David Catchpole

Experience

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  British Aerospace - Military Aircraft Division

  May 1988 - Mar 1994

  Senior Systems Designer

  Performed a variety of roles within the Design and, latterly, Information Technology directorates primarily focused on end-to-end systems development and support on PC and DEC VAX platforms, end-user support, quality and project management.Roles included: • Systems analysis and development of an Electronic Drawing Storage and Retrieval System• Analysis, development and support for a Technical Drawing Tracking System• Systems/database query and reporting development• Discrete-event Simulation development using proprietary simulation software• Development of business applications within the All-in-1 office system• End-user support for All-in-1 users• Project Manager for a 2000 user VAX to Alpha office systems migration• IT Quality Management• MS Project Trainer Show less

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  CSC COMPUTER SCIENCES LIMITED

  Apr 1994 - Nov 1997

  Responsible for the UK delivery, support and systems for the Catalyst in-house project and programme management methodology. Responsible to the Board of Directors, providing a consolidated view of all UK Division project activity, resource allocation, financial status and associated risk.Additionally, undertook various assignments as a Project and Programme Consultant for :• Anglian Water• British Aerospace• Dillons Bookstore• ICI Paints• JP Morgan• Lombard• Lucas• Scottish Health• Yorkshire Electricity

  • Senior Consultant - Central Operations Process Engineering

    Apr 1996 - Nov 1997

  • UK Projects Office Manager

    Apr 1994 - Mar 1996
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  NatWest

  Dec 1997 - May 1998

  Programme Office Consultant (Retail Transformation Programme)

  Working within the Money Transmission work stream, responsible for:• Programme finance, quality, dependencies and project reporting• Timesheet queries and reporting from the NatWest time recording system• Coaching of project managers• Design and management of the programme intranet

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  Robert Fleming

  Jun 1998 - Oct 1999

  Programme Office Manager

  Leading a four man programme office team within this merchant bank to successfully see Flemings achieve compliance on over 600 IT systems. Reporting to the Programme Manager and responsible for:• Creation of the overall UK programme plan• Internal and external audit, regulatory and management reporting• Project planning standards & processes• Risk management, budget control, configuration and change control• Coaching of seven project managers within the programme

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  Centrica

  Jan 2000 - Oct 2000

  Programme Consultant / Release Planner

  Organisation Restructure and New Building Programme:This was a business programme delivering large scale staff savings and business process migrations across eight British Gas Trading sites, resulting in an overall downsizing at a single site and subsequent relocation to new, smaller premises.Provided assistance with the definition of the programme organisation, governance and reporting structures. Creation of the Programme Definition Document and initial overall programme plan.Integrated Energy and Customer Service Programmes:Responsible for release planning across two major programmes of work covering Agent De-regulation, Joint Meter Reading (Gas and Electricity), Joint Statements, Customer Services and Billing. Show less

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  American Express

  Nov 2000 - Feb 2001

  Consultant

  SharePeople - International Financial Services:As part of a programme of work to create a new trading company within American Express based around an existing offering from Sharepeople, a baseline of the current scope, progress and governance structures was required. The role was to co-ordinate the team in the production of the deliverable document, derive the overall road map for the creation of the new company and identify gaps, conflicts and risks within the existing organisation and management processes. Show less

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  NETquest Ltd.

  Mar 2001 - May 2001

  Project Manager / Web Developer

  This role was to take an existing website of a medium sized City of London consulting firm and rebuild it from the ground up, using existing design standards and guidelines but with revised navigation, more pertinent content and better business integration. Ultimately providing an improved user experience and greater benefit to the business.

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  O2 UK

  Jun 2001 - Oct 2001

  Change Control Manager / Risk Manager

  Companion UK: A £250M business change programme covering all corporate functions. Successfully defined, implemented and operated the change control process. This covered changes raised internally to the programme, changes raised upon the programme by the business, the initiation of contractual change with partner organisations such as IBM plus the assessment of ongoing changes within the business and other major programmes.

