Resume of Project Manager

Title
Project Manager

Primary Skills
PMP, Prince2, ITIL

Location
United Kingdom-London (will consider relocating)

Posted
Apr-07-08


Nationality: British; Full clean UK driving license

Profile:
PROJECT MANAGER with 5 years in managing complex organisation-wide projects and total 11 years of IT experience. Successfully delivered major IT change projects to given deadlines and within budget.

· PMP® (certified by PMI, USA)
· PRINCE2 certified Practitioner
· ITIL foundation certified in IT Service Management (ISEB)
· Software testing ISEB certified
· Risk Management (M_o_R) certified
· Proficient in MS Project, Agile methods, ClearCase & PlanView toolset

Key Achievements:

· Successfully managed full lifecycle delivery for key projects, on schedule and within budget:

o Software solution implementation and testing for Remote Access & Home Connectivity Solution for LCH.Clearnet (Financial Services) (Budget: GBP 2.45 million / Actual cost: GBP 2.30 million) -- Managed implementation of a solution which provided users access to all relevant business applications from the office recovery sites or beyond and ability to work from home or provide out of hours support. Key benefits: Increased Availability, Higher user satisfaction

o Risk toolset implementation and testing for LCH.Clearnet (Financial Services) (Budget: GBP 3 million) -- Managed the business analysis and implementation of a single set of risk management tools with the best technical, functional and commercial fit. Key benefits: Improved Risk management, Higher user satisfaction

o Software application development for BP (Utilities) (Total budget: GBP 3 million / Actual costs: GBP 3 million). Managed implementation of bespoke “Safe Operating Envelope” solution for BP, which are used for real-time monitoring of a plant's critical equipment Key benefits: Increased Availability, Reduced cost of maintenance

o PlanView toolset implementation, transition management & vendor management at BP
(Utilities) (Total budget: GBP 1 million) Managed delivery of PlanView toolset capabilities and aligned these with BP's Capital Value Process (CVP). Managed offshore vendors for SLAs, methodology & best practices. Key benefits: Reduced costs, Improved processes

o Multiple business change projects for ABN Amro (Financial Services) (Budget: GBP 1.2 million / Actual cost: GBP 1.2 million) Managed implementation of ITIL Service management tools and processes - specifically Change, Configuration and Availability management, Key benefits: Increased Capacity & Availability, Higher user satisfaction

o SAN Infrastructure upgrade for LCH.Clearnet (Financial Services). (Budget cost: GBP 1.35 million / Actual cost: GBP 1.25 million) -- Managed the implementation of a new SAN Infrastructure to replace the existing SAN infrastructure which was near capacity with limited horizontal expansion available to meet the client's predicted demands for data storage. Key benefits: Increased Capacity & Availability, Higher user satisfaction

o Data Centre (Infrastructure) upgrade implementation for LBH (Local Government) (Budget: GBP 1.0 million / Actual cost: GBP 985K) Managed the project for London Borough of Hillingdon. Key benefits: Increased Capacity & Availability

o Setup the UK onsite Project Support office and offshore development teams in India for BIL. Key benefits: Reduced costs, Improved processes, Higher user satisfaction

Career Summary:

Project Manager LCH.Clearnet Ltd, UK (March07 -- Jan08)

Key duties:
· Project planning (produce Project Plans, Project Quality plans & Work Packages), Implementation & team management (balanced matrix environment), Configuration management (using ClearCase), Change management (ITIL practice), Release management (ITIL practice), Cost management (Earned Value Management), Risk & Issue management, Stakeholder & Vendor management, Management reporting (produce Highlight Reports, Financial Status reports, Issue logs & Risk logs), Produce lessons learned

· Test Management - Delivery and sign-off of Test Strategies, Test Plans, Application testing, System testing, Integration Testing, Performance & Stress Testing, Test results, Defect logs, Produce Test Summary Reports & manage UAT.

