Development Project Manager

I am currently Development Project Manager at the bespoke software house HCI. Based in York, my role is to manage development projects from introduction to customers through to completion and acceptance of projects. This involves all aspects of project management covering budgeting, resourcing, managing & monitoring progress.

During my time at HCI, I have introduced TickIT/ISO9000 based quality processes to improve the profitability of projects and the quality of the software delivered.

The main project that I have worked on at HCI has been a bespoke Point of Sale & Stock System for a major specialist retailer in York. The system was specifically designed to provide secure, reliable and fail-safe points of sale. This was based around Microsoft SQL Server utilising Data Replication and was developed using Microsoft .NET technologies.

In addition I am responsible for advising on development strategy and forming vendor relationships to develop the business.

Based in:

United Kingdom

Work experience

24 years in employment in full time jobs

Previous jobs

2002 -	HCI (York) Ltd
I am currently Development Project Manager at the bespoke software house HCI. Based in York, my role is to manage development projects from introduction to customers through to completion and acceptance of projects. This involves all aspects of project management covering budgeting, resourcing, managing & monitoring progress. During my time at HCI, I have introduced TickIT/ISO9000 based quality processes to improve the profitability of projects and the quality of the software delivered. The main project that I have worked on at HCI has been a bespoke Point of Sale & Stock System for a major specialist retailer in York. The system was specifically designed to provide secure, reliable and fail-safe points of sale. This was based around Microsoft SQL Server utilising Data Replication and was developed using Microsoft .NET technologies. In addition I am responsible for advising on development strategy and forming vendor relationships to develop the business.
1993 - 2002	Sage Enterprise Solutions Plc,
My role at Sage Enterprise Solutions was Deputy Product Director. Sage Enterprise Solutions, a subsidiary of the Sage Group plc, produced ERP systems for the mid-range UNIX and Windows markets. My primary responsibility was to manage a development team of 50 staff, who were responsible for developing new functionality for future product releases and maintaining existing products. I also set up and managed a small team in South Africa to produce customer specific projects. My secondary responsibility was to support and assist in forming development strategy. This strategy was designed to support other parts of the business such as Business Development and Marketing. Four application development teams reported to me. Through managing these teams I developed excellent team building and leading expertise. The teams covered:  API development using Java & COM based technologies  Legal & fiscal applications to meet the requirements of specific territories  3rd party integration to allow Sage Enterprise Solutions products to be used alongside other specialised packages such as route planning & shop floor scheduling  Maintenance of existing released products supporting in excess of 7000 customers My role involved being responsible for the full software development process, including technical design, change control, beta testing and support. Through this I became experienced in developing and deploying enterprise solutions world-wide, having managed projects in the USA, Brazil, South Africa and Europe. The main responsibilities that I had were:  Budgetary responsibility for Applications Development of �4 million  Managing teams to deliver projects on time and within agreed budgets  Co-ordination of development projects to meet product release schedules  Planning & input to a Product Road Map  Reviewing requirements to ensure that these are of value to the core product  Providing technical resource to other groups within Sage Enterprise Solutions  Managing measurement and control processes to ensure the department was continuously achieving improvements, in line with ISO 9000. Prior to holding the position of Deputy Product Director, I graduated through the roles of Development Manager (including Offshore Development team and sub-contractors), Project Manager, Applications Developer.
1990 - 1993	Bowater Foil & Paper, Sunbury-
As an Analyst Programmer I designed and developed additions to a bespoke manufacturing and finance system. This was based on an IBM System/36 system using RPGII. This system was then transferred to a UNIX based manufacturing package and I was responsible for the migration to this from the S/36 based system. This package was being used in two major manufacturing plants, supporting approximately 50 users, as part of a corporate move to the MAX ERP system.
1987 - 1989	Bournemouth Borough Council
As Senior Programmer I managed a small team of programmers developing new on-line systems on Honeywell Bull mainframes. The systems were developed using the Honeywell Bull transaction-processing version of COBOL.

Education

	MSc

	HND

	HNC

Language Skills

Language	Oral	Written
English	5 of 5	5 of 5