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IT EXECUTIVE MANAGER TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT PROJECT & PROGRAMME LEADER

I am a flexible, dynamic and goal-oriented IT Senior Executive with demonstrated experience with planning, developing and implementing cutting edge information technology solutions to address business opportunities. I am capable to develop strategic plans for worldwide implementation and operation of client services, product support, quality assurance and training, initiate and enforce strict budget controls addressing company need and promotion of growth. Adept at crisis management, troubleshooting, problem solving and negotiating. I work in a methodical, organized, deliberate and delivery-focused manner gained from my extensive experience. I am determined, driven and open-minded offering a ‘can-do’ attitude within complex environments. Also experienced in team and department leadership, benchmarking, capacity planning, project and resource management and cross-functional training. My management and professional approach consists of relationship building, bringing ‘order from chaos’; being an inspirational leader, driving operational excellence and being cool, calm, collected and creative. People enjoy working with me because of my ability to inspire them to perform at their highest level while having fun in the process. I do this by providing a safe environment where their ideas can be shared and people are recognized for their contributions. My experience and professional demeanor has proven me to be someone to be relied on particularly when under a tight deadline, proving invaluable under stressful environments.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Project & Program Management

Leadership

Training & Mentoring

Budgeting

Vendor Management

Internet & Intranet

Team Building

Acquisitions & Mergers

Data / Voice

Security & Disaster Planning

Migrations

Implementations & Deployments

Office Moves

Datacenters

Demergers & Separations

Event & Production Technology

Prince2

ITIL

Engineering Management

Logistics

Managed Services & Outsourcing

Event Production Technology & Management

Transition & Transformation

PMO

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

Recognized as being a leader in field by USCIS by means of the award of a Green Card Immigrant Visa to the USA as an “Alien of Extraordinary Ability”

Selected to judge the “Technology in Education Award” at the 2015 Essex Education Awards

Specially appointed by APMG, the governing body behind the Prince2 qualification, to assist with piloting the revised materials and qualification in 2009

Successfully managed and completed an infrastructure, desktop and EPOS deployment at Sainsburys (Large UK Retailer), which Accenture claim to be the largest and most aggressive retail migration undertaken globally, at the time

Received a commendation from UNHCR in Geneva for classroom based training to senior delegates

Whilst at MRB, developed a pioneering method of electronic data supply to insurers which benefited the business by several millions of GBP premium income

Provided LAN and WAN management support across the UK (approx. 160 sites) for Towergate, utilizing Microsoft and Cisco technologies

Over 29 years of experience working in IT, of which 21 have been spent in management and project management roles

Through KRTS provided sponsorship to a race team in the British Touring Car Championship series, including the placement of branding on the car.

EXPERIENCE

KRTS Ltd, Colchester, Essex UK 2002 to Present

KRTS is a privately held company providing consultancy and engineering services to the IT and event production industries.

Managing Director, IT Manager and Senior Technology Consultant 2002 to Present

Working on behalf of various companies and organizations delivering specific projects, solutions or managing work streams. Managing and motivating customer and third party teams of up to 72 direct reports. Consult and deliver technology and process based solutions. Manage P&L budgets on behalf of customers for the equivalent of multi-million dollar assignments. Work with customer and third party cross-functional teams to ensure effective and comprehensive services and technology to users and managed relationships with suppliers and third parties so they feel like partners, rather than vendors.

Recent primary focus has been supporting COMPUTACENTER LTD, as an Associate Senior Project / Program Manager and Technology Consultant since 2010, representing them and their commercial interests and being a strong resource to be relied upon with some of their Managed Service clients, including:

British Telecom (Acting as Transition Manager for the Managed Service Transition)

Tesco Stores Ltd (Network Refresh Project across their Head Office Campus)

Markit Group (Delivering a Unified Communication System)

Police Criminal Records Office (Delivering a Datacenter Infrastructure Refresh)

Channel 4 Television (Delivering a Virtualized Desktop Project)

Selfridges (Windows 8 Migration & Hardware Refresh)

Lehman Brothers (in Administration) (Various Infrastructure Projects)

Direct Line Group (Office 365 Migration, Hardware Refresh and Datacenter Separation)

OB10 (now Tungsten Group) (Virtualized Network DMZ Delivery)

Gatwick Airport Ltd (Service Desk Transition)

Visa Europe (Contract/Statement of Work Authoring, Delivery of Olympic Games Command Centre Facility in London)

Cap Gemini (SAN Migration)

Hays (Multiple Infrastructure and Virtualization Solutions in their Datacenters)

Schroders (Multiple infrastructure and desktop projects, including Office 2010 Global Deployment and BYOD implementation).

Other KRTS Ltd Assignments include:

Technical Events & Production Manager to NEWSQUEST EVENTS - 2011 to Present

Non-Executive Director of Technology to OAKLEA MONTESSORI CIC - 2014 to Present

Pit Lane & Hospitality Technology Manager to AMD BRITISH TOURING CAR RACE TEAM – 2014

Events Manager to 16 AIR ASSAULT BRIGADE (UK MILITARY) – 2014 to Present

Interim Head of ICT and Technology Consultant to DNA INSURANCE SERVICES LTD - 2009

Senior Technical Project Manager to TOWERGATE INSURANCE PARTNERSHIP LTD - 2006 to 2010

Microsoft Technical Consultant to ACS EUROPE LTD (now part of DELL) - 2005 to 2006

Interim Head of Networks & Infrastructure to THURROCK COUNCIL - 2004 to 2005

Project Management Consultant and Site Lead to ACCENTURE - 2002 to 2004

Senior Network Engineer, Technical Project Lead and Manager to HEWLETT PACKARD - 2002 to 2004

Roles prior to KRTS Ltd include:

HEALTH MEDIA PLC, London UK – Group IT Manager (2000 to 2002)

ICONICS LTD, London UK – Technical Support Manager and Consultant (1998 to 2000)

MRB INSURANCE BROKERS LTD, Romford UK – IT & Development Manager (1995 to 1997)

MISYS FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LTD, Worcester UK – Senior Customer Engineer (1991 to 1995)

KINGDOM BUSINESS SYSTEMS LTD, London UK – Senior Field Service Engineer (1988 to 1991)

QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Prince2 Practitioner

Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB) Certificate in Service Management

Microsoft Certified Professional

OCP Operations Management

Chamsys MagicQ DMX, Pixel Mapping & Multi-layer Media

City & Guilds Level 3 – Coding and Programming in BASIC

Brainbench Certifications for:

oWindows 95-98 Administration

oWindows 95-98 Power User

oHigh IT Aptitude

oWritten English

oMaster Accreditation for Computer Fundamentals

oComputer Technical Support

7 x General Certificate of Education ‘O’ Levels (equivalent High School Graduation Qualifications) including English, Mathematics, Electronics, Music and Computer Studies

PMP Application currently in progress

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