London, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Risk & Business Continuity Manager at BT
- Past
- Education
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- The University of Birmingham
- University of Liverpool
- Connections
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- Industry
- Telecommunications
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Benjamin Nickolls’s Summary
I'm passionate about technology, creativity and the power of community.
Benjamin Nickolls’s Experience
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Risk & Business Continuity Manager
BT
(Public Company; BT.A; Telecommunications industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Designed, developed and implemented the risk management and governace structure across BT's international IT operations unit with an annual spend over £500m utilising a PRINCE2 approach, whilst personally managing number of programmes for senior leadership team. Currently defining strategic vision for business continuity across BT's global IT arm having successfully led programmes to manage impact of industrial action and viral pandemic
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Research & Development, IT Futures Centre
BT
(Public Company; BT.A; Telecommunications industry)
April 2008 — September 2008 (6 months)
Product development for BT's retail arm: built a rapidly-deployable VoIP exchange for small businesses based on open-source Asterisk project, defining strategy for service wrap and pricing. Proposition development for BT's sustainability consultancy defining a power-aware IT estate audit system aligned to international standards in reporting.
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Project Manager
BT
(Public Company; BT.A; Telecommunications industry)
September 2007 — April 2008 (8 months)
Transformational project within a £40m network test centre to align practices to the principles of Agile Development. Redesigned processes to reduce people intensity and improve customer engagement, working with global partners to automate equipment configuration, execution and reporting. Standardised practice across national centres and provided strategic guidance to operational arm on adoption of tools and technologies.
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Oracle Analyst
NHS Trust
(Government Agency; Hospital & Health Care industry)
July 2005 — June 2006 (1 year )
Analysis, quality management and database administration during the migration of critical HR and Payroll systems for 7000 employees to Oracle under the National Programme for IT. Managed training, support and defined reporting standards after successful rollout.
Benjamin Nickolls’s Education
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The University of Birmingham
MSc , Computer Security: Distinction , 2006 — 2007
Dissertation: 'Verification of Multi-Party Contract-Signing Protocols'
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University of Liverpool
BSc , Computer Science: First Class (Hons) , 2002 — 2005
Dissertation: 'Attacks on Encryption Schemes'
Additional Information
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Benjamin Nickolls’s Interests:
Technology, photography, travel, wakeboarding, snowboarding, climbing & track bikes.
Benjamin Nickolls’s Honors:
'John Patterson Award for Academic Excellence', University of Liverpool, 2004.
Benjamin Nickolls’s Contact Settings
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