Contact | Mobile: +44 (0) 1253 759270 Email: malcolm.cantor@gmail.com |
Location Security Cleared | 17 Willow Dale, Thornton, Cleveleys, Fylde. FY5 5JW. Security Clearance SC Level expired Nov 21, held by BAE Systems PLC |
A confident, versatile & commercially astute Project Manager, Programme Manager & BI Consultant with 20+ years of experience across B2B, B2C, banking, financial, public, defence, consulting and corporate sectors.
PRINCE2-certified & Subject Matter Expert in Business Intelligence, with a pragmatic approach to applying best practice Agile or Waterfall methodologies, along with a reputation for delivering modern high-quality BI solutions & improvements.
Collaborative approach to successful transformational leadership, engaging with business stakeholders at C-level / Board & 3rd parties, delivering ‘fit for purpose’ solutions and technology-enabled business change.
Able to translate business & IT requirements into tangible, realistic programme deliverables and outcomes.
Highly accomplished, able to design and execute effective project delivery strategies, vision & roadmaps, achieving the required outcomes through the leadership of multi-disciplinary teams in complex global settings.
Experience of driving change management, complex transformational change, IT infrastructure renewals, process re-design, quality improvement, risk mitigation, efficiencies and full business benefits realisation.
Key skills & business capabilities
Certified Scrum Master  Follow Agile Methodology and Lean Practices, inc. Scrum, Kanban, or Waterfall where appropriate
| Business Planning & Strategy Development Azure & Snowflake Data Management Solutions implementations |
Commercial Management & Financial Management | IT, Digital, Technology and Business Alignment |
Best Practice Methodologies, PRINCE2 | Lifecycle understand phases for delivery |
Full Project Lifecycle Management & Delivery | Change Management & Business Transformation |
Maintain delivery Momentum | Business Analysis & Business Intelligence (BI) |
Business Cases and Benefits Realisation | Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation |
Business Process Re-engineering & Delivery | ERP, Financial & Operational IT Systems |
Team Leadership, Mentoring, Coaching & Motivation | Systems Migration and Data Management |
3rd Party, Vendor and Supplier Management Linux Platform experience from various Clients Communication key to successful implementations
| understanding of government commercial practices/ procurement Experience of data projects and governance commercial processes gained from MOD Contracts |
Career to date
Feb 2008 to Present | BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (BI) LEAD DEVELOPER / BI SOLUTION ARCHITECT, Own Limited Company |
Responsible for delivery of top-level BI consulting services, delivering strategic & practical solutions - Founder of the business, specialising in BI Agile Methodologies solutions and programme management
- Client-facing role, delivering new BI architecture, development and maintenance programmes globally
- End-to-end programme delivery, including initiation, execution, budget, risk and change management
- Managing a series of individual projects simultaneously, ensuring the timely realisation of deliverables
- Overseeing core programme progress, enabling early detection of issues & rapid problem resolution
- Producing regular progress reports, enabling effective decision-making by the client’s leadership team
- Data Protection knowledge and expertise gained from International Data Migration Projects
- Gained infrastructure knowledge including Linux Platform for Docker installation
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Nov 2022 to Present | NON-EXECUTIVE CONSULTANCY, Karma Claims Limited |
Participate in Board committees, such as Audit, Remuneration, or Risk Committees - Providing oversight and practices, including financial reporting, internal controls, and risk management.
- Offering financial expertise and advice to the board and senior management team.
- Reviewing and challenging the accuracy of financial statements and other reports.
- Monitoring and assessing the company's risk exposure and making recommendations for risk mitigation strategies.
- Providing strategic direction to the company with regards to financial issues for Capex, funding and investments.
- Ensuring that the company's governance processes are robust and transparent.
- Contributing to the development of the company's financial strategies
- Ensuring that the company is transparent and accountable in its financial reporting.
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Sep 2021 to Sep 2022 | PROJECT DELIVERY MANAGER, TCS for Standard Life Aberdeen |
Responsible for all aspects of Business Intelligence Delivery, Team Leadership, Process Improvement - Managing BI projects, DWH, Migration, Investment & Finance Domains, in SSRS, SAS, OBIEE & Power BI
- Strong Project Management skills around plan, Governance and Budget following Agile Methodology
- Strong stakeholder management skills as Business Teams are the Delivery Team
- Manage a team of 35+ Offshore and Onshore
- Project Manage dependences across workstreams, developing delivery plan & escalating blockers
- Technical experience in BI, SAS, DWH, Azure Cloud, Power BI, SSRS
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Oct 2016 to Jul 2021 | BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PROJECT DELIVERY MANAGER, BAE Systems PLC Military Air Information |
Responsible for all aspects of Business Intelligence team leadership, championing BI improvements - Appointed to lead a large team of Cognos & Planning Analytics, Tableau and Power BI Engineers
- Accountable for the implementation of the Business Intelligence strategy, following Agile Methodology
- Full remit for resource planning, task allocation, motivation, coaching and performance improvement
- Oversaw data extraction projects, complex analysis, reports production & the design of BI solutions
- Reviewed internal BI processes & procedures, resulting in improved efficiency and team productivity
- 3rd Party Vendor and Supplier Management
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Apr 2016 to Sep 2016 | INTERIM HEAD OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, Rexel Ltd |
Responsible for all aspects of interim BI leadership, devising & implementing BI strategy & operations - Parachuted-in to head-up a Business Intelligence function, in line with the overall business objectives
- Leadership & motivation of a team of Business Intelligence Analysts, delivering against set targets
