United Kingdom
In my role as Director at Yamza Legal Technology, I oversee the team’s delivery of legal tech projects and services to law firms globally. By leading teams and ensuring successful project outcomes, the core focus is always to minimise disruption to fee earners and supporting business professionals. Our core services at Yamza are: ☑ Project Management and delivery of technology projects ☑ Global deployments of new IT systems across global offices ☑ Consultancy services ranging from overseeing the delivery of a vendor to guiding on best practice ☑ Other services: Desktop application packaging, software re-selling, post deployment support & vendor management Find out more about what we do at www.yamza.co.uk and get in touch via [email protected]
In my role as Director at Yamza Legal Technology, I oversee the team’s delivery of legal tech projects and services to law firms globally. By leading teams and ensuring successful project outcomes, the core focus is always to minimise disruption to fee earners and supporting business professionals. Our core services at Yamza are: ☑ Project Management and delivery of technology projects ☑ Global deployments of new IT systems across global offices ☑ Consultancy services ranging from overseeing the delivery of a vendor to guiding on best practice ☑ Other services: Desktop application packaging, software re-selling, post deployment support & vendor management Find out more about what we do at www.yamza.co.uk and get in touch via [email protected]
Appointed for the end to end delivery and deployment of a document management system (iManage Work 10) across entire firm of 1300 users and 10 offices globally in EMEA, APAC & AMER: ➤ Worked closely with firm managing partners to establish, agree and manage deployment approach ➤ Established business change framework to ensure successful deployment and embedment of system ➤ Setup training programme including e-learning modules, drop-in sessions, and quick reference guides ➤ Upskilled service desk teams globally to ensure first line support is able to respond to issues raised ➤ Managed End User Computing to create and deploy new desktop package to all machines globally Cloud Migration: ➤ Following the successful rollout of iManage Work 10, currently appointed to oversee the migration of the current on-premise iManage Work 10 to iManage Cloud, migrating over 60 million documents Other projects include: ➤ Delivered new firm wide intranet site based on SharePoint Online, replacing legacy redundant site ➤ Managed firm wide consultation on departmental sub-sites ensuring compliance to new firm style guide ➤ Oversaw delivery of new HR system based on SAP SuccessFactors, including migration of HR data
Following the successful technical delivery of the iManage Work 10 (cloud) solution, as part of my previous role as Senior Technical Project Project. My current role as Programme Deployment Manager involves overseeing the end to end deployment and global roll out of Work 10 to all 7000 users, covering 30 offices accross UK, EMEA, APAC & AME regions. Responsibilities include: ➤ Management of daily runbook call, with overall management of all work streams, ensuring all teams are aligned ahead of each Go-live weekend. ➤ Overseeing end to end management of cutover & migration weekend activities.
Responsible for delivering all technology streams of a global programme implementing a cloud document management system (iManage Work 10). Achievements to date: ➤ Defined all tech delivery work streams and created programme plan, adhered to by programme team. ➤ Closely working with iManage to deliver new cloud environments. ➤ Overseeing development of existing integrated applications to enable compatibility with iManage. ➤ Managing infrastructure team to delivery servers and network capability. ➤ Leading global desktop teams to prepare technical rollout logistics of iManage package across global offices. ➤ Regularly providing presentations to partners and senior management on progress, as well as attending Town Hall events to communicate the Technology workstream to wider audiences. ➤ Point of escalation for project team, managing issues with suppliers and programme board.
Responsible for delivering key IT projects within Legal IT function, supporting bank wide initiatives. ➤ Managed deployment of Microsoft Azure information labelling/protection tool to 250 users, in response to regularity requirement. ➤ Led end to end rollout of Windows 10 & Office 2016 to 2000 users across multiple regions (EMEA, APAC, UK & US), managing multiple desktop teams in various countries and time zones. ➤ Managed major upgrade of current document management system (iManage Work 10) used across Barclays Legal to a cloud hosted solution. Involving close interaction with Barclays Security teams, given the sensitivity of documentation hosted externally. ➤ Implemented Microsoft Encryption as part of a bank wide programme, involving a significant impact assessment exercise across key business applications, ensuring exemptions are put in place for impacted applications to avoid business disruption.
Crossrail is one of the largest infrastructure project in Europe, delivering a new railway for London and the South East that will become known as the Elizabeth line. I am responsible for delivering and embedding key IT systems and processes within the business, enabling Crossrail to obtain required railway operational licence, key projects include: Enterprise Content Management (ECM) System (£1.1m and 12 personnel): ➤ Delivered a comprehensive document control system (OpenText – Content Server) hosting all Crossrail operational assets documentation. ➤ Engaged widely with multiple stakeholders due to the eventual wider usage of the system. ➤ Implementation of document management guidelines and processes which are being adhered to across the Crossrail organisation. Access Control System (£1.96m and 25 personnel) : ➤ Currently delivering a fully automated paperless solution for access control to safety critical operational sites whereby work orders for planned maintenance are managed via e-permits. ➤ Managed project and commercial team through complex tender process while reporting to Crossrail senior management due to criticality of system to railway maintenance. ➤ Project involves the management of two third party suppliers as well as internal resources. Elizabeth Line Shift Planning & Rostering (£250k and 12 personnel): ➤ Responsible for implementing solution to enable rostering of maintenance and operational staff by June 2018. ➤ Managing three independent development teams in a collaborative environment to deliver an integrated solution consisting of SAP, IBM Maximo and a bespoke workforce planning tool.
Appointed to provide specialised expertise, bring innovation to the IT/Information Management department and lead on the direction, strategy and delivery of various projects and solutions to support company and programme objectives; providing leadership to cross-functional teams, bringing best practice standards throughout and working extensively with stakeholders, business partners, 3rd parties, PMO and departments to implement the strategic vision and ensure all deliverables are achieved. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬►