• Working with Seeboard to ensure the success of business critical project.

 

• Worked with Head of IS on a strategic review of the development programme.

 

• Advised IMServ on the systems transition plan following the acquisition by IMServ of SEEBOARD’s meter reading subsidiary Meterpoint. This included fact gathering from SEEBOARD, Andersen Consulting & Andersen Consulting Worthing.

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• Transferred from National Power mainframe systems to a suite of local systems for each power station going into International Power. The new suite was Sun Accounts( General Ledger/Purchasing), MAXIMO (Work Management/Stores) and OIS (Plant Monitoring).

• Took control of a complete programme of IT projects including ORACLE FINANCIALS
• Managed the Millennium programme
• Implemented Intranet
• Implemented internet email taking into account the sensitive nature of childcare
• Introduced cost control of projects

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• Brought budget and milestone achievement under control for an e-commerce factoring system to 'beat the competition'.
• £30M multi-year business change project, £6M IT project
• Realigned relationship with the major supplier
• Found additional suppliers
• Created successful teams
• Transferred skills to Barclays staff
• The System gave extranet/intranet access to customers, back office users and mobile users
• Products used included MQ-series, STAFFWARE workflow and KOFAX imaging

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• Introduced desktop GIS to National Grid
• Transferred NGC's networks from BT to ENERGIS
•  Developed interfaces for the MIMMS Work Management System 
• Tripled productivity and halved elapsed time for development projects 
• Managed a programme of projects developing and maintaining new versions of complex software to meet stringent regulatory requirements.
• Flexed the development capability by a combination of contractors, call-offs with software houses and letting contracts for complete projects.
• Managed successfully with fully reimbursed costing against external competition.
• Created a Business Analysis Group and a Major Projects Group
• Managed Client/Server(VB/ORACLE) developments using DSDM as well as legacy enhancements(DB2/CICS) with traditional techniques.
• Successfully moved the Department of 70 people from London to Guildford. 
• Upgraded BS5750 accreditation to ISO 9000.

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• Managed the development of a bespoke system to charge for the Use of the National Grid, which was directly linked to an Asset Register.
• Managed an external contract with a software house to write Major Asset Register System covering technical, financial and commercial data.
• Developed interfaces to create a distributed network for localised work management and accounting linking RAPIER and ORACLE Financials.
• Designed and set up an initial suite of Business Systems for the newly privatised National Grid; with data migration from five CEGB regions.
• Established and gained BS5750 accreditation for development and maintenance processes.
• Established a Wayleave System for the new ENERGIS Telecommunications Company created by National Grid.

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• Took responsibility for the decommissioning of the Bulk Supply Tariff System at the end of the nationalised era of Electricity Supply.
• Contributed to a Common Set of Business Systems which was the same for every one of the five Regions of the CEGB.
• Co-ordinated the use of local computing facilities in the Transmission Districts of the South East Region of the CEGB.

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• Implemented turnkey solutions for Libraries, Box Office and Magistrates Courts.

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• Transformed the financial and management accounting systems from batch processing to on-line access throughout the Borough offices.
• Developed and implemented Loans System and a Local Bonds System.

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• Developed a Bill of Materials package for office furniture manufacture.
• Applications support for commercial systems.

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• Contracted as a Senior Programmer to London Transport and other clients.

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• Programmer/Analyst in FORTRAN at Dartford Paper Mill.
• Trained in O&M, Work Study, and Operational Research.

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