Allan Jones - Associate Interim CIO and IT Director
Allan turned freelance in 2000 having held several permanent CIO/IT Director level positions in FTSE 100 & 250 companies. Between 2006 and 2009 Allan was Interim CIO and transformation Manager at Northern Irish Water responsible for Information Technology; Corporate Information Management; Business Process Management Programme Manager for IT and the Technology and Asset Management Transformation Programme (£35m)
Allan is:
- A versatile Interim IT executive and Programme/Project Manager with a record of successful Private and Public Sector assignments in Utilities, Public Sector, and Financial Services sectors.
- Experienced at identifying and delivering synergies as a result of consolidating IT functions from multiple organisations.
- Practiced at developing and implementing all aspects of IT Strategy and restructuring IT, optimising efficiency and developing technical competence and motivation.
- Experienced in specifying, packaging and outsourcing IT services.
- Experienced in end-to-end IT supplier performance management.
- Inclusive and hands-on management style, quickly engaging staff and other stakeholders.
- Practiced at describing and promoting complex and technical solutions in commercial and layman’s terms.
- Capable of running large scale implementation programmes within and outside the IT function.
- Experienced and equally competent in both large and small scale businesses.
- Experienced in the practical application of Prince 2, ITIL, Agile development processes
- Experienced in tackling and resolving data quality issues in a utility regulated environment..
- Excellent communicator of strategy and solutions to Board, “shop floor” and all levels in between.
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A Fellow of the British Computer Society and Chartered Information Technology Professional
