Profile
Areas of responsibility within Forfusion
As Professional Services Director, I’m responsible for leading all presales, consultancy, and engineering engagements. My remit also encompasses Project Management Office (PMO) functions, including budgets, and human resource management, as well as project/ programme delivery. Accountable for the commercial health of the Professional Services arm of the business, leading and developing a team of world class IT consultants, engineers, and project managers.
Industry experience
Since leaving the Army (Royal Engineers) in 2014, I joined Forfusion as their first Project Manager. In this role, I managed numerous projects of all sizes and technology types across public and private sectors. I was then promoted to the role of Head of PMO, which saw me working alongside other businesses' PMO members and IT departments, ensuring our technical department was current and up to speed with new and emerging partner technologies.
Background
My Project Management skills developed over a 24-year career within the Royal Engineers; these skills were extensively tested in some of the most austere environments around the planet, including Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan. Whilst serving, I specialised in military communications as my primary trade, starting as a telecommunications engineer and finishing my career as a telecommunications resourcing and equipment manager, with engineering as my secondary trade.
Favourite quote
"Let me feel the fibre of your fabric."
- From the film Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Other interests
I'm still clinging on to a football career, playing for a local over 40’s veterans team and keeping active walking the dog.
