Experience

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  The royal military college of science

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1988

  Operational research analyst

  Developed battle simulations and computer models to support tactical and operational decision-making in the British Army and Royal Marines.

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  Empire stores

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1990

  Operational research analyst

  Introduced quantitative methods for sales forecasting, to reduce the incidence of stock-outs and over-stocks through the fashion season.

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  Texaco

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1993

  Senior operational research analyst

  Developed and deployed decision support models for the UK downstream business. Sales forecasting, Distribution optimisation and GIS modelling.

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  The royal bank of scotland

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2000

  Founding member of the development team that launched the Virgin One Account - a pioneering UK offset mortgage. Developed operational processes and costings.Also Analysis Manager in RBS Retail Market Research team. Conducted analyses for the re-engineering of Retail Bank operations. Modelled optimal service centre locations (GIS) to centralise branch back-office processes, improving efficiency and reducing costs. Managed the RFP, supplier selection, and implementation of distribution services.

  • Business Analysis Manager

    Jan 1996 - Jan 2000

  • Operational Research Consultant

    Jan 1993 - Jan 1996
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  Tesco bank

  Jan 2000 - May 2015

  Managed the delivery of new retail products and services in Banking and General Insurance, Including: increased speed to market of Banking Small Change programme; development of Credit Card recruitment and retention models; and delivery of Commercial Vehicle insurance via third party. Worked with Partner Banks and Insurers to deliver Financial Services to Tesco Customers in Europe. End-to-end project management from business case through partner selection to product delivery.Delivered Credit Cards, Personal Loans, Point-of-sale Finance and GI products in Hungary, Poland and Ireland. Launched in-store banking services

  • Senior Project Manager

    Sept 2010 - May 2015

  • International Project Manager

    Jan 2002 - Aug 2010

  • Change Manager

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2002
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  Barclaycard

  May 2015 - Sept 2015

  Senior project manager (contract)

  Managed initiatives for Supplier Management, delivering (a) improved compliance to regulatory and internal standards, and (b) greater commercial value from the Barclaycard supplier estate. Covered a network of 86 Supplier Relationship Managers covering 400 suppliers across UK, USA and Spain.

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  Aegon uk

  Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

  Project manager (contract)

  Investment Operations projects:1. Delivered Multi-Asset Lifestyle pension changes, bringing the Aegon offer in-line with UK Government pension reforms. Used Agile project methods to deliver quickly to market.2. Capability to deliver the rationalisation of the funds suite following Fund Manager selection activity. Included substantial IT build to facilitate the asset transition.Led the Programme view to co-ordinate project planning alongside other projects and BAU.

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  Standard life

  Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

  Project manager

  Employed Consultant with Ajilon (Adecco) - working on client site at Standard Life.

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  Sainsbury's bank

  Jun 2017 - Dec 2017

  Project manager

  Project managing the delivery of the full MI reporting suite for Personal Loans, following change of banking platform partner

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  Standard life aberdeen

  Dec 2017 - Jun 2019

  Project manager

  Working with multiple Application Centres to deliver the upgrade of pension administration systems and product migration.Meeting the challenge of co-ordinating agile and waterfall ways of working

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  Bae systems

  Jun 2019 - now

  Supply chain manager