Development and Delivery of Technical Strategy & Roadmaps for New UK Startup AlumentariIdentification of Market, Development of Market Opportunities and Drive/Deliver appropriate Pre-Sales proposalsDrive Investments aligned to Strategic Roadmap and Business Growth ProfileDevelop core service offerings through PoC, Prototype and Business Growth stages aligned to various market verticalsManagement of cross-functional service developments and Associated Budgets/Recruitments

Evolution and Operation of the Solutions/Service Governance across £2.5m to £300m deal opportunities through full lifecycles (PQQ, ITT, RFI, RFP, etc. and through delivery/operation) ensuring management of risk and cost mitigation enabling the turnaround of a loss making business Architecture development, review and signoff of Standardized Portfolio Products & Services Red team review and re-roadmap of Major £200m Health Service Application rationalization, Data consolidation and digitalization programme leading to recovery of contract Review and re-baseline of strategic Data Centre migration programme including revised financial model and plan recommendationsDeputizing for the Division CTO in cross group IT director strategy sessions and reviews Development of the holistic integrated policies and processes framework enabling cost and risk reductions throughout the divisions engagementsEngagement and Review of various Startup/Early-Life company products & services and Acquisition opportunities for use as pull through to wider Capita services to support business revenue growth toward £1bn targetDevelopment and Deployment of a framework for managing full architectural lifecycle governance from cradle to grave leading to reduction in account losses through enhanced controls

Responsible and accountable to establish, maintain and communicate the Enterprise Services & Cloud Strategy, Lifecycle Management, Standards and Policies Lead the Enterprise Architecture evolution in collaboration with the Business Domain owners and the Region VP/CIODevelopment/Evolution of the 3-year IS/IT Transformation RoadmapReports on relevant IT technology market trends and proposes new IT technology directions in line with business strategySupports the creation of business cases for Corporate Investment CommitteesEvaluates risks and benefits in collaboration with the Business Domain ownersDevelop IT and Spend synergies across Business Units in support of Global deals

Lead client engagements in Development of business architectures, Creation of Technical Strategies/Roadmaps, Provision of Architecture Frameworks/Governance and Definition/Recommendation of IT architectures to help customers solve their Business Challenges. Advise customers through definition of their critical business capabilities and corresponding IT strategies. Apply IT operational experience to build IT business architectures needed for a successful implementation, enlisting business and government SMEs (e.g., financial analysts) as needed. Provide a high level of influence and relationships with key customer stakeholders and act in the role of “Executive Advisor” in that regard.

As Head of a European Enterprise Architecture sub-practice, my responsibilities include; Development, Growth and Management of the European IT Infrastructure service capability, leading consulting and client advisory assignments across all of the industry verticals. I work closely with CxO Business Executives, Departmental heads, Business Leaders & Key Stakeholders providing services including Service Integration/Management Reviews, Architectural assessments, IT/IS Governance, Strategy alignment reviews, Business case development and IT advisory services.

My career progression with EDS began as a Senior Consultant focusing on Application Integration developments for Enterprise-class services, through Systems Architecture and culminating with my current role as Chief Architect for a Global Energy corporation. In my role I guided my client as a trusted advisor through their business transformation by linking their core business values with a supporting IT/IS Strategy enabling IT service agility and reducing operational costs. My primary responsibilities are:• Manage project architectural lifecycle from conception through analysis, design, implementation and operational management• Management and Support both the EDS, Client Executives and Key Stakeholders in programme engagements ensuring ALL business requirements are fully understood and documented and to ensure cohesion with corporate strategy, service delivery capabilities and principles• Analyse business requirements and design/define service solutions utilising industry best practices and architectural & service management frameworks• Align corporations future state roadmaps with vendor technology/capability roadmaps to ensure service lifecycle is maintained at a supportable level• Governance of proposed solutions ensuring the services will integrate with existing & planned enterprise service, are operationally sound, they meet the core business requirements and are deliverable within allocated time & cost constraints• Ensure service deployments/developments fit within the defined Operational Management process frameworks e.g. Data/Service recoverability, Business Continuity• Management of leveraged architectural, technical, operational and consulting resources to ensure solutions and services align with global strategies, partnerships and toolsets enabling IT service agility and reducing operational costs

My role as the Regional Technical Support Manager for the MS Centre of Excellence encompassed responsibilities including the Design, Build, Test and 3rd level Management of Microsoft environments and hosted applications across multiple customer accounts. My primary responsibilities were:• Provide Technical Consultancy to Client Executives & Business Analysts around their Business Critical application issues and requirements• Governance of system designs/implementations through the architectural design methodology• Management and Technical Directorate for the MS environments ensuring compliance with business tool standards, service and architecture frameworks

My IT career began as a desktop engineer installing and supporting numerous products and services throughout the Midlands region quickly leading to Regional Platform Manager of a core field operations team. My primary role focused on:• Planning, Implementation and management of the core MS Windows and NetWare based hosts and business critical application services.• Provision of Technical Consultancy and guidance to key business stakeholders and service management teams.• Supervision of large project installations/network changes. • Evaluation of new products and services against core business and/or regulatory requirements e.g. Centralised vs. Distributed printing services• Monitoring Network traffic levels and Server performances.