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MusiqmeshCEO & Co-Founder
Jun. 2022London, England, United Kingdom
Tech MahindraChief Technology Officer (CTO) – Media & Entertainment (Europe)
Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2023London, England, United Kingdom Responsible for expanding the organisation into markets such as broadcast, OTT, and video distribution; establishing new sales opportunities and technological solutions for customers.
Develop the technological well-being of the organisation by providing technology projections and roadmaps, preparing growth plans, and directing staff.
Create organisational technology strategies by contributing technical information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establishing functional objectives in line with corporate objectives.
UnimbuTechnical Program Manager / Co-Founder
Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2021London Responsible for providing consultative digital transformation solutions to various organisations.
Liaised with clients and stakeholders to determine project requirements.
Determined project parameters, timelines and deliverables.
Provided strategic guidance to clients on technology solutions and infrastructures, moving applications and systems to the cloud.
Clients : BMG Music, ICE, Guernsey Tax, BBC & PRS
Universal Music GroupVice President Global Technology
Jun. 2012 - Dec. 2019London & Santa Monica, CA Responsible for providing consultative digital transformation solutions to various organisations.
Moved Global IT to a cloud-native solution blueprint and ways of working adopting DevOps culture.
Managed and developed internal DevOps and software, development teams.
Supervised the planning, creation, implementation, security and maintenance of the company's information systems and processes and delivery oversight for key projects.
Universal Music GroupSenior Technical Program Manager
Jan. 2009 - Jun. 2012 Re-developed relevant technological systems and processes for the organisation’s global production music division including, B2B web applications, digital asset management, customer relationship management (CRM) and royalty/ copyright systems.
Initiated the development of programs, from strategy creation and execution to delivery and completion, while monitoring and reporting their status to program stakeholders and all relevant parties.
Williams LeaSenior Technical Project Manager
Jun. 2007 - Jan. 2008Oversaw the onsite project management function and individual project teams. Devised and instituted strategies to optimise delivery, quality, compliance with time and cost guidelines, and efficiency. Directed projects for major clients. Assessed ongoing initiatives and project plans, including evaluation of budgets and alignment with PMO standards. Resolved technical / management issues and performed troubleshooting as needed. Designed and deployed policies / best practices. Prepared performance / status reports for the main enterprise PMO.
• Repaired damage to relationship with Carphone Warehouse by providing outstanding service.
• Completed cell phone billing project for Talk Talk Mobile while maintaining compliance with schedule and budget targets despite compressed project cycle; successfully collaborated with client design / billing functions and internal and offshore developers.
• Improved transparency by creating status reports with detailed financial / budget information.
BBCSenior Technical Program Manager
Jul. 2005 - Jun. 2007BBC Television Centre - LondonDirected the Orion project’s operations, infrastructure, and personnel after recruiting a technical team. Led business intelligence initiative to generate financial / legislative reports in-house for enterprise governance. Cultivated strong relationships with Israeli offshore vendor and BBCTV business to facilitate needs gathering. Managed testing in coordination with Compuware consultants.
• Delivered a robust business intelligence solution.
• Improved system by identifying, acquiring, and deploying infrastructure.
• Managed offshore and off-premise resources • Maximised the value of offshore resources by implementing comprehensive deliverable and change processes and by cooperating with vendor technical / senior management.
AtosTechnical Project Manager
Oct. 2004 - Jun. 2005
Siemens Informations SystemsTechnical Project Manager
May. 2002 - Sep. 2004Oversaw development and testing infrastructure operations in a sensitive security zone. Directed DBAs, windows engineers, and Sun system administrators. Spearheaded MIS database projects (for solutions leveraging business objects to produce reports). Enhanced efficiency and resource allocation by collaborating with development managers on project design and deployment.
• Managed development / testing environments for 125+ technical team members.
• Bolstered national security by playing a key role in the implementation of a case database solution (3000+ desktops) to all ports / borders.
• Led initiative resulting in provision of essential metrics for departmental statistics.
• Earned award for service beyond the call of duty.
Ford CreditDevelopment Manager
Jan. 1999 - Dec. 2002Software solutions firm specialising in developing credit processing services for Ford Credit in Car Dealerships - Web-based using Microsoft Technologies Directed 3 teams and ~ 20 developers. Built effective relationship with Ford Credit and internal managers across Europe. Cut personnel costs 30% by shifting from contract to permanent staff.
Siemens Information SystemsSolution Architect
Sep. 1998 - Oct. 1999
LogicaSenior Development Team Leader
Aug. 1996 - Sep. 1998London, United KingdomProvided design expertise, managed projects, and built client relationships Clients included: Legal & General Insurance
Natwest Bank
Lloyds Bank
BT
NatWestTeam Leader/Senior Developer
Sep. 1993 - Aug. 1996London, United Kingdom
British GasSoftware Engineer
Jul. 1990 - Aug. 1993Croydon, United KingdomWon Scholarship at British Gas whilst at university
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