John Rippon

Current

• Programme Manager at BGL Group

Past

• Project Manager at IBM UK Ltd
• Special Projects Manager at Diageo Plc
• Application Support Manager UK at Diageo Plc

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

John Rippon’s Summary

. Project Manager with a can-do attitude and excellent communication skills, known for his professionalism and determination in successfully managing projects with a pro-active approach.

· 20 years IT experience, spanning across a number of industries including manufacturing, distribution, retail and IT services. The last 4½ years performing solely Project Management roles, successfully applying Project Management methodologies to deliver projects that have met stakeholder and business requirements.

· A qualified PRINCE2 Practitioner and an experienced PMP / PMI professional, currently working towards his PMP certification. Also holds an ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) qualification in Service Management

· Experienced at leading a variety of project teams, dedicated, matrixed, virtual / geographically spread, and third party teams.

· Demonstrates a good balance of Business acumen and technical knowledge, which provides effective communications between Project Stakeholders and the Project Team.

· Experienced in managing Service Transition projects, Transformation projects, IT outsourcing and Off-shoring of services, IT infrastructure change, hardware upgrades, server consolidation, decommissioning, networks (WAN, LAN, SAN), data migration, and transitioning these projects into support structures.