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  Royal Bank of Scotland Business

  Feb 2002 - Jun 2002

  Project Manager (Telephony Operations)

  A short term assignment to define and implement a new operational change control process across the Telephony Operations organisation including the merger programme, central management functions and all call centres within both the Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest operating units.Successfully delivered:• Director level Change Board• Operating level Change Forum• Unified management process and supporting database systems

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  Vehicle Inspectorate Executive Agency

  Sept 2002 - Mar 2003

  Senior Programme Analyst

  The programme consisted of a group of twelve projects tasked to merge the Traffic Area Network, part of the Department for Transport, with the Vehicle Inspectorate to create a new Executive Agency (VOSA) by April 2003.Responsible for:• Top level programme plan• Risks and Issues• Benefits tracking database• Programme procedures, standards and templates• Support to individual project managers in the creation of management products

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  Police IT Organisation

  Mar 2003 - Nov 2003

  Project Office Manager

  As part of the National Strategy for Police Information Systems (NSPIS), the project was tasked with developing two national applications for roll-out to police forces within England and Wales. Leading the four man Project Support team based on the supplier site, responsible for:• Supplier liaison• Monitoring, review, analysis and integration of supplier delivery plans• Joint NSPIS / supplier risk and issue reviews• All project management processes• Finance, budgets, invoicing, purchasing, communications, accommodation and ICT• Contract management database• Sourcing of new external accommodation for the team Show less

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  UK Department of Health

  Dec 2003 - Sept 2006

  The Programme Office was tasked with monitoring delivery against the 200 commitments made as part of the 2004 Choosing Health white paper. This was achieved through a large piece of work to align the commitments to approximately 120 programmes and projects, with a total annual budget approaching £1bn.Responsible for:• Development of a bespoke monitoring toolset using Microsoft Access and Excel • Intranet based management reporting dashboard for senior management• Data capture and analysis for the annual Choosing Health public report• Coaching for project and programme managers Show less As part of a trailblazer team, tasked with developing a flexible and pragmatic PRINCE2-based approach and subsequently supporting its introduction within the Department’s Care Services Directorate. As the Lead Project Management Specialist and deputy to the group manager, responsible for:• Light-touch project management handbook, graphical guides and supporting templates• High level portfolio and resource management tools• Programme maturity model and project management capability review• Portfolio Management approach for the National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE)Prior to the creation of the Programme Management Group David provided support to two programmes delivering policy aimed at achieving NHS Public Service Agreement (PSA) targets, as set by central government. Show less

  • Programme Office Analyst (Public Health)

    Apr 2005 - Sept 2006

  • Lead Project Management Specialist (Care Services)

    Dec 2003 - Mar 2005
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  BBC Technology

  Nov 2006 - Jul 2007

  Programme Management Support - BBC iPlayer

  The BBC iPlayer Programme was a large scale development spanning all areas of the BBC and two major suppliers, with the aim of providing a single integrated, on-demand, audio and video player for the BBC.Responsible for:• Ownership of the high-level plan across the whole iPlayer group (PC, Mac, Cable & Commercial)• Ownership of the detail plan for User Experience, Visual Design and Technical Design.• Risk Management• Management reporting

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  BBC News

  Oct 2007 - May 2008

  Programme Coordinator

  Reporting to the Director of News Production Facilities, working across two business-led programmes of work: Journalism Production Tools (JPT), a long term vision of journalism workflows and supporting systems and the Creative Future - Multi-media Newsroom.Responsible for:• Ownership of the top level plans across both programmes• Programme reporting and change control processes• Recruitment• Development of a Supplier Evaluation tool for Phase 2 of JPT• Coordination of programme reviews and internal auditSaw the successful move of BBC News 24 to a refurbished studio shared with BBC One bulletins and the move of BBC World News to the refurbished studio vacated by News 24. Saw the successful reorganisation of the TV Centre News room to accommodate studio changes and alignment of Vision, Audio and On-line news staff. Show less

