformation and modernization of five capabilities from a legacy system into discreet PCF based services. Working with a new supplier-led team, experience of the full process of supplier tender and selection then on-boarding new resources. Planning knowledge transfer sessions and supporting Feature/User story creation using Rally. Overseeing full process from requirements gathering, development through to testing, UAT and delivery to… Show more Lead Product Manager and Proxy Product Owner on the transformation and modernization of five capabilities from a legacy system into discreet PCF based services. Working with a new supplier-led team, experience of the full process of supplier tender and selection then on-boarding new resources. Planning knowledge transfer sessions and supporting Feature/User story creation using Rally. Overseeing full process from requirements gathering, development through to testing, UAT and delivery to Production environments.Reporting status in global forums to senior management and leading the interfaces with multiple teams. Working with the customers on change management to ensure successful and smooth transition to new services and being first point of contact during initial rollout. Show less

Product Manager in diagnostic systems, delivering solutions leading multiple supplier agile teams. Managing stakeholders, creating product roadmaps and ensuring 'ready' work flows through to the development teams. Working closely with customers to understand business and requirements to document and work with the teams on the creation of Epics through to Use Stories, ensuring estimates and leading sprint planning.

Chief Product Owner and key lead in Agile transition of a large legacy system and team of 30+ resources. Creating and running training, workshops and planning sessions as we established 3 agile teams. I led 3 Product Owners and worked across the teams as we established agile processes and leading stakeholder management to create the Product Roadmap and feeding work into the teams.

- Team leader of a large application development team within the Vehicle Order Processing Systems area of Ford IT- Daily responsibility for 30 resources encompassing PM, BA, Dev and testing skills – mixture of agency and salaried staff- Programme managing the delivery of a wide range of application development projects across US, Europe, Asia Pacific and Middle East and Africa customers- Managing a budget of USD $4m annually- Specialist deployment to red status projects where… Show more - Team leader of a large application development team within the Vehicle Order Processing Systems area of Ford IT- Daily responsibility for 30 resources encompassing PM, BA, Dev and testing skills – mixture of agency and salaried staff- Programme managing the delivery of a wide range of application development projects across US, Europe, Asia Pacific and Middle East and Africa customers- Managing a budget of USD $4m annually- Specialist deployment to red status projects where support is required to recover to time, budget or negotiating an alternate approach.- Reporting out project status to senior management for up to 15 simultaneous projects- Experienced using Agile and waterfall methodologies- Additionally taking on project management within the team where required. Show less

- Portfolio manager within Ford’s Customer Service Division providing strategic IT consultation to the Marketing and Sales team- Developing deep understanding of the business environment to identify and initiate new projects based on in depth requirements gathering - Liaison and single point of contact for internal and outsourced development teams- Working with business partners and customers to identify and document processes and providing improvement opportunities- Lifecycle… Show more - Portfolio manager within Ford’s Customer Service Division providing strategic IT consultation to the Marketing and Sales team- Developing deep understanding of the business environment to identify and initiate new projects based on in depth requirements gathering - Liaison and single point of contact for internal and outsourced development teams- Working with business partners and customers to identify and document processes and providing improvement opportunities- Lifecycle management within the portfolio and agreed technology standards- Security and control guidance and expertise for projects and with external partners- Analyzing trends and providing competitor analysis alongside awareness of technology change and opportunities within the industry. Show less

- Business Analyst within the Plant Floor Systems team working with manufacturing plants around Europe to understand and document project requirements - Managing resource priorities across simultaneous projects- Developed an approach to monitor and control new project requests from start to finish that became a company standard- Providing budget analysis and consistently accurate forecasting to senior management.

- Project manager on a wide range of global and European IT projects, managing budgets up to USD $1m - Concurrently running multiple projects, consistently delivering on time and to budget.

- Working within the BUPA International team as a testing specialist during a year out in industry as part of my degree.- Understanding project requirements to define and implement test plans, working with development team to log and resolve defects, lead automated testing and provide sign-off prior to application releases.