ANDREW GRANT

acekze@r.postjobfree.com : 312-***-**** : UK Citizen and US Green Card

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SUMMARY

I'm a well-seasoned Project Management and IT Management specialist with 25

years of experience. My career has been defined by my in-depth technical

knowledge in networking, web based software and databases - SQL. I was an

early adopter of 'cloud' technologies .My love of "out-of-the-box" thinking

and least path of resistance -"can do" methods has been my mantra. In my

roles, I have consistently inspired an entrepreneurial attitude and

environment. I challenge, involve and encourage free thinking. I have re-

engineered and lead various high level projects. My forte has always been

growing client ideas into cost effective solutions and great end-user

experiences. My UK Ministry of Defense clearances enabled me to be involved

in extraordinary and challenging, specialized projects. My clearances are

still in date. I'm looking for my next new challenge.

EXPERIENCE

ROYAL NAVY FLEET COMMAND HQ, UNITED KINGDOM (JAN 2002 - AUG 2013)

IT/IS PROJECT MANAGER - SYSTEM ENGINEER/SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Contracted for 10 years in various roles serving units within Her Majesty's

Ministry Of Defense (equivalent to US Department of Defense) Royal Navy and

Royal Marines. Based at Fleet Command HQ. As a security cleared contractor

my role was to re-engineer and provide "best practice" and cost effective

hardware and software solutions, working to a high standard within the

defense systems framework, security requirements and civilian standards

such as ITIL. The role was autonomous, with direct reporting to the Unit

C.O. (Commanding Officer) and their senior staff. I gained a high security

clearance for the UK Ministry of Defense Forces as well as NATO, working on

projects up to Top Secret.

Projects included:

. Designed and implemented an Engineering Management Tool Set (local

terminology). Project "Fusion" is a cloud application that was globally

available in support of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Based at front-

line units, the system was on a war footing and provided instant reporting

and solutions for our fighting ships and personnel. I was Involved with

cross fertilization with the U.S. Navy 6th Fleet. The system was developed

over a period of years, encompassing 5-6 modules - Task Management, Support

Tool Set (Situation Reporting-Support Desk), Time Management, Personnel

Management and Local Procurement. The project resulted in an estimated

$10,000,000 saving in the first year. I was recommended for a unit award.

. Design and installation of heavily virtualized WANs for the Royal Naval

and Royal Marines. Ground-up design of integrated networks using various

architectures including OS's such as Microsoft Server, Hewlett Packard

proprietary system and Sun Solaris. Working to standard methodologies and

practices. These WANs were directly connected to the defense intranet.

. Support of NATO's (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) NSWAN (NATO Secret

Wide Area Network),

which provides Secret level operations, intelligence applications and

databases. This work included on-board installation, of Government

encryption technology and integration with various military and civil

satellite systems.

. Project managed the Royal Marines new beachhead communication network

system, based on various other technologies.

EURO ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, ANDOVER, UK (JAN 2001 - DEC 2002)

IT/IS PROJECT MANAGER - CONTRACTOR

As a result of re-engineering their current business processes' and to come

in line with the new Public Service Contract issued by the Government, the

role was to initiate and develop online software offering that enabled STP

"straight through processing" of work orders. The software enabled the EA

(UK Environment Agency) to have ad-hoc access to the work flow and interact

with the system saving time, money and possible miscommunication errors.

This was a first for the EA. It allowed the smooth operation of the

contract and minimized errors. The contract was in excess of $65m.

TEACHERS ASSURANCE, BOURNEMOUTH, UK (FEB 2000 - JULY 2000)

NEW INTERNET PRODUCT MANAGER - 6 MONTH CONTRACT

Hired to project manage the strategic direction of Teachers' Web-based

solutions. Initiated a program to review the current position of Teachers'

Web-based solutions and designed a schedule of restructuring to bring these

offerings in-line with cutting edge Web technology, the implementation

majoring on e-commerce strategies. Primary areas of focus were to identify

and oversee the implementation of new back-end technologies to enable the

integration of back office functions with the Teachers' Web site -

providing a true Consumer to Business (C2B) environment. This project Web-

enabled the full range of financial products offered by Teachers, offering

IFA's and individuals the ability to buy on-line. Project budget $750,000.

