Paul Sims

Experience

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  British Aerospace

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1988

  Senior Analyst, Developer

  Senior Analyst, Analyst & Developer for Aerospace Manufacturing projects based on ICL & IBM mainframe platforms.

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  Commercial Union

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1996

  Senior Analyst, Technical Leader

  Technical Leader - Direct Insurance project.Senior Analyst – Underwriting Management Information Data Warehousing project.

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  Oracle

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1999

  Principal Consultant, Senior Project Manager & Line Manager

  Consultancy services as a Principal Consultant, Project Manager & Line Manager:• Project Manager - Data Warehousing project for UK Bank/Building Society.• Project Manager - Test & Integration team of 30 consultants on a Digital TV project.• Project Manager - Initiated Development Environment team at Global Bank in Netherlands.• Principal Consultant – Produced and presented Bids and Proposals for pre-sales.• Lead Consultant - Delivered Data Warehousing Scoping Study for major UK Insurance Company.• Lead Consultant - Tested/implemented data conversion for Netherlands Insurance Company.• Line Managed a UK team of 8 consultants.• Interviewed and recruited new consultants• Mentored and supported junior consultants. Show less

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  Vodafone

  Nov 1999 - Dec 2004

  Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager, People Manager

  Programme Management of:- Network Operations Field Services Transformation. £5M budgetary control. Included Business Change, Process redesign and rollout, IT Infrastructure and Third Party selection and management. Reporting to C suite level Executives.Project Management of:- Transmission Planning & Provisioning solution. Budgetary control of £12M.- Core and RAN Network Inventory solution (Cramer). Budgetary control £8M.- Workforce scheduling and planning solution. RFP, vendor selection, engagement and delivery.People Management of:- Team of 20 Analysts, Architects and Designers- Managing recruitment, appraisals, disciplinary activities. Show less

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  Hutchison 3G

  Feb 2005 - Dec 2005

  Senior Project Manager & Line Manager

  Project Management in Business Support Solutions (BSS) for:- Enterprise Data Warehouse redesign. Initiation and planning phases.- Data Warehouse ETL solution, including RFP and vendor selection.- Data Warehouse IT platform migration. Recovery of off-track project through to successful implementation. Budget £0.5M- Oracle eBusiness suite. Full lifecycle management of application suite upgrade. Budget £0.4M - Credit Scoring solution, including RFP and vendor selection.Ownership and system support for mobile accessories stock replenishment systems.Line Management of technical teams. Show less

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  Ericsson

  Dec 2005 - Dec 2012

  Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager & Line Manager

  Programme Management of:- Complex IT & Network programmes, e.g. Skype for mobile. Budgetary responsibility £2.5M- Local Service Organisation Unit Planning & Dimensioning (Workforce Planning)- SAP HR Management System information alignment (7500+ staff and 650+ Managers), resulting in headcount reductions of 200 across the Region, saving £8M pa.Line Management & Competence Development:- Accountable for skills development for the PMO (110+ Programme & Project Managers). - Led 50+ Project Managers to achieve and maintain their PMP accreditations.- Line Management responsibility for a team of 30+ Project Managers. Show less

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  Hutchison 3G

  Dec 2012 - Aug 2014

  Programme Manager - ICT and Transformation

  Accountable for Programme Management and leadership of a team of Project Managers to deliver projects to realise benefits in multiple transformation programmes:Chief Information Office:- ICT programme. Run & Maintain, including LTE, Multichannel & Hardware capacity and application upgrades- Enterprise Information Transformation. Business change programme to transition report producing functions to a central Enterprise wide team (single version of the truth putting insight at the heart of the business).HR & People:- Employer Brand. RFP, vendor selection, delivery of Employer Brand story and Business wide communication.- Candidate attraction & selection. Scoping and Initiation of new Careers Website project.- Onboarding. "As is" analysis of current methods and recommendations for change.- Learning Management system redesign. Project Initiation and planning.- Leadership & Management development. Engage with Third party to design & deliver Inspiring Leaders - blended learning programme.- Career Pathways- Performance Management- Talent Management- Single Contract - Requirements capture through to Implementation of Business transition to a single contract for all UK staff.- Automatic Pension Enrolment - End to end delivery of change project to meet legislative timeframes.Corporate Affairs:- Social Intranet. Initiation, technical solution and benefits definition. Show less

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  Nationwide Building Society

  Sept 2014 - now

  • Programme Manager (Information Management)

    May 2017 - now

  • Senior Project Manager (Information Management)

    Sept 2014 - now