Problem resolution

PROFILE – Programme Executive, TOM, Change, PMO, Release, Programmes and Project Success

My sectors include:

Utilities / Infrastructure / Transport

Retail / FMCG

Financial Services / Banking

Automotive / Manufacturing

ICT/Digital

Telecoms & Networking

Pharmaceuticals

My expertise includes:

Troubleshooting / Turnaround

Strategy and planning

Portfolios, Projects & Programmes (£25M+)

People & Change, Operating Models

Purchasing, Procurement (£500M+)

Supply chain

Bids & tenders

Commercials, contracts, negotiation, dispute resolution, transformation

In / outsourcing

M&A, integration, divestment, unification, consolidation, rationalisation, restructure

Due Diligence

Business Relationship & Stakeholder Management

Technology Business Manager

Business Development

Raising Capital

Leadership

Professionally qualified, a self-motivated, product, programme, portfolio, project executive, an analytical and organised team player, with excellent motivation, people management and leadership skills, the ability to prioritise work to meet business needs, and turnaround failing situations in both AGILE and waterfall change.

An effective communicator, confident at all levels, an outstanding client and business relationship manager, effective in strategic, tactical and operational roles, focused and knowledgeable with service delivery, business development, change, transition and stake-holder management expertise, skilled in regulated procurement, commercial sourcing (EU/OJEC) and Transfers of Undertakings (TUPE).

SECTORS: Utilities, Energy, Financial, Retail, Manufacturing, ICT [IT, Digital, Telecoms].

Experienced business analysis, managing and delivering all aspects of business change projects and programmes including planning, stakeholder management, risk analysis, reporting and communications consistently achieving desirable outcomes on time, cost and quality

Considerable experience of technical workflows and processes, IT, Digital and ICT

Outstanding problem solver able to think laterally and use initiative to devise new and more effective ways of working or dealing quickly and appropriately with a specific issues

Methodical approaches to strategic challenges and planning, with attention to detail, quickly assessing and acting on changing priorities devising and justifying business cases

A strong ethic of business process improvement and a drive to innovate

Presents complex technical information accessibly, empowering colleagues to develop

Delivers continuous improvement, manages risk and the need for rework, enabling success to be the 'norm' and lessons to be learned

Structured, standards’ led pragmatic, flexible (rather than dogmatic), methodical, repeating what works and changing what doesn’t

Considered, reasoned, decision maker; structured methods and techniques, PRINCE, PMP, MSP, CMI, AGILE, etc. have their place, but when up against time, cost, demand and even survival, pragmatic, imaginative, innovative, even heroic achieving results where others failed.

EXPERIENCE, EMPLOYERS, CLIENTS & ROLES

Consulting / Financial Services - Commercial / Procurement / Supply Chain

BACS - Network Architect Consultant Project Manager – Procurement ICT systems and Networks

Legal and General (L&G) - Service Delivery Manager and Project Director - Outsourcing

Paribas - Programme Director ‘euro2000’ - £30M ICT equipment and Services sourcing

LIFFE - Director Communications Services, sourcing global network (Equant) for LIFFE CONNECT™

AXA SunLife - Commercial and Outsourcing Relationship Consultant - £125M

UBS CTB - [Memphis Programme] IT Development Off-shoring - review / recommend

Royal and SunAlliance - Global Procurement Programme Director - Professional Services

Boots the Chemist - Head of Commercial procurement and contracts, HQ, retail and digital systems

UNIPART - Head of Telecoms and Office Systems and Services including branch retail network systems

TRW Aftermarket - Consultant - digital product development commercial and negotiation support

Land Rover Group – Networks Manager specification and acquisition [dealer, supply chain, after-market]

Petroleum products - MD, One Fuel Limited [whole lifecycle UK contract to retail Shell Racing Solutions]

HMG - DWP IT Strategic Sourcing Directorate (SSD), Senior Commercial Advisor

National Lottery (bid), NHS, English Heritage, Legal Aid, DSS/ITSA – commercial and sourcing advice

Utilities (trading, production, distribution, storage and retail; gas, water, electricity), Transport, Telecoms

National Power - Project Manager

North West Water - Procurement Manager / Department Head Telecoms Project Engineering

British Gas Transco - Project / Commercial Director - Automated Remote Meter Reading

Centrica / British Gas - Business Information Systems Manager / Change Manager

British Energy Group plc – BEPET Power & Energy Trading - Programme Director / Head of (£45M) Change Programme implementing an end-to-end Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

COLT - Programme Director - Cloud computing digital services for 36 COLT customers

