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Experienced IT programme lead, architect and software delivery expert
Andrew Robey
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Ludlow, United Kingdom
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A highly experienced IT practitioner, delivery manager and interim leader, I bring together strong commercial acumen, analytical thinking and technical understanding to deliver complex business and technology transformations. I aim to establish trust quickly, demonstrate value early and promote effective decision making through a management style which is confident, straightforward and adaptable.
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United Kingdom
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English
Fluently
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Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
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My experience
2019 - 2020
freelance
Delivery Consultant
Fabacus Ltd.
(contract)
Fabacus was created to build and deliver a unique SaaS solution to serve the brand licensing industry. The platform redefines the way licensors, licensees, agents and retailers work together globally to manage product lifecycle from concept to sale.
Hybrid architecture and delivery role to help prepare the product and team for general release.
➢ Acted as proxy product owner, defining themes, epics and stories around major new functionality and facilitated backlog prioritisation to ensure refinement of work 1-2 sprints ahead.
➢ Defined business logic for complex requirements, and worked with technical architects to translate into platform logic.
➢ Mapped data flows and data-driven functionality, creating architectural documents and supporting developers during build and test cycles.
➢ Created and executed system and data tests to exercise new functionality.
➢ Supported the recruitment of permanent staff into technical and delivery roles.
Fabacus was created to build and deliver a unique SaaS solution to serve the brand licensing industry. The platform redefines the way licensors, licensees, agents and retailers work together globally to manage product lifecycle from concept to sale.
Hybrid architecture and delivery role to help prepare the product and team for general release.
➢ Acted as proxy product owner, defining themes, epics and stories around major new functionality and facilitated backlog prioritisation to ensure refinement of work 1-2 sprints ahead.
➢ Defined business logic for complex requirements, and worked with technical architects to translate into platform logic.
➢ Mapped data flows and data-driven functionality, creating architectural documents and supporting developers during build and test cycles.
➢ Created and executed system and data tests to exercise new functionality.
➢ Supported the recruitment of permanent staff into technical and delivery roles.
Product owner, Business Analysis, Agile project management, Architecture, Saas, SCRUM coaching, Product development, Product launch
2019 - 2019
freelance
Digital Consultant
Healthcare Business Solutions Ltd.
(contract)
HBS stands ready to launch a ground-breaking new healthcare app which digitises patient's access to clinical specialists.
Retained by the executive board in an advisory capacity in the run up to launch.
➢ Reviewed supplier performance and completion against project targets.
➢ Coached the internal team through MVP requirement selection to define a release candidate.
➢ Established success criteria for the product launch and transition into commercial support.
➢ Initiated an architectural and source code review to validate build quality.
➢ Advised on mid-range sourcing and operational strategy.
HBS stands ready to launch a ground-breaking new healthcare app which digitises patient's access to clinical specialists.
Retained by the executive board in an advisory capacity in the run up to launch.
➢ Reviewed supplier performance and completion against project targets.
➢ Coached the internal team through MVP requirement selection to define a release candidate.
➢ Established success criteria for the product launch and transition into commercial support.
➢ Initiated an architectural and source code review to validate build quality.
➢ Advised on mid-range sourcing and operational strategy.
Digital Advisor, Digital Strategy, Agile transformation, Product development, Product launch
2019 - 2019
freelance
Digital Consultant
Xelavated Brands Ltd.
(contract)
This startup represents a joint venture between global brand giant Warner Bros, and UK apparel group Europride, through which Warner Bros is engaging directly with its UK fans for the first time.
Hands-on role to establish a working ecommerce pilot.
➢ Configured the existing ERP platform (Brightpearl) to support multi company/brand/channel operations, including new processes for purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash.
➢ Defined and created master data for company & finance, merchandise/reporting hierarchies, SKUs, product bundles, tax/shipping zones, commodity codes etc.
➢ Implemented new warehouse locations, inventory management and carrier solutions.
➢ Created a new ecommerce storefront (Shopify) and integrated with the ERP, warehouse and 3rd party payment providers.
➢ Configured data maps for bulk import/export/update into the ERP and storefront.
➢ Obtained sign-off from Warner Bros legal, compliance and product teams to achieve successful launch.
This startup represents a joint venture between global brand giant Warner Bros, and UK apparel group Europride, through which Warner Bros is engaging directly with its UK fans for the first time.
Hands-on role to establish a working ecommerce pilot.
➢ Configured the existing ERP platform (Brightpearl) to support multi company/brand/channel operations, including new processes for purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash.
