Philip Tuson MPA

Experience

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  Severn Consulting

  Feb 2001 - Dec 2004

  Senior Consultant & Client Engagement Manager

  Managed variety of enterprise-wide projects at ABN AMRO Bank. Improved project management processes and procedures around enterprise technology solutions and business processes. Identified systemic problems with technology projects, designed systems to fix them, and rolled them out. Reviewed technology project purposes, quality, management, outcomes, and audit trail. • Developed global governance structure for multi-year outsourcing deal and oversaw transition of services to new vendor. • Designed & implemented system to track level of spending on technology projects globally. Show less

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  Deutsche Bank

  Jan 2005 - Mar 2005

  Sourcing Management Program Coordinator: Risk, Audit and IT

  Managed complicated outsourcing system to engage strategic 3rd party software vendors to provide Risk Compliance Technology. Facilitated monitoring and management by 30-50 program managers of technology projects. On-boarded new projects into internal governance and vendor management system. • Streamlined sourcing and contracting process for technology providers.• Monitored delivery to plans, tracking and managing scope, schedule, budget and deliverables of each initiative.• Designed and oversaw building of an agile in-house web portal for more effective project management. Show less

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  ABN AMRO Bank

  Mar 2005 - Sept 2006

  Operational Excellence Program Manager, Change Management

  Led strategic process and system improvement projects to increase security and financial strength of €1 billion global technology portfolio that supported 8-9 global business lines and support divisions. Generated reports and forecasts for global CIO and regional CIOs about financial performance, audit issues and technology-related risk exposures to enable timely strategic responses. Trained project managers in project cost ownership, standardized project/program/portfolio reporting, and cost ownership cataloguing.• Transformed global technology function into a cost-effective, cost-transparent organization accountable to its global internal customers.• Designed and spearheaded implementation of new global cost-allocation model charging costs to internal business customers, and accounting to customers for services provided and outcomes delivered. • Reduced volume of audit issues raised against IT by creating standard audit issue management framework that enabled consistent application of best practices before, during, and after internal and external audits. • Created 200 page monthly management report on finances, contracts, audits and project delivery, incorporating dashboard reporting. Show less

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  Royal Bank of Scotland

  Oct 2006 - Apr 2014

  Deliver strategic projects for the International Dollar Clearing payments division involving global technology systems and platforms handling cross-border payments, anti-money laundering (AML), investigations and reconciliations. Manage relationships and portfolio of business enhancements and strategic platform re-engineering. Conduct strategic analysis and planning, prepare business cases and engage senior management. Oversee offshore technology teams. Managing detachment of Mexico branch from RBS systems in preparation for sale. 7 direct reports.• Produced multi-million dollar cost savings from merging separate technology platforms into one serving all global regions following acquisition of ABN AMRO.• Successfully managed move of selected technology functions to India.• Developed and managed software development teams (on-shore and off-shore) to deliver key application changes in the portfolio of IT systems. Show less

  • Business Transformation Manager

    Oct 2013 - Apr 2014

  • Head of Strategic Projects - Global Transaction Services

    Oct 2006 - Oct 2013
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  United Nations Association of New York

  Feb 2008 - Jan 2009

  Worldview Institute Alumni

  The Worldview Institute provides a forum within which New York professionals can engage and discuss global issues with experts in foreign policy and international affairs.

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  New York University

  Jan 2009 - Oct 2012

  Lecturer, Center for Global Affairs

  Lecture and lead class discussion on complex international economics, the global political economy and European Union economics in courses on International Political Economy and The EU in the 21st Century.

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  One Acre Fund

  Apr 2014 - Jun 2015

  Business Operations Manager

  Developed and led the Business Operations team which oversees the core operational activities from client enrollment and credit management through to repayment for the 188,000 clients enrolled in the Kenya Program. This is achieved through design and implementation of efficient operational processes, adapting technological solutions to deliver efficiency and accuracy, and exploring new avenues of client engagement through the use of mobile phones and mobile technology to manage transactional-based services to and from our clients. Also responsible for the development of a large team of local staff who number over 50 through mentorship and knowledge transfer to grow the capability of the local workforce. Cross country engagement across East Africa with teams in Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. Show less

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  NYC Department of Finance

  Mar 2016 - Nov 2016

  Director of Policy & Operations
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  UN Women

  Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Private Sector Consultant
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  Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  Jun 2019 - Dec 2020

  Head of Corporate Services at the United Kingdom Mission to the UN
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  Acquis Consulting Group

  Oct 2023 - now

  Internal Consultant