1. Evette Currie
PHONE 0161 301 3197/07403 791199 • E-MAIL EVETTE.CURRIE@GMAIL.COM
SUMMARY
An enthusiasticandeffective Project&Programme Manager with a successful and proven track record
of managing multiple projects concurrently. Self-motivated with the skills required to consistently
achieve andexceedchallenging targets. Possessing excellent communication and interpersonal skills
providing the ability to relate to people at all levels. Experienced in understanding and delivering
complex business change that supports the business/market needs.
KEY SKILLS
Full projectlifecycle frominitial meetingsandprojectscope,throughtoimplementation,training and
postimplementationsupport.
Creationandmanagementof projectdocumentation,risk,governance andissue logs,including
communication plans.
Excellentcommunicationandinterpersonal skillsthatenables the developmentof the relationships
requiredtoensure the successful deliveryof businesschange projects
Practical experience inthe deliveryof large scale ITledbusinesschange projects,includingthe delivery
of System&User Acceptance testing.
Managing transformational change programmestoimprove service tocustomers
Significantexperience of workingwithina regulatoryframeworkanditsassociatedgovernance.
RiskManagementincludingthe development&managementof RAIDDLogs
Managing budgets&resources
Directmanagementof team(s) includingbothclientand3rd partiestodeploythe solution
Business Analystwithexcellentanalytical &problem-solvingskills
ProjectmanagementtoolsincludingMSOffice,MSProject, SharePoint
CAREER HISTORY
Programme Manager – Yorkshire Water Oct 2014 to date
Provide independent programme and project management support to the Yorkshire Water
Blueprint 2020 programme to ensure best practise is in place and assist in the development of
the 5 year plan, while ensuring alignment with the goals and objectives of the business.
 Programme & project management of the BP2020 programme, including the Change

2. Portfolio workstreams
 Support other project & programme managers across the business with best practise
 Ensure a robust governance process is adhered to for all the projects
 Effectively liaise with the business units to deliver the optimal solutions that aligns to the
departmental purpose
Project Manager – Wirral Council 01/2014 -08/2014
Aug 2014
Projectmanagementof the successful deliveryof business tobusiness eventsaspart of the overall
IFB2014 programme. Businessanalysis withthe InvestmentStrategy teamandmultipleexternal
partnersto define the formatof the eventsandcommunicate the concepttothe IFB2014 marketing
team.
 BusinessAnalysisof the RegionalGrowthFundallocationprocesstosupportthe councils
regenerationstrategy
 Developmentof the AdvancedManufacturingtheme of the B2Beventsinorderto complement
boththe IFB2014 overall programme of eventsandWirral Councilsregenerationstrategy.
 Identificationof speakersforthe conference,andliaisonwithindustrypartnerstoconfirm
attendance atthe event.
 Developvenue theme &technical specificationforeventdelivery
 Creationof registrationinfrastructure
 Definitionof sponsorship/exhibitorproposals
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Project Manager - Cheshire Constabulary 2008 - 2013
Project management of the successful delivery of large scale organisational change to support both
operational and back office functions, within the public sector. Throughout my career in the
ConstabularyIhave adopteda numberof projectmethodologies thatadvocate astructuredframework
– Prince, Quest, Agile and Systems Thinking.
 Responsible formanagingthe deliveryof digital case managementfilesfromthe Constabularyto
boththe CrownProsecutionService andthe Courts. Developedand maintainedahighlevel
strategicchange planfor the Head of Criminal Justice toassisthimidentifyand manage the
multiple Criminal Justice workstreamsonaprogramme managementbasis
 Reviewedthe conceptof a Police LedProsecutionmodel proposedwithinthe widerCriminal Justice
arena anddevelopedthe strategicbusinesscase to demonstrate its alignment to the Constabulary
organisational goals, and gained approval for its introduction into the force’s Criminal Justice
programme.
 Usinga portfoliomanagementapproachI delivered the Police National Database (PND) system into
the force, whichincluded the implementationof anIdentity&AccessManagementsolutionandthe
confidential network that were mandatory pre requisites for access to the PND system.
 Managed the migration of the forces mobile phone capability from one network provider to

