Gary Butler60 Arundel Road, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7JX | Mob: 07866 387886 E-mail: garyb23uk@yahoo.co.uk

PROFILE

Highly accomplished Senior Consultant, with a proven track record in implementing change initiatives over a 12 year progression within International IT and Financial businesses. Have successfully delivered a diverse range of e-commerce, software build, reporting, migration and implementation projects whilst meeting resource, schedule, cost and quality objectives. These projects have enabled clients to increase revenue, win new mandates, provide better services to existing clients and also achieve significant operational efficiencies.

Good strategic appreciation and vision, able to create and implement sophisticated plans through the full development life-cycle. Highly proficient in the use of Agile methodologies (Scrum) as well as Waterfall and PRINCE2. Self-driven, sets objectives and targets and leads by example. Uses a collaborative approach with good interpersonal skills to engage, motivate and encourage others through change. Deep understanding of both business and IT functions, tailoring communications style to each audience and writing technical and non-technical documentation to effectively bridge the gap between IT and business teams. Strong presentation skills; having delivered presentations and demonstrations to Executive staff. Created and delivered classroom based technical training to operational staff.

SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

Experienced user with all versions of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft SharePoint and Lotus Notes

Experienced in using Microsoft Project Server and CA Clarity

Excellent analytical skills and ability to translate business requirements into workable systems solutions

Excellent DBA Skills utilising Microsoft SQL Server, Access, DB2, Oracle and MySQL

Key understanding of SAP and experience with Business Objects and Crystal Reports

Proficient in writing and executing manual and automated tests at all stages of testing

Skilled in Agile methodologies (Scrum), Waterfall and PRINCE2 utilising Mingle and Jira

Creating and maintaining product vision and strategy

Building and prioritising product backlogs Stakeholder Management

Release and sprint management Creating and maintaining project governance

artefacts, logs and status reporting Adept in the use of HP ALM, Test Director and

Selenium Experienced in the use of rapid prototyping tools

such as Axure and Balsamiq Experience using Koger NTAS, FAST and GTAP

Transfer Agency platforms Excellent knowledge of financial tools including Sun

Accounts, Sage, Advent Geneva and Partner Capable Web Developer experienced in the use of

Adobe Suite, Netbeans and Eclipse Advanced development skills using VBA, Python,

JavaScript, PHP, HTML4 and HTML5, XML, SOAP and REST

Experience in using JavaScript frameworks including JQuery, AngularJS and Ember

Currently studying towards certifications in PMP, PRINCE2 and Agile Certified Practitioner

EMPLOYMENT

Senior Consultant – Mansion House Consulting June 2013 – Present

Project: Programme Governance Framework (PMO)Product Manager and Lead Developer to build a Programme Governance Framework using an Agile methodology. The solution is built using Microsoft Office, VBA and SharePoint solutions and helps Programme and Project Managers to manage, track and report on large programmes of work. Responsible for the product vision and strategy creation and maintenance of the product backlog; guided by client feedback, project management best practices and competitor analysis. Leading and coaching a small team of Developers and Business Analysts. Implemented a GIT source code management and built a process to centrally manage the VBA codebase.

Eight releases successfully completed over a 2 year period Multiple client implementations completed with a reported timesaving of around 40% per week

Project: Process Improvement and Management ReportingUsed an Agile methodology to deliver multiple streams of work related to process Improvement for Mansion House Consulting. Responsible for creating and maintaining a project plan in Microsoft Project to track key deliverables and dependencies. Ownership of project governance data including RAID and action logs, Stakeholder lists and Meeting Management. Designed and developed automated status reporting; presented at Management Steering Committees. Gathering and documented requirements in the form of user stories and translated these into technical solutions. Created user stories and UML artefacts including use cases, class diagrams and activity diagrams.

Delivered automated sales pipeline reporting, reducing manual overhead by 4 hours per week Centralised the storage of consultant data in a secure environment Released a holiday tracking tool which interfaces with SharePoint Created an automated timesheet tracking tool

Operational: Providing Training to Internal StaffCreated and delivered internal training courses for Excel, SharePoint and our in-house Governance Framework. Developed Course Outlines, training packs and exercises. Delivered the training in a classroom environment.

Delivered 10 training sessions in total Staff have reported increased productivity and being more self sufficient

Senior Business Analyst – HSBC Securities Services July 2009 – May 2013

Project: Management Information PlatformUsed an Agile methodology to create a Management Information Platform to track the usage of various e-commerce tools. Managed the product backlog, creating scenarios, user stories, use cases and acceptance tests. Reviewed and challenged estimates. Wire-framed the layout and key features.

