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CONTACT  
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GENERAL
Status: Married plus two children
Nationality: British (EU Passport Holder) - Work Eligibility (Europe including UK)
Date of Birth: 30 August 1961
References: Available on Requests
Interested: Contract Assignment Opportunities in the UK or Europe


CAREER SYNOPSIS
An experienced IS/IT professional with 20 plus years experience in software development area. Solid Project/ Delivery Management track record of over 13 plus years and prior to those 6 years in software-development management roles. An Agile Practitioner with 10 years experience (SCRUM, XP, DSDN, RUP). Delivering multi-million projects/programmes mainly for blue-chip companies (e.g. Vodafone, Allianz, Sony, BT, BSkyB, Experian, D&B, Deutsche Bank, Kleinwort Benson, Omron, etc), while often working with blue-chip offshore/ onshore delivery partners (e.g. Cap Gemini, CSC, TCS, Tech-Mahindra, Infosys, Perot, Satyam, Wipro, Cognizant, etc). Recent vertical market experience is in Investment-Banking, Mobile-Telecom, Financial Services (Credit Risk) and Broadcasting industries.

An expert in the areas: (a)  Project/ Programme Delivery Management, (b) Lean & Agile (Certified SCRUM Master, DSDM , RUP, XP) delivery capability setup/ transitioning and facilitating, (c) Web/ SOA Integration based application development delivery, (d) Consulting: project recovery, improve S/W delivery capability, software development process improvement (e) offshore delivery set-up/management (India, Romania), (f) PMO & project management processes framework setup, project/programme commercial & financial control, (g)  International projects delivery in: US, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Japan and South Africa, (h) technology knowledgeable in .NET/Java, SOA, ESB, B2B, Web Services, IPTV/VOD, Open Source, etc, (i) Tools: Microsoft’s Office-Suite/ Project-Professional/ Sharepoint/ Visio, HP’s Project & Portfolio-Management/ Quality-Centre, Enterprise Architect, Agile (Rally, JIRA (with GreenHopper), VersionOne), etc.


EMPLOYMENT
Company: Epsilon Consultants Ltd. (Self Employed, London, UK, August 2007 – Present)
Position: Independent Consultant/ Contractor - Providing Agile Project Delivery Management & Agile Coaching services. Prior to Epsilon I offered consulting services via UK Umbrella Company.

Company: Wonga.com (London, July – October 2011)
Position: Risk Project Manager

Team Size & Budget: 15 and c£1.5M
Complexity: Credit Risk Platform at Wonga.com, portfolio of 3 projects – full SDLC, .NET & open-source technologies, Agile (SCRUM), JIRA (with GreenHopper) tool, Automated Testing (Selenium), financial regulated environment, multi development sites (UK, Ireland, Ukraine); shared resources across software products (under development, live environment).

Delivery & Main Responsibilities:
Portfolio of projects delivery management for agile (SCRUM) projects – new products, R&D and products support
Resource management (Risk Analysts/ Developers/ Testers, BI Developers & Analysts), stakeholders management and closely work with product managers
Projects Delivery track record: 2 international projects (Canada & South Africa)  - Integration/ Web projects (full SDLC)
Scrum Master responsibility (daily scrum, Release & Sprint planning),
Teams building, improving agile practices
Primary business contact for credit bureaus (Experian, TransUnion, Equifax) & other financial data providers supporting proprietary Risk platform


Company:       Medidata Solutions (London, March – July 2011)
Position: Software Project Manager

Team Size & Budget: 20+ and £3M
Complexity: three SaaS products, portfolio of 5 projects – full SDLC, .NET & open-source technologies, Agile (SCRUM), Rally Tool, TDD (Cucumber), highly regulated environment, multi sites (mostly UK, US (NY & CA Offices).

Delivery & Main Responsibilities:
Portfolio of projects delivery management for agile (SCRUM) projects with scrum master responsibility.
Projects Delivery track record: 3 Integration / Web projects (full SDLC), SaaS based products release
Scrum Master responsibility (SCRUM, Release & Sprint Planning plus Retrospective)
Teams building, improving agile practices and teams agile velocity

Company: Deutsche Bank (City of London, August - October 2010)
Position: Agile Project Manager (Contractor)

A short consulting assignment, which I was advising client’s managers, as Subject Matter Expert, on delivery process improvements for Market Risk IT department team. The challenge was of combining a waterfall driven QA gates (audit requirement) & project management methodology with Agile delivery by software development teams.

