Project Manager

A Successful Senior Project Manager with a breadth of experience in the development and implementation of IT solutions for large and small clients across the healthcare, public and private sectors, track record of delivering projects on time and to budget.

Specific skills in building relationships and understanding client needs, a thorough understanding of PRINCE2, RDBMS, .NET Development, web technologies and infrastructure installations.

Based in:

United Kingdom

Work experience

20 years in employment in full time jobs

Previous jobs

2001 -	MBALL Business Solutions Limited (Own company)
Senior Project Manager for npower Feb 2008 - Date� Senior Project Manager for University of Cambridge��July 2007 - Jan 2008 Senior Project Manager for Cheshire County Council�April 2007 - June 2007 Senior Project Manager�BT�Feb 2006 - April 2007 National Centre for Social Research (NatCen)�April 2005 - October 2005 Project Manager for Dorset County Council�Oct 2004 - March 2005 Project Manager for Sefton Council�Jul 2003 - Sep 2004 Freelance Developer��Aug 2002 to Jun 2003
1997 - 2002	Senior Project Manager
Led and mentored a team of 3 other project managers giving support to both project manager and customer. Allocated and monitored all projects undertaken by the team. Had a major roll in developing project management strategy and best practice throughout the company based around the PRINCE2 method. Identified user requirements, produced specifications and negotiated change acceptance. Worked closely with sales teams and customers on feasibility studies to ensure that the solution would deliver business benefits. Scheduled resources in conjunction with peer group Managers. Management of multi discipline project teams in a matrix management environment, dealing with resource conflicts with other teams and project managers. Negotiated budget changes with clients to ensure client's needs were met. Organised and led presentations to customers at both board and user levels. Liaised with customer project boards and third party suppliers.
1996 - 1997	Senior Technical Consultant
PWA Personnel Systems Ltd Bespoke development of Windows HR package Designed and implemented bespoke software solutions using Visual Foxpro. Mentored junior consultants in all aspects of program design and coding. Interviewed and tested potential consultants.
1993 - 1996	Development Manager
Development of Windows�client application�for�project costing developed in Foxpro� Led a team of 3 contractors and 2 permanent staff in developing project costing software for the consumer market over the complete software lifecycle. Mentored the team in software development practices. Coordinated customers and developers in beta testing of software prior to release. Carried out configuration management of software builds and coordinated testing.

Education

1989 - 1999	BSc Computing (OU)
Open University degree studied whilst serving in the Army

Certifications / Courses

2003 : PRINCE2 Practitioner (PRINCE2 Practitioner)

1993 : BTEC Engineering (Telecommunications) (BTEC Engineering (Telecommunications))

1989 : SSADM Certificate of Proficiency (SSADM)

Skills

Skill	Experience	Level	Last used
Project Management (PM)	15 years professional	5 of 5	2008
Visual Foxpro (VFP)	15 years professional	5 of 5	2001
Web Development (WEB)	10 years professional	4 of 5	2008
SQL Server (SQL Server)	10 years professional	4 of 5	2008
C# (C#)	5 years professional	3 of 5	2008
.NET (.NET)	5 years professional	3 of 5	2008
Windows NT Server Admin (NT Server)	2 years professional	2 of 5	1998
XML/WPF (XML/WPF)	6 months educational	1 of 5	2008
Oracle Admin (Oracle)	1 months educational	1 of 5	1997

1 = Lowest level, 5 = Highest level

Language Skills

Language	Oral	Written
English (First language)	5 of 5	5 of 5

Job Type wishes

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Full time

Contract/Project/Freelance

Job Category wishes

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Management
- IT Manager
- Team Manager
- Development Manager (Software- & Web Development)
- Consultant Manager
Product Management
Project Management
- Software- & Web development
- ERP in General
- Other Project Management Positions

Job Location wishes

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Europe
- United Kingdom
  - Midlands
    - Staffordshire
    - West Midlands
  - North West
    - Greater Manchester
    - Cheshire
    - Lancashire
    - Merseyside
  - Wales
    - North Wales

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