RACAL - telecoms for National Lottery

BT - discrete site and building broadband networks

INMARSAT II Satellite Launch programme - Project Audit

BA - Heathrow Engineering Base Broadband Networks - Project Manager Design and Build

London Underground LineLAN - Project Manager Design and Build

Undertakings excluding confidential projects

Commercial programmes, procurements, efficiency, turnaround, improvement, TOM, people, processes, technology, ICT and Digital Telecoms Products and Services

Private equity, Business Start-up and Development, early/mid-stage ventures aeronautical, environmental innovation (water, soil, carbon), multi-purpose financial products, Utilities, Retail, Food and Beverage, Financial Services, Automotive, Superfast, Broadband and VOIP

Process Management, Asset Management, Documentation, Work Scheduling and Fulfilment Reporting, Mapping and Technical Drawing Management for pipe works, refining, power, etc.

Specialist retail [Motor Racing Products].

QUALIFICATIONS

Security: Disclosure Scotland – 25-05-2017

Fellow : Chartered Management Institute - FCMI and a Fellow : Institute of Consulting- FIC

Skilled in leadership, management, executive communication, stakeholder inclusion and satisfaction. Represented UK concerns abroad in the US, Eastern and Western Europe. Adept in strategic acquisition, sourcing and procurement processes including contract drafting, negotiation, delivery management and dispute resolution.

Chartered IT Professional Fellow, British Computer Society - FBCS CITP

Member : BCS ELITE Group (Effective Leadership in Information Technology)

Member : PPMA/BCS Project Management Group (PROMS-G)

Over 20 years’ experience across manufacturing, logistics. utilities, retail, financial services, and related sectors, working deals and programmes up to and exceeding £300M.

Member : Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply - MCIPS

Supply chain / procurement expert, having worked at the highest level of procurement advising the DWP ICT Strategic Sourcing Directorate, reviewing contracts up to and exceeding £500M.

International trade relationships for UK concerns in the US, Eastern and Western Europe.

Negotiated with, and worked collaboratively, as a client representative, and / or team member with (and / or for) inter alia, CSC, PWC, Logica CMG, Accenture, Avanade, IBM, Cap Gemini, AT&T, Atos (SEMA), Steria (Xansa), Microsoft, ORACLE, ICL/Fujitsu, RACAL, G-Tech, COLT, Equant, BT, Syntegra, Reuters, Rochade, Deloitte, Infosys, DEC (Digital Equipment), HP, EDS, Perot, PA Consulting, Baker Tilly, Clifford Chance, Bird & Bird, Freshfields, Linklaters, etc.

EMPLOYERS (further details on request)

’15 - date MD, EXECS LTD - Interim Professional Consultancy and Management Services

’15 - date MD, NONEXECS LTD - None Executive Services

’12 - ’15 Self-employed freelance Consultant, Executive and None-executive Director

’09 - ‘12 MD, LinkedInterims Interim Professional Consultancy and Management Services

’09 - ’10 MD One-Fuel Limited - Shell Racing Solutions - Motor Sport Petroleum Products

’04 - ’06 CEO LogCo Group – Cloud Computing Start-up

’87 - ‘09 MD, LOCRIS Limited - Interim Professional Consultancy and Management Services

’86 - ‘87 UNIPART Group - 1st Group Head of Telecommunications, Office Systems and Services.

’84 - ‘86 Land Rover Group – Computer Operations Manager and 1st Networks Manager

Achievements Including

FINALIST – Interim Manager of the Year 2006.

British Energy Power & Energy Trading 87% Deloitte £45M Programme Health Check after just 4 months.

DWP massive (confidential) impact on expenditure resulting in £125M stopped projects.

AXA realising real savings, recoveries and cost reductions exceeding £20M on £150M.

AT&T EMEA restructuring programme closing 25+ Legal Entities in 6 months.

Boots The Chemist's IT cost base reduced by £8M in 4 months on £60M.

LIFFE CONNECT™ Global e-trading platform deployed in 6 months.

'Stop The City' Riots disaster recovery, contingency planning and crisis management - LIFFE.

Paribas most successful euro conversion programme for "The Banque of the euro".

Planned the deployment, organisation and hired the team for the UK National Lottery.

Glaxo design/implementation first commercial transatlantic multi-point video conferencing network.

Audit and Risk appraisal of the INMARSAT II GCCS major recommendations adopted.

Design, implementation, and management of the largest Broadband (CATV) Networks in Europe.

