Ian Bowles

Experience

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  Carnegie Leaders in Learning Partnership

  Dec 2007 - Mar 2011

  IT & Innovation Specialist Support Lead

  Specialist Support Lead for IT & Innovation responsible for hardware and software, system, server and network maintenance and management, ISO 27001, along with website development and upkeep.Also facilitate on LftM, Leadership Pathways and Skills for Middle Leaders programmes

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  Luno Design

  Jan 2011 - Nov 2012

  Website Designer/Developer

  Designer, developer and coder of websites, strong focus on aesthetics and feel of websites.Brand development, initial web site design, web site inception and realisation, web site traffic growth, search engine optimisation.

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  National Grid

  Nov 2012 - Oct 2014

  Seconded to the Technical Assurance team to project manage the migration of a business critical document repository. Project officer role, working on capital delivery schemes

  • Business Project Manager

    Apr 2014 - Oct 2014

  • CEEP - Project/Development Trainee

    Nov 2012 - Apr 2014
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  NHS Digital

  Oct 2014 - Dec 2022

  As Head of TechServices (Corporate ICT) I was responsible for end user computing, corporate and “line of business” applications within NHS Digital, ensuring successful provision and operation of a catalogue of services. I was fully responsible for circa 8,000 end user devices, over 200 business applications, including Office 365, Dynamics CRM, and migration to ServiceNow.I successfully managed a £26m per annum budget. I led all aspects of the Corporate ICT function managing 12 multidisciplinary teams consisting of just over 80 staff, covering dev ops, product, delivery, service (1st, 2nd, 3rd line), engineering and relationship management. Show less

  • Head of ICT

    Feb 2020 - Dec 2022

  • Technology & Release Manager - ICT Business Engagement and Service Transition

    Jun 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Senior Project Manager

    May 2016 - Jun 2019

  • Project Manager

    Oct 2014 - May 2016
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  Virgin Media O2

  Mar 2023 - now

  • Head of Workplace Technology

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Head of Service Fulfilment Platforms

    Mar 2023 - Aug 2024