- Full remit for strategic analysis, planning, resource allocation, processes & functional performance
- Devised and executed a Business Intelligence strategy, along with a clear roadmap for realisation
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Dec 2015 to Mar 2016 | BI PROJECT MANAGER CONSULTANT, MOD (DIO) |
Responsible for provision of top-level BI consultancy, delivering strategic and pragmatic solutions - Subject Expert, advising the Business Intelligence function with aim to improve overall performance
- Established a training programme for the Business Intelligence team, increasing skills & capabilities
- Successfully installed & configured IBM Cognos Analytics software, improving the quality of analysis
- Produced & improved a series of dashboards, scorecards & active reports, providing high quality data
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Aug 2015 to Nov 2015 | PROJECT MANAGER, AB Mauri Ltd |
Responsible for business analysis, improving operational systems and championing best practice - Championed a series of projects with an aim to modernise business analysis & planning infrastructure
- Upgraded IBM Cognos TM1 servers from Windows server 2003 R2 to 2008 R2, improving operations
- Successfully upgraded IBM Cognos TM1 from 9.5.2 to 10.22, enhancing functionality and productivity
- Championed and adopted best practice approaches and tools, significantly improving performance
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Jan 2015 to Jul 2015 | BI PROJECT MANAGER, MOD |
Responsible for all aspects of BI consultancy and project leadership, transforming IT systems & tools - Appointed to spearhead a series of projects, aimed at improving Business Intelligence infrastructure
- Gained experience of data projects and government commercial processes
- Upgraded Oracle from 11i to R12 for Defence Business Systems, enabling improved operations
- Successfully upgraded IBM Cognos BI from 8.4 to 10.22, enhancing functionality and productivity
- Re-designed & executed a new BI reporting tools/processes, removing waste & realising efficiencies
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Aug 2014 to Dec 2014 | BI TEAM LEAD for BI & TM1 CONSULTANT ANALYSTS, Sony Computer Entertainment (Playstation) |
Responsible for all aspects of project leadership, consultancy and BI expertise, driving improvements - Appointed to role to maintain & administer the Cognos BI suite and TM1server environments globally
- Full remit for system analysis, stakeholder engagement, risks, issues detection & mitigation/resolution
- Undertook user requirements gathering, analysis & effective solution design / implementation phases
- Delivered a series of new Cognos-based business intelligence reports, aligned to user requirements
- Performed numerous ad-hoc analyses within short notice, swiftly responding to the client’s requests
- Designed a centralised global data warehouse, enabling the business to realise efficiencies & savings
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May 2014 to Jul 2014 | BI RELEASE MANAGER, BAE Systems PLC Applied Intelligence |
Responsible for Cognos BI release management, project leadership & key stakeholder engagement - Spearheaded software development projects, aimed at improving Business Intelligence reporting
- Accountable for the delivery of on-time, high quality releases, enhancing Cognos based BI reporting
- Performed a series of quality audits and assurance activities, ensuring key high-quality deliverables
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Aug 2013 to Apr 2014 | ETL PROJECT MANAGER, SSE |
Responsible for all aspects of IT project leadership, driving software development and improvements - Led a portfolio of development initiatives, aimed at improving Cognos ERP BI & Analytics platforms
- Full accountable for delivery of on-time, high quality releases, enhancing core functional operations
- Undertook requirements gathering, strategic analysis, solution design, testing and implementation
- End-to-end project leadership, including initiation, execution risk, quality and change management
- Built strong relationships between IT developers & business users, ensuring alignment with needs
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Aug 2011 to Jul 2013 | BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE LEAD DEVELOPER & BI SOLUTION ARCHITECT, BAE Systems PLC Surface Ships |
Responsible for Business Intelligence innovation, driving efficiencies and operational improvements - Appointed to spearhead business projects, aimed at designing and developing IT-based BI solutions
- Full remit for user requirements gathering, analysis, solution modelling and effective implementation
- Designed system specifications, effectively translating user requirements into acceptable BI solutions
- Developed solutions using rapid prototyping methodologies and Agile systems integration techniques
- Migrated Oracle ERP-based BI reporting system to new Cognos 10 BI, enabling improved operations
- Created and established a data warehouse, improving data management & realising key efficiencies
- Designed and implemented a series of ERP system-based dashboards, enhancing decision-making
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Early career details include
2008 to 2011 | Business Intelligence (BI) Manager & IBM Head of BI | Synexus Clinical Research |
1991 to 2008 | Business Intelligence Manager / Project Manager | The Cooperative Bank (now CFS Plc) |
1985 to 1990 | Cost Accountant / Budget Accountant | The Cooperative Bank (now CFS Plc) |
1981 to 1984 | Credit Analyst | The Cooperative Bank (now CFS Plc) |
1980 to 1981 | Semi-Senior Audit Clerk | Simia Farra & Co Accountants |
Pre 1980 | Credit Control Clerk Trainee Accountant | Lambert Brothers Shipping Agents Goodier Smith and Redford Accountants |
IT, software & technical capabilities
IBM Cognos BI, Data Manager, Data Warehousing | MS Office, MS Project, Oracle Discoverer and OFA |
Planning and Contributor (V8.4), SAS & Webfocus | Power BI, Tableau, Azure cloud, SAS, Web Focus |
Professional accreditation & courses
PRINCE2 | PRINCE2, QBE |
Professional Development Courses: Certified Scrum Master | - SQL Server 2005 - Webfocus Programmer, SAS Programmer,- IBM Cognos Developer in Data Manager (ETL), BI Reporting, and Planning, Tableau |
Education & qualifications
Havering Technical College | Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), CIMA qualified |
Additional information
UK Citizen SC Security Cleared (till Nov 2021) Excellent references available upon request | Interests include: theatre, cinema, photography, music, sport, renovating cars and travelling |