Dave has over 30 years’ experience delivering a wide variety of projects and programmes for a diverse set of clients. Dave loves a challenge and will often be approached for roles that are difficult to fill, because they require an unusual blend of experience, or because no-one can be found that wants to do the job!
Starting his career as a software developer and working on all project roles Dave quickly specialised in Project and Programme Management and has worked on a wide set of major IT programmes for clients such as Aviva (Supermarket of Funds); The Home Office (eBorders); Heathrow Terminal 2 (Security Systems); Virgin Atlantic (migration of all systems to new solutions and platforms in one night); the Planning Inspectorate (Interim Head of IT); Livestock Information (UK devolved systems integration); and most recently, Small Boats Operational Command (SBOC) for the Home Office.
Whilst working for Tyco as their Programme Manager on site at Heathrow Terminal 2 Dave completed construction supervisor and IOSH training, diversifying his skillset to cover major IT programmes and significant heavy-duty infrastructure on a construction site, an unusual combination.
Most recently Dave has further diversified working with SBOC as their Programme Manager for the installation of a pontoon and linkspan within Dover Harbour for the safe disembarkation of migrants rescued at sea. Dave was also the site manager liaising with the military for the handover of Manston Camp to the Home Office, and liaising with all other stakeholders (e.g. marine, asylum, police, border force) to stand up a migrant processing centre in Manston within a month. Dave went on to define, prioritise and manage the programme of infrastructure work at Manston and then the IT programmes required.
It is the breadth and depth of Dave’s experience across sectors and industries that makes him unique. He describes much of what he does as “doing the things others don’t realise need doing”; whether that be defining scope; planning; delivering & testing; approvals and assurance; transition to live or, at Exit Management and termination.
Did we mention he loves a challenge?