EMPLOYERS/CLIENTS (Further information)

’15 - date MD, NONEXECS LTD - None Executive Services - Non-Executive Director

’15 - date MD, EXECS LTD - Professional Interim Executive, Consulting and Management

Interim - Director / Professional / Executive / Senior / Head of

Project / Programme / Change

Management Consulting

Commercials

Procurement, Supply Chain

ICT, CIO, CTO, IT

Business Development

Relationship Management Sectors

Utilities

Energy

Financial Services

Retail

ICT, CIO, CTO [IT, Digital, Telecoms]

Manufacturing,

10/16 - date Investment Capital raise – US Telecommunications hardware / software developer / start-up.

’12 - ’15 Self-employed freelance Consultant, Executive and None-executive Director

10/15 - 11/15 Consultant; Confidential internationally recognised, alarm, monitoring, safety and security sector brand. Proposal for Due Diligence/Risk Assessment of Digital, Internet of Things (IoT), networking middleware sourcing.

08/15 - 09/15 Consultant; Originate proposal for outsourcing ICT functions, including considering HR/TUPE matters, and mitigating demand peaks – hospitality / events [Confidential].

08/15 - 08/15 Consultant; Originate proposal for the establishment of a programme management directorate - nationally recognised brand/client utility sector [Confidential].

08/14 - 08/15 Investment - Purchase, renovation, fitting out and letting two houses.

10/13 - 03/14 Negotiation and settlement of long running insurance claim regarding a road traffic accident in April 2012.

05/14 - 09/14 TRW Automotive Aftermarkets

Commercial Consultant - JV / Start Up - digital diagnostic, vehicle data and workflow systems development SCRUM/SPRINTS, JIRA requirements, issue and project management, AGILE rapid iterative releases, Oracle Web Services - commercial and negotiation support.

06/11 - 01/14 Genesis Technical Systems - VP Business Development - Telecommunications Equipment / Services Start-up - Board level, raising finance, business development, sales and marketing, iterative (AGILE), programme management establish PMO. Company invested $10M patenting and developing unique products to deliver Superfast broadband over copper telephone assets to urban and rural users. Designed and executed global exhibition launch at 2012 and 2013 Broadband World Forum. Attracted prospective customers $50M+.

’09 - ‘12 MD, LinkedInterims - Professional Consultancy and Management Services

06/12 - 04/13 Italian Telecommunications Services Start-up - business development, sales and marketing, programme management. Started in February 2012 the company developed unique Digital / VOIP products to enable companies and individuals to include ‘call-me’ buttons in websites, banner advertisements, mobile apps, social network pages, etc. Development of marketing collateral for UK, USA and European markets, secured the largest single order for services from a major European business collaboration service. Travel and business in Italy.

06/10 - 06/12 UK Mob Ltd – Mobile App / Digital Incubator - Managing Director. Co-operative Association for Freelance Developers affiliated with EuroMoB; connecting people to capabilities; talent and revenue generation.

03/10 - 01/11 COLT - International Telco and Digital Services Provider - Digital / Cloud Services Director - 38 customers for digital services across Europe reporting at Board level, trouble-shooting major supply chain insolvency issues. Established PMO.. M&A of software company in Germany, holding company in Switzerland and application development and maintenance company in Romania applying European Acquired Rights Directive (EU law for the protection of employees implemented in the UK by TUPE), Tax, PR, HR, Finance, Sales, Legal, Company Secretarial, Facilities, Ops and Systems. Purchased €7.5M+ capital financing deals saving €3M+. Total deal value ~ €20M - outstanding results.. European travel: Germany, Switzerland, Romania.

10/08 - date The Mineseeker Foundation - humanitarian Not-for-profit - Director - devise and implement a strategy to establish a viable airborne landmine detection system and set up Digital / Internet presence.

06/07 - date Diamined Limited - Precious Commodities Trading - Director - devise and implement business strategy, establish Import Supply Chain, Registrations and Regulations, VAT, Customs, etc. Design and deployment of satellite communications and basic ICT infrastructure to remote African mine workings in Sierra Leone.

01/09 – 12/10 MD One-Fuel Limited - Shell Racing Solutions - Motor Sport Petroleum Products

Specialist Motorsport Retailer / Services Provider. Secured exclusive rights to distribute Royal Dutch Shell’s ‘Racing Solutions’ fuels and lubricants in UK. Establish business from scratch, people, processes and technology, storage and delivery infrastructure, devise and implement business strategy, establish Import Supply Chain, Registrations and Regulations, VAT, Customs, etc. securing capital and revenue funding to deliver £1M 1st year sales though an innovative, digital, ecommerce, retail platform and next day hazardous product delivery service.

