John Philip Davies

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PROFILE

Highly motivated Project Manager with in depth experience of training projects, involving the production of e-Learning and multimedia Technology Based Training software and the design and delivery of classroom-based training in both PC Applications and soft skills.
Product Manager with experience of product definition, development and marketing.
Qualified as Prince 2 Practioner. Good communicator with proven influencing skills, confident in dealing with people from both technical and business backgrounds.
Management of teams. Good leadership and team skills. Proven track record of completing projects against both time and financial constraints.
Management of Bids and tenders in Defence and Government sectors.
PC literate. Software development background - experienced programmer to system level. Daily use of MS Project 2000and MS Office 2000. Basic Security cleared.

Streamline (part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group) 2001 - date

Project Manager/Product Manager 2001 - date

Responsible for projects and products within RBS's Streamline Card processing service. Examples include:

Representing Streamline on the RBSG Project Board for a high-profile e-Procurement and e-Payment project with the Treasury's Office of Government Commerce.buying solutions Department. Responsible for delivering Streamline's Purchasing Card processing solution to the Board. Liaison with internal and external development teams to ensure the smooth integration of Streamline's service within the overall project.
Product Champion for a solution enabling Streamline's merchant customers to download from Streamline's Web site essential management information derived from mainframe host processing systems. Business Requirements definition, marketing strategy, liaison with technical solution developers from both host processing systems and Web development team.
Product Champion for e-Procurement market development within Streamline. Identification of opportunities, liaison with other interested parties within RBSG and with Card Scheme representatives (eg Visa).

CMG Admiral (part of the CMG Group) 1998 - date

Project Manager 1998 - date

Responsible for numerous projects within the Public Sector. Examples include:

Leading a mixed team of internal, MoD and third-party trainers to set up and deliver, in Oman, a two-month programme of Procurement training, leading to Certification, for the Omani Ministry of Defence.
Leading a team of Web designers and developers to produce two interactive multimedia Web-based training courses for an on-line university. Content generated in HTML, Javascript and Flash using Macromedia Dreamweaver, Coursebuilder, Fireworks, Flash 4
Design and development of a Multimedia CD-ROM based Induction package for an RAF base.
Design and delivery of a complete training programme for a major Government Department's NT migration project, involving awareness sessions, hands-on classroom courses, CBT, study guides, post-training support and a complete delegate booking service. A £1m programme.
Provision of Personal Effectiveness Training courses for a major aerospace client, including an intranet site.
Design and delivery of a 200-page self paced study guide for a major Government Department's bespoke application.
Managing the production of a tender, as part of a large international consortium, to provide a complete training solution for the consortium's Battlefield Communications offering.

NatWest Group 1973-1998

Retail Banking Platform, Goodmans Fields, London
Project Manager, RBP Training Design and Development 1995-1998

Responsible within RBP Programme (a major NT migration project) for all training material design and development, managing a team of 5 designers and software developers.
Responsible for managing the development, by internal and external software developers, of multimedia Technology Based Training software written in Visual Basic to support RBP Project. Managing several small to medium sized (<£100k) projects simultaneously. Full life cycle.
External supplier management, including establishment of Preferred External Supplier list
Responsibility for specification and configuration of RBP Multimedia PCs
Managing Level 3 Support for RBP Multimedia PCs
Selection of third party TBT software for use within the Group

Central Training function, various locations, London 1984-1995

Manager, Technology Research and Distance Learning (1987-1995)

Assistant Manager, Distance Learning (1984-1987)

Research and development of IT solutions for NatWest UK training, latterly for RBP Project.
Research and development of technical training solutions for CBT function of Group Training
Specification and configuration of Distance Learning PCs
Creation and continual enhancement of Training Management System software
Technical Multimedia Consultancy role

Group Training function, London 1981-1984

Assistant Manager, Group Training

Numerous NatWest branches 1973-1981

Management trainee - all jobs in branch banking, including being in charge of a sub branch

Project management experience, including Prince 2 Practitioner qualification
Able to relate to both technical and business
Able to research issues, identify problems and develop solutions
Technically aware and PC literate
Able to work under own initiative or in a team
Motivational team leader
Accustomed to working under pressure
Programming background: VB6, Pascal, TenCORE, X86 assembler, FrontPage, Dreamweaver

University of Sussex 1971-1972

Master of Science, Atomic Collisions in Solids.

University of Sussex 1968-1971

Bachelor of Science (Honours), Materials Science (2:2).

Peter Symonds School, Winchester 1961-1968

3 A levels: 2xG1 (Physics & Chemistry), 1xG2 (Maths)
8 O levels: 7xG1, including English and Maths, 1xG2.

Sailing (RYA qualified), diving (qualified to PADI Advanced Open Water Diver level), travel, wine, astronomy, walking and trekking.

Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (MCIPD)
Prince 2 Practitioner

German (good)
French (basic)

Nationality: British
Passport: Full
Date of Birth: 4 August 1950
Driving License: Full/Clean

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