Company: Answer Consulting LTD (South East, Feb. – July 2010)
Position: Managing Principal (Consultant)

Team Size & P&L Account: 10+ consultants (plus contractors) and £2M
Complexity: Managing 3 blue-chip companies’ accounts with clients in the UK and Germany, portfolio of projects – full SDLC, technologies: Open Source Java, SOA/BPM, Agile, backdrop of complete lack of client relationship footprint, very limited partners’ network.

Delivery & Main Responsibilities:
Portfolio of projects delivery management for projects base on fixed price and T&M using Agile (DSDM, SCRUM, XP) & Prince2 methodologies.
Projects Delivery track record: 3 x Integration/ B2B projects for Vodafone Global (UK & Germany), Claim Portal Dev. (Allianz Insurance), Fuse ESB Migration (Bluefin)
Clients’ relationship management & account management for 3 blue-chip companies Vodafone, Allianz Insurance, Bluefin (Banking).
Established working relationship with clients at key accounts. Also established partner networks in matter of few months (Progress Software, Terracotta, JFrog, etc).
Resources management of technical consultants (from lead to principal level) & contractors while ensuring revenue maximization, consulting skills retention and effective resource demand management.

Company: Sony Corporation PLC (Basingstoke, UK, Jan. – Apr. 09)
Position: Project Manager (Contractor)

Team Size & Budget: 10+ in matrix environment and €1M
Complexity: Project delivery aim towards innovative supply chain system for its TV European Business Unit; full SDLC – AGILE (SCRUM) development sites (India, UK) – setup & facilitate; technologies – Java open source environment, n-tiers Web App. Architecture, etc; complex delivery schedule in order to meet customers demand as per VIP Dealer network expansion in Europe (UK, France, Germany).

Delivery & Main Responsibilities:
Project delivery management for complex Web Application product development.
Closely liaising with stakeholders at senior/middle management (IS Europe, IS Tokyo, Sony Factories (Nitra, Barcelona), TV Europe, TV Marketing, etc).

Company: Experian PLC (Nottingham, UK, July - November 2008)
Position: Delivery Manager (Contractor)

Team Size & Budget: 25+ in matrix environment and £3-4M
Complexity: end-to-end delivery; full SDLC – AGILE (SCRUM) – setup & facilitate, PRINCE2 environment; two development sites (India, UK); technologies – mixed of .NET 3.5, Java Open Source environment, SOA, n-tiers Web App. Architecture, etc; complex delivery schedule in order to meet product launch ahead of competitors.

Delivery & Main Responsibilities:
Project recovery – turn around and delivery on time of complex product application.
Project second phase initiation, Due-diligence & integration planning with external products and supporting in restructuring Programme finance.

Company: Nuance Communication PLC (Marlow, UK, January – April 2008)
Position: Senior Project Manager (Contractor)

Team Size & Budget: 15+ in matrix environment and £1-2M
Complexity: end-to-end delivery; 6 projects; full SDLC – AGILE (SCRUM) – Agile Transformation; JIRA (with GreenHopper) tool, two development sites (Romania, UK); .NET3.5/Java, proprietary voice recognition, etc.

Delivery & Main Responsibilities:
Management of portfolio of projects for technology development & integration projects, in complex resources sharing environment.
Engaged in formulating Nuance’s (was Spinvox) Agile delivery & projects Framework by processes; as well as formulating products R&D road map working with CIO & Chief Architect.

Company: British Telecom PLC (Ipswich/ City, UK, Aug. – Dec. 2007)
Position: Programme Manager (Contractor)

Team Size & Budget: 20+ in matrix environment and £5.3M
Complexity: Initiating a Programme aim to enhanced BT-Vision’s Call centre capability supporting its 200 Agents & 700 Field Engineers in complex VOD system environment; multiple major suppliers & 3rd party BT-Capabilities teams; end-to-end delivery; managing two projects; full SDLC – AGILE (SCRUM) - setup; development sites (India, UK).

Delivery & Main Responsibilities:
Programme initiation lead, managing the transitioning from initial end to end design analysis activity to delivery focus, working with many BT’s capabilities (OSS, BSS, MSTV, STB, etc).
Managing two projects within Programme, in multi vendors’ environment (Microsoft, HP, Motive, Philips, Corizon, TCS, Infosys, Tech-Mahindra).