CNS, SOUTHAMPTON, UK (AUG 1999 - JAN 2000)

NEW INTERNET PRODUCT MANAGER - SALARIED POSITION

Reporting directly to the board of P&O Line and the board of Associated

British Ports, I was tasked with developing an online offering for the UK's

Port and Container industry. I initiated cross department think tanks and

product mapping sessions. These sessions led to focusing the industry into

community groups via a single point - www.cnsonline.net. I initiated and

had hands-on development of the technology. Tradegateway pulls together

many systems, from legacy mainframe applications, SQL DBs and collates into

a single point of access. The online product generated $6,000,000 in its

first year and at the time streamlined the port and container industries.

110 LIMITED, LONDON, UK (SEPT 1998 - MAR 1999)

IT PROJECT MANAGER - SALARIED POSITION

Project managed the new release of the companies' middleware product,

Solario (now part of IBM's Tivoli). Based in the City of London, the Role

was to manage installation and technical teams, up to 22 programmers. This

was a client facing role for such institutions as the London Stock

Exchange. I headed up projects for various fund managers including, Citi

Bank, J. P. Morgan and Schroder's.

WCI CONSULTING, PORTSMOUTH, UK (JAN 1994 - MAY 1998)

IT/IS MANAGER - CONTRACTOR

Directly reported to the Board of Directors for one of the top 10 multi-

national business consultancies. Responsible for all new technologies,

systems and driving through solutions for our clients as well as WCI's own

needs. Setup new offices in Seattle USA and Johannesburg South Africa.

Provided WAN integration with our client, Microsoft at their campus in

Seattle.

Implemented document search systems for various clients and developed an

early web document interchange. Early 1995 I launched our custom web based

B2B offering to clients. WCI training in many business re-engineering

techniques, project management and involved in field consultancy with

clients such as Ford, Microsoft (Seattle) and Bayer Industries.

DNA COMPUTING, PORTSMOUTH, UK (JAN 1989 - JAN 1994)

CEO / OWNER

DNA were early adopters of Microsoft new technologies and provided network

solutions for small to medium enterprises. We were trained by Microsoft on

early release candidate of Windows NT 3.1. Other technologies employed

included Novell, Banyan Vines and installation of token ring networks, as

well as providing various accounting packages, Pegasus and Sage. DNA was

eventually merged into World Class International (WCI Consulting) - see

above.

HARMAN GROUP, PORTSMOUTH, UK (JAN 1982 - MAR 1990)

CEO / OWNER

Family owned group of small companies and directly responsible for the

everyday management. Roland Engineering: made precision parts for

Rediffusion flight simulators, with 24 Employees. Harman's Group: provided

building management services for the Royal Navy, responsible for 4,000

married quarters with 15 employees. Quest Asbestos Removal: working in

Government offices in Whitehall London. Testing and removal of noxious

substances.

EDUCATION

6 'O' Levels, 2 'A' Levels. (High School Certificate)

Various courses and achievements

Project Management - Prince2, MSCE MS Trained on early ASP Classic,

UK project management NT 3.1 DOT NET

methodology (PMP equivalent) 2nd MSCE WINDOWS NT VB Script

- Now studying for my PMP in CISCO - CNE (1997)

the USA.

Continuous Improvement, Windows 2003/2010 Server MS SQL,

Benchmarking techniques, Some Solaris and SCO UNIX Administration and

B.P.R. programming

JUST IN TIME (JIT), Team VM WARE

management, Supply Chain ITIL V3, Full Life Cycle

Management, Time Management, (FLC)

Kanban, Poka-yoke

INTERESTS

Military trained Yacht Master, involved in adventurous sail training which

included various military expeditions. I'm also a guitarist, dropping out

of college to join rock band. I still play and looking forward to buying a

new sail boat.

CONTACT INFORMATION

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