Chris Pickup

Chris Pickup

IT Project Manager and Design Specialist

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  • About me

    Specialist in the delivery of complex programmes and assurance/review/litigation support

  • Education

    • Havant VI Form College

      1988 - 1990
      A-Levels

      Activities and Societies: Doing science geeky stuff A-levels

    • University of Cambridge

      1990 - 1997
      MA & PhD Natural Sciences

      Activities and Societies: Tennis, science reading and running I attended Trinity Hall for undergraduate degree and PhD.

  • Experience

    • Crown Cork & Seal Inc

      Oct 1997 - Jun 2000
      IT Project Manager and Design Specialist

      I held the following positions at CCS:IT project manager / analyst - Specified and Project Managed custom module for ERP system to manage tinplate specificationsSpecifications Manager - Managing interface between science departments and ERP implementationResearch scientist - studying corrosion of tin cans and ifnitie element modelling of plastic cap gas permeation

    • PA Consulting

      Jul 2000 - now
      Management Consultant

      Over the 21 years I have worked for PA I have undertaken the following assignments, most of which have been long engagements from design to implementation:• Quantum Expert Witness support for a Financial Services firm.• B2B Services transition management @ National Savings and Investments, • SAP Implementation @ An English University• Reporting and planning lead for border Brexit preparations @ Cabinet Office (BPDG)• Designing new authorisations regime for Master Trusts @ The Pensions Regulator• Designing and delivering a framework for migrating Local Land Charges from 326 Local Authorities to the new central Local Land Charge Register @ Land Registry• Transformation Programme Assurance @ Co-op General Insurance • Business cases & Benefits Realisation for multiple digital programmes @ SABMiller • Digital Comms and MI for Consumer Credit Programme @ Financial Conduct Authority• Cut-over manager for Consumer Credit Programme @ Financial Conduct Authority• PM for Salesforce CRM Implementation @ Financial Conduct Authority• Expert advice to APPM programme Manager training @ DHL• Provision of Expert advice for litigation (PM, planning, change control etc.) for Pinsent Masons• Delivery assurance reviews of ~10 major strategic programmes @ Financial Services Authority• PM Supplier mobilisation of biometric visa centres, contract extension work @ UKBA• PM Practice change programme & sell-off of PA Australia @ PA• PM in £100M programme for New Environment Scheme @ Defra• Designed and delivered bespoke fuelcard module for ERP system @ Petroplus• Managed data migration for three ERP implementations in the Benelux region @ Vopak Show less

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  • Volunteer Experience

    • School Governor

      Issued by Chalkwell Hall Junior School on Sept 2012
      Chalkwell Hall Junior SchoolAssociated with Chris Pickup