William Neil Email & Phone Number

Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom

Development, Monitoring and Reporting on £20M Capital Investment Portfolio for multiple Council Public Realm Asset Programmes including Carriageways, Structures and Land. Managing a team who maintaining Infrastructure Asset Management Information and associated Information Systems, Corporate Gazetteers and Statutory Addressing.Promoting RAMP (Road Asset Management Practices) throughout the Roads Service.-Statutory Reporting-Benchmarking-Performance Management-Digital Transformation-Change Management

Dumfries, United Kingdom

Successful delivery and implementation of a new Homeless Service IT system to improve service outcomes.• Stakeholder management• Business processes analysis• Gathering user requirements• Preparing tender documentation• Reviewing tender submissions, shortlisting and selecting supplier• Budget monitoring• Co-ordination of system configuration ,build and implementation• Co-ordinating user acceptance testing and training• Decommissioning of legacy Systems• Managing projects by clearly define risks, issues, assumptions, constraints, infrastructure design, components, interfaces, environments impacted, security considerations and recommendations, milestones, dates, resources, costs, reporting, support considerations, system documentation, user training and operational handover. • Utilising Prince 2 project management methodologies and ITIL framework best practice.

Dumfries, United Kingdom

I was asked to cover the outgoing GIS manager’s roll as Acting Project\Program Manager for 6 months which involved the delivery of complex Geographical Information Systems (GIS) business solutions within a Local Authority which employs over 7,000 staff. Responsible for the Corporate GIS Program acting as program manager, project manager, development manager, scrum master, product owner and technical consultant\solution architect.I supported the Corporate GIS Board by leading on the provision of specific activities for the GIS service, including:• Developing and managing GIS customer business opportunities, taking account of client management, requirements definition and analysis, strategy and business plan development, and service level monitoring.• Developing, implementing and managing a GIS portfolio of GIS services for Dumfries and Galloway Council.• Supporting the development and delivery of effective GIS service activities and Council priority programs, by carrying our project and resource management activities.• Managing and delivering specific solutions taking advantage of GIS and/or collaborative solutions opportunities.• Promoting good practice and self-assessment, fostering good working relationships with departments, system users, partners and suppliers, and to assure the delivery of results, efficiency and innovation within the Council.• Leading a team of GIS developers and contractors using SCRUM\Agile development methodology

Dumfries, United Kingdom

Responsible for architecture and delivery of Corporate Business Intelligence, heavily involved rolling out multiple Mobile and Agile integration projects acting as project manager, development manager, scrum master, product owner and technical consultant\solution architect.Business IntelligencePartnership working with Microsoft to design and deliver a corporate Business Intelligence (BI) service. building and using SSIS.• BI solutions architect• Analyse business requirements to design and develop optimal technical solutions using approved database and software development tools and methodologies.• Drive pragmatic approaches to solving key complex business problems through a variety of BI tools. Ability to bring the right data technique to solve the problem in an explainable manner to business partners.• Developing integration BI solutions through designing ETL packages using SQL, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS,DAX and Power BI• Utilising Prince 2 project management methodologies and ITIL framework best practice.Mobile SolutionsResponsible for agreeing and setting up a development and support framework for the Total Mobile (TM) corporate solution ensuring the appropriate roles, responsibilities and resources were correctly identified and that appropriate training was put in place.Delivered multiple mobile solutions with acting as project manager working directly with Total Mobile consultants or directing the development of the solution.Example projects include:1. Paperless office solution to improve the efficiency of Facilities Management inspectors and back office staff.2. Integration between corporate lighting management system (LMS) and TM for a Street Light solution. This involved working with a TM consultant and LMS consultant to :3. Roads Defects solution to allow efficient and cost effective method for identifying and carrying out road repairs, thereby improving service delivery and enhancing customer experience.

Project lead\Lead developer on multiple projects:• Carry out analysis, design, coding, testing and maintenance of solutions.• Develop and support website, mobile solutions and system integration solutions, from the user front-end to the back office system.• Project Lead\Developer\Solutions Architect on the Persons at Risk Database (PARD) • Consultant on the Scottish Government Persons at Risk Database (PARD) National Feasibility Study.• Key Stakeholder agreeing national standards with the Improvement Service in relation to integrating the One Scotland Gazetteer with SEEMiS pupil management system.• Responsible for implementing E-Planning Portal for DG Council.• Facilitated the introduction of Agile development utilising SCRUM methodology. • Project Lead\Developer\Solutions Architect on GIS School Transport project delivering 400k annual savings.• Project Lead\Developer\Solution Architect integrating D&G Council Social Work case management system with NHS Dumfries & Galloway patient management system.

Prince2 Practitioner, Project Management, Pass

Bsc Open, Business Administration And Management, General

Professional Certificate In Management, Management

Diploma In Computing, Computer Science