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Experienced Senior Project Manager
Paul Meeks
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Bicester, United Kingdom
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An experienced and respected Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering complex IT
projects from initiation to completion. Able to lead in cross-functional teams across geographically
dispersed locations. Extensive knowledge of Enterprise IT systems and integrated Payments solutions,
regulation and compliance. Strong communications skills with the ability to establish and maintain
relationships with key stakeholders.
projects from initiation to completion. Able to lead in cross-functional teams across geographically
dispersed locations. Extensive knowledge of Enterprise IT systems and integrated Payments solutions,
regulation and compliance. Strong communications skills with the ability to establish and maintain
relationships with key stakeholders.
Markets
United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2018 - ?
temp
Payments Project Manager
Premier Inn, Amadeus Programme.
Managed a number of projects and the overall Payments workstream on the Amadeus replacement of
the Oracle Hotel Management system. Multi-million-pound transformation programme. Full control of the £750k Payments workstream budget.
Key Achievements
• Delivered integrated payment services for Digital, Front Desk, Kiosk and Premier Inn Business
Account card on the new Amadeus Cloud payments platform in a scaled agile framework
(SAFe)
• Managed a PCI Remediation discovery exercise across the Premier Inn estate and identified
high-risk areas
Responsibilities;
• Managed Programme partner (Amadeus) - Agree scope, solution design and development for
all payments elements of the programme
• Whitbread integration scope, design and development
• System integration and Whitbread UAT
• Coordination of multiple Third-parties - Including Accertify Fraud Management solution,
Eckoh PCI compliant Agent assisted payments, DataCash Mastercard Payment gateway
services, Mulesoft ESB integration, ATOS Worldline Business Account card and Kiosk
payments
• Business and Technical change control - Internal, Partner and Third-party
• Payment Compliance planning - PCI review, Comfort Testing, Strong Customer
Authentication (SCA), 3DS v2, Stored Credentials on file mandate
• Managed Third-party SOWs & ongoing costs
the Oracle Hotel Management system. Multi-million-pound transformation programme. Full control of the £750k Payments workstream budget.
Key Achievements
• Delivered integrated payment services for Digital, Front Desk, Kiosk and Premier Inn Business
Account card on the new Amadeus Cloud payments platform in a scaled agile framework
(SAFe)
• Managed a PCI Remediation discovery exercise across the Premier Inn estate and identified
high-risk areas
Responsibilities;
• Managed Programme partner (Amadeus) - Agree scope, solution design and development for
all payments elements of the programme
• Whitbread integration scope, design and development
• System integration and Whitbread UAT
• Coordination of multiple Third-parties - Including Accertify Fraud Management solution,
Eckoh PCI compliant Agent assisted payments, DataCash Mastercard Payment gateway
services, Mulesoft ESB integration, ATOS Worldline Business Account card and Kiosk
payments
• Business and Technical change control - Internal, Partner and Third-party
• Payment Compliance planning - PCI review, Comfort Testing, Strong Customer
Authentication (SCA), 3DS v2, Stored Credentials on file mandate
• Managed Third-party SOWs & ongoing costs
Integration, Manager, Agent, Framework, Development, Testing, Transformation, Safe, Compliance, Design, Management, System Integration, Cloud, Agile, Budget, Oracle, Project Manager
2017 - 2017
temp
IT Project Manager (Contract)
Countrywide Property Management.
Managed the IT workstream of the GDPR programme.
Remit to setup project controls, write a Business Case, conduct a group-wide audit to determine
compliance position in relation to IT Security & Infrastructure. Worked with the 3 rd party partners/In-
house Security Architect to determine which tools (DLP etc.) could be used to mitigate problem areas.
Achievements;
• Delivered a GDPR IT recommendations paper that gave tactical and strategic options for
remediation and a group-wide plan towards a compliant state
• Migrated a critical Finance system onto a new Azure platform with the benefits of improved
performance and a more stable environment
Remit to setup project controls, write a Business Case, conduct a group-wide audit to determine
compliance position in relation to IT Security & Infrastructure. Worked with the 3 rd party partners/In-
house Security Architect to determine which tools (DLP etc.) could be used to mitigate problem areas.
