Responsible for delivering a number of high profile Enterprise scale projects for this leading broadcaster.


Currently leading a number of projects (including large Oracle Peoplesoft ERP project) to upgrade and add additional functionality then migrate and rationalise architecture using virtualisation and VMware Linux technologies in Sky's Enterprise Data Centres. Leading a team of business resources and technical consultants to design new processes and architecture (UNIX, Oracle, and Linux), develop and configure the applications and manage the change (both technical and business) and ensure benefits delivery to BskyB.

Considerable stakeholder management challenges in ensuring buy-in and resource allocation to support the programme.

Responsible for delivering a number of Enterprise scale projects covering Peoplesoft / JDE Back Office projects for this FTSE250 global recruitment company.

• Successfully Project managing the delivery of an Oracle Peoplesoft financials and HR / Payroll and Self Service solution. Interfaces to Adapt and a variety of 3rd party solutions. Significant technical, process and change management challenges.
o Ensuring requirements and scope and clearly defined and signed off
o Managing changes to the scope and vendor change requests
o Engaging with highly demanding stakeholders
o Managing dependencies and change between four different vendors (IBM, Oracle, Wipro and EMC)
• Development of RFP / ITT & subsequent vendor selection for an Enterprise Document Management solutions to support Peoplesoft v9 deployment.
• Delivery of a £200k strategic project to enable Hays to process 30% more timesheets using their JD Edwards ERP and SAFE Tempest Payroll architecture.
• Successful delivery of a £200k Timesheet Scanning solution that reduces invoice queries by 45% for the 400,000 invoices that Hays generate every month.
• Successful delivery of £300k programme of capacity management enhancements and improvements to Hays JD Edwards and “Pay Online” web based timesheet capture solution

• Responsible for delivery of a Sales & Marketing / CRM solution for this global conference provider in addition to a range of online solutions and templates for event registration web portals.

• Project Managed the implementation of Oracle e-business suite to US and UK Head Offices
• Undertook detailed analysis of enterprise business requirements with key stakeholders
• Development of RFP / ITT detailing both Functional and Non-Functional Requirements
• Managing change requests from vendors and business representatives, allocating CR priorities and refining requirements. Navigating the approvals process through the steering committee
• Development and implementation of a project governance and methodology framework for IT and business projects.
• Delivered and negotiated an offshore / outsourcing model for the development of over 300 registration websites. Managed the organisation change and ensure that this was successfully delivered and that £200k cost savings per annum were realised.
• Developed a SEO / Internet / IT strategy

• Responsible for delivering a variety of high profile large projects (online, front office and back-office) for this $5billion Fortune 500 staffing and Recruitment Company.

• Project managing the implementation of a $9m Oracle rollout to Kelly’s Ireland Operations covering e-procurement, payroll, time and attendance, self-service and accounts receivable. Key aspect was managing the change (business change, operational change and change to project scope) inherent in this project and interfaces to Adapt Front Office.
• Project Manager for online Bond Adapt “Web Time” timesheet capture programme, which delivered savings of $750k. This was a 5 man-year £1m project with constantly changing scope and demanding stakeholders.
• Delivered a number of Sales and Marketing Business Process improvements to UK & Ireland business. These initiatives resulted in retail sales increase of 25% per month.
• Turning around an under performing project management and analyst team by introducing a project governance framework, PRINCE 2 controls, mandatory checkpoints / gateways, transparent status and effective issue and risk management.
• Implemented a Project Management Office and SoX Compliance framework.
• Project Managed a variety of infrastructure refresh projects covering 400 UK & European users which brought about savings of $1.8m
• Building and mentoring a team of Project Managers and Business / Functional Analysts

• Programme management and leadership of large, strategic projects for this £100m on-line Travel Content Management and Publishing Company.

• Management of the implementation of SalesLogix Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software to help drive and embed best practice in OAG’s sales force. The benefits from this project led to a 20% rise in B2B sales. Responsibilities included
o Capture of business requirements from key stakeholders
o RFP / ITT
o Liasing with software vendor
o Configuration of CRM system
o Configuration of architecture
o Managing and running training sessions
o Project management
o Organising user testing
o Running change management workshops
o Running conference pilot sessions
o Development of change management communications plan and strategy
• Project management of £1m Indian offshore outsourcing contract to deliver a range of online Travel Planner Web products.
• Management of the end to end outsourcing process from initial RFP, selection of vendors through to delivery of the end product and subsequent commercial launch. These products delivered annual multi £m revenues from both B2C and B2B customers.
• Project Management of a global business process change project to identify, review, streamline and enhance the companies’ internal processes.
• Successful implementation of Asta Resource and Project Management tool leading to significant cost savings and improved resource utilisation
• Management of a £2m project to migrate from legacy mainframe based systems to a flexible reusable IBM Websphere based architecture. This flexible architecture provided OAG with significant cost and efficiency savings as well as boosting time to market.

• Programme management of ERP projects for this food manufacturing company.


• Successful delivery of “Info Now” web based financial data warehouse solution to deliver urgently required sales, COGS and quantitative customer data to key executive stakeholders.
• Project Management of a wide variety of different IS projects simultaneously in a highly challenging, multi-site environment manufacturing environment covering Movex ERP, Data Warehouse and Supply Chain solutions
• Successful implementation of multi site Commander Warehouse Management System to support Albert Fishers Supply Chain initiatives.
• Acting in an account manager context with senior managers in the business to develop and document ideas and requirements and turn them into feasible projects and deliverables
• Senior IT representative working with Cap Gemini on change management project and process improvement project.
• Development of ERP strategy and models to support business process reengineering and modelling
• Albert Fisher went into liquidation in May 2002. As the remaining senior IT manager I was asked to provide consultancy full time for the receivers KPMG in order to separate the IT systems so that various components of the business could be sold. Subsequently the IT Director of Young’s Bluecrest Seafood (who purchased part of the business) also asked me to work for them on a consultancy basis until February 2003 successfully integrating the Albert Fisher systems into Youngs.

• Project Manager with responsibility for Customer Services and Supply Chain systems in Gillette’s Northern European markets.

• Project Manager with responsibility for Customer Services and Supply Chain systems in Gillette’s Northern European markets. Project management to support the integration of Duracell, Braun, Oral B and Parker divisions into central SAP architecture.
• Successfully managed a project to align systems, reporting KPI’s and processes following a major re-organisation of European Customer Services & Supply Chain Departments.
• Successfully implemented a variety of Electronic Data Interchange projects and Supply Chain projects.