Freelance Project Manager Burntisland, Fife, UK

Seasoned project manager delivering outstanding results at project, programme and Board level for international corporates and SMEs. Expertise not only in software development and company start-up, but also in e-learning, people management and pre-sales support. For example: “… the results far exceeded our expectations and for this we are tremendously grateful for your services.” (UAE client).

Rating:	Unrated (New)
Hourly Rate / Cost:	£66.67 per hour
Daily Rate / Cost:	£533.33 per day
Available From:	30 August 2010
Seller ID:	323101
	: Offers a discounted hourly rate to registered charities

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CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé

Project Management Professional

Business leader, consultant and team manager. Track record of solution development and delivery in Education, Manufacturing and Financial / Business Services.

• PMP and PRINCE2 Practitioner.
• Delivered inspirational presentations to educational technology audiences; author of three White Papers and numerous case studies on e-learning.
• Led transformation in IT practices for Education clients in Europe, Middle East and Africa, giving typical improvement of 12% in cost / quality outcomes.
• Managed rollout of new technology for numerous clients.
• Introduced learning technology to clients and corporate colleagues throughout EMEA.
• Created and led local authority partnership for supporting 700 new businesses / 1200 jobs per year; exceeded targets for six successive years; led and won £3m contract renewal.
• Customised and implemented CRM and web applications with multiple payment methods.
• Managed Business Systems, Operations and Network teams in a start-up company.
• Developed and deployed operational systems from end to end, including finance, order processing, customer information systems.
• Managed local transition of corporate ownership, including systems migration, TUPE and staff redeployment.
• Managed outsourced teams comprising up to 40 developers and project managers.
• Negotiated and supported external benchmarks, including Investors in People, ISO 9001 and CMM Level 3.
• Applied in-house and global project management methodologies.

Education

Project Management accreditation renewed most recently in 2007 (PMI) and 2009 (PRINCE2). Gained MSc, with distinction, in 2000. Earlier degrees are in Biology and Economics.

Employment History

(2008 to 2009)

Senior Project Manager

- Managed a portfolio of about 20 projects for 12 clients, up to 600 man/days per project.
- Delivered CRM and web projects with multiple payment methods on schedule and below budget.
- Supported proposals for new business, including customer start-up.
- Defined and led PCI compliance projects on credit card security.

(2007 to 2009)

Consultant, educational technology

Dubai

- Delivered international workshop on laptop deployment in Education, focusing on cost, quality and reputational outcomes .
- Delivered strategic consultancy on start-up blended learning for a UAE client.
- Completed market review for new product development.

(2001 to 2009)

Chairman

- Chairman of a local authority company, supporting 700 business start-ups per year generating collective turnover of £50m.
- Developed the company from scratch to 25 employees.
- Negotiated, led and won a competitive bid for new 5-year contract.

(2001 to 2007)

Programme Manager, Education Sector,

- Identified best practice and led integration of desktop / laptop technology into teaching and learning for customers throughout Europe and Middle East.
- Wrote White Papers and case studies on e-learning and cultural change.
- Worked with virtual team to design concept of e-learning Centre of Excellence.
- Prepared bids, delivered customer presentations and provided consultancy for stakeholders in multiple geographies, supporting revenue of $30m per year.
- Presented on laptop deployment and educational transformation to international technology conferences.
- Ran project definition workshops; defined scope; set parameters for quality, schedule and cost; defined outline plans; delivered projects to specification or transferred to local teams.

(1998 to 2001)

Development Support Manager

IBM Global Services- insurance & banking, UK

- Managed 40 staff providing outsourced / offshore software development services.
- Managed software migration and laptop deployment projects for financial clients.
- Managed risk assessment and delivered contingency plans for Year 2000 rollover.
- Delivered projects using structured methodologies, e.g. IBM’s Global Services Method.

(1997 to 1998)

Manager, HR Information systems

Royal Bank of Scotland , UK

- Delivered step change in data accuracy by verifying and restructuring data for 25,000 employees / 400 HR staff in preparation for migration to new software.
- Managed desktop, production and development budget of about £4m.
- Delivered increase in customer satisfaction index to over 90%.
- Stabilised production systems to give zero unplanned outages.

(1988 to 1997)

Manager, IS Infrastructure

Motorola Semiconductors , UK

- Recruited and led Business Systems IT team in a start-up organisation, delivering 75% first line call resolution for 600 local users.
- Delivered local transition from Digital to Motorola ownership, including migration of corporate systems and re-deployment of technical staff.
- Created and ran external affairs role for $50m international sales support, including diplomatic, press and educational relationships.
- Optimised IT infrastructure costs and saved $1.5m per year, whilst delivering 99.98% uptime on critical systems.
- Managed infrastructure supporting Workstream ERP system.
- Led project for IT accreditation to CMM Level 3 and supported accreditation to ISO 9001.

Professional Qualifications

Project Management Professional (Awarded by PMI in 2000, renewed every three years since then.)
PRINCE2 Practitioner 2009.
SQA-accredited trainer and assessor, specialising in pre-hospital emergency care.
Qualified to deliver First Person On Scene courses from Edexcel at Basic and Intermediate levels.

Education

Lilfeskills Medical

Emergency Medical Technician - renewed every two years.

University of Stirling

BA Economics

Open University

BA (Hons) Biology

Open University

MSc (Distinction) Medical Science

Previous employers

Led numerous projects and managed teams for employers such as Guinness, Scottish & Newcastle and Lyons Tetley. In each case, typically managed multiple projects for up to 20 internal client sites, with a spread of several hundred programs. Applications included financial systems, order processing and customer information systems.

Assignment History

(This Seller has recently been shortlisted or contracted for the following people4 assignments)

Advanced Life Support Course Trainer: I require an Advanced Life Support Course Trainer. Courses must be delivered by highly experienced practitioners with at least 10-20 years experience. Must have excellent up to date knowledge of their respective subjects. Highly professional Must be able to supply detailed course outlines. Registered with the relevant Royal Colleges. Be willing to travel to the Middle East. Courses should be approx 5 days in length
Prince2 Practitioner: We require a Prince2 certified Practitioner. Please apply for further details.

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