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Technical Delivery Manager
National TrustTechnical Delivery Manager
Feb. 2024Swindon, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Change Programme Manager
White Cube galleryChange Programme Manager
May. 2020 - Mar. 2024London, England, United KingdomHelping deliver value to White Cubes IT department driving change across a series of areas including M365, SDWAN/LAN, CRM, restructuring and consolidation.
Managing Director
Mawson PM LtdManaging Director
Nov. 2019 - Mar. 2024United Kingdon
IT Programme Manager
Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard)IT Programme Manager
Aug. 2022 - Nov. 2023Southampton, England, United Kingdom · HybridIT Programme Manager
Managing Director
Movement AcademyManaging Director
Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2022United Kingdom
Managing Director
Box Made GymsManaging Director
Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2022United Kingdom
Project Manager Office 365
Openwork LtdProject Manager Office 365
Nov. 2019 - May. 2020Swindon, United KingdomScoping, defining and managing the delivery of Office 365 and its resulting TOM across an estate of 650 Companies, circa 6,500 user base.
Project Delivery Manager (Contract)
Pru Life UKProject Delivery Manager (Contract)
Apr. 2018 - Nov. 2019Reading, United Kingdom
Infrastructure Program Manager at Catalyst Housing Limited (Contract)
Catalyst Housing LimitedInfrastructure Program Manager at Catalyst Housing Limited (Contract)
Jun. 2015 - Nov. 2019London, United KingdomResponsible for programme leadership & delivery within a major housing sector business in the UK • Focused on spearheading a diverse portfolio of strategic projects, acting as key business enablers • Collaborative engagement with a portfolio of stakeholders, securing buy-in for programme delivery • Definition & execution of business cases ensuring the successful commissioning of major projects • Leadership, management and motivation of a multi-functional team of project & support resources • Project management and delivery, covering project scope, budgets, governance & implementation Key project activities, business outcomes & achievements include: • Robust vendor management and supplier selection activities, including IT / technology evaluation • Championed migration of Microsoft Office365, embedded with a ‘Cloud First’ strategy for Catalyst • Project-led data centre migration and relocation, delivering a resilient and scalable IT environment • Led the implementation of an enterprise architecture framework, underpinning organisation growth • Successfully delivered Enterprise Mobility Management tools, facilitating remote access & mobility
Director of IT Operations and Infrastructure  (Contract)
digi ScanDirector of IT Operations and Infrastructure (Contract)
Jan. 2010 - Jun. 2015LeatherheadResponsible for spearheading delivery of digital solutions to digiScan clients located across Europe • Client-facing, engaging with clients including Art Galleries, The Royal Family, NHS & Thames Water • IT operational leadership and delivery, including infrastructure, project delivery & technical support • Definition and execution of IT strategy, business case and programme development roadmaps • Leadership, management and motivation of a team of technicians, programmers and IT resources • Successfully delivered optimised solutions to clients, maximising return on investment in solutions
IT MANAGER & STORAGE TEAM LEAD (Contract)
The National Magazine CompanyIT MANAGER & STORAGE TEAM LEAD (Contract)
Mar. 2008 - Jul. 2009Responsible for all aspects of IT leadership, transformation and change within a magazine publisher • Appointed on a contract basis to deliver a step-change in the delivery of IT services and technology • Definition and execution of the Board’s IT strategy & plan, migrating to a more agile business model • Leadership, management and motivation of a multi-functional team of IT professionals & resources • Successfully led the design & implementation of business continuity solutions, underpinning growth
INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTANT & PROJECT MANAGER on site at Rabbo Bank (Contract)
NitorINFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTANT & PROJECT MANAGER on site at Rabbo Bank (Contract)
May. 2007 - Feb. 2008Responsible for all aspects of project leadership & control, including client engagement & delivery • Appointed to consultancy and project delivery role on contract, engaging with senior stakeholders • Instrumental in supporting the bank’s data agility requirements, underpinning growth & compliance • Undertook project delivery at locations both in London and Utrecht (Holland), migrating IT and data • Project managed major data migrations from HDS SANs and Dell EqualLogic SAN technologies
TEAM LEAD 3 LINE SERVER GLOBAL SUPPORT & STORAGE (Contract)
ExxonMobil (Esso)TEAM LEAD 3 LINE SERVER GLOBAL SUPPORT & STORAGE (Contract)
Mar. 2004 - Apr. 2007• Acted as primary technology lead for office migration, moving 550+ users from London to Surrey • Project-led migration of 10Tb of legacy data, relocating 30 servers, 1 SAN and a Netbackup solution
Owner
SOS Computer Systems Ltd.Owner
Jan. 1998 - Sep. 2006Owner of Consulting company SOS Computer systems Ltd, providing IT consultancy work to small and medium business.
DR / BC Design for Wintel systems
Mellon BankDR / BC Design for Wintel systems
Jan. 2004 - Mar. 2004Design and testing for Business Continuity on Windows 2003 systems
Snr Server & Infrastructure Engineer
Bank of America (Bank America)Snr Server & Infrastructure Engineer
Jan. 1997 - Aug. 2002Snr Server & Infrastructure Engineer - Working on mainly SAN and Backup design for Wintel systems.
Wintel SAN Engineer
Bank of AmericaWintel SAN Engineer
Jan. 2001 - Dec. 2002
Support Engineer
Bridge Information SystemsSupport Engineer
Jan. 1997 - Dec. 1998
Support Engineer
Bridge Information SystemsSupport Engineer
Jan. 1997 - Dec. 1998

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