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Tech Project Manager | Delivering high-value, high-impact digital transformation for over 15 years
James Sheridan
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Hitchin, United Kingdom
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Talented change and transformation expert, specialising in data, with fifteen years’ experience across industry and consulting. A highly dynamic problem solver and personable professional who enjoys a track-record of implementing successful end-to-end technology and business delivery. Enthusiastically shares knowledge and better practice within collaborative environments.
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2020 - ?
freelance
Agile Delivery Manager
Johnson Matthey.
Enhanced JM's delivery capability during Covid-19, adopting remote working Agile principles, to help solve customers'
complex problems, enabled by the latest digital technologies.
• Rapidly delivered a key HR Data solution, end-to-end, using MS Common Data Service, to urgently support
pandemic related resource transformations in Corporate and Clean Air sectors. Minimum viable product was
deployed to 26 users in 5 weeks. Received praise from JM's CIO, following glowing Product Owner feedback.
• Meticulously managed difficult 3rd party suppliers in deploying High Performance Computing (HPC) on Azure,
which ultimately led to improvements in how R&D scientists solve complex product-centric calculations at JM.
• Rolled out Teams Collaboration to 15,000 employees, with integrated O365 apps, to deliver immediate high-
impact, high-value collaboration capability during the pandemic, linked with a Citizens Developer service model.
complex problems, enabled by the latest digital technologies.
• Rapidly delivered a key HR Data solution, end-to-end, using MS Common Data Service, to urgently support
pandemic related resource transformations in Corporate and Clean Air sectors. Minimum viable product was
deployed to 26 users in 5 weeks. Received praise from JM's CIO, following glowing Product Owner feedback.
• Meticulously managed difficult 3rd party suppliers in deploying High Performance Computing (HPC) on Azure,
which ultimately led to improvements in how R&D scientists solve complex product-centric calculations at JM.
• Rolled out Teams Collaboration to 15,000 employees, with integrated O365 apps, to deliver immediate high-
impact, high-value collaboration capability during the pandemic, linked with a Citizens Developer service model.
Azure, Agile, R, Product owner, Service, Developer, Support, Apps, Development, CIO, Calculations, Manager, LED, Microsoft Teams, Agile development
2018 - 2020
job
Senior Project Manager
Lloyd's of London (Insurance Market), Business Transformation.
Spearheaded the recovery of a multi-million-pound programme by managing the rollout of Market Data Collections
(MDC), hosted on MS Azure Cloud. Adopting waterfall and later a product-centric approach, went on to migrate existing
market returns from legacy systems on to MDC, radically improving the way Lloyd's manages market insurance data.
• Successfully delivered the multi-billion-pound Syndicate Business Forecast and Lloyd's Capital Reporting market
returns. Overcame critical performance issues in time to pass acceptance testing with 55 Managing Agents and went live to the market as planned, launching to 150+ users, across 84 Lloyd's Syndicates.
• Executed complex downstream ETL SSIS transformations, 22 Business Object report re-writes and 6 QlikView
product dashboards connecting via new API, in order to build insight on newly migrated data returns.
• Energised data-capture capabilities by enabling the collection and transformation enrichment of net market
reinsurance and catastrophe metrics, which allowed Lloyd's to accurately calculate net ratios and replay
powerful performance insights, by classes of business, to market syndicates.
(MDC), hosted on MS Azure Cloud. Adopting waterfall and later a product-centric approach, went on to migrate existing
market returns from legacy systems on to MDC, radically improving the way Lloyd's manages market insurance data.
• Successfully delivered the multi-billion-pound Syndicate Business Forecast and Lloyd's Capital Reporting market
returns. Overcame critical performance issues in time to pass acceptance testing with 55 Managing Agents and went live to the market as planned, launching to 150+ users, across 84 Lloyd's Syndicates.
• Executed complex downstream ETL SSIS transformations, 22 Business Object report re-writes and 6 QlikView
product dashboards connecting via new API, in order to build insight on newly migrated data returns.
• Energised data-capture capabilities by enabling the collection and transformation enrichment of net market
reinsurance and catastrophe metrics, which allowed Lloyd's to accurately calculate net ratios and replay
powerful performance insights, by classes of business, to market syndicates.
API, Project Manager, Azure, ETL, Cloud, Ssis, Net, Transformation, Insurance, Testing, Forecast, Manager
2015 - 2016
freelance
Management Consultant
unknown.
Senior Management Consultant 2016 - 2018
Principal consultant providing Diagnostic, Advisory and Delivery Execution services for clients
Thames Water, Clear Data Programme - Project Manager
• Initiated the client's data-driven programme to improve data controls, functionality and data insight capability
for the Supply Interruptions and Leakage business lines at Thames Water, in order to satisfy regulator and customer performance commitments.
Classification: Confidential
Lloyds Banking Group, Technology Resilience Programme (TRP) - Portfolio Manager
• Identified £25m full year cost-savings in TRP's portfolio definition process. The CIO aligned operating model,
underpinned by a digital inventory management solution, drove 17% operational efficiencies, by optimising
project initiation phases and driving synergies around technology delivery.
Principal consultant providing Diagnostic, Advisory and Delivery Execution services for clients
Thames Water, Clear Data Programme - Project Manager
• Initiated the client's data-driven programme to improve data controls, functionality and data insight capability
for the Supply Interruptions and Leakage business lines at Thames Water, in order to satisfy regulator and customer performance commitments.
Classification: Confidential
Lloyds Banking Group, Technology Resilience Programme (TRP) - Portfolio Manager
• Identified £25m full year cost-savings in TRP's portfolio definition process. The CIO aligned operating model,
underpinned by a digital inventory management solution, drove 17% operational efficiencies, by optimising
project initiation phases and driving synergies around technology delivery.
Project Manager, Management, Technology, Banking, Inventory management, Management Consultant, CIO, Manager
2014 - 2014
job
Project Manager/Business Analyst
unknown.
Programme Manager 2015
Application managed DART (Dashboard Analytics Reporting Tool), Deutsche's PnL reg reporting and digital analytics
service. Directing a €5m portfolio and managing over 50 resources to undertake Change The Bank (CTB), Run The Bank
(RTB) services, as part of DB's 'Protect and Transform' global mandate.
• Steered vendor resource transitions to an offshore intellectual property technology centre and developed a CIO
led target op model. Not only did this satisfy an op risk, it led to multi-million Euro cost savings for DART. The
project was commended for cementing a successful insourcing template for other areas to use.
• Project managed DART target platform migration, which included Oracle 10 to 11g database shift and a significant
upgrade of Essbase business intelligence. Partnering alongside vendor and DB infrastructure, the collaboration
successfully overcame huge complexities and application performance challenges on go-live.
Application managed DART (Dashboard Analytics Reporting Tool), Deutsche's PnL reg reporting and digital analytics
service. Directing a €5m portfolio and managing over 50 resources to undertake Change The Bank (CTB), Run The Bank
(RTB) services, as part of DB's 'Protect and Transform' global mandate.
• Steered vendor resource transitions to an offshore intellectual property technology centre and developed a CIO
led target op model. Not only did this satisfy an op risk, it led to multi-million Euro cost savings for DART. The
project was commended for cementing a successful insourcing template for other areas to use.
• Project managed DART target platform migration, which included Oracle 10 to 11g database shift and a significant
upgrade of Essbase business intelligence. Partnering alongside vendor and DB infrastructure, the collaboration
successfully overcame huge complexities and application performance challenges on go-live.
Offshore, LED, Manager, Rtb, Go, CIO, Analyst, Infrastructure, It, Project Manager, Digital analytics, Technology, Service, Analytics, Database, Oracle, Business Intelligence
2005 - 2006
job
Analyst
unknown.
Senior Analyst 2006 -2010 BI Solutions Manager 2010 - 2014
Responsible for the business support of key finance systems and later the development of FCA & PRA driven
liquidity business intelligence and digital solutions, ranging from BAU enhancements to deliverables towards
Finance and Risk Transformation - the largest integration project undertaken by RBS.
• Project managed and delivered a seamless upgrade of the RBS liquidity reporting application - IBM Cognos 10.1.1
from 8.4.1. Overcame show-stopping software defects in time to roll out on schedule and within budget, to 300+
users.
• Developed business insight with Cognos 10 dashboards to satisfy an ILAA reporting requirement, by compiling
historical liquidity positions over 2008-09. This solution also helped strengthen capital requirements for the corporate banking division as part of Basel III.
• Received formal recognition for going the extra mile in Ulster bank's BI migration project (Cognos v7.1 to 8.4), co-
operating with IBM and RBS technology departments. Helped improve BAU processes and saved £125,000 in 3rd
party consultancy costs to the project. Nominated for a Finance 1st award.
Responsible for the business support of key finance systems and later the development of FCA & PRA driven
liquidity business intelligence and digital solutions, ranging from BAU enhancements to deliverables towards
Finance and Risk Transformation - the largest integration project undertaken by RBS.
• Project managed and delivered a seamless upgrade of the RBS liquidity reporting application - IBM Cognos 10.1.1
from 8.4.1. Overcame show-stopping software defects in time to roll out on schedule and within budget, to 300+
users.
• Developed business insight with Cognos 10 dashboards to satisfy an ILAA reporting requirement, by compiling
historical liquidity positions over 2008-09. This solution also helped strengthen capital requirements for the corporate banking division as part of Basel III.
• Received formal recognition for going the extra mile in Ulster bank's BI migration project (Cognos v7.1 to 8.4), co-
operating with IBM and RBS technology departments. Helped improve BAU processes and saved £125,000 in 3rd
party consultancy costs to the project. Nominated for a Finance 1st award.
Business Intelligence, Budget, Finance, Integration, Technology, Banking, Transformation, Support, Analyst, Development, Software, BEE, Processes, Manager
My education
Sheffield Hallam University
BSc, Business Information Systems
BSc, Business Information Systems
King Edward VII Upper School AND Sixth Form
Secondary, N/a
Secondary, N/a
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