Desperately seeking new position in the Service Continuity/Disaster Recovery space. I would be grateful if you come let me know if anyone is looking to recruit in the London area. I have over 25 years experience in this field, working for both suppliers and users. Attached is my CV. Regards, Chris

1. Curriculum Vitae
Name Christopher Colin Gibson
Current Address 31 Sunderland Way
London
E12 5HR
Phone Number 07941 196167
E-Mail Address cc.gibson1210@btinternet.com
Linkedin Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/ccgibson
Marital Status Divorced
Skills Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Planning
Project Management
Various Unix systems, Windows Servers and mainframe
Professional Qualifications Prince2 Foundation
ITIL v3 Foundation
Personal Profile I have over 30 years experience in the IT industry, the last 24 of which have been in the
Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery arena. Competent in the full Business Continuity life
cycle to BS25999 standards and Project Management lifecycle. I am a fast learner with strong
analytical skills and the tenacity to see a project through to its completion. I also have very good
interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with people of all levels.
Career History
Dates Employer Role
April 2013 – June 20914 BP Oil International
(Trading Division)
Operational Integrity Project Manager
January 2010 – March 2013 BP Oil International
(Trading Division)
DR Manager (Interim Global Service Continuity
Manager)
April 2007 – August 2009 EDS (BP Oil International) Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Planning
Manager
January 2004 – March 2007 BT (formerly Syntegra) Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Manager
August 2003 – December 2003 Continuation of house renovation
March 2003 – July 2003 Whipps Cross NHS Trust Disaster Recovery Consultant
June 2002 – February 2003 Moved into new house which required renovating
July 2001–May 2002 Marsh Senior Disaster Recovery Consultant
September 2000 – June 2001 Career break following redundancy
1989-August 2000 Guardian IT PLC Consultant
1987-1989 Sherwood Public Services Technical Consultant
1979-1987 NYCC Computer Operator

2. Career Details
April 2013 – June2014 BP Oil International (Trading Division)
Operational Integrity Project Manager
• Managing the global migration of the Exchange accounts (in excess of 4000) from internal to
externally hosted Cloud solution
• Liaising with providers to ensure Support Models and Support Documentation are in place
• Working with supplier to ensure migration has no major impact to business
• Ensure all business process requirements are in place prior to migration
• Creation of test plans for required applications and ensuring all testing is signed-off to the required
standards
• Work with other areas to ensure overlaps are covered
• Stakeholder Management
• Third Party Vendor Management
• Update Teams on progress to provide transparency of project status
• Engagement of Business Teams
• Maintenance of Risk Register
January 2010 – March 2013 BP Oil International (Trading Division)
Disaster Recovery Manager (Interim Global Service Continuity Manager)
• Planning and execution of large scale DR exercises
• Liaising with 3rd
Party Suppliers and Support Teams
• Involved with planning and execution of Work Place Recovery exercises
• Ensure DR solutions meet business requirements
• Ensuring DR Plans are regularly reviewed and fit for purpose
• Develop processes enabling DR to become embedded within BAU
• Monthly reporting of current DR status for relevant applications
• Liaising with Application Support Teams to ensure respective CMDB data is accurate
• Deputising for Global Service Continuity Manager
April 2007 – August 2009 BP (outsourced to EDS in March 2008)
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Planning Manager
• Creation and updating of Disaster Recovery Plans, Business Continuity Plans and associated
documentation
• Liaising with Business Segments and Functions to ensure their Plans and documents were valid and
of acceptable standards
• Involved with large scale DR tests
• Assisted Group DR Team in the development of end-to-end DR processes for Global Implementation
• Wrote and executed Business Continuty Desktop Scenario tests with Senior Management
• Identification and management of business risks
January 2004 – March 2007 BT (formerly Syntegra)
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Manager
• Worked for the Consulting and System Integration arm of BT (formerly Syntegra) on the NHS Spine,
London LSP & N3 projects. (This project is delivering a UK wide electronic patient system and is the
largest non-military IT project ever undertaken worldwide)
• Proved business continuity and disaster recovery functions, using the ITIL and BCI standards. (This
entailed being involved with the whole spectrum of Business Continuity on a unique project)
• Co-ordinated and ran the disaster recovery and resilience testing of the services (These needed to be
provided on a 24/7/365 basis. The testing involved many different third parties, both internal and
external)

