John Wilkinson

John Wilkinson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Principal IT operations Manager at UK Home Office

  • Education

    • SOAS University of London

      1983 - 1987
      BA Hons African History
  • Experience

    • The Project Trust

      Jan 1981 - Jan 1982
      Volunteer Teacher

      Volunteer teacher in Riakanau, Embu Province, Kenya. I lived and worked in a subsistence agricultural society, teaching English, Maths and Science in a Secondary School.

    • Berni Inns

      Jan 1982 - Jan 1983
      Free spirit

      Free spirit within the Hotel Industry...

    • Reno Rugby Bologna

      Jan 1987 - Jan 1991
      Rugby Player and "Facchino"

      Semi-pro rugby player in Bologna - Italy.Quoted as being their player of the nineties - even though most of my time was in the Eighties...

    • DWP

      Jan 1991 - Jan 1993
      Staff Trainer

      Staff Trainer - ITD (now IPM) certified.

    • UK Border Agency

      Jan 1994 - Jan 2005
      Immigration Officer - HM Inspector

      11 years experience of Border Control management including:- Front line operations;- Border management;- Intelligence, including surveillance; and- Enforcement.

    • UK Government

      Sept 2005 - Mar 2015

      Project Manager for the Iris Recognition Immigration System (IRIS) - the UK's first biometric immigration control system. I managed the majority of the implementation, transition to business as usual, project closure and ongoing service management.

      • Business Change and Service Improvement Manager

        Oct 2012 - Mar 2015
      • Service and Data Quality Manager

        Dec 2007 - Sept 2012
      • Project Manager

        Sept 2005 - Nov 2007
    • Border Force

      Apr 2015 - Jun 2020

      Project Manager delivering Projects Kraken and Falco - specialising in behavioural detection. Responsible for the smooth running of Border Force at Europe's best terminal - the Queen's Terminal.

      • Assistant Director

        Dec 2016 - Jun 2020
      • Assistant Director

        Apr 2015 - Dec 2016
    • UK Home Office

      Jul 2020 - now
      • IT Operations Principal

        Feb 2023 - now
      • Principal IT Operations Manager

        Apr 2022 - now
      • Lead Service Manager

        Jul 2020 - May 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications