Hi, my name is Simon Clark, I'm an Freelance Project Professional, specialising in the delivery of complex software and technical projects.
in: Financial Services Public Sector Rail Transport Defence Sector
I provide reliable project management services to your business. I am well versed in various methodologies, including Agile, Scrum and Waterwall and can also adopt to, or provide, various bespoke delivery approaches to ensure timely completion of your project while staying within budget and satisfying your needs. My range of services encompass project planning, risk management, team coordination, resource allocation, and other auxiliary services.
Recognising that each project is unique, I will establish a customised plan to deliver your particular needs. Whether implementing a new system, building a new product or something else my knowledge, experience and expertise enable me to spot and mitigate challenges before they become issues. I employ the latest project management tools and approaches to keep you in the loop and informed every step of the way.
I urge you to contact me today to learn more about our services and how I can collaborate to achieve your project objectives.
My CV
Role/ Organisation
Achievements
Head of Delivery
Flexys Solutions Ltd
(Contract / Perm)
2021 - Present
- I successfully delivered a large project implementation into BAU for a Water Company. This was a new system and involved a full ETL data migration.
- Defined and implemented a new approach for consistent, repeatable delivery from Pre-sales into Projects and then into Support (BAU).
- Introduced more governance, control and reporting throughout the life of a project.
- Controlled project change and improved profitability by defining a change process and introducing metrics to check performance against change requests.
- Introduced project collateral documents to ensure consistency in the handover between Projects and Support.
- I created a supportive team environment to train, mentor and develop my team.
Readiness Manager
HMRC
(Contract)
2020 - 2021
- Introduced Agile principles and coached and mentored teams in best practices.
- Produced AsIs/ ToBe process maps in Visio, showing key Customer Journeys.
Senior Programme Manager
Tracsis
2018 - 2019
- I established a consistent approach to project delivery and governance, to remove unnecessary processes and aid cross site communication.
- I setup the Programmes communication channels and team structure and agreed the KPIs and reporting methods for the Programme. I also produced and maintained the top-level Programme Plan to give overall direction to the teams and stakeholders.
- I facilitated workshops and focus groups to understand and document current business processes and to capture early-stage user stories for user requirements.
Project Manager
Signature Rail
2012 - 2018
- I led the development of a new web application project to support the introduction of new high capacity trains, new track and new stations in Melbourne. This involved working closely with end users, 3rd party software companies for web interfaces and remote development teams.
- Managed the development of a new Angular.js web app in Oslo. This app was produced using Agile methods (Scrum) and was delivered in under a year to deliver early business benefits and provide data feeds for other system projects.
- Implemented the use of Agile on site, including the use of new tools, across all projects.
Project Manager
Selex Comms - Leonardo Group
2008 - 2011
- Successfully delivered sales orders up to £2million.
- Worked closely with internal manufacturing teams to produce resource and delivery plans.
- Managed a sub-contractor responsible for designing and manufacturing key components for our products.
Project Manager
Ultra Electronics Datel
2006 - 2008
- Reverse engineering project – working with Boeing in the US on a proof of concept for a much larger project. The budget of this project was £3.5million, with a project team of 30
- Various projects involving the Head Up Display for the RAF Typhoon.
- I successfully delivered a large project implementation into BAU for a Water Company. This was a new system and involved a full ETL data migration.
- Defined and implemented a new approach for consistent, repeatable delivery from Pre-sales into Projects and then into Support (BAU).
- Introduced more governance, control and reporting throughout the life of a project.
- Controlled project change and improved profitability by defining a change process and introducing metrics to check performance against change requests.
- Introduced project collateral documents to ensure consistency in the handover between Projects and Support.
- I created a supportive team environment to train, mentor and develop my team.
- Introduced Agile principles and coached and mentored teams in best practices.
- Produced AsIs/ ToBe process maps in Visio, showing key Customer Journeys.
- I established a consistent approach to project delivery and governance, to remove unnecessary processes and aid cross site communication.
- I setup the Programmes communication channels and team structure and agreed the KPIs and reporting methods for the Programme. I also produced and maintained the top-level Programme Plan to give overall direction to the teams and stakeholders.
- I facilitated workshops and focus groups to understand and document current business processes and to capture early-stage user stories for user requirements.
- I led the development of a new web application project to support the introduction of new high capacity trains, new track and new stations in Melbourne. This involved working closely with end users, 3rd party software companies for web interfaces and remote development teams.
- Managed the development of a new Angular.js web app in Oslo. This app was produced using Agile methods (Scrum) and was delivered in under a year to deliver early business benefits and provide data feeds for other system projects.
- Implemented the use of Agile on site, including the use of new tools, across all projects.
- Successfully delivered sales orders up to £2million.
- Worked closely with internal manufacturing teams to produce resource and delivery plans.
- Managed a sub-contractor responsible for designing and manufacturing key components for our products.
- Reverse engineering project – working with Boeing in the US on a proof of concept for a much larger project. The budget of this project was £3.5million, with a project team of 30
- Various projects involving the Head Up Display for the RAF Typhoon.
My Professional Skills
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