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- 1. Tom Colford 1 The Lochans, Lochside, St.Cyrus, Montrose, Angus, DD10 0DB 01674 850035 (Home) 07795 483592 (Mobile) tomcolford@aol.com, PROFILE 30 years experience in IT most recently as a Program Manager but previously as a as a Systems Developer, Business Analyst, and Project Manager working initially in heavily regulated Pharmaceutical industry before moving into Oil & Gas in 2004. Produced and implemented a variety of global systems and applications, onshore and offshore, with different Business functions. Worked as a Project Manager with all levels of the Business and Vendors to provide suitable technical solutions with significant cost and efficiency savings. Strong customer focus maintained at all stages of a project and for support. I have worked with Subsea7 for 9 years and travelled to Paris, Stavanger, and Rio to implement systems and applications locally, and implemented systems to sites in Singapore, Perth (Australia), Houston, St Johns (Newfoundland), and West Africa. I also attended at the vendors request, Autodesk University.in Las Vegas in 2012. I provide detailed planning to ensure all steps are known to all Business contacts in each project. I pay close attention to detail to ensure projects are delivered in accordance with requirements and work closely with the Business and with managed IT functions. I have extensive experience of dealing with business functions and managing IT personnel (permanent, contract, consultants, outsourced).. My skillset and experience includes providing management, experience, requirements gathering, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, support, data analysis, and system enhancement skills combined with extensive experience in all aspects of a fully validated system lifecycle. I provide strong leadership and team skills along with problem diagnosis and problem solving skills. This experience specialised in enterprise-wide package implementation and support of Maximo 5.1, DatastreamMP5, Peoplesoft Financials, HPAgilent ChemLMS, and BPCS. Excellent database development experience ((Oracle, MSAccess97) and technical expertise ((SQL, SQL*Plus, Unix, VBA, SQL*Server). KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN MOST RECENT ROLES Developed and implemented IT programmes of work and Budgets for the Engineering and HSEQ functions aligned to the company 3-5 year strategic plan. Managed the developments and deployments of the full portfolio of applications (200+) for the global pool of 3,500 employees in Subsea7s Engineering and Draughting functions. Worked successfully with the Engineering function for many years and laterally, since 2013, have been the primary Engagement point for both the Engineering and HSEQ functions with responsibility for their programmes of work (up to 贈10m annually). Following integration of Subsea 7 and Acergy this included both managing the standardisation of Engineering applications (approx. 450 down to 200) and overseeing a validation of these applications for deployment to a new Windows 7 user environment Worked closely with the various IT functions to implement fit-for-purpose solutions. Have consistently shown my ability to work independently and motivate others to deliver what the Business require within scope, on time and in schedule. Led the deployment of Vault Collaboration global enterprise implementation (recognised by Autodesk as in Top 5 of Autodesk Vault installations globally in terms of complexity and capacity) worked closely with Business to implement central Publisher and site based Subscriber servers on all 9 land sites ensuring members of Drawing Offices in 9 different countries can work collaboratively and to let Engineers view drawings. This was a complex technical implementation involving all multiple IT disciplines and business teams that required careful change management and co-ordination of tasks with external CV - Tom Colford, IT Project Manager
- 2. vendors which is now estimated be provided an annual saving of 贈2m+ by allowing higher degrees of collaboration on projects. Managed the migration and upgrade of the Vault Collaboration architecture from a local data centre to a resilient, SAN attached, 3-server Cluster Setup in a hosted data centre. Led a major transformation of the company Business Management System for 13k users globally. Implementation of a HPC Clustered solution to dramatically improve Engineering application performance in Paris for the 2,000 local users. Keenly fostered close relationships with both my Business stakeholders and with external Vendors. This has resulted in being asked to sit in on a number of vendor and product forums, e.g. Autodesk University. in 2012 to gain detailed knowledge of the way ahead for a major business function. Have worked successfully with BusinessPort (Agility2/BMS Vendors) to implement Phase 2 of the application. ITIL qualified with extensive knowledge of technical and change management responsibilities. EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE Global IT Engagement Manager for Engineering and HSEQ, Subsea7 2014 - Present Managing and delivering the programme of planned Engineering and HSEQ IT Projects. Ensure Project Managers and technical resources