Ian Barnes

Experience

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  Cranfield University

  Nov 1984 - Feb 1985

  Volunteer

  Project advisor on strategies for water sanitation in rural Nigeria

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  HTSPE

  Aug 1985 - Jul 1989

  Environmental Consultant

  Technical document writing in the field of airborne and satellite remote sensingProposal writing for commercial and government awardsGround truth calibration of airborne Synthetic Aperture RADAR. Database development of cross section simulation of the ERS1 RADAR satellite data

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  European Commission

  Aug 1989 - Aug 1993

  Research Agent Temporaire

  Procured and managed multiple research programs in the fields of (i) atmospheric signal attenuation and (ii) turnkey image capture and spatial rectification of multiple satellite EO platformsSatellite image processing. Database design and development for mapping satellite telemetry. Raster/vector registration, pattern matching/image processing, algorithm design.

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  UNEP-WCMC

  Aug 1993 - Aug 1997

  Director Digital Mapping Services

  Managed a team of 8 digital cartographers. Produced landmark digital maps of global ecosystems and species distributions. Developed and managed a number of official nature conservation databases including the official endangered species list and the national parks of the world.

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  British Council

  Aug 1997 - Jul 2005

  Director of Internet Business Development

  Strategic management of the British Council’s online presence. Team management of 15 staff in the UK and overseas offices in Rio, Dubai and Sydney. Team management of 200 extended technicians worldwide. Program manager for all online initiatives including online rebranding and overhaul of all online solutions. Financial management of a £2m annual budget.

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  Systems Knowledge

  Sept 2005 - Oct 2007

  Director

  Provided consulting services for the following clientsNovember 2005 – December 2008 Intergence Systems Ltd. London, UKLead project manager: Contracted by Cisco Systems. Asia rollout of Cisco NGN Core optical networks for Cable and Wireless (4 months)Lead project manager: Contracted by Cisco Systems. Installation of test laboratories for Orange UK mobile networks division (3 months)Co-project manager: Contracted by Cisco Systems. UK wide rollout of Cisco NGN Core optical networks for Easynet and Cable and Wireless (3 months)Lead project manager: Infrastructure decommissioning in the field of 3g telecoms on behalf of Cisco and Vodafone (3 months)April 2006 – July2006 UK Council for International Education (UKCOSA) London, UKBusiness consultingBusiness case development for the procurement of a Web content management systemSelection and short-listing of suitable solutionsNovember 2005 – March 2006 Foreign Affairs Canada Ottawa, CanadaStrategy and management consultingAdvising Canadian government over online strategies for the foreign diplomatic, trade and immigration services. Developing their project plans, communication and editorial strategiesJuly 2005 – January 2006 OCS Consulting Ltd London, UKBusiness consultingBusiness development in the government sector. IT consultancy with existing OCS clients. Team management of in-house consultants assigned to their north of England customers. Show less

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  Cisco

  Apr 2006 - Mar 2009

  Program Manager (Cisco Systems)

  Working through Intergence Systems Ltd to facilitate my continued involvement with Cisco Systems Advanced Services UK as programme manager on the following projects.December 2008 – March 2009Service Delivery Manager , Management of Cisco Advanced Services into the EMEA theaterApril 2008 – December 2008 Cisco Program Manager, Director of Program for AT&T Global Network Upgrade ProgramNovember 2007 - April 2008Cisco Program Manager, Program Manager for the Virgin Media Cable Management Upgrade ProgramJuly 2007 – October 2007Cisco Program Manager, Support for Cisco bid teams Show less

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  Intergence Ltd

  Sept 2009 - Sept 2011

  Product Development Manager

  Development of research initiatives and funding applications. Won £1.1m in government grants for R&D initiatives to develop advanced visual design techniques for highly complex network data (Hyperglance).Product Development Manager for Hyperglance.Researched green IT solutions, in particular advanced visualization techniques to display domestic energy consumption.

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  New York University Abu Dhabi

  Sept 2011 - Jan 2013

  Digital Communications Manager

  Scoping, planning and implementing online projects to enhance online user experience. Principal activities are focused on UX process management, digital communications, and social media exploitation.

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  New York University Abu Dhabi

  Sept 2013 - Jan 2015

  Program Manager

  Program managed a collection of online services from inception to service operations. Managed the entire development lifecycle including, vision setting, strategic alignment, RFP development, vendor management, scoping work, planning and managing project activity, and continual service improvement.

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  Cisco

  Mar 2015 - Feb 2017

  Business Development Manager

  Developing customer opportunities, scoping Cisco Advanced Services activities and pricing. Clients include AT&T, Verizon, Sungard, Sky, EE, Three UK, Ericsson, Apple, Facebook, Google, Telstra & BBC.

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  New York University Abu Dhabi

  Feb 2017 - Jun 2020

  Senior Project Manager

  Developed the online public website strategy, and managed the development of the associated enterprise solutions their continual service improvement.Product Manager of the university's public website and social platform. Senior project manager leading a variety of university-wide initiatives.Lead organizer for key university events

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  Travel Cornwall Ltd.

  Jul 2021 - Mar 2024

  School Bus Driver

  PSV Driver of Special Needs Students and Individuals to various colleges and day centres

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  Intergence

  Feb 2024 - now

  Senior Project Manager