Nigel Ainsworth

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ABOUT NIGEL AINSWORTH

An IT professional of 30 years\' experience working predominantly in the IBM midrange sector developing and implementing practical technology strategies and solutions. Drive improvement, build strong teams, and ensure teamwork. Lead change programmes with major IT components, using IT as a strategic tool and communicate in a straightforward way. Broad range of experience and track record of delivery. My career to date has shown that I am an individual of proven ability, capable of direction and leadership in the delivery of systems to compliment business strategy. My career progress has been supported throughout with timely training in leading edge developments, and I have always seized opportunities for personal development to further support my career goals. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Motivational team leader Ability to mitigate risks and manage issues to resolution Highly organised, structured, self starter Attention to detail Hits deadlines Problem solving skills Ability to challenge Ability to see the big picture Self management and personal development I maintain an understanding of the businesses needs and then identify the relevant IT systems to support business strategy, defining the extent of their usage and getting acceptance for their introduction across the business. This involves the collection and assimilation of data from many sources in order to maintain an overall picture of where the company is going and what is necessary in IT terms to support it. Establishing and maintaining communication with directors, senior management and business users to external customers and suppliers. This is achieved with regular reports and presentations at meetings with management, third party suppliers, and internal users. Communication, whether it is written or verbal, has to be relevant and get the message across. By regular communication with internal and external customers, a good working relationship is achieved. I am able to optimise the quality and professionalism of I.T. staff, through the use of performance management and development processes. Management Skills Strategic planning: monitoring, evaluation, development of I.T. strategy. Specialties: IT Mgt, Business Analysis, Systems Analysis, Network Mgt, BI Tools, Project Management, Leading & Managing a Team, Supplier Mgt, IT Support Analyst. IBM i-series, AS400, System 21, Aurora, ERP systems. RPG / 400, CL programming, Query Utility, Routeone MIS tools. MS Office 365 MS Project.