Christian Lawrence

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ABOUT CHRISTIAN LAWRENCE

I am a seasoned IT Project and Programme Manager with a career spanning 27 years. In this time I have led and managed many multi-disciplinary teams and delivered multiple complex projects all of varying sizes, across multiple sectors including O&G, Banking, Pharma, eCom, Aviation and Public. I focus on building enduring relationships with my stakeholders and I possess strong influencing and negotiation prowess. I am particularly successful in roles demanding a proactive and risk-managed approach and I aspire to deliver successful business outcomes with increased business benefit and value through the execution of structured methodologies. I have the capacity and capability to deliver concurrent full-lifecycle and in-flight projects across different organisation types and structures. Specialties:Infrastructure and datacentre upgrades/migrations (Wintel, Unix, SAN Storage).Application and database upgrades/migrations.Datacentre consolidation and rationalisation.Business and operational process risk (e.g. Disaster recovery, business continuity and resilience planning).Stakeholder and relationship management.Risk management and quality assurance.Budget management and financial forecasting.Resource planning and scheduling.Change and configuration management.Business analysis and requirements gathering.Process modelling and business transformation.Team player with strong attention to detail.Logical and analytical approach to problem solving.Demonstrated experience in working with cross-functional teams.Excellent written and oral communication skills.