Colin Will

Experience

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  Scicon

  Sept 1981 - Mar 1988

  Various Technical IT roles including Business Analyst and Programmer

  Scicon was BP's computer services subsidiary and was primarily focused on Energy work in Aberdeen, London and other BP sites.Joined Scicon as a graduate programmer in 1981. His focus for the first few years was primarily technical and he was involved extensively in the full IT project lifecycle - requirements determination, analysis, design, programming, testing and support. The vast majority of this was spent on projects within the Upstream Oil and Gas industry and this included spells working onsite with clients in the Netherlands, Norway, London and the Shetland Islands. Show less

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  SD-Scicon

  Apr 1988 - Jul 1991

  Project and Product Manager

  SD-Scicon was a British computer services company with work in the Defence sector and with business also in France and Germany. Parent company was British Aerospace. SD-Scicon was taken over by EDS in 1991.Responsible for managing the delivery of IT projects to clients – within agreed cost, time and quality parameters. Also responsible for creating and growing the IMPALA (Integrated Maintenance, Purchasing and Logistics Administration) product for a range of Energy clients.

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  Electronic Data Systems

  Aug 1991 - Apr 2008

  EDS was an American multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Plano, Texas. Parent company was General Motors. HP took over EDS in 2008.Responsible for overall delivery to clients in the UK Oil & Gas sector and for helping grow the business. Involved regular direct client contact. Responsible for managing the delivery of IT programmes of work and projects to clients using PM best practice – within agreed cost, time and quality parameters.

  • Client Delivery Executive/Account Manager

    Dec 2003 - Apr 2008

  • Programme and Project Manager

    Aug 1991 - Nov 2003
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  HP Enterprise Services

  May 2008 - Oct 2014

  HP is a leading global technology and services company delivering business solutions to its clients.Organisation manager for up to 180 staff working on cross-industry, major Applications contracts in the UK, Sweden, Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium. Responsibilities included delivery management, business management/finance, people management, resourcing and process management. Responsible for overall delivery to clients in the UK Oil & Gas sector. Duties also included business management, people management, resourcing, process management and financial monitoring of HP’s Energy work in Europe.

  • Applications Incident Management Leader

    Aug 2010 - Oct 2014

  • Applications Delivery Manager

    May 2008 - Jul 2010
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  Now retired with ad-hoc temporary jobs

  Nov 2014 - now

  Now retired with ad-hoc temporary jobs

  Delivery Messenger, Mackinnons Solicitors Nov 15 onwardsExam Invigilator, Robert Gordon University Dec 15 onwards