Team size: 9

Project Manager British Petroleum (BP), UK (Sept 06 -- Feb07)

Key duties:

· Business Analysis, Project Stage Gate monitoring (Capital Value Process based on PMI approach), Manage vendors (offshore & 3rd parties), Stakeholder management, Test management (System & UAT) and Cost Management (Earned Value Management), monitor reporting (Business Objects)

· Deliver PlanView toolset's capabilities to the PMO and provide training to the PMO.

Team size: 4

Project Manager Techms Ltd, UK (Oct05 -- Aug06)

Key duties:

· Plan and manage various projects delivered to Local Government bodies, Stakeholder management, Manage vendors & 3rd parties, Risk management, SLA & OLA management, Change & Release management, Embed and routinise Prince2 methodology & ITIL best practice. Management reporting Chair team meetings & CAB meetings

· Service Delivery & Service Support process design and compliance as per ITIL best practice (following ISO 20000 standard)

Team size: 10





Project Manager British Petroleum (BP), UK (Aug04 -- Sept05)

Key duties:

· Project Stage Gate monitoring & control (CVP), Business Analysis, Risk & Issue management, Stakeholder management, Cost Management (EVM), Change & Release management, Test Management (Application & UAT).

· Manage offshore vendor teams -- managing relations, SLAs, embed PMI (PMP) methodology, tools & best practice for working together effectively.

Team size: 10

Project Manager Pi Technology, UK (Jan03 -- July04)

Key duties:
· Business Analysis, Manage clients and offshore vendor teams -- managing relations, setting up methodologies, tools & best practice for working together effectively.

· Manage P/L, Test management, Stakeholder management, Change & Release management, SLA management

Team size: 20

Project Consultant BIL Technologies Ltd, UK (Sept01 to Dec02)

Key duties:
· Set-up the UK onsite Project Support Office for an offshore development team of 150 resources based in India.

Team size: 2 onsite & 17 offshore

(Jan 97 to Aug 01)
Worked extensively as a Software Consultant / Systems Analyst for many blue-chip companies in the Consulting, Financial Services & Manufacturing sectors worldwide.

a) IT Consultant Virgin Money Ltd, UK (Jan 01 -- Aug 01)
· Design, develop, test & enhance the Virginmoney.com B2C web portal using J2EE.

b) IT Consultant Vistaar e-business Ltd, India (Jan 00 - Dec 00)
· Design, develop, test & implement B2B web portals for the chemical industry using J2EE.

c) Systems Analyst Siemens Ltd, UK (Sep 99 -- Dec99)
· Design, develop & test the enhancements and migration on IBM AS/400 (iSeries)

d) Systems Analyst Bosal (UK) Ltd, UK (June 99 -- Aug 99)
· Migration and implementation of existing financial package to JBA System- 21 on IBM AS/400

f) Systems Analyst J P Morgan Ltd, UK (Aug 98 -- May 99)
· Design, develop & test Unit trust administration system (CUTAS) on the IBM AS/400 (iSeries)

g) Analyst / Programmer Concourse Infotech Ltd, India (Jan 97 -- July 98)
· Design, develop & test bespoke applications on IBM AS/400 (iSeries).

Education:
· Diploma in Engineering (Electronics), Bombay, India -- (1985 -- 1988)
· Honours Diploma in Software Systems Management, NIIT, Bombay, India - 1992

Training:
· ISEB Manager's Certificate in IT Service Management (ITIL Red Badge) - Feb08 - Results Awaited.
· Training by PlanView on their Project Portfolio Mgmt tools - Sept06
· PMI accredited training for the PMP certification -- Aug06
· Training programme on J2EE technologies, Karrox Technologies Limited, India. -- Dec 00
· Training programme on IBM AS/400 (iSeries), Concourse Infotech Limited, India. -- Dec 96

Certifications
PMP,
Prince2 Practitioner,
ITIL Red Badge


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