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For most of my career, I have managed teams of people and the make up has most often been a mix of permanent, seconded, contracted and external vendor staffing.
The following examples show the levels of staffing I have managed and the teams have been mixes of male and female, as well as young and old...
Some roles have included personnel responsibilities, however most are direct reports to a Programme or business executive for the purposes of the project.
The role was Applications Development Manager and Project Manager throughout the past 4.5 years
Staffing varied considerably over the period, for example:
Usual: 8, made up of 6 permanent staff and 2 contractors on development and project work
Maximum: 24, made up of 2 permanent staff, 17 contracted, plus 5 seconded
Staff managed included: Project Managers, Business and Systems Analysts, Systems Designers, Applications Development and Support staff in a variety of languages (for desktop and web - In Java, PowerBuilder, Microsoft suite ranging from MS Access 97 through to .NET), Oracle DBA's, WebLogic Administrators and Server Administrators.
External suppliers/vendors: 6 external companies managing, software support and supply of products off-shelf, in a variety of languages (Delphi, SuperBase, DataFlex, Sequel DB, etc.)
In addition, I was key in mentoring a number of managers in the organisation.
Usual: 2, made up of 2 permanent staff
Maximum: 12, made up of 2 permanent staff and up to 10 contracted, seconded or vendor
Applications Development Manager - Wellington - 2 staff, developing in several languages
Managing 4 external suppliers/vendors in cabling, telecommunications, security, etc.
Project Manager - Wellington - 2 staff plus external vendors, managing a tender for a replacement building security system
Project Manager - Wellington - 1 staff plus external vendors, managing a tender for a replacement telecommunications system country-wide. The project covered all networks, 4 PBXs, Call Centre, etc.
Project Manager - Wellington/Auckland - External vendors, managing Head Office move from Wellington to Auckland
Usual: 6, made up of 3 permanent staff and 2 - 3 seconded
Maximum: 18, made up of 6 permanent staff and 12 seconded
Manager PC Imports - Wellington - 4 permanent staff, handling importation, stock/warehousing and distribution
Managing 2 external suppliers/vendors in cabling. Tendered for suppliers etc.
Project Manager - International product ordering project based in White Plains (New York), but including travel to Tokyo, Singapore and Toronto - managing up to 6 seconded staff (directly involved - Others seconded as required) in each location plus others in Paris
Project Manager - NZ Pilot of International warehouse system (2 projects - Initial release then a subsequent upgrade) - Up to 12 seconded staff (directly involved - Others seconded as required) on each project
Project Manager on several minor projects with up to 6 seconded staff
Manager/Consultant/Trouble-Shooter - Up to 6 staff as direct reports or seconded as required for projects covering processes, disaster recovery (organisation and IT) and a variety of other charges
Other occasional roles with between 2 permanent and up to 6 contracted or seconded
Usual: 14, made up of 14 permanent staff
Maximum: 14, made up of 14 permanent staff (plus occasional support from warehouse and other staff)
Fulfilment Manager for customer ordering - Wellington - 14 permanent staff, handling mail, customer enquiries, warehouse/storage/delivery, etc.
Minimum: 3, made up of 3 permanent staff
Maximum: 17, made up of 17 permanent staff (plus occasional holiday staff)
Postmaster - Northland, Wellington - 3 permanent counter staff, handling banking, mail, social welfare and a wide range of other activities
Supervisor - The Terrace - 8 permanent counter staff, handling banking, mail, social welfare and a wide range of other activities
Supervisor - Te Anau - 6 permanent Telephone Exchange staff
4 permanent Counter staff, handling banking, mail, social welfare and a wide range of other activities
3 permanent Mailroom staff
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