John Wilkinson

Experience

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  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.

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  Berni Inns

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1983

  Free spirit

  Free spirit within the Hotel Industry...

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  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...

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  DWP

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1993

  Staff Trainer

  Staff Trainer - ITD (now IPM) certified.

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  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.

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  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
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  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
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  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