SENIOR SYSTEM ENGINEER
Parsons Ltd
Total years of experience :37 years, 3 Months
Company: Renowned Construction and Management Company
Responsibilities: Providing management consultancy on behalf of New Doha International Airport, ensuring that all communications systems (TETRA, GSM, DAS and Data Centres) are properly installed, tested and handed over in accordance with the agreed designs and specifications.
• Adapted to new working environment in a very short space of time and have been propelled to the forefront of all project related issues.
• Have rationalised how the various contractors inter-operate, reducing error and instilling a more structured approach to delivery.
• Single Point of Contact for Ministry of Interior for all project related matters.
Company: Market Leading Energy company with wider interests in other utilities and Telecoms.
Responsibilities: Working within the high profile R&D Department of SSE looking to deliver renewable energy across Scotland Region over a revolutionary Active Network Management System funded jointly by the company and the Government to £25m. Managing a team of 8 Project Managers on a daily basis and also recruited requisite staff to set-up and manage the Project Management Office (PMO)
• Established and managed internal PMO.
• Singled out for accelerated promotion based on delivery and management talent.
Organisation: With 28 member Nations, NATO is the Allied organisation to support members in international Defence affairs.
Responsibilities: With a €40m budget to build out a secure corporate network including the setting up of Programme and Project Management Boards. Responsible for the writing and publishing of Tenders against 2 requirements; active network components, including 2 complete Data Centres, VOIP and FTTD network for 5000 users across the organisation.
Achievements:
• Delivered a secure, resilient and flexible network to support NATO critical business activities; the single largest IT Programme in 25 years within NATO.
• Planned and managed the deployment of 350km of Fibre to support the infrastructure.
Company: Service Provider of domestic Media Services including Internet, telephony, TV, ODTV.
Responsibilities: Management responsibility of 5 Project Managers delivering bespoke networks using Cisco equipment at various airports in Scotland, along with commercial and military premises in both Scotland and Northern England. Reporting to the CEO and Managing Director on all projects within the Scotland, Northern Ireland and North East of England (SNINE) Region.
• Delivered a strategic approach to projects within organisation reducing delivery time and subsequent cost efficiencies.
Company: Consultancy Services organisation with customers across various markets and verticals.
Responsibilities: Contract consulting role with line management responsibility for 40 local and remote staff. Tasked with advising the customer, MoD on implementation, data migration and management of wide area network infrastructure in Scotland.
• Delivered 20% of the sites ahead of schedule while managing customer expectations throughout.
Company: Local Government body delivering domestic and welfare services to community.
Responsibilities: Contracted to deliver a new smart-card scheme to West Lothian under Central Government Initiative. Owned and Managed primary budget, schedule and risk register. Provided all requisite reporting documentation to customer and stakeholders.
• Provided impetus to get the project underway to achieve the optimistic timescales set.
Company: A company that delivers consultancy services for professional engineering and technical support to customers.
Responsibilities: Employed as Deputy Programme and Trials Manager of a £15m assessment of a C4I system leading to a £2bn contract.
• Managed and implemented plans for assessment of the C4I programme and re-scheduled manpower to have parallel work-streams and significantly reducing trial costs through efficiencies.
• Organised and managed Equipment Trials for 500 soldiers delivering efficiencies.
Company: Global communications company providing various communications and management systems to customers in different markets.
Responsibilities: Designed, implemented and managed the Operational Support System for three regions of Saudi Arabia working and managing a team of 10 sub-contractors and 15 engineers.
• Reduced project delivery timescales by 4 months.
• Identified cost savings and efficiencies through integrating and re-using existing equipment.
14 year career in the British Army employed as a Technical expert to the Local and Regional Command at various military airport locations around the world. Rising through the ranks, being selected for studying for a BSc in Telecommunications Engineering. Responsible in later career for day to day management of 100 soldiers as well their career progression, welfare and leave.