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About me
I am an experienced Senior Project Manager & Programme, expert at delivering IT and business change projects in the public and private sector. I possess strong technical skills and good business acumen which I apply to bridge the gap between business and technical teams. I have extensive experience of completing assignments within the Financial Services sector, delivering new architecture and integration of technologies across AWS, Azure and On Premise environments. I have had many successes and delivered business-critical projects for clients.
Superpowers
Business AnalysisChange ControlProject ManagementStakeholder Management
Skills
Business AnalysisChange ControlData MigrationInfrastructure DeploymentInfrastructure ManagementInfrastructure PlanningInfrastructure Planning and DesignIT Infrastructure PlanningNetwork DesignNetwork Monitoring and TroubleshootingNetwork ProtocolsNetwork SecurityNetwork Security SolutionsProgram ManagementProject ManagementResource ManagementRisk ManagementSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Software Development MethodologiesStakeholder Management
Experience
Apr, 2021
Current
irb senior project manager
Financial Services
Financial services
Delivered upgraded risk weighted assets SAS modelling engine from design to implementation, including infrastructure and application. Managed all activities across the project lifecycle, including business analysis/requirements, technical architecture and design, development, system test, SIT and UAT. Coordinated third-party consultancy and internal IT teams for the migration to a robust high-availability infrastructure with the latest version of the application. Implemented additional functionality to the data warehouses enabling the bank to demonstrate data control and presentation to data consumers and regulatory reporting.
Key responsibilities
Managed all project activities
Coordinated third-party consultancy and internal IT teams
Implemented additional functionality to data warehouses
Delivered upgraded risk weighted assets SAS modelling engine
Key achievements
Migrated to robust high-availability infrastructure
Demonstrated data control and presentation to data consumers
Enabled regulatory reporting
Upgraded SAS modelling engine
May, 2018
Feb, 2021
online systems senior project manager
Financial Services
IT Solutions
Delivered integrated technologies and software development for a customer portal, coordinating IT teams to deliver the portal infrastructure and integration of technologies across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure and On Premise. Captured business requirements and managed systems analysis, functional specification, development and test & release activities. Led internal and external software development teams and implemented multiple SaaS solutions as part of the customer portal architecture. Successfully delivered a cloud-based customer portal allowing pension policy holders to access and manage their policies.
Key responsibilities
Integrated technologies and software development
Coordinated IT teams for portal infrastructure
Captured business requirements and managed systems analysis
Led internal and external software development teams
Key achievements
Delivered customer portal
Integrated technologies across AWS, Azure and On Premise
Implemented multiple SaaS solutions
Delivered cloud-based customer portal
Nov, 2017
May, 2018
gdpr senior project manager
Financial Services
Financial services
Delivered GDPR requirements to customer facing websites, intranets and applications for BNP Paribas clients. Managed internal business analysis and external software development and test teams. Liaised with testers to ensure resolution of identified defects. Led weekly meetings with key clients to track progress. Implemented system updates to live production environment and live proving.
Key responsibilities
Delivered GDPR requirements to customer facing websites
Managed internal business analysis and external software development teams
Liaised with testers to ensure resolution of identified defects
Led weekly meetings with key clients to track progress
Key achievements
Implemented system updates to live production environment
Live proving of GDPR requirements
Managed external software development and test teams
Liaised with testers to resolve identified defects
Aug, 2017
Nov, 2017
project manager contract
Financial Services
Project Management
Provided support to the Chief Operating Officer in setting up and managing offshore policy administration teams. Coordinated training and resource allocation, resulting in increased productivity and focus on complex customer service issues. Distributed backlog of service issues between onshore and offshore teams for resolution.
Key responsibilities
Coordinating training and resource allocation
Distributing service issues
Managing offshore teams
Supporting COO
Key achievements
Increased productivity
Focus on customer service issues
Resolution of backlog
Team setup
May, 2014
Aug, 2017
project manager
Financial Services
Financial services
Delivered IT infrastructure, applications development, and data migration services to support the transfer of pension policies from Guardian Financial Services and HSBC to ReAssure. Ensured successful delivery of the software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to live production. Managed enhancements to the policy administration system, and produced customer letters to support the migration.
