Naveed Badel

Experience

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  Wokingham Borough Council

  Sept 2004 - Oct 2006

  Senior GIS Project Officer

  • Managed project deliverables, documentation, change control, quality and lessons learned.• Provided project reports, GIS analysis and map production support across the council • Liaised with 3rd party suppliers and internal customers to document and gather department business requirements.• Managed, maintained and supported corporate web & desktop GIS projects• Influenced key decisions in the management of corporate spatial data

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  Aligned Assets Limited

  Oct 2006 - Apr 2010

  Project Manager

  • Responsible for delivering professional consultancy, training and delivery of projects to external, UK-wide clients• Managed the full project life cycle from requirements gathering, planning, testing, implementation, training and review• Provided weekly reports including project dashboard for senior management to monitor project status Achievements include:o Delivered over 90 data migration and business change projects o Generated £0.5m revenue by successfully delivering projects, providing technical professional consultancy, training and supporto Managed relationships with multiple vendors and clients to ensure OLA’s and SLA’s were adhered too Conducted on site board level technical presentations and demonstrations resulting in the award of several contracts Show less

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  Astun Technology Ltd

  Apr 2010 - Jan 2011

  Project Manager

  • Main responsibility to deliver bespoke software projects for Local Authority clients using PRINCE2 methodology • Managed a multi-disciplined team of database and front-end web developers and stakeholder priorities, requirements and project resourcesAchievements Include:o Successful delivery of high-profile projects ensuring quality, time and cost constraints were met, including ‘My Ryder Cup 2010’ for a Local Authority cliento Consolidated existing project documentation to draft project management policies for department wide use to ensure efficient and cohesive project implementation Show less

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  PlayStation

  Feb 2011 - now

  • Responsible for delivering global infrastructure and IT systems projects and programs• Monitoring project activities, ensuring high-quality delivery standards are achieved, and risks and issues are identified and pro-actively managed• Identifying clear requirements, scope, and defined benefits• Achievements include:o Quickly pivoting the infrastructure approach to allow facilities to complete the 13GMS Refurbishment and save approximately £200k and complete the project 4 months earlyo Acknowledging the resource constraints to deliver projects and working with the wider PMO and Management team to re-prioritise projects and teamso Leveraging Review Boards to ensure Senior Management in GISC and SIE-Infrastructure were able to unblock project issues Show less • Responsible for managing multiple concurrent IT service improvement and infrastructure projects following PRINCE2 methodology with budgets of up to £1m• Directing and coordinating technical teams and vendors to identify and develop requirements, design, and commercial discussions with vendors through to installation and service transition• Providing leadership and motivation to project team members• Identified and scheduled project tasks and deliverables, milestones and develop project implementation strategies and plans whilst ensuring business benefits are achieved• Responsible for managing and delivering the SIE Global Network Re-IP project across all SIE Business Units based on experience and success from previous WWS Network Re-IP project• Managing 15+ teams based in Europe, America, and Japan across multiple business units ensuring project approach and vision are alignedAchievements include:o Led the development of PMO standards and processes to deliver and prioritise projects more effectively and communicate project health to stakeholderso Active Directory Migration Project: Consolidation of Active Directories (users, computers, and groups) to a single domain.  Established functional governance at business, IT leadership, and technical levels to resolve blockers, keep everyone informed and remove confusion and uncertainty Drove the successful completion of 1500 user and computer migrationso Datacentre Co-Location Project: Decommission and migration of servers to a new co-location site Coordination of vendors and technical teams  Realised £0.25m saving by completing the project ahead of scheduleo WWS Network Re-IP Project: Re-IP all WWS systems and clients using external IP Identified problem to resolve which prompted senior management to prioritise as a Global initiative Coordinated global team to develop a technical plano Secured additional funding (£1m) to continue funding the project Show less

  • Staff Technical Program Manager

    Jun 2023 - now

  • Senior Technical Program Manager

    Apr 2020 - Jun 2023

  • Project Manager

    Feb 2011 - Mar 2020