Ian O'Rourke

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

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Education

• University of Durham
• University of Teesside
• Hartlepool College of Further Education

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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 2006 — Present (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 2005 — February 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 1996 — October 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 1993 — June 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, 2008 — 2011 (expected)

• University of Teesside

  Bsc (Hons), Information Technology, 1989 — 1993

• Hartlepool College of Further Education

  Btec Diploma, Computer Studies, 1987 — 1989

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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