Peter McGurk

Current

• Programme Manager at RM Education plc

Past

• Programme Manager at Northgate Information Solutions
• Project Manager at RM Education plc
• Infrastructure Manager at SITA

• IT Director at CCC Network Systems
• IT Manager at Castlereagh Borough Council
• NT Systems Manager at OHIM
• Network Manager at OAMI
• Training Systems Manager at European Commission
• Fast Stream Civil Servant at Department of the Environment NI

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Education

• The College of Law of England and Wales
• Queen's University, Belfast

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Industry

E-Learning

Peter McGurk’s Summary

Programme manager with specialist experience in ICT for the UK Education sector, particularly Building Schools for the Future (BSF).

Experienced in both bid/pre-sales and delivery of very large scale projects, where he acts as client-facing lead


Proven track record of private-into-public sector project delivery.

Peter McGurk’s Specialties:

Building Schools for the Future (BSF) for UK Education; delivery of programmes from private into public sectors; direct public sector IT at local, national and international level including extensive EU experience; outsourcing of large-scale global projects; management of large bids and EU procurement process; PFI; Payment Mechanisms; Contracts; Law

Peter McGurk’s Experience

• Programme Manager

  RM Education plc

  (Education Management industry)

  December 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

  Providing programme management and leadership to complex, multi-stream large delivery projects for UK Education
  
  Providing support, leadership and coordination to RM bid teams engaged in opportunities for the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme

• Programme Manager

  Northgate Information Solutions

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 2 months)

  Management and delivery of the company's ICT programme for Bristol Building Schools for the future

• Project Manager

  RM Education plc

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; RM.L; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 4 months)

  - Responsible for on-time on-budget delivery of projects for over 12,000 users in large campus environments and wide-area extended deployments (175 sites, 1500 installations, 1000s of users)
  
  - Management of multiple concurrent projects: assembly and leadership of dynamic teams including technical specialists, project coordination, procurement, vendors, and user representatives

• Infrastructure Manager

  SITA

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  November 2002 — April 2004 (1 year 6 months)

  Responsible for delivery of SITA's global IT infrastructure to 4000 staff across 220 countries.

• IT Director

  CCC Network Systems

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

  September 1999 — May 2002 (2 years 9 months)

  Responsibilities: All aspects of IT management & operational control; delivery of a global data, voice and groupware function; leading IT team; compliance; project management; financial management
  
  Achievements: delivery of a global IP VPN; implementation of a global groupware solution; implemented remote access

• IT Manager

  Castlereagh Borough Council

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Government Administration industry)

  February 1999 — September 1999 (8 months)

  Responsibilities: rapid deployment of new services; rollout; financial management; planning; supplier management; regulatory compliance
  
  Achievements: new users online within 1 month of standing start; successful user training and transition; specification of M&E requirements for new corporate HQ; new procurement methods introduced

• NT Systems Manager

  OHIM

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Government Administration industry)

  September 1997 — February 1999 (1 year 6 months)

  Responsible for effective management and operational control of a complex Windows NT-based multi-site network including server infrastructure, upgrade and patch management, security and backup, and continuous improvement.

• Network Manager

  OAMI

  (E-Learning industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years )

• Training Systems Manager

  European Commission

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

  September 1995 — September 1997 (2 years 1 month)

  Responsible for administration and development of the ICT Training Network at Direction Informatique (DI)

• Fast Stream Civil Servant

  Department of the Environment NI

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Government Administration industry)

  September 1993 — September 1995 (2 years 1 month)

Peter McGurk’s Education

• The College of Law of England and Wales

  Graduate Diploma , Law , 2007 — 2009

  Successfully completed Graduate Diploma in Law: 2009

  Activities and Societies:

  Franco-British Law Society

• Queen's University, Belfast

  BSc , Computer Science , October 1988 — June 1992

  Final year undertaken at Université de Rennes I, France, qualifying for Maîtrise en Informatique

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