Iain MacCall

Current

Programme Manager at Capgemini

Past

Programme Manager at Reuters
Operating Consultant at PA Consulting
Principal Consultant at Ove Arup

Consultant at Spectrum Data Services
Engineer at Independent Broadcasting Authority
Industrial Trainee at Marconi

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Education

Northumbria University
University of Strathclyde

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Industry

Management Consulting

Iain MacCall’s Summary

A business focused programme and project manager who has gained over 20 years of experience in service architecture, design, and implementation while meeting business challenges in several sectors. Developed a pragmatic approach to delivery by working for end-users, service providers and consultancies across sectors like financial services, media, telecoms, government, retail and manufacturing.

Iain MacCall’s Experience

Programme Manager

Capgemini

(Public Company; CAP; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2009 — Present (7 months)
Programme Manager

Reuters

(Public Company; RTR.L; Financial Services industry)

November 2004 — December 2008 (4 years 2 months)

Programme Manager for one of the world’s largest infrastructure transformation projects, moved Reuters from fragmented local provision of networks for product distribution to 18,000 customer sites in 130 countries, to using one outsourced provider for distribution on a common global network. Shaped programme into 8 interdependent streams eg establishing new business processes and systems for ordering, fulfilling and supporting Reuters products; developing and launching IP-enabled versions of legacy products; connecting and launching 60 products on the new network; training frontline staff and setting new commercial policy, Led the programme so (a) saving $73 Million pa from a $410 Million pa spend on telecommunications service while maintaining operational service levels to Reuters demanding finance sector customers (b) centralising key support roles and (c) building a team delivering significant organisational change and additional financial benefits by reducing Reuters data centre foot print from 220 datacentres to 30.
Operating Consultant

PA Consulting

(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

September 1993 — November 2004 (11 years 3 months)

Managing Consultant promoted from Principal Consultant at this global Management Consultancy. Duties included IT advisory work; programme and project management (leading teams of up to 50 FTE with budgets up to $30 million); assurance of IT enabled change programmes; service management reviews and service improvement programme, managing PA 's collaboration service line; line management of other consultants; and consultancy sales.

The client base I served was mainly FTSE 50 and Fortune 100 corporates (eg BP, Shell, DHL, Caterpillar, ABN Amro and O2) and UK public sector, including the BBC.
Principal Consultant

Ove Arup

(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Civil Engineering industry)

June 1990 — September 1993 (3 years 4 months)

Principal Consultant rising from Consultant for this global design and business consulting firm. Duties included project management, financial analysis and design of telecommunications and IT projects for external clients and related sales support activities. My clients included investment banks, telecommunications and media organisations, UK and US national and UK local government, pharmaceutical and software companies.
Consultant

Spectrum Data Services

(Management Consulting industry)

June 1989 — June 1990 (1 year 1 month)

Project Engineer then Consultant for this small Telecommunications and Technology Consultancy. Duties included project management, design and business analysis of telecommunications projects and network operations for external clients.
Engineer

Independent Broadcasting Authority

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

June 1984 — June 1989 (5 years 1 month)

Trainee Broadcast Engineer at an operations and maintenance centre supporting the IBA's service provider function rising to Senior Telecommunications Engineer managing 5 staff. Duties included:
- Operating and maintaining radio and TV transmitters, a mobile satellite uplink and associated control and MIS systems
- Business analysis, specification, and implementation of voice, data and multimedia communication systems
- Concept Design and Financial Analysis for a feasibility study of a UK Wide fibre-optic contribution and distribution network for digital TV and radio services.
Industrial Trainee

Marconi

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

June 1979 — September 1983 (4 years 4 months)

Industrial Trainee in several departments for this large electronics and communications equipment manufacturer, duties included:
- Design, diagnostic testing and commissioning of radio, test and data communications equipment
- Assisting production engineers and process controllers in varied production environments
- Several administrative roles (eg Stock Control, Progress Chasing, Procurement).

Iain MacCall’s Education

Northumbria University

PGDip , Broadcast Technology , 1984 — 1985
University of Strathclyde

BSc , Electrical and Electronic Engineering , 1980 — 1984

Activities and Societies:

Double Blues for Judo and Karate
Ents member