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Strong and Technical Project Manager
Adam Bland
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Harrogate, United Kingdom
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Senior Project Leader / Project Manager, innovative, problem-solving and results-driven, with extensive experience within the financial services sector of successfully delivering large-scale business-critical projects.
Collaborative approach to successful project leadership, engaging with senior-level stakeholders at up to C-level & 3rd parties to develop strategies & guide effective decision-making in areas of business technology.
Able to translate business requirements into tangible, realistic project / technical deliverables & outcomes, developing and communicating in-depth plans to enhance business operations, performance and profitability.
Retail banking system expertise, skilled in end-to-end banking processes, card payment systems and manual and automation testing.
Rapidly develops a deep understanding of new technologies, proactively managing testing, migration and integration activity, end-to-end project leadership, financial & digital systems, and business benefits realisation
Collaborative approach to successful project leadership, engaging with senior-level stakeholders at up to C-level & 3rd parties to develop strategies & guide effective decision-making in areas of business technology.
Able to translate business requirements into tangible, realistic project / technical deliverables & outcomes, developing and communicating in-depth plans to enhance business operations, performance and profitability.
Retail banking system expertise, skilled in end-to-end banking processes, card payment systems and manual and automation testing.
Rapidly develops a deep understanding of new technologies, proactively managing testing, migration and integration activity, end-to-end project leadership, financial & digital systems, and business benefits realisation
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United Kingdom
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Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2019 - 2019
temp
PROJECT MANAGER (CONTRACT)
unknown.
OpenPayd
A short-term contract to lead a rebranding project for a fintech Start-Up and initiate a SEPA connection
• Led a successful rebranding of the legacy platform (SettleGo) to the new OpenPayd branding.
• JIRA set up and configuration and initiated Agile ceremonies over several smaller inhouse projects
• Drove a successful project to integrate a connection via a payment provider to the SEPA Scheme
• Created effective road maps to show delivery timelines
• Consulted on the new OpenPayd platform functionality and user interface and experience.
A short-term contract to lead a rebranding project for a fintech Start-Up and initiate a SEPA connection
• Led a successful rebranding of the legacy platform (SettleGo) to the new OpenPayd branding.
• JIRA set up and configuration and initiated Agile ceremonies over several smaller inhouse projects
• Drove a successful project to integrate a connection via a payment provider to the SEPA Scheme
• Created effective road maps to show delivery timelines
• Consulted on the new OpenPayd platform functionality and user interface and experience.
Branding, Project Manager, Jira, Agile, Fintech, LED, UP, Manager
2018 - 2019
temp
PROJECT MANAGER (CONTRACT)
Barclays Plc.
Led a major mainframe data centre migration, one of the largest projects performed by a UK bank
• Drove effective migration of test, development, production applications and Barclays digital services
• Engaged all application teams and key stakeholders to create a project plan outlining key milestones
• Proactively enhanced critical technical understanding to support strategy creation and mobilisation
• Effectively managed and regularly updated company-wide stakeholders with project progress reports
• Delivered specific individual migration technical implementation plans to ensure efficient deliveries
• Facilitated RAID and incident management meetings to mitigate risks and effectively resolve issues
• Assessed all major application environments and implemented key improvements using Service First
• Spearheaded and introduced active site failover testing across all environments to enhance efficiency
• Introduced processes to ensure the highest level of governance was met across project deliverables
• Delivered Projects against Regulatory Reporting from the PRA
• Drove effective migration of test, development, production applications and Barclays digital services
• Engaged all application teams and key stakeholders to create a project plan outlining key milestones
• Proactively enhanced critical technical understanding to support strategy creation and mobilisation
• Effectively managed and regularly updated company-wide stakeholders with project progress reports
• Delivered specific individual migration technical implementation plans to ensure efficient deliveries
• Facilitated RAID and incident management meetings to mitigate risks and effectively resolve issues
• Assessed all major application environments and implemented key improvements using Service First
• Spearheaded and introduced active site failover testing across all environments to enhance efficiency
• Introduced processes to ensure the highest level of governance was met across project deliverables
• Delivered Projects against Regulatory Reporting from the PRA
Project Manager, Management, Test, Service, Mainframe, Support, Implementation, Testing, Development, Incident Management, Regulatory, Production, Processes, LED, Manager
2016 - 2017
temp
SENIOR TEST ANALYST
unknown.
(CONTRACT), VocaLink
Responsible for the effective test, management and delivery of a business-critical ATM network project
• Led the introduction of ATM Driving for an independent operator through BASE24 to the LINK network
• Created test estimates, plans and strategies and successfully executed the UAT phase of the project
• Reviewed and improved BAU processes and implemented enhanced functionality and mandate testing
Responsible for the effective test, management and delivery of a business-critical ATM network project
• Led the introduction of ATM Driving for an independent operator through BASE24 to the LINK network
• Created test estimates, plans and strategies and successfully executed the UAT phase of the project
• Reviewed and improved BAU processes and implemented enhanced functionality and mandate testing
Management, Test, Network, Analyst, Testing, Processes, LED
2010 - 2014
temp
TEST LEAD
unknown.
(CONTRACT), VocaLink
Managed team responsible for BAU improvements, and the implementation of new functionality testing
• Led BASE24 compliance project, fixed issues, developed enhancements and completed key testing
• Spearheaded testing and fixes for Metro Bank contactless payments and Visa Local Master Key
• Pioneered generation of test strategies, plans and execution schedules, meticulously recorded defects
Managed team responsible for BAU improvements, and the implementation of new functionality testing
• Led BASE24 compliance project, fixed issues, developed enhancements and completed key testing
• Spearheaded testing and fixes for Metro Bank contactless payments and Visa Local Master Key
• Pioneered generation of test strategies, plans and execution schedules, meticulously recorded defects
Test, Compliance, Implementation, Testing, LED
2008 - 2010
temp
TEST LEAD
Santander.
Effectively managed and developed a talented team of 4, and completed multiple key testing projects
• Critical to a successful system migration and testing project to implement new application host portal
• Involved in a project which effectively transitioned existing legacy applications to new improved system
• Played an effective role in other business-critical testing, BAU change and key enhancement projects
Early career details include
• Critical to a successful system migration and testing project to implement new application host portal
• Involved in a project which effectively transitioned existing legacy applications to new improved system
• Played an effective role in other business-critical testing, BAU change and key enhancement projects
Early career details include
Test, Testing, Portal
2004 - 2008
job
Test Analyst
VocaLink.
IT, software & technical capabilities
IBM WebSphere, Windows 7, MAS Simulator BASE24, LINK, POS, ATM, ASC, MFD, CCDM, TSS
AppDynamics, Splunk, Service First, ServiceNow SIT, UAT, ORT, VPT, Banknet, Data Analytics & MI
Oracle SQL, XML, EFL, GUI, Linux, Jira, Confluence HP, ALM, Quality Centres, QA Testing
IBM WebSphere, Windows 7, MAS Simulator BASE24, LINK, POS, ATM, ASC, MFD, CCDM, TSS
AppDynamics, Splunk, Service First, ServiceNow SIT, UAT, ORT, VPT, Banknet, Data Analytics & MI
Oracle SQL, XML, EFL, GUI, Linux, Jira, Confluence HP, ALM, Quality Centres, QA Testing
Service, Qa testing, Software, ServiceNow, Testing, Pos, Confluence, Analyst, Oracle sql, It, Sql, QA, Windows, Analytics, Test, XML, Oracle, Jira, Linux
My education
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1996
Harrogate Grammar School
N/a, Secondary Education
N/a, Secondary Education
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