Presented By: James Money - ninesharp IT j.money@ninesharp.co.uk or (opt 1)

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1 Candidate Name: Robert Job Applied For: Availability: Key Skills: Daily Rate: Agile Project Manager Interview: Immediate Start: Immediate Highly proficient SENIOR PROJECT / PROGRAMME MANAGER with over 15 years experience of full development lifecycle management using AGILE/formal methods. Responsible for the delivery of business critical applications within major on-line retail, publications, banking institutions and the Ministry of Defence. Full project lifecycle knowledge, including rapid prototyping, extreme programming, SCRUM/KANBAN (Agile) and PRINCE 2 methods. Now seeking next rewarding opportunity to make a successful impact in a dynamic customer focused team. Negotiable depending on duration, project and location Presented By: James Money - ninesharp IT j.money@ninesharp.co.uk or (opt 1) Terms of Business: The forwarding of this CV is strictly subject to our terms and conditions of business as attached and/or displayed on the ninesharp website/client portal. ninesharp Ltd, 18 Forlease Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1RU Tel: Fax: contact@ninesharp.co.uk Web:

2 Robert EXPERTISE: Prince 2 Practitioner (10 + years - foundation & practitioner qualified P2R/072949, used for 15years) as well as SCRUM master (Agile development used for 6 years) Project and Programme management of multiple small (3+) to large-scale (20+) software and hardware projects across various business sectors and geographical locations using Prince 2 and SCRUM/KANBAN principles People and customer management at all levels (12+ years) Awareness of User Interface design, its application to websites and systems for effective customer experience (both front and back end systems) Planning and implementation of e-commerce environment and payment gateways (7 years) Business consultancy providing analysis, process assessment (qualified Capability Maturity Model assessor - CMM), process re-engineering, requirements formalisation, problem solving and solution delivery Practical use of Web based technology, including CGI, ASP, Java, Web authoring,.net, HTML, XML, Visual Basic (13 years) Wide prior experience of programming under different environments (UNIX, Windows, Web-based) and languages (Java, HTML,.Net, PERL, C, C++, Pascal, COBOL, Visual Basic, JSON) Networking topography, security and implementation (3 years) i.e. X.400, X.500, TCP/IP, SMTP, MMHS Extensive experience in use and maintenance of numerous platforms and applications including UNIX, Windows (XP, 7 and Vista), MS Office, Team Foundation Server (TFS), SQL Server 7.0, X windows, Linux, CVS, Rally and Bugzilla CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS: Introduction and acceptance of Agile development methods into organisations to aid business benefits (improve control, early delivery, user buy-in, process change, improved cost management) Provision of marketing support (customer interaction and management systems) with focus on user journey Rapid delivery of content management system with clear user navigation and system operation Delivery of Windows 7 device driver prior to commercial release by Microsoft using Agile methods Successful delivery of organisation wide.net based customer relationship management (CRM) system to time and cost constraints for WorldPay Merger of key system and business processes as part of a pan Europe integration programme New payment gateways successfully installed and delivered for cross border transmission of funds reducing bank charges for WorldPay and its merchants

3 Implementation of several programmes to successfully delivery system performance improvements Successful delivery of e-commerce payment methods using mobile technologies for Vodafone Successfully completed initial phase of airborne early warning training system for the Ministry of Defence, exceeding time, costs, goals and customer expectations. Successful delivery of a bomb disposal system for use by the Ministry of Defence within six months of taking over the project following significant delays and problems. Requirements formalisation and selection of suppliers (using CMM) for the delivery of a large tactical IT networked infrastructure for the Ministry of Defence Several research publications on software maintenance, knowledge-based systems and software development methods. EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master - Betfair June 2012 Present Day: Betfair are an on-line gambling company. ScrumMaster for two development teams (20+ people) providing support to marketing and customer service functions using.net/wpf and Java based applications (REST services). Active management of task boards, burndown and blocker management ensuring teams are able to complete user stories to time/quality. Responsible for daily management of two teams using SCRUM and KANBAN with focus for continuous delivery of developed functionality or system integration components. Interface with other scrum teams within the organisation. Project/Programme management for implementation of various data management services Stakeholder management both internally and external to Betfair for numerous projects/applications. Delivery management of numerous functions including regulatory compliance, integration of external third party marketing systems to Betfair internal databases, external communications gateway and external fraud detection systems. Provide departmental input at senior management meetings driving business / technology activities. Review and guidance on customer journey/proposed functionality to aid product development. Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master- LexisNexis (Contract completed) March 2010 June 2012: LexisNexis are a legal publishing company Responsible for re-establishing development project for next generation content management system. ScrumMaster for development of new database and user interface to provide editorial functionality for the publishing environment. Established and managed day to day