➢ Defined and created master data for company & finance, merchandise/reporting hierarchies, SKUs, product bundles, tax/shipping zones, commodity codes etc.
➢ Implemented new warehouse locations, inventory management and carrier solutions.
➢ Created a new ecommerce storefront (Shopify) and integrated with the ERP, warehouse and 3rd party payment providers.
➢ Configured data maps for bulk import/export/update into the ERP and storefront.
➢ Obtained sign-off from Warner Bros legal, compliance and product teams to achieve successful launch.
Ecommerce, Operations, ERP, Shopify, Product launch, Inventory management, Shipping, Support, Apparel, Business Analysis
2018 - 2019
freelance
Interim CTO
Oblix Capital Group Ltd.
(contract)
A rapidly growing provider of specialist finance products to the UK Property market, Oblix Capital has been granted a license by the FCA to operate a digital Peer-to-Peer lending platform.
Strategic role to prepare the business for P2P operations.
➢ Created a technology strategy and roadmap to support the introduction of Peer-to-Peer lending, selecting technology partners to fulfil the strategy.
➢ Designed an operating model to support the development, implementation and live support of the lending platform, including internal team structure and service provider relationships.
➢ Business process, functional and technical design, including new 3rd party integrations for KYC/AML.
➢ Ensured regulatory compliance in the platform and platform operations.
➢ Recruited permanent staff into key positions and effected a handover to ensure continuity.
A rapidly growing provider of specialist finance products to the UK Property market, Oblix Capital has been granted a license by the FCA to operate a digital Peer-to-Peer lending platform.
Strategic role to prepare the business for P2P operations.
➢ Created a technology strategy and roadmap to support the introduction of Peer-to-Peer lending, selecting technology partners to fulfil the strategy.
➢ Designed an operating model to support the development, implementation and live support of the lending platform, including internal team structure and service provider relationships.
➢ Business process, functional and technical design, including new 3rd party integrations for KYC/AML.
➢ Ensured regulatory compliance in the platform and platform operations.
➢ Recruited permanent staff into key positions and effected a handover to ensure continuity.
Digital Strategy, Design, Operations, Finance, Service, Technology, Compliance, Implementation, Support, Cto, Business Analysis, Development, Regulatory, Interim, KYC
2018 - 2018
freelance
Programme Implementation Lead
ITE Group plc.
(contract)
ITE Group's Transformation & Growth programme represented a £20M global homogenisation of business processes and underpinning technology platforms.
Hybrid architecture and delivery role overseeing the IT Fundamentals technical workstream.
➢ Led and managed a global team of cloud migration engineers, recruiting positions in each of the company's major centres: London, Moscow and Istanbul.
➢ Migrated all London, Moscow and Istanbul staff onto Microsoft AAD, Office 365 & Exchange Online.
➢ Developed both long-range forecast and near-term detailed implementation plans across the technology transformation portfolio.
➢ Defined global standards for hyper-converged infrastructure components, augmenting existing standards for public cloud resources hosted on MS Azure and Office 365.
➢ Weekly reporting up and across the programme, managing dependencies, risks and issues affecting implementation.
ITE Group's Transformation & Growth programme represented a £20M global homogenisation of business processes and underpinning technology platforms.
Hybrid architecture and delivery role overseeing the IT Fundamentals technical workstream.
➢ Led and managed a global team of cloud migration engineers, recruiting positions in each of the company's major centres: London, Moscow and Istanbul.
➢ Migrated all London, Moscow and Istanbul staff onto Microsoft AAD, Office 365 & Exchange Online.
➢ Developed both long-range forecast and near-term detailed implementation plans across the technology transformation portfolio.
➢ Defined global standards for hyper-converged infrastructure components, augmenting existing standards for public cloud resources hosted on MS Azure and Office 365.
➢ Weekly reporting up and across the programme, managing dependencies, risks and issues affecting implementation.
Transformation, Hybrid, Infrastructure, Office 365, Implementation, Architecture, Technology, Cloud, Exchange, Azure
2015 - 2017
freelance
Chief Architect/Business Architect
Missguided Ltd.
(contract)
Global fashion brand Missguided has enjoyed extreme growth since its inception in 2009, and the company's ambition is to replicate its online success as a multi-channel operator.
Hybrid architecture and delivery role.
ERP & EPOS Programme
➢ Supported the CTO in the development of a business system strategy which placed an integrated ERP, SAP's Fashion Management (FMS) at the heart of the business's growth strategy.