Company: OpenTV PLC (City of London, UK, Dec. 2006 – April 2007)
Position: Programme Manager (Contractor)

Team Size & P&L Account:  20+ in matrix environment and $3M
Complexity: Multiple major suppliers & 3rd party enablers;  7 projects ; full SDLC; two development sites (US, UK); technologies: EPG, HD, PVR, IPTV, Dual Decode & Applications; complex EMEA corporate backdrop of supporting Sky Italia and UPC alongside Sky’s.

Delivery & Main Responsibilities:
Programme management for seven projects in complex multi vendors’ environment (NDS, Samsung, Pace, Thompson, Motorola, S3, IMake & Amstrad).
Account management for all professional services for BSkyB.
Managing multi million international IPTV development project

Company: Dun & Bradstreet PLC (Marlow, Bucks, UK, July – Nov. 2006)
Position: Programme Manager (Contractor)

Team Size & Budget: 25+ in matrix environment and $2M
Complexity: Multiple major suppliers & 3rd party enablers; 6 major projects; full SDLC – AGILE (MSF) - facilitate; technologies: Java open source environment, n-tier Web App. Architecture; development sites (US, UK, India) complex Pan-European Programme.

Delivery & Main Responsibilities:
Delivery management for complex technology migration Programme phase - focus on building the technology capability for D&B Portuguese partner (Informa) to operate on D&B WWN E-Commerce platform.

Company: Epoch Systems LTD (Start-up Company, West London, UK, 2003-06)
Position: R&D Director (& Co-Founder)

Team Size & Budget: 5+ in matrix environment and £1-2M

Delivery & Main Responsibilities:
Product strategy direction and having technical management responsibility for R&D projects and core-technology development (J2EE, .NET technologies based).
Involved in fundraising from venture capital companies & investors in the UK & Israel. As well leading consortium of partners in DTI’s Technology Programme Bids.

Company: BSkyB PLC (West London, UK, Dec. 1999-2002)
Position: Programme Manager (Contractor) – 3 Years Fixed Term Contract

Team Size & Budget: 25+ in matrix environment and £15M

Delivery & Main Responsibilities:
Developing an Air Time Sales Web based application (Java environment) uses by the Sky’s Media Sales business unit of 250 staff.
Service Management of Cap Gemini and other suppliers in outsourced contracts (£3–10M) – Bid & SLA contact negotiation and management of development projects.

Company:  CWB LTD (acquired by Thales Information Systems), London, UK, 1998-99
Position:    Senior Consultant (Project Management practice)

Assignments:
Deutsche Global Asset Management (DAM) Investment Bank, Global Credit Division - City of London - Worked with DAM's Programme team, developing a Real Time Credit Risk application.
Dresdner Kleinwort Benson (now Kleinwort Benson Private Banking), Investment Bank, City of London - Strategy review of back-office’s system in EMU Compliance Programme.

Company: Omron Corporation PLC (Surrey, UK, 1996-97)
Position: Software Development Manager

Delivery & Main Responsibilities: Building from scratch an EPOS development centre. Delivery was by an international team (UK, India). Products are 3-tiers Client/Server targets global market.

South Africa & Israel
   Company:   MBM Group LTD (Johannesburg, South Africa (SA), 1992 - 96)
Position: Development Manager - Managing the software development of Medical Accounting & Practice products, where products are 3-tier Client/Server or network (OS/2).

Company:   Symmetry Software Services LTD (Johannesburg, SA, 1990 - 91)
Position: Team Leader – part of core team that was involved in the development of Company’s LIMS product, developed under a 2-3 years contract for Rand Water Board.

Company:    Nir Technologies LTD (Tel Aviv, Israel, 1989 - 90)
Position: Software Engineer - Software development in CAD-CAM application’s product team. I was mainly involved in design and development of computer graphics algorithms.

EDUCATION & TRAINING
B.A (Hons.) Computer Science & Mathematics, 2:1 degree, Haifa University, Israel, 1985-89
System Analyst & Design Courses, Microsoft Training, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1994-96
Director Development Courses, Institute of Directors, London, UK , 2001
Scrum Master Certification course, Skills Matter, London, UK, 2011

AWARDS & PATENTS
SMART Award for distinguished R&D Innovation, by UK Government’s Department of Trade and Industry  - January 2004
European Patent (granted), Software (APM) 2004