Highly organized, creative, and results-oriented leader with a strong work
ethic and a commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction. A track
record of driving change and consistently exceeding objectives and
expectations through the effective building and management of teams. Able
to understand and address business needs through technology or process
solutions that deliver explicit value
STRENGTHS
Full life-cycle IT Project Management. IT Portfolio Management. IT Service
Management. International delivery.
Software development and implementation. Project rescue. Offshoring.
Outsourcing.
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Planned and executed a 24-month program to standardize and modernize
enterprise IT Service Support
. Revised existing Incident, Change, and IT Asset Management processes
embracing ITIL and best practice
. Introduced Problem and Configuration Management
. Customized, integrated, and implemented best of breed solutions in
support of new processes
. Implemented multiple internal and vendor integrations via web services
and corporate middleware
. Trained 1500 globally distributed IT and Service Desk staff
. Improved client satisfaction by reducing time-to-resolve and incidents
caused by change
. Enabled 40% reduction of Global Service Desk and supported Data Center
Outsourcing.
Improved enterprise IT Operations service quality
. Designed and implemented a custom integrated web-based reporting and
dashboard application
. Defined, measured, and analyzed IT Operations KPIs driving continuous
improvement efforts
. Monitored and reported aggregated business application availability and
performance metrics
. Resulted in significantly higher levels of availability and customer
satisfaction
Rescued Global IT Asset Management Office
. Developed and deployed automated IT asset tracking solution integrated
with network discovery tools
. Delivered four consecutive quarters of dramatic improvement in asset
inventory accuracy
. Saved $3.5M in contractual penalties and regained the trust of the client
. Delivered first-year client cost savings of approximately $5.5M
Developed custom 3PL transport management system and implemented into
multiple outsource contracts
. Full project management life cycle - from initiation to closure. Multiple
parallel projects
. Designed and implemented major web-based enhancement to support a shared
user network of services
Modernized and commercialized Medical Laboratories in North-West England
. Purchased, configured, and deployed a laboratory management system across
three major hospitals
. Integrated that system with hospital ward and records systems and also
with GP offices
. Managed matrix teams of medical and scientific staff, customers, and
multiple vendor teams
CERTIFICATIONS
Project Management Professional ITIL Practitioner in IT Service
(2002) Management
PRINCE2 Practitioner (2006) Support and Restore (2007)
Release and Control (2007)
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Law (Honors) Leeds University, UK
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
SCHLUMBERGER, Houston TX
IT Process Manager January 2009 - September 2010
Promote and improve key ITSM processes, develop IT Quality reporting, and
realize business benefits.
. Developed, agreed, and published corporate standards for key ITSM
processes
. Implemented Change and Problem Management throughout IT Operations
. Reduced time-to-resolve and number of incidents caused by change
. Delivered significantly higher levels of availability and customer
satisfaction
Service Desk Engineering Manager March 2005 - December 2008
Standardize and modernize IT Service Support by embracing ITIL processes,
best practice, and best of breed solutions.
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Global IT Asset Manager March 2003 - February 2005
Rescue the Global IT Asset Management office with responsibility for over
60,000 IT assets at more than 600 locations in 65 different countries in
an outsource model.
Saved $3.5M in contractual penalties and regained the trust of the
client.
Delivered first year client cost savings of $5.5M
New Technology Deployment Manager November 2002 - March 2003
Deploy new technologies and new solutions for managing IT infrastructure
and applications
. Managed the continuing roll-out of HP Openview for server management.
. Implemented a standard global process for the management of enterprise
video conferencing.
Outsourcing Transition Project November 2001 - November 2002
Manager
Manage major projects within the program to modernize and commercialize
IT infrastructure support.
Planned and executed a high quality physical wall-to-wall global IT
hardware audit
Developed and implemented web-based global Customer Satisfaction Survey
Awarded "Performed By Schlumberger" silver medal for "team-working,
innovation, and value creation"
eBusiness Project Manager March 2000 - November 2001
Provide software development expertise and delivery capability to
Schlumberger's eSolutions start-up group
Senior Consultant, CAPGEMINI UK August 1999 - March 2000
Bid and delivery management. Pre-sales support.
IT Project Manager, WINCANTON UK July 1995 - August 1999
Customer-facing project management. Systems development and
implementation. Multiple simultaneous projects.
Computer Systems Manager, NWRHA UK July 1992 - July 1995
Project Management and Business Process Re-engineering within National
Health Service
Technical Project Lead, Macpherson September 1991 - July 1992
UK
Senior Software Engineer, AT&T UK December 1990 - September 1991
Analyst Programmer, Fraser Williams December 1988 - December 1990
UK