Summary
Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute,Executive MBA Candidate, experienced business analyst and manager, with over 25 years of excellent client and portfolio management skills. Action-orientated with strong ability to communicate effectively with technology, executive and business audiences.
Skills
Work History
Company DirectorFeb 1998 to Current
Denlor IT Consultants Limited – Bristol
Denlor IT Consultants Limited provides experienced Business Analysts,
Enterprise Architects and Project/Programme Management resources that can effectively articulate how IT can be used to provide tangible business
benefits.
Senior Project ManagerApr 2015 to Current
BP plc – Sunbury, Sunbury-on-Thames
I am managing the execution of a telecom procurement strategy ($23M investment budget) topropose an agreed reference architecture for the Next Generation Network to take advantage of software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) technologies and to adopt Next Generation Office infrastructure in order to:
- Deliver enhanced Information Technology & Services (IT&S) credibility bydelivering reliable, secure, and optimized communication services to the
business while reducing costs - Deliver a new fully elastic approach to BP locations, globally, that enablesagility to support the demands of the next generation workforce,
applications, and devices - Break dependencies on legacy and bespoke IT solutions by enabling theconsumption of commoditized services in a highly standardized manner
I work directly with the Telecoms Category Sourcing Director, Network Services Director, Senior EnterpriseArchitects, BP Digital Security Leadership and other BP key business stakeholders.
Regional Vendor Manager, EMEA Data NetworksMay 2012 to Apr 2015
BP plc – Stockley Park Business Park, Uxbridge
I reported to the RegionalNetwork Manager in the European Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, reporting to the Head of Service IntegrationEMEA, overseeing the delivery of data network services within GlobalOperations & Infrastructure (GOI), in accordance with the delegatedoperations budget ($10M) and regional investment plans ($3M).
Typical activities included budget control, service level management,supplier management, service integration across multiple service providers(external and internal), supporting service recovery from incidents and crises,managing service introduction, project transition and implementing changesinto the operational environment as a result of changes.
Programme Manager, Global Telecoms Sourcing ProgrammeJun 2010 to Mar 2012
BP plc – Stockley Park Business Park, Uxbridge
The Global Telecoms Sourcing (GTS) Programme migrated the data services of
BP to a single supplier to provide end-to-end accountability and third party
supplier management. Reporting to the BP Head of Vendor Management (Global Network Services), Iwas globally responsible for managing the programme interface to thesupplier through the regional GTSTransformation Managers and theengagement to the BP Regional and Global business units. This ensured thatthe defined business benefits were realised as directed by the BusinessCase of the GTS Programme.
Manager, Programme and Project ManagementJan 2003 to Jun 2006
BP plc – Sunbury, Sunbury-on-Thames
Reporting to the Telecoms Global Service Manager (GSM), I was globally
responsible for the Global Operations (GO) interface with the Global
Infrastructure (GI) Projects for all Telecoms activities, managing a global team of project managers thatwere involved in the Digital Communications &Technology (DCT) GO Telecoms portfolio of projects. I was responsible fordetermining which projects were taken forward and then monitored theirprogress and responded to issues that arose in delivery.
IT Infrastructure Programme ManagerDec 1997 to Jan 2003
EMI Recorded Music – Wrights Lane, Kensington, London
Information Services (IS) Project ManagerJan 1993 to Dec 1997
Diageo plc – Henrietta Place, London
Project ManagerMar 1989 to Nov 1992
AscomTimeplex – Langley, Berkshire
Certifications
Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMgr FCMI)2017
Fellow of the Institute of Leadership & Management (FInstLM)2017
Member of the Institute of Directors (MIoD)2004
Member of the Institute of Interim Management (MIIM)2016
Professional Development
Role of the Non-Executive Director2017
Institute of Directors
Managing Your Staff2015
The Corporate Executive Board Company
Business Fundamentals2014
The Corporate Executive Board Company
Stakeholder Partnership2014
The Corporate Executive Board Company
Measuring IT Value2014
The Corporate Executive Board Company
Education
Executive MBA Candidate (Part-time)2017 to
UWE BristolPresent
CMI Level 5 Certificate Management and Leadership (QCF)2016
Chartered Management Institute
BTEC National Diploma in Engineering with Distinction Grade1987
Crosskeys Tertiary College, Crosskeys, South Wales