are focused on priority projects with concrete returns on investment. Ensured Business sponsors understood their ownership and selling of case to their own departments. Identified and validated opportunities to reduce risk, add value and make efficiency savings. Creation of, and delivery of, relevant programmes of work including the associated commercial agreements. Manage global teams developing global Business solutions for Subsea7. Worked with Business and with all IT functions to provide appropriate and cost-effective solutions to the Business. Managed Budgets (up to 贈10m/annum) and Expenditure for Engineering and HSEQ Projects ensuring projects are delivered on or under budget. Took charge of Engineering and HSEQ Steering Committees ensuring regular meetings took place with the functional areas, both formally and informally. Main focus for Engineering Licencing process and actions, compliance assurance, audits and actions (global annual budget in excess of 贈4m). IT Engagement Project Leader, Subsea7 (Acergy) 2006 2014 Engagement Project Lead for Subsea7 working primarily with Business and with all IT functions to provide appropriate and cost-effective solutions to the Business. Worked with the Engineering function. Worked with Global IT Engagement Manager to provide business solutions. Worked with Business and with all IT functions to provide appropriate and cost-effective solutions. Managed teams for global Autodesk, Vault Collaboration, Map 3D, Abaqus, Ansys, Caesar II, Isymost, Mathcad, Moses, Opile,.Orcaflex, Plaxis, SACS, Staad Pro, V-Ray (Animation) and other Engineering application upgrades Designed and Implemented a HPC clustered solution for a number of applications to dramatically improve Engineering performance in Paris for the 3,000 users. Introduction to HSEQ work by picking up on a large-scale application upgrade (Agility/BMS) which was handed over to me 50% through the project having no experience previously of the application. Worked closely with Global Business Application, Business, and Vendors to deliver a successful upgrade. CV, Tom Colford, IT Project Manager
- 3. . Maximo Solutions Designer , SAIC 2004-2006 Migration of MP5 to Maximo 5.1 solution for BP in Sullom Voe, Shetland. Preperation of Functional Specifications with which I worked closely with Java Developers to provide solutions. Provided Handover Support Documents for BP. Dataload scripts to migrate data from MP5 to Maximo solution and working with Support Team to execute dataload scripts in live environment. Report specifications. Worked successfully with all levels of staff, including Project and Support Teams and Client. IT Project Manager/Analyst, GSK 1989-2004, 1983-88 Variety of roles in Global, UK, and Single Site basis exploiting IT to meet business needs for enterprise wide project implementation and standalone tactical solutions in lieu of /in addition to major change projects. Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Testing, Documentation, and Support of Manufacturing Recording and Reporting System in Glaxo's UK manufacturing plants. Performed management (including contract resources), planning, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and support for the Engineering Project Workgroup and their customers. Supported introduction of new systems and services into business areas, ensuring that effective use was made of these systems, target benefits were achieved and the appropriate support processes and procedures were put in place. Seconded to Runcorn for implementation of global corporate Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). Dealt extensively with Chemists and Consultants throughout project. Customised Agilent package - HPChemLMS A.04. Large scale, heavily regulated project. Used full validation process, which led to my involvement with UK and US representatives to redefine Project procedures for all global sites. Managed small team in corporate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System (BPCS). Implementation, training, and support of customised multi-site Engineering package (Datastream MCSii) system. Single resource to develop a system that covered the full Engineering Project lifecycle from initial Budget Request to Project Completion and included Time Recording, Financial Analysis, and Time & Finance Forecasting. Included interfaces to Word, Excel, and MS*Project, and imports from corporate JD Edwards Financials system. Member of Quality Scotland team to develop Business Process Mapping document and training package. . Senior Analyst / Programmer, William Lows 1988-1989 Implementation and support of scanning equipment and software in supermarkets across UK. EDUCATION & TRAINING BSc Computer Science (Hons), Heriot-Watt University 1977-81 4 Highers, 8 O Grades, Madras College, St.Andrews 1971-77 Recent Work Training includes ITIL Foundation Course and Project Requirements Engineering. Other Information Playing and watching most sports (football, cycling, golf), Hillwalking, Music, Reading. References available on request CV - Tom Colford, IT Project Manager
- 4. Date of Birth: 15-Dec-59 Divorced with 2 adult children, Callum (19) and Erin(18).- both attending University. Full clean driving licence. CV, Tom Colford, IT Project Manager