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Versatile and successful PRINCE2-certified IT PROJECT MANAGER with a wealth of technical and commercial skills acquired in a wide range of demanding environments. 20 years of commercial IT experience.
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| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £38.89 per hour (ex. VAT) |
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| Seller ID: | 254824 |
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CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
PROFILE
Versatile and successful PRINCE2TM-certified IT PROJECT MANAGER with a wealth of technical and commercial skills acquired across a wide range of demanding roles. With over 20 years of IT experience in the Financial Services, Publishing, Travel and Software sectors. Now seeking the next challenging and rewarding opportunity to demonstrate substantial abilities and make an effective contribution in a successful, customer-focused team.
EXPERTISE
• Certified PRINCE2TM Practitioner.
• Extensive delivery-focussed Application Development project experience.
• Full project life-cycle expertise, including Software Configuration Management.
• Skilled in a multi-project/change programme environment.
• Reliably meets demanding deadlines and targets, working under pressure.
• Extensive technical background, including all key web/ecommerce technologies.
• Systems design and software development skills.
• Excellent reputation for delivering high quality solutions. Track record of project success.
• Effective all-medium communication and leadership skills.
• Self-motivated and ambitious.
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Pivotal Project Management and technical role for the design, development, implementation and rollout of an innovative online banking system for Virgin One. This was a crucial strategic project that enabled Virgin to re-establish market-leading features to its ‘One account’ product and substantially grow its customer-base.
• Awarded Virgin’s ‘Uncommon People’ award for “Extraordinary Commitment” following the successful implementation of a new online banking system. The new system featured in advertising and promotional material and was used extensively to differentiate Virgin’s product from its competitors.
• Active member of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group’s ‘Architectural Review Board’, responsible for ensuring new technical projects adhered to Group IT Strategy and standards. This key role helped to ensure that the many ongoing technical projects within the group were undertaken to the highest standards, regardless of the size of the project or the location of the project teams.
• Key role in the proposal and subsequent implementation of a large Configuration Management solution for The Royal Bank of Scotland Group. This was a key enabler of the group’s drive to improve quality across technical projects.
• Technical Consultant to the British Accounting and Software Developer’s Association (BASDA) during the design and development of the eBis-XML World Standard for electronic Business-to-Business financial transactions, enabling financial systems to exchange data easily and reduce transaction times significantly.
Employment History
(Oct 2007 & ongoing)
Director
Norfolk, UKOwn independent IT Consultancy specialising in business-driven IT consultancy, project management services and web/ecommerce development.
(Feb 2008 to Dec 2008)
IT Delivery Manager (contract)
Norwich, Norfolk, UK• Contract appointment, managing the delivery of multiple IT workstreams forming a strategically important project for the Life Assurance division of Aviva Group (Norwich Union).
• Responsible for entire IT delivery from conception through to implementation.
• Management of offshore development teams (WIPRO, TCS).
• Delivered on-time and on-budget using Agile methodology.
Awarded Aviva’s ‘VIP Award’ for ‘An Outstanding Contribution’ as IT Delivery Manager for a strategically important and successful ecommerce application delivery project.
(Jun 2004 to Oct 2007)
Project Manager
Norwich, Norfolk, UK• PRINCE2-compliant Project Management of multiple concurrent workstreams for group-wide technology projects on behalf of major group brands; RBS, NatWest, Virgin, Direct Line & First Active.
• Management of projects for internet, call-centre and intermediary channels, and cross-brand systems integration projects.
• Management of widely distributed project teams and third-party suppliers.
• Full project estimation responsibilities including the conducting of feasibility studies.
• Responsible for Project budget management and reporting.
• Full-time employee and contract staff selection and recruitment.
• Team/line management responsibilities for application development staff.
• Performance reviews and appraisals of all project team staff.
• Technical design responsibilities
(Sep 2001 to Jun 2004)
Project Manager
Virgin One, Norwich, Norfolk, UK• Project Management responsibility for all internet-focussed projects, including campaign-tied website launches, online mortgage application systems and intermediary sales and service systems.
• Concept-to-operational responsibility for Virgin One’s innovative online banking system, developed explicitly to add increased usability to the core banking product and to target competing products with advanced functionality.
• Consultancy for the development and implementation of the call-centre operation and systems-integrations which supported the online banking system and concepts.
• Regular presentations to and detailed project discussions with senior Virgin personnel and board members.
• Project estimation responsibilities including the conducting of feasibility studies.
• Responsibility for Project budget management and reporting.
• Full-time employee and contract staff selection and recruitment.
• Team/line management responsibilities for application development staff.
• Performance reviews and appraisals of all project team staff.
(Mar 2000 to Sep 2001)
eDevelopment Manager
TSO (The Stationery Office), • Project Management responsibility for all internet-focussed projects, including campaign-tied website launches, online mortgage application systems and intermediary sales and service systems.• Publisher and provider of Information Services to both central and local government, as well as private sector clients.
• Head of eDevelopment team, responsible for all internet-based projects across The Stationery Office (TSO).
• PRINCE2TM-compliant Project Management of multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Responsible for Project budget management and reporting.
• Full-time employee and contract staff selection and recruitment.
• Team/line management responsibilities for application development staff.
• Performance reviews and appraisals of all project team staff.
• Technical design responsibilities
Professional Qualifications
Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner (2007)
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION & AFFILIATIONS
• Certified PRINCE2TM Practitioner – September 2007
• Professional Member of the British Computer Society – July 2007
• Member, Professional Contractors Group – July 2007
• Microsoft Certified Professional – June 1999
(Windows Architecture, SQL Server, Visual Basic, ASP)
• Educated to ‘O’ Level
Assignment History
(This Seller has recently been shortlisted or contracted for the following people4 assignment)
- Project Manager: I am looking for a Project Manager to work initially a few hours (possibly days) going through all of the aspects of the project together. The candidates would need experience of some sort of Project Management System. Then on an ongoing basis the project manager would be copied in on all emails between the relevant parties and keep track of everything on a weekly basis, ensuring all parties are doing what they are supposed to be doing.
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- Application Development
- Database Development & Admin
- IT Management
- Operating Systems
- Programming
- Project Management
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Web Design & User Experience
- Web Development/Prog
- Web E-commerce
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- 10 to 20 (Project Management - Staff (numbers))
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- Communication All Levels (Project Management)
- Configuration Management (IT Management)
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- Excel (Project Management - Microsoft)
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- Financial Systems (Project Management)
- Fireworks (Web Design & User Experience - Macromedia)
- Full Project Lifecycle (Project Management)
- HTML
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- Implementation (IT Management - Project)
- Implementation Management (IT Management)
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- Large Company - UK (Project Management)
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- Man Management (Project Management)
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- Multiple Projects (Project Management)
- Negotiation
- Online Payment Systems (Web E-commerce)
- PowerPoint (Project Management - Microsoft)
- PRINCE2
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- Project (IT Management)
- Project (Project Management - Microsoft)
- Project Initiation Document (Project Management)
- Project Management (Project Management)
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- RAD (Application Development)
- Software Evaluation (IT Management)
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- Software Rollout (Project Management)
- Software Selection (IT Management)
- Solutions Delivery Management (IT Management)
- SQL (Project Management)
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- XML
- XSL (Web Development/Prog)
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