04/07 - 12/09 The SaVVy Club Limited - Elite Concierge services and Events for high net worth individuals - Non-Exec (Equity). Advising on strategy, business development, sales, marketing, and web presence. Generated and developed productive leads into a number of potential customers and supported the launch of new lines.

11/06 - 05/07 TBiConnect Limited - Shared Service EDi / paperless transaction processing via Internet - Head of New Business - TBiC provides services to some of the UK’s largest retailers providing high volume low value transaction processing and reducing the cost of Accounts Payable processing by up to 90%. Responsible for business development, including sales and marketing activities to FTSE 100/250 sector companies - successfully generated and developed productive leads into a number of potential customers.

’04 - ’06 CEO LogCo Group – Cloud Computing Start-up

06/04 - 12/06 Digital Desktop and Mobile Computing Services - CEO New Venture Start-up - innovative application of mature IT technologies and novel marketing strategies to create a world beating SME and Consumer service to overcome every day computing issues, increase the penetration of computing amongst SMEs and provide low cost computing to people everywhere [today known as “Cloud”]. Identify and recruit Board (Sales and Marketing, Company Secretary, Technology, Finance). Secure Enterprise funded support, develop and implement investment readiness plans, identify and solicit technology and marketing partners, identify channel partners.

’87 - ‘09 MD, LOCRIS Limited - Interim Professional Consultancy and Management

03/06 - 11/06 British Energy Group plc (FTSE 100) - BEPET Power and Energy Trading - Head of Change implementing

08/05 - 02/06 DWP IT Strategic Sourcing Directorate (SSD) - Senior Commercial Advisor

12/04 - 04/05 Cap Gemini - Consultancy Support to Major Outsourced Services Provider - Bid Support

12/03 - 08/04 LMS.COM (Legal Marketing Services) - Outsourced Provider of Legal and Financial Business Services

01/04 - 02/04 UBS CTB - [Memphis Programme] IT Development Off-shoring To India

09/03 - 05/04 Royal and SunAlliance - Global Procurement Director

06/02 - 05/03 AXA Sun Life Services - Commercial and Programme Management Consultancy with CIO and Board.

06/02 - 07/02 Harris Cooper Walsh (Solicitors at Law) - End to end specification

10/01 - 03/02 AT&T EMEA - Programme Director UNICORN (Unification, Consolidation and Rationalisation)

04/01 - 09/01 M&G Retail Operations (part of 'the Pru') - IT Strategy Review/Package Selection

01/01 - 04/01 Wincor Nixdorf [Vendor ATM/cash machines, EPOS and cash handling systems] - Programme Director

07/00 - 01/01 Centrica - Business Relationship Manager

10/99 - 04/00 Boots The Chemist - Head of Commercial Services

02/99 - 10/99 LIFFE - Director IT Communications Services

05/98 - 02/99 Paribas - Programme Director ‘euro2000’

11/97 - 04/98 British Standards Institution [BSi] - Programme Director

10/95 - 10/97 BG plc Transco – UK Link - Quality Manager

07/95 - 10/95 - SEMA Group (now part of Atos Origin) - Outsourcing Bid Management - £14M bids HMG and NHS.

03/95 - 07/95 - Legal Aid Board - Consultancy - Technical Architecture Review - £7M ORACLE Client Server project.

11/93 - 03/95 - Legal and General “L&G” – Service Delivery Manager

08/93 - 11/93 - RACAL - Programme Manage – UK National Lottery – plan, design, TOM, hired senior team

'93 - DSS – ITSA (now DWP), Network Services - Consultant, Special Projects.

'93 - PA Consulting/LUL - Line-LAN Office-Automation Infrastructure rollout.

London Underground networking and technology infrastructure deployment

'91 - '93 - North West Water (now United Utilities): Programme Manager

'91- PA Consulting/National Power, infrastructure fibre-optic/copper LAN design/build.

'91- Glaxo Group Research (now GSK) - Communications Services Manager

'90- INMARSAT - Consultant - Audit Satellite Ground Communications Control System (GCCS).

'89-'90 - Micro Computer Unit - Lecturer/trainer telecoms

'89-'90 - BT Network Engineering Consultant

’88-’90 - COLD Storage Computer Company - Joint Founder / Director Communications

'87-'89 - BACS (VOCA) - WAN/LAN/ strategy, design, procurement and implementation.

’86 - ‘87 UNIPART Group - 1st Group Head of Telecoms, Office Systems and Services.

’84 - ’86 Land Rover Group – Computer Operations Manager and 1st Networks Manager

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