Competencies
  • Diagnosis and correction of problems to ensure information technology is used effectively and business is efficient.
  • Strategy development and implementation management to ensure that IT is effectively supporting the business.
  • Architecture of IT & network systems, specialising in online service delivery enabled by broadband networks.
  • Product & program value management, to ensure the right business/IT projects are initiated and delivered successfully.
  • Strategies and models to maximise business benefits when environmental emissions must be reduced by reducing emissions due to IT or enabling process change to reduce impacts.
  • Management of professional services, software development & systems integration delivery teams, with accountability across business measures including profitable revenue growth and staff satisfaction.
  • Product planning in the telecommunications & media industries including business, technical, and resource plans.
  • Project/program management, governance & client management for complex SI programs of work and facilitation of effective delivery.
  • Quality-assurance of project setup, system design and delivery across business and technology.
  • Business case preparation with rigour and coverage to meet the expectations of tier 1 corporate boards.
  • Negotiation of commercial contracts including in adversarial situations.
  • R&D management, including patenting and commercialisation.
  • Broadband network standards.
  • Global perspectives on telecommunications.
  • Conference presentation & facilitation.
Frameworks & Methods
  • TMForum Frameworx process / data / application: eTOM / SID / TAM
  • TOGAF Enterprise Architecture
  • UML Entity Relationship Diagram modelling
  • Management of Agile & 'Waterfall' software development
  • Fujitsu (Chartres) Business Imaging Enterprise Architecture
  • Fujitsu Macroscope™ methodology
  • HP Solution Architecture & Infrastructure Design & FocusPM delivery
  • Financial modelling: P&L, Balance Sheet, Project Cash Flow
  • Project Risk Assessment & Program Value Management
  • Greenhouse Gas (Carbon) emission modelling
  • Performance Development Review process / Balanced Scorecard
Tools
  • Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect - Systems Engineering
  • Visual Paradigm for UML
  • TMForum Shared Information Data (SID) model
  • Microsoft MSDN / Visual Studio / Team Foundation Server
  • Microsoft Project / Project Server
  • RMTrack - issue tracking and trouble ticketing
  • PSMA G-NAF geographic data