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I'm a Senior Programme/Project Manager with a track record of delivering complex, multi-disciplinary programs across government, housing, and safety sectors. I combine Prince2, MSP, and Agile experience with a strong interest in AI, having completed the Duke AI Product Management specialization and the IBM Applied AI professional certificate. I enjoy turning strategic aims into deliverable programs that are governance-driven, value-focused, and measurable. I excel at setting up PMOs, driving change, and leading cross-functional teams to achieve tangible efficiency gains and improved service delivery. I value stakeholder engagement, mentoring, continuous improvement, and applying AI thinking to project outcomes to enhance decision making and impact.…I'm a Senior Programme/Project Manager with a track record of delivering complex, multi-disciplinary programs across government, housing, and safety sectors. I combine Prince2, MSP, and Agile experience with a strong interest in AI, having completed the Duke AI Product Management specialization and the IBM Applied AI professional certificate. I enjoy turning strategic aims into deliverable programs that are governance-driven, value-focused, and measurable. I excel at setting up PMOs, driving change, and leading cross-functional teams to achieve tangible efficiency gains and improved service delivery. I value stakeholder engagement, mentoring, continuous improvement, and applying AI thinking to project outcomes to enhance decision making and impact.

Richard Simpson

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I'm a Senior Programme/Project Manager with a track record of delivering complex, multi-disciplinary programs across government, housing, and safety sectors. I combine Prince2, MSP, and Agile experience with a strong interest in AI, having completed the Duke AI Product Management specialization and the IBM Applied AI professional certificate. I enjoy turning strategic aims into deliverable programs that are governance-driven, value-focused, and measurable. I excel at setting up PMOs, driving change, and leading cross-functional teams to achieve tangible efficiency gains and improved service delivery. I value stakeholder engagement, mentoring, continuous improvement, and applying AI thinking to project outcomes to enhance decision making and impact.…I'm a Senior Programme/Project Manager with a track record of delivering complex, multi-disciplinary programs across government, housing, and safety sectors. I combine Prince2, MSP, and Agile experience with a strong interest in AI, having completed the Duke AI Product Management specialization and the IBM Applied AI professional certificate. I enjoy turning strategic aims into deliverable programs that are governance-driven, value-focused, and measurable. I excel at setting up PMOs, driving change, and leading cross-functional teams to achieve tangible efficiency gains and improved service delivery. I value stakeholder engagement, mentoring, continuous improvement, and applying AI thinking to project outcomes to enhance decision making and impact.

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I’m a Senior Programme/Project Manager with a track record of delivering complex, multi-disciplinary programs across government, housing, and safety sectors. I combine Prince2, MSP, and Agile experience with a strong interest in AI, having completed the Duke AI Product Management specialization and the IBM Applied AI professional certificate. I enjoy turning strategic aims into deliverable programs that are governance-driven, value-focused, and measurable.

I excel at setting up PMOs, driving change, and leading cross-functional teams to achieve tangible efficiency gains and improved service delivery. I value stakeholder engagement, mentoring, continuous improvement, and applying AI thinking to project outcomes to enhance decision making and impact.

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Work Experience

Senior Project Manager at SSS Public Safety / NECSWS, UK

November 1, 2022 - Present

Project manager for Police force Data Centre relocation projects; CRM upgrades; multiple RMS projects; bespoke HR system including mobile app; new police comms equipment; estate-wide software/hardware upgrades; management of multiple third-party partners; multi-disciplinary teams including Dev/Engineering/Networks/Cyber; budget forecasting, reporting and management circa 1m+; process analysis and creation.

Senior Project Manager at Asda Stores Limited, Leeds, UK

July 1, 2021 - November 1, 2022

Senior PM leading Modern Work Programme, separation of Asda from Walmart, covering End User Compute, VC rooms, MS Teams, AVD, Print and M365; new monitoring and alerting strategy; DNS solution; third-party contract negotiations and management; senior stakeholder engagement; IgnioDWS; management of Solution and Data Architects.

Senior Project/Programme Manager at THT, Trafford, UK

October 1, 2020 - July 1, 2021

PMO setup and implementation; change/transformation initiatives and management; third-party contract negotiations and supplier management; procurement and implementation of a cloud-based telephony system with web chat and social media integration; desktop refresh (~400+ devices); GDPR compliance programme; digital strategy road mapping; agile strategy; security applications rollout; remote training strategy; network/Wi-Fi rollout; DR site migration.

Senior Project/Programme Manager at Leeds Federated Housing, Leeds, UK

May 1, 2019 - October 1, 2020

Set up 7 local hubs across the Leeds city region to reduce central office reliance; rollout of agile hardware, MDM/SOTI BYOD; MS 365 including OneDrive, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams; bespoke project management/reporting system; process and customer journey mapping; staff journey mapping; remote/home working equipment; VPN rollout; electronic document management system; digital signatures; MOV strategy; opening of a new city centre office June 2020 – July 2020; outsourcing of post-contract functions delivering ~£40k pa savings.

Transformation Project Manager at FCHO Social Housing, Oldham, UK

July 1, 2018 - April 1, 2019

Oversaw 4 concurrent projects within digital transformation roadmaps; rescue projects for self-serve repairs; automation of rent arrears communications (letters/SMS); payroll/HR system implementation (Colleague) delivering 17k pa savings and ~45 FTE hours saved per week; development and rollout of chatbot for contact centre; demolition start-up activities for strategic housing program; role included handover to technical PMs for construction work.

Project Manager at HMRC, Leeds, UK

October 1, 2014 - July 1, 2018

Created a new business unit across two sites in Yorkshire; migration of applications, software, and IT hardware; developed a Workflow management system aligned to target state operating model using Agile delivery and Kanban; risk, quality and communications strategy; business continuity plans; regular executive updates; telephony software rollout; Windows 10 deployment to 100+ FTE.