Used Prince II-based methodology to implement 3rd party and internally developed IT projects, reporting to the PMO Programme Director and board-level project sponsors.
Key Projects that I managed, often concurrently, were:
 Staff payroll replacement - Ingenuity IAW, from Capita. Full-scale implementation including infrastructure, BAU operations documentation and Business Objects reports.
 FileFinder Recruitment system for Hays Executive in the UK and Europe. Full implementation, data migration, training and roll-out, plus set up of BAU support.
 International Search. Development and cascaded global roll-out of a web application to allow international job posting and searches.
 Business Requirements and Functional Specification for Consultant Commission Calculation System, including working prototype.
 PeopleSoft HCM requirements study in preparation for implementation, including resourcing of PeopleSoft-skilled consultant and PM.
 “Business Readiness” support for UK Adapt and PeopleSoft Implementation, including data migration from Adapt V8 to Adapt V11
 Hyperion upgrade and roll-out for global financial reporting
 Scanning system roll-out (260 offices),
 ConfirmIT web-survey software re-implementation, in preparation for global roll-out.
 Self-Bill contract conversion for 17,000 Temp workers/contractors, involving re-drafting of Terms of Assignment, JDE software modification, design of new business processes and mailshot co-ordination.

Responsible for the implementation of TROPOS ERP, Coda Financials, Cognos BI on Unix/Sql Server with an Oracle database. Used Prince II-based methodology. Typical contract value £200k - £500k. Line manager for four product consultants.
Managed and delivered 15+ full-scale ERP projects in well-known companies including:
Distillery, coffee & tea manufacturer, sweet manufacturer, global telecoms provider, UK/US white goods supplier, car wax manufacturer, UK bank note printing works, UK mint (medals and coins), Irish pet food manufacturer, cake manufacturing group, bread and quiche manufacturer, US aerospace component supplier.

Designed and delivered several Windows and Intranet development projects, including warehouse bar-coded pallet-control systems, sales order processing for Foodservice and “SuperSearch” data mining tool.

Achieved significant operational “selling-on” , for example a backfill support contract for a SAP roll-out and additional consultancy and services for a warehouse NDC implementation.

Successful business start-up with two colleagues, supplying “Jobshop” ERP and Sage Accounts to small manufacturing companies. Responsible for implementation, training and pre-sales consultancy. Quickly became proficient in the software so as to provide demonstrations and training. Initiated annual maintenance (i.e. help desk) and application development services. We achieved 23 system sales in three years, providing the spring-board for the company’s success and it’s eventual sale to a software group.

Initially CADCAM consultant selling and training CADCAM systems,
Transferred as production control system (i.e. ERP) consultant, which is where I gained my basic expertise in providing training, implementation services and feasibility studies.
Promoted to Managing Consultant in 1989 and to Customer Service Manager (reporting to the MD) in 1991, responsible for support and delivery to 1,000+ customers, with 65 personnel in four offices.

With a brief to transform the quality of post-sales operations I successfully adopted a “TQM” approach. Having appointed some key team leaders, I reorganised and re-energised all departments (installation, hardware maintenance, distribution, support, software development). This increased our maintenance revenues and vastly improved our reputation with the customers.

As software development manager at Kewill, I successfully upgraded the entire core package to Visual Basic 7, thus reducing maintenance costs, oversaw the implementation of EC VAT (Intrastats) and several other new product initiatives. These helped to keep revenues stable or rising during very difficult economic conditions.

1984-1985: Design Engineer with Chessell Ltd, manufacturers of chart recorders.
1981: Brighton Polytechnic BSc (Hons) Mech Eng.
1979: Middlesex Polytechnic 1st year HND Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
1974-1979
1975: British Army (Royal Engineers)
1974: Arthur Levy Supply Boats, Aberdeen.