Ian O'Rourke

Senior Consultant at Tamsin Ltd

Cleveland, United Kingdom

Current
  • Senior Consultant at Tamsin Ltd
Past
  • IT Consultant at IT Professional Services Ltd
  • IT Manager at OBC Shipping Ltd
  • Software Engineer at Morgan Moore Engineering Ltd
Education
  • University of Durham
  • University of Teesside
  • Hartlepool College of Further Education
Connections
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Industry
Information Technology and Services

Ian O'Rourke’s Summary

I am a versatile, conscientious, Chartered I.T Professional with 15 years of experience of adding value through I.T. I specifically enjoy working at the point in which business, people and technology combine to ensure projects and business change are a success.

I have worked across the Oil & Gas, Shipping, Business Travel and IT Service industries.

Ian O'Rourke’s Specialties:

I.T Management, Business Analysis, Project Management, Systems Implementation, Consultancy, Account Management, Supplier Relationships, Software Development.


Ian O'Rourke’s Experience

  • Senior Consultant

    Tamsin Ltd

    (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    June 2006Present (2 years 7 months)

    Responsibilities:-
    Consultancy, Project Management, Business Analysis, Application Consultancy, Business Development and Marketing

    Achievements:-
    • Performed business analysis and industry consultant role in the Port Agency product development;
    • Successfully delivered project management and implementation consultancy for the OBC Group implementation;
    • Established / documented project framework for Port Agency product implementations;
    • Designed and wrote the Help File Content for CRM and Shipping Solutions;
    • Successfully conducted Market Research on the Port Agency Business.

  • IT Consultant

    IT Professional Services Ltd

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    February 2005February 2006 (1 year 1 month)

    Summary
    ITPS is a leading North East based IT VAR/solutions house with a well established client base throughout the UK. The company had 75 staff, and turned over £8.5M.

    Responsibilities
    ICT Consultancy, Project Management, Disaster Recovery, Managed Services.

    Achievements
    • Project managed the migration of a 500 user Public Sector managed service and managed the service for 6 months;
    • Successfully delivered Disaster Recovery / Business Consultancy to the Insurance and Legal industries;
    • Acted as Lead Consultant for the ITPS work on the 200-man GDNS/FOMSA programme for a Utility;

  • IT Manager

    OBC Shipping Ltd

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    July 1996October 2004 (8 years 4 months)

    Summary
    The OBC Group was a £14 million turnover company with 200 staff spread across the UK, US and Europe. I worked for them during a period of rapid expansion and steered their IT from a position of minimal investement to being at the forefront of key commercial projects.

    Responsibilities
    ICT Strategy & Management, Business Analysis, Business Change, Project Management, Service Delivery

    Achievements
    • Successfully steered the ICT Strategy of the Group through an extended period of expansion through acquisition;
    • Managed key strategic infrastructure and software projects to time and budget;
    • Developed and managed the implementation of the OASIS line-of-business application, increasing operations efficiency and streamlining cash flow;
    • Championed and project managed the BP Hub Extranet for a key commercial contract;
    • Championed and managed the adoption of a server-based computing model, reducing ICT costs while increasing reliability, manageability and security;

  • Software Engineer

    Morgan Moore Engineering Ltd

    (Oil & Energy industry)

    October 1993June 1996 (2 years 9 months)

    Responsibility:-
    Software Development, Training, Account Management, Support Services

    Achievements:-
    • Successfully championed and adopted the Lead Developer role on the Windows version of the primary Software Product;
    • Displayed a diverse skill-set in the complete Development Life-Cycle from analysis through to training;
    • Successfully managed client relationships through post-sale Account Management;
    • Successfully designed, produced and delivered training courses for engineers and business managers.


Ian O'Rourke’s Education

  • University of Durham

    MBA, Business, 20082011 (expected)

  • University of Teesside

    Bsc (Hons), Information Technology, 19891993

  • Hartlepool College of Further Education

    Btec Diploma, Computer Studies, 19871989


Additional Information

Ian O'Rourke’s Interests:

Business Problems, IT Projects, Technology, Change, People, Reading, Writing, Films. Being Challenged.

Ian O'Rourke’s Groups:

British Computer Society


Ian O'Rourke’s Contact Settings

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