Neal Semikin Email Address

Head of Infrastructure and Information Technology Security Division

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IT Professional with extensive experience of managing programmes/projects, staff, budgets, technical architecture/strategies and third parties, to ensure the successful delivery of IT services. Broad IT experience in the finance sector covering Technical and Managerial disciplines as a result of holding Head of Function, Head of Delivery and Technical Consultant/Architect positions in his recent career.Key Skills-Transformation – Experienced in leading teams from legal, finance, procurement and IT to deliver IT transformation programmes-IS Management – Significant management, implementation and consultancy skills in the areas of e-commerce, Internet, application development, service delivery, server, mainframe, storage and operational services. Delivered against business-agreed timescales, KPIs and SLAs. -Leadership – Well versed at providing direction and leadership to significant staff numbers. Functions of up to 300 FTEs and 3rd parties as well as leading senior management teams.-Strategy & Architecture – Leading the definition and implementation of effective strategies to support business needs using multiple platforms & applications including UNIX, mid-range and mainframe systems (IBM), Rational and Mercury toolsets.-Supplier Management – Proficient in outsourcing, tendering and negotiation with major suppliers to create win-win scenarios in commercial management. Recent history of delivering major cost saving targets on existing contracts and industry leading benchmark figures for storage provisioning. Innovative purchasing arrangements to provision infrastructure on 'pay on demand' contracts.-Programme/Project Management - APMP Practitioner – Broad experience of leading and managing major development and information security programmes from definition to successful solution implementation, annual investment value of £50m per annum.