3. • Writing and updating the Disaster Recovery Plans for the services and contribute to the Business
Continuity Plans for the individual areas. (This involved liaising with third party companies and
internal groups to obtain the high level of information required for such complex plans)
• Wrote and presented various presentations on Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity. (The
presentations were given to a number of varying areas, including other LSP providers)
• Part of a national Business Continuity Special Interest Group which is made up of representatives of
all the companies, including senior people from the NHS
March 2003 – July 2003 Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust
Disaster Recovery Consultant
• Created a Disaster Recovery Plan for the IM&T department
• Put Disaster Recovery services in place
• Involved with negotiations with DR suppliers to put replacement equipment and off-site storage
services in place.
• Wrote processes to tighten up on IT security. (This involved the creation of policies to restrict and
monitor the way people accessed and used the IT systems. These processes were accepted and
authorised by the Director of IM&T)
• Oversaw the implementation of a Change Management process and the creation of a database for the
process.
July 2001 – May 2002 Marsh
Senior Disaster Recovery Consultant
• Writing and updating of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans
• Recommendation and implementation of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery strategies
• Planning and carrying out of Disaster Recovery rehearsals
• Liasing with third party Disaster Recovery suppliers in the delivery of third party Disaster Recovery
Services.
1989-August 2000 Guardian dr Ltd (formerly Sherwood Computer Management)
Consultant/Site Manager
• Assisting and advising a client base of over 1000 clients (including many blue chip organisations and
major financial institutions) on the recovery of their systems from their securities onto one of
Guardian's systems.
• Involved in the recovery of client systems following invocation of their services.
• Visited client's sites to advise them on ways of reducing the risk of a disaster occurring from an
environmental point of view.
• Project managed the writing and testing of DR Plans for clients.
• Wrote the internal Business Continuity plan for Guardian
• Full-scale test of the above
• Responsibility for the internal database.
• Writing and giving training to the staff on the use of the system.
• Site Management responsibilities (including running of budgets, liasing with suppliers and site
security)
• Assignment to Singapore to Project Manage and assist in the setting up of a disaster recovery centre
(involved in the writing of User Manuals and Site Guides for the service and training of staff)
• Project Managed the internal systems upgrade to a Windows based database, using Oracle (this
involved the evaluation and recommendation of suitable packages, liasing with the suppliers,
overseeing the conversion of the database, implementation of the package across the companies pc
network and the writing and giving training to staff on the use of the system)
• Project managed the creation of Workplace Recovery areas. (including liaising with suppliers,
planning the layout of the work area and overseeing the contractors)
1987-1989 Sherwood Public Services (formerly LG Software)
Technical Consultant

4. • Supported the packages they supplied to Local Authorities. (The packages used TPS software and
covered applications to support the majority of Local Authority departments)
• Supported, implemented and training of new systems (including developing and running training
courses)
• Assisted with Health & Safety matters. (Training staff in Health & Safety (e.g. Use of workstations,
basic fire training etc))
• Implementation and setting up of new software packages along with the conversion of the data
• Provided dedicated support for the new systems to a large Metropolitan Borough.
1979-1987 North Yorkshire County Council
Various Roles
• Operated the ICL 2900 mainframes, providing the normal operation support.
• Technical Support (running of a Help Desk, investigation of failed batch runs, first line support,
writing of SCL programs and the support of the communications network )
Education 1973-1979 Thirsk School
5 'O' Levels
1981-1983 York College of Arts & Technology (Day Release)
ONC Computer Studies
Referees Current Employers
BP Oil International
20 Canada Square
London
E15 5NJ
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