Sean Calfe

Sean Calfe

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Planning Manager at Sky

  • Education

    • Saint John the Baptist

      2001 - 2009
      GCE A-Level Geography

      (A) Business Studies, (B) Geography, (C) Maths

    • Saint John the Baptist School

      2002 - 2007
      GCSES

      Business Studies (A) Mathematics (C) Geography (B); Mathematics (A) English Literature (B) English Language (B) Double Science (B) Geography (A) History (A) ICT (A) German (B) Religious Studies (A*)

    • Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

      2009 - 2012
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Geography with city and regional planning 2.1

      Activities and Societies: Earthy Society, University Football team

  • Experience

    • Clarks Shoe Retailer

      Jun 2007 - Aug 2012
      Sales Assistant

      Works as a member of the retail team, as a trained children's shoe fitterRegularly achieves sales targetsIs responsible for the management of the shop when required, inclusive of cash safety and closing the shop at the end of the dayRegularly provides coaching and advice to colleagues Provides consistent excellent, professional and timely customer service

    • BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

      Sept 2012 - Feb 2015
      Global Hardware Asset Management

      Part of the Technology Department; responsible for tracking of all Hardware assets and assistance as a 2nd Line Support Engineer for internal staff. • Working as a key member of the Hardware Asset Management Department, delivering quality solutions to a multi-national company • Working in a growing team that has expanded to 15 different sites across the world• Developing and implementing new processes to improve efficiency • Using advanced Excel skills on a daily basis• Deploying a Altiris image to company laptops and desktops along with support for laptops/desktops when required• Providing technical advice and quality service to our internal customers, within well- defined Service Level Agreements • Assisted with a Windows 7 refresh project; providing hardware management, scheduling of appointments and deploying the image to the chassis’ including data transfers• Responsible for the procurement and management of IT hardware equipment for members of staff to use on a daily basis• Responsible for training new members of staff nationally and internationally on IT matters• Dealing in a professional manner with restricted and delicate information, ensuring that any hardware containing data is tracked accurately Show less

    • Sky

      Feb 2015 - Feb 2018
      PMO Project Analyst

      Part of the Technology Team which delivered Project Supports to 6 Portfolios. Rolled out a new PPM Solution and worked as a key Analyst on the Sky Mobile Programme. • Effectively managed and supported numerous projects; engaging and working in partnership with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation including Sky’s Executives • Owner of the Project Initiation Forum where resource leads are engaged for the first time with a project idea; over 100 different stakeholders are typically involved• Implemented Clarity PPM System across Sky’s Technology Project Delivery Teams including training, process definition and responsibilities assignment• Owner of the Clarity Champions Forum whereby education and knowledge passed down to other Champions within the organisation to train their teams• Planned and implemented the Technology Delivery SharePoint site• Developed customised Business Object project reports using data gathered in Clarity for Heads of Delivery & Directors including Weekly Summary Reports, Status Reports, Portfolio Financials, Capex Targets • Responsible for analysis and governance of Sky Mobile’s programme multi-million costs both CAPEX and OPEX• Organised CTO monthly meetings and events Show less

    • DAZN

      Feb 2018 - Jun 2021

      Report to VP of Systems and Service Strategy. Central Point for Project Support across DAZN comprising of 12 Portfolios inclusive of Broadcast, Infrastructure, Systems, Operations, Procurement, Production and Creative. Responsible for delivering new Project processes, governance, reporting and analytics. Rolled out and delivered a large System integration between two instances of Jira/Confluence. • Produced Automated Project Reporting Dashboards which streamline communication and improve speed that Stakeholders can access the latest Project/Programme/Portfolio updates and Analytics • Introduced and rolled out new Prioritisation Processes for Delivery functions across DAZN• Led the complex separation of two businesses from a single instance of Jira and Confluence• Delivered Project to consolidate an On-Premise of Jira with 1,200 users and a Cloud instance of Jira with 1,400 users• Worked with Information Security to develop, define and implement a Security Assessment to ensure compliance with ISO27001• Introduced Project Hygiene across DAZN delivery functions• Defined and Implemented a new Procurement Process which supports over £100 million of spend each year • Owned, defined and delivered a new Capacity Planning Process across DAZN’s delivery and resource teams resulting in improved resource management Show less Managed the introduction of PMO with responsibility for defining and implementing Support, Governance and Processes across Technology. Provided first level of support for any project level issues that required escalation. Responsible for introducing and rolling out a integrated PPM tool across Technology, Operations, Finance and Procurement. • Scoped and delivered Clarizen Project Management System for 1,000 licenses. Included 18 months of Professional Services work and a complex integration with the Oracle Finance System allowing PM’s to forecast monthly CAPEX and OPEX• Produced and delivered PMO Communications Strategy for the expansion and promotion of the PMO• Defined, developed, and delivered a previously absent Project Change & Lessons Learnt process resulting in less scope creep and increased projects achieving agreed go live dates• Designed and implemented a new Technology Pipeline Process which created transparency and allowing tracking of Project requests made to each of individual delivery functions across the business• Worked closely with Finance to introduce a new Budget Year process which included automated Project Budget tracking within Clarizen• Built a Project Support One Stop Shop containing all templates, user profiles, newsletters and documents within SharePoint Online• Developed a new Project Status Reporting process which resulted in 2 hours in saved time per PM each week • Introduced PMO Brown Bag sessions which improved team engagement, morale and understanding Show less

      • Project Systems Manager

        Nov 2019 - Jun 2021
      • PMO Analyst

        Feb 2018 - Nov 2019
    • Sky

      Jun 2021 - now
      • Planning Manager

        Jul 2022 - now
      • Senior Planning Analyst

        Jun 2021 - Jul 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Prince2 Foundation

      BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
      Nov 2014
    • APM Project Management Qualification for Prince2 Practitioners

      Association for Project Management
      Mar 2017
    • Tableau Essential Training (2020.1)

      LinkedIn
      May 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Prince2 Practitioner

      BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
      Jun 2015
    • ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

      ITIL Certified
      Sept 2013