Achievements;
• Delivered a GDPR IT recommendations paper that gave tactical and strategic options for
remediation and a group-wide plan towards a compliant state
• Migrated a critical Finance system onto a new Azure platform with the benefits of improved
performance and a more stable environment
Project Manager, Azure, IT Project Manager, GDpr, Audit, Finance, Compliance, Business Case, Security, It, Infrastructure, Audit, Manager
2016 - 2017
temp
IT Project Manager (Contract)
House of Fraser.
Project Manager in the Business Technology team and was responsible for the management and
delivery of Infrastructure and Applications projects in the Retail and Supply Chain areas of the Business.
Key Achievements;
• Managed the Peak Preparation programme 2016 with a budget of £500k in a Waterfall
framework
• Urgent rollout of 60 new tills & peripherals to 10 stores across the UK.
delivery of Infrastructure and Applications projects in the Retail and Supply Chain areas of the Business.
Key Achievements;
• Managed the Peak Preparation programme 2016 with a budget of £500k in a Waterfall
framework
• Urgent rollout of 60 new tills & peripherals to 10 stores across the UK.
Project Manager, Retail, IT Project Manager, Budget, Management, Technology, It, Infrastructure, Framework, Manager
2015 - 2016
temp
IT Project Manager (Contract)
Fujitsu- Home Retail Group.
Worked as part of the Managed Infrastructure Services team on the HRG account (Argos, Homebase & Habitat) I rolled out a number of IT Transition projects including a high-profile project as part of the 'Peaks' programme of work.
Key Achievements;
• Managed a 'Peaks' project to make a collection of key Argos order processing Unix
Servers fully resilient over the busy Christmas period
• Managed the transition to a new cross-platform password synchronisation solution across
the whole domain
Key Achievements;
• Managed a 'Peaks' project to make a collection of key Argos order processing Unix
Servers fully resilient over the busy Christmas period
• Managed the transition to a new cross-platform password synchronisation solution across
the whole domain
Project Manager, IT Project Manager, Unix, It, Infrastructure, Processing, Manager
2013 - 2015
temp
IT Project Manager (Contract)
Value Retail Plc.
Managed a number of Infrastructure, Service Improvement and Business change projects through a
period of transformation.
Key Achievements;
• Managed a 500-device migration to Microsoft Windows 7 across 8 European sites.
• Managed the implementation of cloud based ITSM tool ServiceNow which automated &
streamlined IT operations, lowered operational costs and enhanced the efficiency of the Service Desk.
• Managed a major CRM Gift card system integration project
period of transformation.
Key Achievements;
• Managed a 500-device migration to Microsoft Windows 7 across 8 European sites.
• Managed the implementation of cloud based ITSM tool ServiceNow which automated &
streamlined IT operations, lowered operational costs and enhanced the efficiency of the Service Desk.
• Managed a major CRM Gift card system integration project
Project Manager, CRM, IT Project Manager, Cloud, System Integration, Integration, Windows, Service, It, Implementation, Transformation, Infrastructure, ServiceNow, Manager
2010 - 2013
job
IT Manager/Project Manager
Disney and ESPN Media Networks.
Managed the onsite IT operations and a small team of IT support analysts. Project Managed a
number of infrastructure projects in a Transition programme.
Key Achievements;
• ESPN office relocation - Project managed the 'IT systems relocation Project'
• Managed the Disney Channel transformation project - Upgrade of all Telephony and some IT
systems
number of infrastructure projects in a Transition programme.
Key Achievements;
• ESPN office relocation - Project managed the 'IT systems relocation Project'
• Managed the Disney Channel transformation project - Upgrade of all Telephony and some IT
systems
It support, Project Manager, SoMe, It, Support, Transformation, Infrastructure, Office, Manager
1999 - 2004
job
Systems Analyst
Dan Technology/Paralogic Services.
Analyst
1997 - 1999
job
IT Support Assistant
Trada Technology.
It support, It, Support
My education
2018
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?
Bure Park Primary School
N/a, N/a
N/a, N/a
1995
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1997
Shrewsbury College of Arts AND Technology
Hndhncorequivalent, Computer Studies
Hndhncorequivalent, Computer Studies
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