1997 - maintenantI've operated a portfolio career since 1997, working on IT related assignments.
EXAMPLES
IT AUDIT
➤ Audit of NFC application and test software and supply chain controls re medical packaging application. Audited against ISO 9001: 2008 & ISO 13485: 2003. Recommendations Implemented.
➤ University of Westminster.
Other Audit
➤ Janssen Pharmaceutical - Lead Auditor
● Audit of DMSO production facility Audited against ISO 9001: 2008 & ISO 13485: 2003, 21 CFR part 820. ISO 14001 - 2004 and OHSA.
PRE DEAL IT DUE DILIGENCE
➤ Bank of Scotland - £120m restructuring of the Adare Group.
➤ Lloyds TSB Development Capital Limited - £20m acquisition of Paystream,
➤ Legal & General Ventures - £80m acquisition of Lakeland Caravans.
+ assignments for Phoenix Equity Partners, Barclays Capital, Graphite Capital Management, etc.
ADVISORY
➤ Craegmoor Healthcare: Finance systems automation
➤ Ramesys: Assessment of in-house capability to support growth.
➤ Provident Financial PLC: Assessment of data center operations.
➤ NES - Review of accounting system implementation.
PROCUREMENT
➤ University of Westminster: Specification and procurement of new digital storage (SAN AND NAS) with backup. Dual EMC SAN/NAS with Vplex, implemented on time and to budget.
➤ Loc Gov Ombudsman: Evaluation of preferred supplier and their proposed Case Management System.
STRATEGY
➤ Developed a mobile communications strategy for the FSA.
➤ Northants County Council.
SOFTWARE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
➤ Designed & developed a staff engagement application using Ruby on Rails with MySQL. Subsequently ran the 2011/12/and 13 staff surveys for a £1bn t/o FSTE 250 business with 4000 employees.
➤ In 2000/03 Re-engineered and supported Dialog Corp’s @site product. Delivered significant enhancements as well as re-skinning functionality.
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Barclay de Zoete Wedd
- IT Director HR Systems
1995 - 1997Investment banking arm of Barclays. Reporting to the global heads of I.T. and H.R. with the brief to
develop a new IT strategy and information process model for HR, across the 22 countries in which the bank operated.
➤ Developed the strategy liaising with country heads of HR. Strategy Approved by exec management team.
➤ Successfully negotiated supplier framework agreement with the chosen supplier.
➤ Implemented phase one with a mixed team of in-house and supplier staff in the UK and France.
➤ Set in place a number of projects to deliver improved process flows and greater accountability, monitoring of required registrations, and staff engagement and performance processes.
➤ The main provider of advice and guidance to HR re system and support.
➤ Member of IT policy group.