3. another to achieve reduced billing costs
 To mitigate the strategicriskalignedtothe electronicrecordingof MissingPersons investigations, I
developed the businesscase tofacilitate the businessunderstandingandapproval of the solutionto
be delivered,andsubsequentlymanagedthe implementationof the solution into the organisation.
Business Analyst - Cheshire Constabulary 2003 - 2007
Businessanalysisandprojectmanagementof applicationsolutions fromthe initial requirement
throughto the handoverof the deliveredsolutiontothe business. Applyingastructured,disciplined
and methodical approachtoplanningandmanagingprojects,tasksandresourceswithinaproject
environmentwithinthe guidelinesof the PRINCE2 methodology
 Businessanalysiswithclientstogatherthe requirementsanddetermine anappropriate solution.
Gainingknowledgeof the currentIT infrastructure andthe businessprocessestheysupportwithin
the relevantbusinessfunction
 Projectmanagementof the implementationof anumberof webbasedsolutionswhichrequire the
co-ordinationof anumberof resources fromwithinthe business
 Co-ordinatedthe deliveryof anumberof national systems thatrequiredchangestoboththe force
IT infrastructure andbusinessprocesses.
Project Manager – Blue Fountain Systems, Liverpool 2002 – 2003
Projectmanagementof newapplicationsdevelopedusingOpenSource technologyforsmall and
mediumsizedcustomersbasedinthe UKand Europe.The companydevelopednewapplication
solutionsbasedonbudgetsof £50,000 - £100,000 and facilitated changestocurrentbusinessprocesses
by enablingclientstoaccessandmanipulate datainlegacysystemsonmultipleplatformsusingaweb
browser.Workingthroughall aspectsof the developmentlifecyclefrombusinessanalysisthroughto
systemimplementation,includingbusinessprocessre-engineering.
 Businessanalysiswithclientstogatherthe requirementsanddetermine anappropriate solution.
Gainingknowledgeof the currentIT infrastructure andthe businessprocessestheysupportwithin
the relevantbusinessfunction
 Developmentof anAutomaticLine Control Systemthatallowedthe clienttoreceive andprocessan
electronicdatasignal thatcontrolled the assemblyline buildprocess
 Implementationof aSales& Ordersystemfor a car manufacturerthatenablesthe dealernetwork
to ordercars andthe associatedservice functions.
IT Development Analyst – GE Capital TLS, Manchester 2001 - 2002
The function covered business analysis and project management from the initial requirement
identificationthrough to the final handover of delivered solutions into a production environment for
the business. An internal project methodology - ITDFSS was adopted for all projects delivered

4.  Implementationof Siebel Salesaspartof the TLS commitmenttocreate a CRM programme and
automatingthe Salesprocessforthe leasingof commercial vehicles.The applicationwasrolledout
as botha mobile anddesktop solutionutilisingaclient/serverframeworkonaUnix/Oracle platform
 Liaisonwiththe businessprocessownerstodetermine the ITstrategicandtactical alignmentof the
Call Centre andPricingfunctionstodefine asolutionforthe transitiontoSiebel aspartof the
businesscommitmenttoaCRM solution
 Analysisof the ApplicationSupportprovisionacrossthe businessestoco-ordinate all the Support
ProcessesandService Level Agreementsanddefineadefaultagreementtoemploywhen
outsourcingfuture supportrequirements
 VendorManagementrole outsourcingthe ApplicationSupportprovisionsforanumberof disparate
applications
Business Systems Manager – Norweb Energi, Manchester 1996 – 2001
The role as Business Systems manager involved managing the maintenance and development of the
applications utilised by the Norweb Energi business. Its main function was to identify and deliver
solutionsfor a variety of IT and business issues. I also managed a network administration team and a
small team of technical developers, including external consultants where appropriate.
 Data Warehouse solutionutilisingSQLServer,CognosandPowerplaywebtechnologies.A phased
deliveryacrossthe businessfunctionswasadopted
 Migrationof the of the gas billingfunctiontothe corporate billingsystemachievingreducedbilling
costs
 The creationof businessspecificationstofacilitatethe businessunderstandingof the solution
deliveredandthe generationof systemdesignspecificationswhenrequired
 Integrationof EasternEnergylegacysystemswithNorwebEnergi systemsforbothgas and
electricitysystems
 Co-ordinatingmultiple projectswithinthe businessadoptingaProgramme Management
methodology
QUALIFICATIONS
 BA (Hons) Business Studies – 2:1
 3 ‘A’ Levels
 8 ‘O’ Levels including English + Mathematics

5. BUSINESS & MANAGMENTTRAINING
COURSE TITLE COURSE PROVIDER YEAR
ITIL Foundation – IT Service Management PinkRoccade UK Ltd 2004
ObjectOrientatedSystemsAnalysis&
DesignusingUML
Remarc Professional
Development
2004
BusinessProcessEngineering Remarc Professional
Development
2004
Intensive UMLwithEnterprise Architect DunstanThomas 2006
Business BenefitsRealisation XansaEducation &
Training
2006
Fundamentalsof ProjectManagement Remarc Professional
Development
2006
EstimatingTechniquesforSoftware
Development
ParityTraining 2007
Prince Practitioner ParityTraining 2008
Managementof Risk - Foundation Remarc Professional
Development
2009
IntroductiontoNegotiationSkills Purchasing
ManagementServices
2012
PERSONAL INFORMATION
 Full driving license & own car
 Interests include reading, walking the dog and listening to music