United Kingdom
A career in digital and technology leadership and an executive director for the last 15 years. Widely experienced in public sector and the housing sector, with strengths in building great teams, delivering superb customer service, designing technology architectures, programme and project delivery, and ensuring robust cyber security controls. A skilled in developing strategies by education and experience, also proficient in budget management, risk management, incident management, business continuity, portfolio management and governance (data, information, IT and programme).
Supporting Government Legal Department to transform its technology platforms and modernise its ways of working in its Corporate Services and across the organisation.
Board member and member of the Audit and Risk Committee, providing technology, cyber security and strategy guidance to an organisation under-taking a full technology and business process transformation
Developed a 10 year transformation and digital strategy, to support colleagues and customers with the modern services. Established Business Analysis, Enterprise Architecture and Project, Programme and Portfolio Management as new disciplines and proposed the re-engineering of Business Processes and new digital services to deliver a better customer experience.
Executive Director leading the 160 strong IT and FM Teams, the wider DDaT profession and technology lead on multiple major transformation programmes, including the delivery of digital services to support the new Building Safety Regulator. Led two successful spend review submissions to deliver digital change. Very early adopter of Apple and Microsoft's zero-touch device deployment models. Insourced and replaced all of HSE's IT contracts and technologies making significant budget savings and laying the foundations for digital service modernisation.
Group IT Director with The Guinness Partnership, delivering the IT that supports the Partnership in the provision of affordable housing and care provision across its four operating arms; Guinness Hermitage, Guinness Northern Counties, Guinness South and Guinness Care & Support.