➢ Designed transition state architectures in line with business imperatives, the first being the opening of a flagship bricks & mortar store nine months from starting the programme.
➢ Established design patterns for SAP FMS and HANA on AWS, integrating Development, Quality and Production environments with the wider enterprise landscape.
➢ Established an architecture team and function around TOGAF practices, retaining the role of infrastructure architect personally whilst providing architectural oversight and governance.
➢ Led the data migration workstream, working with business stakeholders and functional consultants to identify, cleanse and migrate target data into the ERP platform.
➢ Designed and delivered the cutover strategy, including successive dry-runs to prove data migration routines and ultimately achieve go-live free from unplanned system outages.
Ecommerce AWS Migration
➢ Led the migration of one of the largest Magento websites in the world from private to public cloud, selecting AWS from options including private cloud, AWS and Google.
➢ Delivered a fully working proof of concept ecommerce site in six weeks, transposing existing architectures into an AWS landscape to mitigate wholesale reengineering of the site.
➢ Acted as design authority throughout the PoC, approving patterns for security, scalability and resilience and established success criteria for the live migration.
➢ Oversaw load/stress testing to prove performance at 10x that of the legacy architecture.
➢ Delivered the live platform in a further 6 weeks, with zero unplanned downtime.
➢ Migrated customer histories from legacy architecture to deliver a seamless user experience.
➢ Transitioned the DevOps function in-house establishing an AWS centre of competence.
Global fashion brand Missguided has enjoyed extreme growth since its inception in 2009, and the company's ambition is to replicate its online success as a multi-channel operator.
Hybrid architecture and delivery role.
ERP & EPOS Programme
➢ Supported the CTO in the development of a business system strategy which placed an integrated ERP, SAP's Fashion Management (FMS) at the heart of the business's growth strategy.
➢ Designed transition state architectures in line with business imperatives, the first being the opening of a flagship bricks & mortar store nine months from starting the programme.
➢ Established design patterns for SAP FMS and HANA on AWS, integrating Development, Quality and Production environments with the wider enterprise landscape.
➢ Established an architecture team and function around TOGAF practices, retaining the role of infrastructure architect personally whilst providing architectural oversight and governance.
➢ Led the data migration workstream, working with business stakeholders and functional consultants to identify, cleanse and migrate target data into the ERP platform.
➢ Designed and delivered the cutover strategy, including successive dry-runs to prove data migration routines and ultimately achieve go-live free from unplanned system outages.
Ecommerce AWS Migration
➢ Led the migration of one of the largest Magento websites in the world from private to public cloud, selecting AWS from options including private cloud, AWS and Google.
➢ Delivered a fully working proof of concept ecommerce site in six weeks, transposing existing architectures into an AWS landscape to mitigate wholesale reengineering of the site.
➢ Acted as design authority throughout the PoC, approving patterns for security, scalability and resilience and established success criteria for the live migration.
➢ Oversaw load/stress testing to prove performance at 10x that of the legacy architecture.
➢ Delivered the live platform in a further 6 weeks, with zero unplanned downtime.
➢ Migrated customer histories from legacy architecture to deliver a seamless user experience.
➢ Transitioned the DevOps function in-house establishing an AWS centre of competence.
Security, LED, Go, Hybrid, Online, Patterns, Wholesale, Enterprise, Production, Scalability, Google, Development, Testing, Infrastructure, Cto, Growth, Design, Architecture, Management, Growth strategy, Fashion, Magento, Design Patterns, Cloud, ERP, DevOps, SAP, Websites, AWS, Ecommerce, User Experience
2012 - 2015
job
Director of Advisory Services
Acora Ltd.
(permanent)
Established an Advisory Practice as a new business unit within Acora's wider managed services organisation. Held P&L responsibility whilst shaping the team, commercial offer, marketing strategy, branding and business pipeline. In addition to running the team, worked as lead consultant on the following projects:
Established an Advisory Practice as a new business unit within Acora's wider managed services organisation. Held P&L responsibility whilst shaping the team, commercial offer, marketing strategy, branding and business pipeline. In addition to running the team, worked as lead consultant on the following projects:
Marketing, Branding, MArketing Strategy, Organization
2014 - 2014
project
Intelligent Energy, IT Strategy Consultant
unknown.
➢ Documented a comprehensive IT strategy, supporting the transformation from a primarily R&D focussed organisation into an effective commercial operation.
