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Gary J Knight – CV_Jan 2015
Gary J Knight
9 Mavis Close
Ewell
Epsom
Surrey KT19 0PZ
Mob:07 961 249920
e-mail: gary.knight@hotmail.co.uk
Objective I am enthusiastic about my work and want to apply my skills within a challenging
environment. I wish to expand my knowledge, growing my capabilities, and be involved
with fast paced projects, the clients, suppliers and the teams developing and delivering
the service and products.
Skills  Project Manager
o Contracts,Requirements and Bids
o Planning and scheduling (MS Project)
o Process improvement and change
o Software,Hardware, Role out and Refresh
o Software development environments
o Testing, unit ,integration,qualification and acceptance
o Financialcontrols (£50kto£5M) (P&L tracking and reporting)
o Project methods, ITIL, Prince2,Agile,Scrum, Iterative,RUP, Wave
o Resource and teammanagement (teams from 2 to 25)
 Project Engagements
o Requirements (process and approvals)
o Configuration Management
o Testing teams and independent verification
o Documentation and User Manuals/help
o Rev iews, Documentation, Step Review/Gates
o Client focal point and Liaison
 Account Management
o Client Management of account
o Account Policy and Finances
o Reporting toprogram Director
 Quality Assurance
o Certification to(ISO 9001) and (ISO 9000-3 TickIT)
o Processes, internal orientation
o Audits (internaland supplier)
 Information Technology
o Infrastructure renewal/role out/refresh
o IT and Comms relocation and moves
o Service delivery and help desks
o Portals andcredentials
o Offshore team management
o Change control
o New workbid andcostings
o Exiting service and handover

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Gary J Knight – CV_Jan 2015
 Project Management Office (PMO)
o Supporting Ministry of Justice
o Rollout of common tools
o Training and support
o Alignment, rationalisation and controlof processes
o Training and infodissemination
o Focal point and supporting team and externalusers
 Standards and Organisations
o ISO 9001/Ticket
o RTCA 1 78A,B/C
o Defence Conditions (Def Con)
o Defence Standards (Def Stan)
o USA Military Standards (Mil Std)
o Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)
o North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NATO
o Statements of Work/Requirements
o Contractualdocumentation
o Export Controls and Regulations (UKGov , Licences,International Traffic in Arms
Regulations (ITAR)
o Civ ilAviation Authority (CAA)
o Ministry of Defence (MOD)
o Ministry of Justice (MOJ -UK Gov )
o Crown Prosecution Service(CPS – UKGov )
o Skills funding Agency (SFA -UKGov )
 Security Clearance
o Ministry of Defence SC (Current until 2019)
o Also, previously cleared toBC for Gov ernment work (time expired).
Experience in brief
(full detail below)
CGI UK Ltd Project Manager Nov ember 2013– Current day
Hewlett Packard Defence
& Security Ltd
Project Manager September 2009–November
2013
Hewlett Packard Defence
& Security Ltd
Project Manager September 2008– September
2009
EDS Corporation,
(ElectronicData
Systems)
Account Manager / Client
Deliv er Manager
September 1998– September
2008
E.H.Industries Ltd Software Quality Manager July 1989 – September 1998
Rediffusion Simulation
Ltd
Quality AssuranceManager July 1987 – September 1989
Philips Electronics
Industries Ltd
Production Equipment
Engineering
Technician/Night shift
Supervisor
August 1986 – July 1987
Thorn E.M.IDatatech
Defence Ltd
Automated Production
Manager
August 1983 – June1986
Philips Electronics
Industries Ltd
Senior Production
Technician
August 1982 – August 1983
Philips Electronics
Industries Ltd
ElectricalSupport Engineer January 1981 – August 1982
Philips Electronics
Industries Ltd
Apprentice Trained
ElectricalEngineer
January 1977 – January 1981
D.A.B Electronics Ltd Service Engineer Trainee July 1976 – January 1977

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Gary J Knight – CV_Jan 2015
Experience
(detailed)
CGI UK Ltd
Project Manager
Nov ember 2013– Current day
Currently working with theGovernment Skills Funding Agency. Iam involved with the IT Service
role out, both Hardware and Softwarewith on and off shore teams. Alsoresponsiblefor the
softwareintegration of the retiring help desk with its opposite number.Ialsomanaged Change
control and Exit planning toensure theservice we provide meets expectations and when exiting we
leave in a planned orderly fashion handing over tothe new incumbents. This involves producing
planning schedules,risks registers, action records and documented process plans.Customer
communications is a key task, establishing and agreeing activities and time scales,reporting
progress against theplans/schedules and meeting time frames and dates.Organising internal
teams toprocureandarrange services toplanned dates conducting phase reviews tomaintain
coherence and readiness tomove forward.
