Seller 272979 - Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, UK
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| Overview: | A Project and Program Manager with extensive delivery management and business development experience in the Financial Services industry. | |
CV
| A Project and Program Manager with extensive delivery management and business development experience in the Financial Services industry. A skilled builder of relationships through reliability, trust and personal integrity. A hardworking and committed individual who strives to deliver a quality result for the business and customers alike. Experienced in managing multi-disciplined teams and third parties in matrix and off-shore environments. Certifications and training include Association for Project Management (APM) Certificated Project Manager, Prince2 and Six Sigma Green Belt. Key areas of expertise include proposition development, proposal and bid management, project delivery and review using structured methodologies throughout the project life-cycle. Particular experience of Package Implementation, Systems Integration and Third Party management in the Financial Services industry. |
Employment History
(Aug 2006 & ongoing)
Program / Project Manager
LondonProvided leadership of Misys project teams acting as the front-line contact with clients. Managed project scope and developed project plans, defining/documenting resources, skill requirements, project charter, milestones and metrics per Misys standard methods and the customer’s contractual
agreement. Also engaged in the sales process with Business Development to increase sales orders.
• Managed concurrent workstreams including Early Adoption (Beta) testing and Service Delivery management for a major European client of Misys.
• Replanned projects to address software quality issues and completed implementation to revised deadlines for two UK based clients.
(Jan 1996 to Jun 2006)
Project Director
United KingdomProvided leadership and creativity in the development and implementation of services and solutions engagements. Worked with clients, partners and the Unisys project team to plan, develop, organize, monitor and deliver services and solutions.
• Led a team that created an e-Delivery proposition that was marketed in the UK with multi-million pound revenue potential.
• Pre-sales and bid management experience, developing winning proposals for new name and follow-on business.
• Led in-house teams and managed on-shore and off-shore third party suppliers, completing several major implementations and negotiating support contracts, generating £10m+ revenue over 6 years.
• Built a team of 20+ from scratch to deliver a major systems integration project to challenging client and industry deadlines, enabling the client to double market share.
(Oct 1988 to Dec 1995)
Project Manager
Unisys Limited, United KingdomProvided consultancy and project management services to the Item Processing Program.
• Managed the implementation phase of a major project, migrating a major UK bank to a newbapplication software platform; delivered final software releases into user acceptance testing and production, with associated design and operational documentation; team size 20+, budget £3m+
• Acted as a “trouble-shooting” project manager, replanning the implementation phase of a bespoke software development project, ensuring “go-live” on revised dates; set up local team and management to ensure success of the project; delivered final software release into user acceptance testing and production.
• Set up and managed the Application Support Group to provide post-implementation support services to Payment Systems clients.
• Managed the design, installation and implementation of the technology platform required to implement a major cheque processing application in the UK for three clients.
Professional Qualifications
| APM Certificated Project Manager (CPM) |
Education
(Sep 1972 to Jun 1974)
de Havilland College, Borehamwood
Pure Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Categories & Skills
IT & Internet
Categories
Skills
- Financial Systems (Project Management)
- Full Project Lifecycle (Project Management)
- Managing Suppliers (Project Management)
- Multiple Projects (Project Management)
- Offshore Development (Project Management)
- Project Initiation Document (Project Management)
- Project Management (Project Management)
Sales/Account Management
Categories
Skills
- B2B
- Bid Management (Proposals/Bids & Tenders)
- Bid Preparation (Proposals/Bids & Tenders)
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- RFI Responses (Proposals/Bids & Tenders)
- Solution Sales

