
Steve Watson MBCS Assoc CIPD
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About me
IT Service Management Principal Consultant and Business Continuity Manager at i3Works
Education

Hastings Grammar School
1969 - 1976
Experience

Department of the Environment property services agency
Jul 1976 - Sept 1990Operations ManagerVarious roles including programming, IT systems management, contracts officer and ops manager

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sept 1990 - Sept 2004Service Delivery ManagerLast role was as Head of office systems and service management. Prior to that various roles as applications development project manager, LAN cabling installation manager, MVS support manager, prime systems manager, oracle DBA team lead

IBM
Oct 2004 - May 2007Service Delivery ManagerDeskside support lead for Defra account

Legal & General
Sept 2007 - Jan 2008Service Delivery ManagerZ/os support

Thermo Fisher Scientific
May 2008 - Mar 2009Packaging Specialist
HM Treasury
Mar 2009 - Feb 2013Business Continuity and IT Support ManagerResponsible for public finances business continuity and IT support for the EFA team. Engaged in intra-day forecasting of net Exchequer position.

UK Ministry of Defence
Feb 2013 - May 2019Senior Problem Manager and Service Continuity ManagerSenior Problem Manager dealing with the identification and resolution of complex problems. As Service Continuity Manager, ensured plans were produced, tested and maintained for all sites.

Amazon
Jun 2019 - Dec 2019Associate
Central Government UK
Jan 2020 - Jul 2020Principal Consultant Service ManagementDesign, development and implementation of ITSM processes for a greenfield site using latest digital technologies.Primary responsibility for Problem and Knowledge Management using ServiceNow as the ITSM tool utilising Azure DevOps practices and Agile methodology.Design of Problem, Incident, MIM, Knowledge, Event Management Practices under ITIL V4, fully documenting comprehensive Practice and design documents. Involved in support and creation of other ITIL processes.New service successfully implemented and well-received by the customer Show less

ALLOISE LIMITED
Jan 2020 - Jan 2024Service Management Consultant
NHS England Digital Profession
Dec 2020 - Aug 2021Service Management Practitioner/Analyst
I3Works Ltd
Aug 2021 - nowPrincipal Consultant
Jan 2024 - nowSenior ITSM Consultant
Aug 2021 - now
Licenses & Certifications

BCS Specialist Certificate in Problem Management
BCS, The Chartered Institute for ITApr 2016
Certificate in InfomationSecurity Management Principles
BCS, The Chartered Institute for ITJan 2012
Practitioner Certificate in Business Continuity Management
BCS, The Chartered Institute for ITJun 2010
ITIL 4 Specialist: Create Deliver and Support
PeopleCertMay 2023
SIAM Foundation
EXINDec 2022- View certificate

Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
MicrosoftSept 2022 - View certificate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
MicrosoftJan 2022 
ITIL Version 3 Foundation Bridge
EXINMar 2010
ITIL 4 Specialist: Drive Stakeholder Value
PeopleCertJun 2023
Certificate in Personnel Practice
CIPDJul 2003
ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management V2
ISEB - Instituto Superior Europeo de BarcelonaSept 2004
IT Information Library Foundation V4 Certification (ITIL)
PeopleCertMay 2020
ITIL 4 Specialist: High Velocity IT
PeopleCertSept 2023
ITIL 4 Strategist Direct Plan Improve
PeopleCertMar 2023- View certificate

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
MicrosoftNov 2022 
ITIL Itermediate Certificate in IT Service Transition
PeopleCertOct 2018
ITIL Intermediate Certificate in IT Service Operation
PeopleCertJul 2018
Basic Certificate in Computer Programming
City & GuildsDec 1979
Certificate in Project Management (Prince 2)
ISEB - Instituto Superior Europeo de BarcelonaMar 1998- View certificate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
MicrosoftJul 2022 - View certificate

Fundamentals of Agile Project Management
Project Management InstituteOct 2022
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