Prev iously working with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) the Accommodation Moves Service
prov ided a rationalisation of staff and premises tostreamline the business.
As Project Manager Ihad toestablish and consolidate new and existing premises UKwide with the
customer. Supporting allexisting and new IT and communications requirements andworking with
the CPS Estates team, suppliers and internalteams toenable a smooth transition of staff to their
new locations without disruption to their current operations in alignment tothe agreed plans and
time scales.Reviewing and reporting tothe customer theprogress and tomaintain readiness to
proceed tothe next prescribed phase. Understanding and tracking the risks and dependencies and
bring these tothe customers attention for discussion and resolution even if it impacted the agreed
schedules and time frames.
My first assignment with CGIwas tothe Thundercloud project a defence bid activity where Iwas
the project Manager on thebid team and responsible for all aspects of the Project Management
related activities such as ProgrammeManagement plans,and related documentation, I.e Quality
Plans response statements and work breakdown structures.
Dealing with Invitation toTender (ITT) and Request for Quotation (RFQ), co-ordinating company
staff, subject matter experts and architects to(intergraded LogisticSupport (ILS) and Quality
Assurance toformulate a comprehensive bid with the Project bid leadand Programme Manager.
Hewlett Packard Defence &Security Ltd
Project Manager
September 2009–November 2013
In charge of aspects of the Advanced Mission Planning Application tool. This is a software
dev elopment programme activity with the RAF and utilised by multiple aircraft.This flight
planning tool is a complex Software development project with multivariants.Iwas responsible for
a number of these variants,their planning,scheduling and execution within time and budget. I
managed a number of dev elopment and technicalstaff within my project team (2 to20)and work
closely with the Customers,the Chief Engineer,Design Authorities,Project TechnicalLeads and
other internalgroups (Requirements,Configuration Management , Quality Assurance,
Test/Qualification, Airworthiness and Safety) torealise the project,reporting tothe progress and
costs to the programme manager. Working in an Agile method with scrumleads and burn charts I
would plan,trackand co-ordinate with thedevelopers, testers and other teams tomove through
the progress gates toformalqualification,acceptance and release.
Hewlett Packard Defence &Security Ltd
Project Manager
September 2008– September 2009
Working with theMinistry of Justice (MOJ)Iwas in charge of the Project Management Office
(PMO), this supported the Prison Service / prisons and their Information technology.My role
requiredthat Iprovide a focal point of contact and workwith thecustomers toreview their
processes and provide a rationalisation of tools and their processes. Rolling these out tothe users
through planned upgrades, communications and scheduled training sessions. Iwas in charge the
PMO HP staff and their workplanning activities. Reporting at internaland customer focused
meetings and dealing with feedbackand change control.

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Gary J Knight – CV_Jan 2015
EDS Corporation,(Electronic Data Systems)
Account Manager/ Client Deliver Manager
September 1998– September 2008
Working within EDS in a number of roles Responsible for running the ADA softwarecompiler
sy stems teamfor theMoD and the Eurofighter aircraft,the renewalof licences and contract with
the Customers and internal Commercialteamandcontrolling the Governance process with senior
Sales and Management.
Acting as Personnel resource and administration manager for my project teamas wellas other
allocated area wideteams,dealing with localHuman Resources (HR) issues (holidays,sickness
etc.) career planning and assessment,wage/bonus related enhancements and disciplinary actions
and improvements.
E.H.Industries Ltd
Software Quality Manager
April 1989 – August 1998
E.H. Industries (EHI) was an AngloItalian, Bi-NationalManagement Consortium,established by
the UKand Italian governments in 1981 tomanage all aspects of the EH101 Helicopter, as the
prime contractor.This was the Sea King replacement project,the aircraft is now in service with the
Roy al Navy and RAF as the Merlin ASW and HC3 rotary aircraft.
