Robert Rundle
Winchester,Hampshire
Summary
Accomplished IT project management professional with expertise in scope management, issue resolution, and requirements analysis. Demonstrates proficiency in financial forecasting, project scheduling, and systems integration. Skilled in vendor management and user acceptance testing, with a strong understanding of the software development life cycle. Known for communication excellence and effective stakeholder communication. Career goals include leveraging skills to drive successful project outcomes and enhance organisational efficiency.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work history
IT Project Manager
Victoria and Albert Museum
London
09.2024 - 12.2024
- Creating a Business Travel Platform that calculated the Carbon emissions, using a Government Framework agreement.
- Selecting suppliers for Taxi Carbon emissions.
- The Implementation of a Project Governance Board for the 2035 Net Zero Government target, that included Business stakeholders and IT
- Reason for Leaving – end of Contract
IT Project Manager – Asset Management / Grey IT
DEFRA
12.2023 - 06.2024
- Responsible for an Asset Management system and Grey IT Project, which covered Web Tools, SaaS services and Grey IT Systems.
- The identification of Grey IT routes into the DEFRA estate, and the creation of new processes, in order to prevent further Grey IT systems being implemented.
- Responsible for the Documentation of the PID, Business Case, Key Product Descriptions and Proof of Concept.
- Liaison of six Government agencies including the Environment Agency.
- Reason for Leaving – end of Contract
IT Project Manager – Transformation (HR/Payroll/Pensions/ITSM)
Macmillan Cancer Support
London
04.2022 - 04.2023
- Business Transformation of two large projects – a HR/Payroll/Pensions upgrade of ResourceLink to Cloud, and the Implementation of the IT Service Management Ticketing system, FreshWorks. This involved Data cleansing and Data migration.
- Stakeholder and Vendor Management, which involved using a Project Plan with RAID log and RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed).
- Reason for Leaving – Career Break
IT Project Manager – Data Integration
Solent University
Southampton
05.2021 - 04.2022
- The management of the Business Transformation of 40 interfaces into a unified core business process (NetSuite). Interfaces were created using Vendor API's, or C#.
- The Management of key Stakeholders, as well as Solution Architects, BA's and 3rd Party Vendors.
- Reason for Leaving – end of Fixed Term Contract
IT Project Manager – M&A, Property Asset Data
Abri Housing Association/ Radian
Eastleigh
07.2020 - 04.2021
- Managed integration of property asset data during merger of 12 directorates into a single Abri suite.
- Developed Business Requirements Documents, Process Maps, and a Data Dictionary.
- Executed data cleansing and migration across multiple systems including NetSuite and Workday.
- Oversaw management of systems merger involving Open Housing, Pay360, Keystone, and SharePoint.
IT Project Manager – Mergers and Acquisitions
Sovereign Housing Association
Newbury
08.2019 - 03.2020
- Management of a Business Transformation Project which included Property Asset Data Management. This was a large Discovery Project to establish the ‘Post-Merger and Acquisitions' environment.
- Stakeholder and Vendor Management of Sovereign and the acquired companies.
- My overall budget was just over £2,000,000.
- Reason for Leaving – End of Contract
IT Project Manager Digital Transformation
Zurich Municipal Insurance
Farnborough
05.2018 - 08.2019
- Twelve Insurance / Re-Insurance Digital Business Transformation projects, which included, Merger and Acquisitions, a Safer Schools app, the Data and System Migration of External Agencies to the Zurich environment and Merger and Acquisitions re-branding
- Stakeholder and Vendor management, and the maintenance of the RAID log.
- My budget was just over £7,500,000.
- Reason for Leaving – End of Contract
IT Project Manager - Transformation
Ministry of Justice
London
10.2014 - 05.2018
- Management of a paperless Digitisation project. This involved Transformation / Business Change for the MOJ (Ministry of Justice), HMCTS (HM Crown and Tribunals Service), and CPS (Crown Prosecution Service). This involved both Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
- Management of internal staff and external 3rd Party Suppliers.
- My budget was around £6,000,000.
- Reason for Leaving – End of Contract
Project Manager
MetLife Insurance
06.2013 - 10.2014
- Led cross-functional teams to deliver complex projects post-merger and acquisition.
- Migrated MetLife interfaces from Epicor to new General Ledger in PeopleSoft.
- Managed integration of insurance data, including life, medical, home, motor, and wealth management.
Project Manager
Home Office
07.2012 - 06.2013
- Managed cross-functional teams to deliver complex projects on schedule and within budget.
- Established a system for relaying investigations to Crown Prosecution Service from UK Border Agency.
- Facilitated regular status meetings to communicate progress and mitigate potential risks.
Education
BSc. - Information Technology
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham 09.1992 - 01.1994
Skills
- Scope management
- Issue resolution
- IT project management
- Requirements analysis
- Financial forecasting
- Communication excellence
- Project scheduling
- Systems integration
- Vendor management
- User acceptance testing
- Software development life cycle
- Stakeholder communication
My Specialist areas include:
- Mergers and Acquisitions. This included working with Social Housing organisations such as Sovereign Housing Association, ABRI Housing, Solent University, and Macmillan Cancer.
- Insurance companies. This has involved Business Transformation and System Development. The Insurance companies I have worked with are, Zurich, MetLife, Legal and General, RBS Insurance, Churchill (Home and Motor), Privilege Motor, Direct Line, Automobile Association and Thomas Cook.
- System Development. Project Management of internal and external Systems.
- I have worked in many Government Departments, which included MOD, MOJ, Courts and Tribunals, HM Treasury, HMRC, Debt Management Office, and Home Office.
Career Breaks:
- I took a career break from May 2023 to December 2023, to look after our daughter who underwent Open Heart Surgery. I supported her recovery and she is now in good health and back at work.
- This break was from 04/2020 to 06/2020 due to COVID (furlough).
Timeline
IT Project Manager
Victoria and Albert Museum
09.2024 - 12.2024
IT Project Manager – Asset Management / Grey IT
DEFRA
12.2023 - 06.2024
IT Project Manager – Transformation (HR/Payroll/Pensions/ITSM)
Macmillan Cancer Support
04.2022 - 04.2023
IT Project Manager – Data Integration
Solent University
05.2021 - 04.2022
IT Project Manager – M&A, Property Asset Data
Abri Housing Association/ Radian
07.2020 - 04.2021
IT Project Manager – Mergers and Acquisitions
Sovereign Housing Association
08.2019 - 03.2020
IT Project Manager Digital Transformation
Zurich Municipal Insurance
05.2018 - 08.2019
IT Project Manager - Transformation
Ministry of Justice
10.2014 - 05.2018
Project Manager
MetLife Insurance
06.2013 - 10.2014
Project Manager
Home Office
07.2012 - 06.2013
BSc. - Information Technology
University of Gloucestershire
09.1992 - 01.1994