David Rowland

Background

About David Rowland

PROGRAMME SUPPORT & PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL, with a broad & varied range of responsibilities. A significant background in IT, providing programme support to help drive governance and oversight, along with project management roles to lead delivery. This has been augmented with recent roles within financial services supporting the business on regulatory projects and a large transition and transformation programme. A self-starter approach has been instrumental in promotion throughout my career. Programme Management Office - Working on a major migration transition programme within Phoenix providing governance support to the programme manager and oversight of workstreams leads. Portfolio Analyst supporting all aspects of a large regulatory programme within Natwest Cash Strategy. Standardised sponsor board reporting across the RBS IT Infrastructure portfolio. Implemented and facilitated risk and issue management. Communication – Excellent communication skills, demonstrated in organising and managing Senior Managers governance meetings. Seeking feedback on committee packs ensuring high quality information is provided to aid decision making.Outstanding people skills – Very approachable and understanding the need to get people on-board to achieve the required outcome. Worked with culturally and geographically diverse groups Team and Operations Lead - Delivering multiple software upgrades for Transport for London’s Oyster card system and major system upgrades implemented into General Motors/Opel warehouses Industry experience - Business experience across financial services, transportation, defence and automotive industriesTooling – Microsoft suite (including Sharepoint), Planview, Smartcore, Oracle.