4 operation, sprint planning, retrospective, scrum call, taskboard, product backlog reviews with a remote team of up to 12 people. Management of development team to refocus requirements capture, data cleaning, extract and load of existing data into new database. Reporting progress, budget and risks to senior management stakeholders up to board level. User interface design approach to reducing operator activities and aid navigation through system features Provide training and mentoring to LexisNexis staff on the use of Scrum within a Prince2 environment. Acting as Agile development champion, providing training, guidance and coaching within the organisation. Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master - DisplayLink (Redundancy) March 2009 February 2010: DisplayLink design and develop USB / Network monitor adaptors for large laptop and PC manufacturers Responsible for end-to-end delivery of Windows 7 device driver for DisplayLink devices across numerous graphic adaptors prior to the commercial launch of Windows 7 in October 09 using SCRUM with a team of 8 people (based in UK and USA), reporting to the CEO. SCRUM master for development of next generation device driver software with a team of 9 people (based in UK and USA) using Visual Studio development environment on windows 7 platform for Firmware and application software. In addition, management of prototype development for demonstration at international trade show. Responsible for budget control and resource planning for delivery of driver software within agreed timescales and costs as well as liaison with Microsoft for driver validation. Mentor/sounding board for project management approaches. Development of internal SCRUM training material for awareness/reference. Senior Project Manager / ScrumMaster at Erudine (Redundancy) June 2008 Dec 2008: Erudine is a software development company that has developed an application and process for effective analysis and redevelopment of legacy software systems SCRUM master for development of the next generation Erudine Behaviour Engine (legacy application replacement system) with a team of 12 people over a period of 5 months. Management of several other projects using SCRUM ranging from proof of concepts to final systems with team sizes of 2 to 4, contract value up to 100K and delivery timescales of less than 6 weeks. Introduction of business procedures for data protection, project management and control. Use of Jira, CVS and Greenhopper to facilitate software development on a Windows platform.

5 Senior Project/Programme Manager - WorldPay Ltd (part of RBS Group) 2001 June 2008: WorldPay is a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland and provides e-commerce solutions to a global marketplace Successful end-to-end delivery of numerous projects including CRM customisation (.Net based, 6 months duration, 5 team members UK/US based, 250K budget), development of payment options, integration to third party banks (3 month project, 5 team members, 150K budget), performance improvements, data management control, training programme, mobile payment methods using Agile methods as well as Prince2. Responsible at all stages to ensure risk/issue management, costs, timescales and plans are met / communicated. Reporting to the key stakeholders ranging from department heads to CEO/CTO depending on project. Direct management of matrix teams of up to 10 engineers for the design and development of new payment options with Vodafone (Java based), payment gateways with ABN Amro bank (Java based, 10 team members, 2 external suppliers based in Europe and USA, 5 month duration using Agile process), alternative payment processing institutions, anti-fraud system and risk monitoring system (Shell Scripting). Management and delivery of several software projects ranging in size and complexity from minor modification of the corporate transaction gateway to implementation of new payment methods/processors (3 months duration, 6 team members, 2 external suppliers, 120K budget) and merging of core operational systems using extreme programming, Scrum and PRINCE 2 methods. Management of concept demonstrator development by AsiaPac office for mobile payments. Management of third party contractors (based in UK, Europe, USA) and budgets to implement external payment gateways and web-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions across all WorldPay offices. Responsible for full stakeholder management and end-to-end control of numerous projects using Prince 2 / Scrum from identification of requirements through design and development, User Acceptance Testing and release; to deliver system and business process changes across all business areas as part of a major merger programme. Management of Payment Card Industry (PCI) audit programme. Evaluation of system and processes components with respect to card industry standards, identification and management of remedial work. Liaison with other RBS teams to determine most effective approach to resolve identified issues. Capture of requirements using various techniques including Universal Markup Language, technical and business assessment of requirements leading to formalisation, risk assessment, task scheduling, and costing. Management of customisation team providing support to customers for modification of their web pages. Responsible for analysis and formalising requirements for WorldPay s fraud system, with a view for recommend development options and delivery. Detailed analysis of business directives to ensure proposed technologies/solutions fit with business plans to deliver required savings and benefits. Responsible for monitoring and controlling the provision of customer support, marketing, communication and sales force activities to ensure a smooth launch of new mobile system functionality.

6 Creation of business procedures to improve software testing, delivery and quality assurance. Project Manager at VEGA Group PLC : VEGA is predominately a software development house specialising in development of computer based training systems for the Ministry of Defence Project manager on numerous systems including bomb disposal database, software emulation trainer, adoption of communication networks based on TCP/IP and X.400, studies into the requirements of proposed syste, system security policies Researcher at University of Durham : Research into the design and development of tools and techniques for reverse engineering legacy applications. Researcher at Bradford University / Lucas Engineering and Systems : Development of tools and techniques for reverse engineering legacy applications. QUALIFICATIONS: Durham University: MSc Technology Transfer of Knowledge-Based Systems in Manufacturing, 1997 Wolverhampton University: BSc 2(ii) Honours in Computer Science, 1990 INTERESTS: Flying vintage tail dragger aircraft, I qualified as a private pilot in August Rock climbing, mountain biking and hill walking.