Andrew Ding

Background

About Andrew Ding

As a Director of Operations, Products, and Infrastructure,(IT telecommunications) I have a proven track record of delivering exceptional results in complex and challenging environments. With over 12 years of experience as a programme manager director, I have successfully led several large multimillion £$, international programmes, delivering value for both the business and its customers through new innovative technology/products or transformation programmes. My real strengths lie in my ability to clarify business targets and goals and influence cross-functionally to build the teams needed for success. I am a competent programme manager with effective leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills. I treat everyone equally to command respect and create a sense of community amongst project team members. With my good knowledge of planning, monitoring, and controlling programmes, I coach and support delivery/project managers to reach the top of their game. Furthermore, I possess sound financial/business case and budget management skills, having successfully managed procurement processes and negotiated with third parties and vendors, resulting in significant wins for the businesses I have worked in. My training in project and programme management with Citi in 2006-2007 has equipped me with the necessary skills to utilize programme and project management methods equivalent to PMP and PRINCE2. In addition to my budgeting and resource allocation procedure skills, I have sufficient seniority and credibility to advise project teams on their projects in relation to the programme and how it aligns with the company's strategic direction. My ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems has also contributed to my success in delivering programmes. I am now seeking a company where I can leverage my skills and add value to the bottom line of the business, while joining a great team and being successful in my role for the next five years or more. to capture key words. Technical understanding in: SDWAN, SASE, ZTNA, CASB, public and private cloud, compute (DELL, CISCO, Lenovo) MPLS, internet, Firewalls/security, proxy (F5), RedHat, VMware. Juniper, Cisco, Nokia, Palo Alto, Fortinet, AWS. 6 Sigma, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, DevOps. ITIL4, human centre design, Architectural practices, contract management.