I had theresponsibility for all quality softwareaspects of the project and the E.H.Industries ISO
9001/3 certification. Ireported tothe Quality Director EHI. Ialsow orked with and audited the
twopartner companies GKN WestlandLtd (UK) and Agusta SPA (Italy)at their manufacturing
sites, alsoattending their sub-contractor/suppliers tomaintain the development the quality
processes with supported the generaland flight criticalsystems. Iattend the governmentaland
partner senior Quality Working groups where Ireported progress and findings on quality issues.
Rediffusion Simulation Ltd
Quality AssuranceManager
July 1987 – March 1989
I was theQuality Manager of the RSLManor Roy alplant where the design and manufacturer of
Flight and Training Simulators took place.Iwas responsiblefor themaintenance of the ISO 57 50
Quality management system for civil aspects and Allied Quality Assurance Publications (AQAO) 1
(hardware)and13 (software)for military applications.This encompassed process auditing and
quality manufacturing testing and acceptance of the products with the customers.Supplier
controls and reporting the senior RSLmanagement on issues and progress against plans.
Philips Electronics Industries Ltd
Production Equipment Engineering Technician/Night shift Supervisor
August 1986 – July 1987
In charge of the evening and night shift manufacturing team producing audioand visual devices.
Responsible toplan shifts and staff tomeet output requirements andreport progress and issue to
day teams andmanagement.Maintain hardware and software and prepare programmes for
dedicatedruns and new variants.
T horn E.M.I Datatech Defence Ltd
Automated Production Manager
August 1983 – June1986
Responsible for the AutomatedRobotic production area and staff,running threeshift system.
Prepare robotics and programmes,organise stock for manufacture andcontrol processes in line
with Quality and health andsafety. Reporting capability and progress against plans and look after
staff on all shifts.
Philips Electronics Industries Ltd
Senior Production Technician
August 1982 –August 1983
Responsible for the maintenance of the Automated Robotic production equipment,dealing with
subcontractors, planning down time and repairs and reporting issues and status tosenior
management.

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Gary J Knight – CV_Jan 2015
Philips Electronics Industries Ltd
Electrical Support Engineer
January 1981 – August 1982
Responsible for the installation and maintenance of Electricalsupplies and equipment,supporting
the factory, dealing with subcontractors,planning down time and repairs and reporting issues and
status tosenior management.
Philips Electronics Industries Ltd
ApprenticeTrained Electrical Engineer
January 1977 – January 1981
Trained on site in conjunction with the ElectricalIndustrialTraining Board (EITB).Training
cov ered allmechanicaldevice,tooling and machinery and electricalequipment and installation
from 6v to11K. AttendedCollege and gainedqualifications and indentures.
D.A.B Electronics Ltd
Service EngineerTrainee
July 1976 – January 1977
Support and repair of Electrical/Mechanical Office Equipment.
Education
Sept 2014
Feb 2014
Jan 2014
June 2013
July 2012
June 2011
Sept 2008 to Dec
2010
Sept 1998 to Sept
2008
Sept 2003-December
2003
June 1994-June 1995
Sept 1981-July 1983
Nov 1976- July 1981
Sept 1975-July 1976
Sept 1972-Sept 1975
Social Activities
Qualifications and T raining
Various CGI internal management and process training courses.
Prince2 Projects in an iterative environment.
Prince2 refresher course managing by Prince2 applied to all projects.
ITIL Foundation course 3 day courseon the fundamentals ofthe ITIL process
Scrum Master, 2 day coursedetailing the Scrum process and controls
Various HP internal management, security and operational training courses.
Various EDS internal management, operational training courses
Carshalton College of Further Education, Carshalton, Surrey
Electrical Installation Regulations BS7 67 1 2001 Blue (City & Guilds)
Institute of Quality Assurance
A2, Specifications, Standards and Quality Audit
A3, Quality Assurance Management
Merton Technical College, Morden, Surrey
Electrical Engineering HNC
Carshalton Technical College, Carshalton, Surrey
Electrical Engineering Installation ‘A’, (Approved) ‘B’ & (Technician) ’C’
(City & Guilds/ONC)
Merton Technical College, Morden, Surrey
(G1) General Course in Engineering (City & Guilds)
Pelham High School, Wimbledon, Surrey
CSE, Maths, English, Physics, History, Geography, Art, Metal work
Socialising with friends and relatives
Follow AFC Wimbledon FC
Attending Gym, Walking in local area
Attending Theatre, Cinema, Dining out
Road Rep and active member of local Residence association (Council elected body)
Treasure for local School PTA and Rainbows (young Brownies)
Supporter of restoration of local landmark