Edward Lea

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About Edward Lea

I'm a clear-thinking Head of IT with excellent leadership, communication and business partnering capabilities. Highly skilled in understanding how businesses work, aligning IT strategies, working in diverse technology landscapes, and in developing highly effective teams. Business• Expert in understanding how businesses operate with the help of technology• Multiple business sectors, incl. Manufacturing, Education, Retail, and Housing.• Proven experience in forming partnerships with customers and suppliers at all levels.• CIO representative on Senior Leadership Teams and Management Committees across the business in Pilkington / NSG, Co-Op, University of Manchester and Riverside.Technology• Managed multiple technologies such as Oracle, SAP, Microsoft with associated automation, integration, data, devices and infrastructure.• Proven experience of developing and implementing IT Strategies• Managed Vendors, Architects, Business Analysts, Developers, QA and Change Adoption experts to deliver end-to-end solutions via Waterfall and Agile.Service, Project and Product• Owned Service Strategy, Design, Transition and Operations in a broad range of organisations• Managed multiple large implementation projects including ERP/SAP rollout programme (and localised infrastructure upgrades) worth >£5m, and many technology-enabled business initiatives.• Established DevOps approached to managing change and directly managed product backlogsPeople• Diploma in Management helped develop a leadership style based on collaboration and communication, with clear strategic objectives and a golden thread back to daily operations and commercials. • Led teams of > 25, often in complex matrix structures, with experience of establishing new teams, restructuring and outsourcing.• Completed Senior Management Development programmes in different sectors