➢ Defined roadmaps for the ERP, CAD/CAM, PLM, CRM platforms, as well as a new operating model and staffing plan.
➢ Defined roadmaps for the ERP, CAD/CAM, PLM, CRM platforms, as well as a new operating model and staffing plan.
CRM, ERP, R, CAD, It, Transformation, Organization, Energy
2013 - 2014
project
Programme Delivery Consultant
Weatherbys Ltd.
➢ Conducted a bottom-up review of a distressed digital transformation programme, restructuring the programme into 3 onshore and 3 offshore teams.
➢ Accelerated development through implementation of Java scaffolding, automated code refactoring and test automation.
➢ Accelerated development through implementation of Java scaffolding, automated code refactoring and test automation.
Java, Digital transformation, Automation, Test, Offshore, Implementation, Transformation, Development, Test automation, UP
2013 - 2013
project
Architect/Programme Lead
Metal & Waste Recycling Ltd.
➢ Designed and delivered an infrastructure programme to centralise computing functions, implement resilient networking and establish service level guarantees at inbound goods depots.
➢ Implemented new WAN, LAN, VMware, Citrix, AD and MS Dynamics ERP.
➢ Implemented new WAN, LAN, VMware, Citrix, AD and MS Dynamics ERP.
Networking, ERP, VMware, Citrix, Service, Infrastructure, WAN
2012 - 2013
project
IT Strategy Consultant
Waterlogic plc.
➢ Created a 3-year global business system roadmap to consolidate 11 different ERP systems down to 2.
➢ Described reference architectures and IT operating model to support global shared services.
➢ Described reference architectures and IT operating model to support global shared services.
ERP, It, Support
2010 - 2012
job
Project/Programme Manager
MandM Direct Ltd.
(permanent)
MandM Direct is a pureplay online retailer of discount sports, fashion and outdoor brands into more than 20 European markets.
➢ Delivered tokenised payments across all web channels, leading to the first successful QSA audit and ultimately to PCI compliance.
➢ Introduced PayPal payment method across all web channels, offering increased conversion and providing payment provider resilience.
➢ Launched several international web channels, including local language websites and customer care.
➢ Launched the first MandM mobile app into the UK market.
➢ Designed and delivered infrastructure projects including Active Directory and Exchange migrations, server and desktop virtualisation and disaster recovery.
MandM Direct is a pureplay online retailer of discount sports, fashion and outdoor brands into more than 20 European markets.
➢ Delivered tokenised payments across all web channels, leading to the first successful QSA audit and ultimately to PCI compliance.
➢ Introduced PayPal payment method across all web channels, offering increased conversion and providing payment provider resilience.
➢ Launched several international web channels, including local language websites and customer care.
➢ Launched the first MandM mobile app into the UK market.
➢ Designed and delivered infrastructure projects including Active Directory and Exchange migrations, server and desktop virtualisation and disaster recovery.
Websites, Active Directory, Exchange, Audit, Fashion, Compliance, Infrastructure, Web, Server, App, International, Audit, Online, Manager
2002 - 2010
job
Territory Manager
ADA Computer Systems Ltd.
(permanent)
➢ Responsible for delivery of IT transformation projects up to £1M into SME and Corporate customers, predominantly around Microsoft, Citrix, VMware technologies.
➢ Instrumental in defining service propositions, directing sales and marketing investment and developing the company brand.
➢ Following an MBO in 2006, sat as Chair of the Senior Management Team, with line management of up to 12 business development staff.
Prior to 2002 -
➢ Business Development roles in Technology & Recruitment.
➢ Managerial roles in Retail & Hospitality.
➢ Research Assistant in Environmental Science.
➢ Responsible for delivery of IT transformation projects up to £1M into SME and Corporate customers, predominantly around Microsoft, Citrix, VMware technologies.
➢ Instrumental in defining service propositions, directing sales and marketing investment and developing the company brand.
➢ Following an MBO in 2006, sat as Chair of the Senior Management Team, with line management of up to 12 business development staff.
Prior to 2002 -
➢ Business Development roles in Technology & Recruitment.
➢ Managerial roles in Retail & Hospitality.
➢ Research Assistant in Environmental Science.
Service, Manager, UP, Science, Development, Transformation, It, Recruitment, Technology, Marketing, Citrix, Sales, Management, VMware, Research, Retail, Business development
My education
1991
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1994
n/a
HND, Further Education
HND, Further Education
1986
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1991
n/a
Secondary, Grade A-C
Secondary, Grade A-C
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