Harlan Webber is a versatile Financial Markets Consultant/Vice President with over 15 years of experience in business continuity, information security, project management, and business development. He has held various roles at State Street Global Markets in London such as Business Continuity Manager, Business Project Manager, and Business Information Security Officer. In these roles, he has delivered projects on time and under budget, improved business processes, and ensured regulatory compliance. Webber has a Bachelor's degree in Economics/Business Administration and professional certifications. He is interested in technology, choral singing, antiques, and entrepreneurship.

1. HARLAN GEORGE WEBBER
+44 (7976) 444 707 http://uk.linkedin.com/in/harlanwebber harlan@thewebbers.org
PROFILE
A versatile and solution focused Financial Markets Consultant/Vice President with expert technical knowledge and
extensive experience in business continuity, information security, business development and project management. A
proficient strategist, with a deep understanding of business needs and an adept facility to manage necessary change;
capturing, analysing and documenting requirements whilst supporting effective communication and project delivery. A
creative and inventive professional, who embraces the latest IT trends to deliver beneficial business outcomes through
the innovative use of technology. Proven ability to bring valuable analysis to life via Business Intelligence tools and
with an impressive record in asset servicing and trading within a major financial institution.
HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERTISE
● Created and implemented innovative databases with QlikView Business Intelligence Dashboards for analysis
that delivered 20% efficiency gains and led to a substantial further investment, involving 2 trading products
● Restructured the IT support model for State Street UK, including a new system inventory and detailed step-by-
step user ID request procedures, which evolved to become both the EMEA and the global model across the
company
● Resolved PFPV trustee fund reporting problems inside a critical timeframe that successfully met Inland
Revenue deadlines for clients and saved senior colleagues from personal liability as trustees
KEY SKILLS
● Information security
● Business continuity
● Complex project management
● Management/Leadership
● Business transformation
● Strategy, direction and delivery
● Advanced and broad ability in IT
● Cost/Profit management - SLAs, KPIs
● Employee leadership and mentoring
● System/process improvement
● Stakeholder and Third party vendor management
● Business modelling (process & data)
● Disaster Recovery, planning and compliance
● Budget control
CAREER HISTORY
Dec 2008 – Nov 2015 Vice President/Consultant
STATE STREET, GLOBAL MARKETS – LONDON
Context: A multi-faceted, senior position, encompassing a range of roles at differing times within the company:
Business Continuity Manager
● Managed all aspects of a challenging division’s Disaster Recovery (DR); working closely with all key
stakeholders, ascertained business requirements and ensured parties were effectively informed of project
details and technical aspects: Developed agreed programme that both improved compliance and allowed for a
50% staff reduction
● Undertook detailed analysis of existing operations, then introduced and managed a range of technical
innovations which refined processes and mitigated exposure during disruptions: Reduced delays and
inefficiencies by 50%
● Designed and deployed a SharePoint™ intranet portal, detailing the corporate business continuity programme,
encompassing 20 business functions, including graphical maps and an automated staff alert system: Delivered
a 300% improvement to decision-making response times and 500% improvement to staff alert response time
● Pro-actively applied a comprehensive range of innovations to other related divisions, creating an integrated
and cohesive DR plan, covering preventive, detective and corrective measures: Resulted in the past 4 years
being DR audit issue free

2. Business Project Manager
● Successfully designed and led multiple projects; provided technical expertise in strategic planning, and set
goals; defined budget requirements, made recommendations, identified potential risks and achieved project
timelines
● Headed the management of key staff, including a team of technical specialists, built a culture of people
management based on valuing employees and grounded in ensuring project goals were understood at all
levels; motivating, training, and explicitly recognising individuals’ strengths
● Successfully delivered and managed a number of projects by ensuring clear communication and accurate
reporting was maintained across the project life-cycle, at all levels
Specific Projects:
● Delivered bespoke Landline and Mobile Telephone recording systems to comply with new regulations
● Drove comprehensive IT rollouts including a company-wide, Windows 7 upgrade: Detailed user profiles saved
considerable time and reduced expected costs on all projects
● Designed and implemented a new MiFID Management Reporting process that was fully compliant and
resulted in substantial efficiency gains
Business Information Security Officer
● Improved staff efficiency and morale by crafting and implementing on-line procedures that provided high-
value assistance across the board, including; fast-tracked administration requests to aid staff users and
improved the process for Application ID requests – saving time and money
● Facilitated easy and secure `Work From Home` access, including 24/7 remote support and created both User
Access Reviews and Compliance Control Audits
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Feb 2004 – Dec 2008: Vice President, Manager of Core App Support – UK Technology Services
EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATES/ HONORS
 Bachelor of Arts, Economics / Business Administration Minor: University of New Hampshire: Durham, New
Hampshire, Whittemore School of Business & Economics (recently rebranded to Peter T Paul College of
Business and Economics)
 Honours
o Cross-Divisional Cash Award from the UK business budget to an IT staff bonus award
o Founding Member, Global Technology Excellence in Action Committee
o Chairperson, Mutual Funds Training Committee
o Member, Performance Measurement Committee
o Mutual Fund Employee Excellence Award
INTERESTS
 Technology – at home on all platforms & devices, Home Automation, Web-Design
 The Canary Wharf Choir – Tenor & Webmaster
 Antique clocks and art appreciation coming from 3 generations of Antiques dealers
 Entrepreneurship having participated in 2 start-ups, including a recent software company
 I am a major film buff with impressive recall which is useful for corporate quiz nights