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  Vodafone

  Jun 2008 - Oct 2008

  Planning Specialist

  As part of the roll-out of Vodafone's new unified project delivery life-cycle (VPDL) across Vodafone Technology, David was engaged on the Planning and Resource team to deliver a robust and consistent set of standards and tools in order to significantly improve the level of planning within the organisation. The scope covered 17 programmes, 130 projects and budgets in excess of £1bn.Responsible for:• Planning standards across Vodafone• Microsoft Project corporate planning template• Planning Health Check approach• Development of an Excel-based Earned Value Analysis tool• Coaching of Project Managers and PMO/PSO staff in the use of planning techniques• Contributing to the professional development of permanent staff Show less

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  NHS Connecting for Health

  Nov 2008 - Jan 2010

  Planning Information Manager

  Providing maternity cover for the Clinical Systems Planning and Reporting Manager, supporting 15 national programmes, including, Summary Care Record, Choose and Book, Electronic Prescription Service and Picture Archiving and Communications System.Responsible for:• Using Oracle Primavera P6 (Enterprise) to monitor deployments by 20 different suppliers, across multiple programmes, to 19,000 Primary Care and 500 Acute sites across England• Management information dashboards, for senior management• Provision of a wide range of queries and reports to a selection of stakeholders• Monte Carlo risk analysis of supplier development plans• Evolving and improving the use of the PMO SharePoint site. Show less

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  Thomas Cook Group

  May 2010 - Oct 2010

  Programme Office Lead Analyst

  Alongside the Programme Services Manger and Mobilisation Manager, helped to shape and develop the programme office function for the pan-European Group IT Strategy and Transformation Programme.

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  BUPA

  Jan 2011 - Oct 2011

  PMO Lead

  Responsibilities included:• Planning support and dependency tracking across several Agile projects• Tracking and forecasting of team operational and capital budgets• Weekly and monthly reporting to senior management• SharePoint administration.

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  Waikato District Health Board

  Nov 2011 - Jan 2016

  Leading a team of four staff delivering a range of project, programme & portfolio services across the Information Services department, and wider, including:• Performance monitoring – KPIs, dashboards, graphical reports• Assurance reviews• Automated and integrated project, programme & portfolio reporting• Development of the DHB’s project management knowledge base• Management of Microsoft Project Server• Resource demand forecasting• Financial tracking, purchasing and time-recording Show less

  • Assurance Team Leader

    Nov 2013 - Jan 2016

  • Programme Assurance Analyst

    Nov 2011 - Nov 2013
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  HealthShare Limited (NZ)

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2022

  Working as part of the Regional Information Services team delivering services to Te Manawa Taki District Health Boards. Responsible for: • Project and operational IT assurance and risk frameworks • Support for the Benefits Manager and administration of the Amplify benefits management system • Operational assurance and risk management • Project and programme management standards and approaches • A high-quality set of supporting templates, tools and guidance • Project and operational budget tracking and forecasting • Facilitation of privacy and information security risk assessments • Administration of the Amplify benefits management systemAdditionally, David provides internal functional support in several areas across HealthShare: • Facilitating HealthShare’s corporate risk management framework • Coordinating the development of company policies • Migration of desktop services to Microsoft 365 and end-user support • Implementation of new cloud-based finance and payroll systems • Administration of corporate financial and procurement systems • Provision of operational and project financial management information • Guidance around Privacy Act requirements • Developing, managing and promotion of the corporate Knowledge Library • Delivery of HealthShare's branding and document management standards Show less

  • Data Analytics Developer

    Feb 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Manager, Assurance & Capacity

    Sept 2018 - Jan 2021

  • Regional IS PMO / Assurance Lead

    Jan 2016 - Sept 2018
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  Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

  Jul 2022 - now

  Continuation of the previous position transferred to Health NZ from HealthShare Ltd.

  • IT Risk Specialist - Projects & Change

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Data Analytics Developer

    Jul 2022 - Apr 2024