Key responsibilities
Delivered IT infrastructure services
Developed applications
Migrated data
Managed software lifecycle
Key achievements
Successfully transferred pension policies
Enhanced policy administration system
Produced customer letters
Delivered to live production
Jan, 2013
May, 2014
project manager
Financial Services
Financial services
Managing the delivery of I.T. and Business Change for Barclays Retail Bank, Barclaycard and Barclays Loans. Project Manager with the responsibility for delivering Secure Email solution to support Claims Management Companies.
Key responsibilities
Leading project teams
Managing I.T. and Business Change
Delivering Secure Email solution
Supporting Claims Management Companies
Key achievements
Successfully delivered projects
Improved efficiency of I.T. systems
Ensured secure and reliable email solutions
Provided excellent customer service
Jan, 2012
Dec, 2012
project manager
Financial Services
Retail Banking
Implementation Project Manager for a major platform development programme that provides a Direct to Consumer (D2C) online platform for UK Retail Banking and Barclays Websites MyBarclays and Barclays.co.uk, RBS & Natwest for managing customer investments.
Key responsibilities
Managing customer investments
Developing major platform
Providing D2C online platform
Maintaining MyBarclays and Barclays.co.uk
Key achievements
Increased customer satisfaction
Reduced development costs
Improved website performance
Enhanced online platform
Jan, 2008
Dec, 2011
project manager
Financial Services
Insurance services
Project responsibilities include the delivery of:
FSA: Projection Rates Project
Strategic MI (Management Information Overhaul, OBIEE & Data Warehouse deployment)
Satisfaction Advocacy (Customer Feedback Implementation)
Electronic ID (ID&V) and Business Process Review & Implementation
Complaints Handling Application Development & Delivery.
Project Lead on AVIVA rebrand & Test Lead Norwich Union Heritage Migration Programme.
Key responsibilities
Projecting rates
Managing Information
Implementing customer feedback
Reviewing & implementing processes
Key achievements
Developing & delivering applications
Rebranding & migrating programmes
Improving customer satisfaction
Enhancing data warehouse
Jan, 2000
Dec, 2008
public sector project manager and infrastructure pm
Public Sector
Public sector
Recruited in 2000 as a member of the project team delivering the National Grid for Learning Project to all schools in the Telford area. Designed, Planned, Project Managed, Implemented & Migrated from 9 x NT 4.0 domains to a single Windows 2000 active directory.
Joined the Technical and Business Services department in 2005 concentrating on corporate wide delivery of ICT projects.
Project Managed the Councils ICT Infrastructure project. Deliverables included a refresh of all corporate and education Server, Storage, ADS, Exchange, Backup, SAN, Virtualisation servers and services.
Key responsibilities
Designed, planned, and project managed ICT projects
Implemented and migrated from 9 NT 4.0 domains to a single Windows 2000 active directory
Delivered ICT projects on a corporate level
Refreshed corporate and education servers, storage, ADS, exchange, backup, SAN, and virtualisation servers and services
Key achievements
Successfully delivered National Grid for Learning Project
Delivered ICT Infrastructure project to Councils
Migrated from 9 NT 4.0 domains to a single Windows 2000 active directory
Refreshed corporate and education servers, storage, ADS, exchange, backup, SAN, and virtualisation servers and services
Jan, 1999
Dec, 2000
project manager and network consultant
Technology
IT Networking
Project Management & Coordination for I.T. Networking & Data Communications Projects. To include design, implementation, troubleshooting, resourcing responsibilities.
Working with IBM, Cisco, 3com, networking technologies and coordination of multiple suppliers and clients concurrently.
Key responsibilities
Designing network solutions
Implementing networks
Troubleshooting networks
Resourcing projects
Key achievements
Successfully deployed networks
Developed efficient solutions
Managed multiple projects simultaneously
Collaborated with multiple stakeholders
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