First release completed in a three month timescale. The platform has been used by senior management teams and the e-commerce programme sponsor to drive

the direction of future projects.

Project: Client MigrationsUsed a Waterfall methodology to deliver multiple Client migrations, providing new software to replace legacy tools. Led multiple business analysts to perform full end to end migrations. Managed the migration schedule for each migration and the communications to Clients and internal teams. Created user guides, training and marketing materials for the new tools. Extracted and manipulated production data using Microsoft Access to prepare for the migration. Managed test script creation and execution during each test phase. Provided system training to support teams, Account Management and to Clients themselves.

Three migration projects have been successfully completed so far, each in a six week timescale. Migrated over 500 Clients and approximately 10,000 users to the new tools

Project: Offline Sales Demo ToolUsed an Agile methodology to deliver a Sales Demo Tool that can be used to showcase new software features using Client's own data. Managed an external Vendor relationship. Owned the product backlog, creating user stories and use cases. Authored and executed acceptance tests. Provided demonstrations and training to stakeholders.

Releases delivered over six months (two – three month releases). The tool has been used to demonstrate functionality, to deliver training and has also been instrumental in

winning key new business mandates.

Project: Dashboard, Enquiry and Reporting Tools BuildUsed a Waterfall methodology to create new Dashboard, Enquiry and Reporting tools for Custody, Fund Accounting and Transfer Agency Clients. Performed the role of both Project Manager and Senior Business Analyst, leading a team of business analysts. Created and managed the Work Breakdown Structure. Facilitated multiple stakeholder workshops to gather requirements, model the required data and walkthrough high level wire-frames and designs. Authored Business Requirement Documents, Technical Specifications and Automated and Manual test cases. Created Sequence and Activity UML diagrams for key features.

Released over a two year period and included the build of data-warehouse and data-mart architecture.

Provided Client operational efficiencies of several hours per day.Project: Cash Payment System MigrationUsed a PRINCE2 methodology to migrate internal teams to a strategic global platform for payments. Authored business requirements for platform enhancements and performed process and procedure mapping. Authored and executed test cases. Planned a phased migration approach. Trained internal teams on how the tool is used.

Successfully migrated all teams onto the new system within a six month period. The project has contributed to millions of pounds saved in ongoing costs supporting the legacy platform.

Implementation Manager – HSBC Alternative Fund Services Jan 2007 – June 2009

Project: Client Data DeliveryWorked with technical teams to set-up required connectivity. Managed the design and development of bespoke reporting. Executed all end to end testing.

Completed multiple projects each lasting approximately two months each. Successfully delivered these projects on time and in budget.

Project: Client ImplementationUsed a waterfall methodology to deliver Client on-boarding projects, from the RFP stage to due diligence and implementation. Responsible for maintaining an RFP database. Compilation of proposals. Provided demonstrations and training. Completed multiple projects, each lasting 2 to 3 months.

Project: RFP Database BuildUsed an Agile methodology to manage the build of a Request for Proposal (RFP) database using Microsoft Access, used by internal teams to store and retrieve common questions and related answers for questions asked by Clients and their vendors. Released over a three month timescale.

Project: Intranet DevelopmentUsed an Agile methodology to manage the creation of an Intranet portal for the division using Content Management Software (CMS), showing the team structure, providing contact details, news, technology guides and documentation. Sourced all information and documentation, created wire-frames and site-maps and wrote the web pages using HTML and CSS. Delivered the project over a six month period.

IFDS Ltd – Systems Configuration Technician Jan 2003 – Dec 2006

Project: Work-tracking System MigrationManaged the migration of work-tracking software from an Access Database to SQL Server. Responsible for both project management and business analysis roles.

Project: Client Data DeliveryManaged multiple small projects related to data delivery solutions for receiving and sending data files and the facilitation of required reporting.

Operational:Assistant manager of a team of four. Carried out all daily managerial and technical duties and demonstrated a high level of capability.

QUALIFICATIONS

Professional March 2002 - Dec 2002Previously CCNA QualifiedNetwork + ECDL – Microsoft Office

A-Level Sept 1996 – June 1999PsychologyInformation Technology

GCSE Sept 1991 – June 19968 GCSEs - Including Maths, English and Science