Mark Whitfield is a Senior IT Project Manager based in Manchester

Mark Whitfield is a highly experienced Senior IT Project Manager based in Manchester, UK, with over 31 years of experience in the IT industry specializing in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. He holds SC clearance (valid until 2031) and has a strong technical background in banking and digital project delivery, including experience as a developer in software development lifecycles (SDLC).

Mark Whitfield is a highly experienced Senior IT Project Manager based in Manchester
Mark Whitfield is a highly experienced Senior IT Project Manager based in Manchester

Professional Biography

After graduating in Computing in 1990, Mark began his career as a programmer specializing in Electronic Banking software on Tandem Mainframe Computers (HPE NonStop). He spent five years coding in COBOL85 and NonStop SQL for banking clients before transitioning into project management.

Mark has operated as a Senior IT Project Manager for over two decades, delivering complex projects for major blue-chip clients, including Jaguar Landrover, Heathrow, Royal Mail Group, and various financial institutions. He currently provides project management templates based on his extensive experience via his website, PROject Templates.

Example POaP Plan On a Page templates by Mark Whitfield

Key Skills & Expertise

  • Methodologies: Agile SCRUM, Waterfall, PRINCE2 Practitioner.
  • Technologies: HP NonStop (BASE24, TAL, C, C++, SQL), Java, .NET, Mobile (iOS, Android, Windows).
  • Areas: ATM software delivery, Gambling/Casinos, Public Sector/LRG, Payment Systems, Digital Transformation.
  • Clearance: SC Cleared until 2031.
Capgemini Engagement Manager, 2016 thru 2025
Capgemini Engagement Manager, 2016 thru 2025

Professional Career & Projects

Capgemini UK (Jan 2016 – Present)

  • Role: Client-facing SC Cleared Engagement Manager.
  • Projects: Delivered Waterfall and Agile digital projects for automotive, local regional government (LRG), postal services, and aerospace & defence sectors.
C&CA UK’s Communications & Engagement Award Winner 2022

Betfred (Late 2014 – Jan 2016)

  • Role: Senior IT Project Manager.
  • Projects: Managed mobile and online gambling/casino projects, including payment gateways, sportsbook, and virtual gaming using Agile SCRUM.

Wincor Nixdorf (Sept 2013 – Late 2014)

  • Role: Agile IT PM, Professional Services – Banking Division.
  • Projects: Managed ATM software delivery (Wincor Nixdorf work stream >£5M) for Lloyds Banking Group/Halifax.

Insider Technologies Limited (Aug 1995 – Sept 2013)

  • Role: Project Manager – Strategic Technical Initiatives.
  • Projects: Technical pre-sales, product management, and installation for HPE NonStop banking products (Reflex 80:20, RTLX).
HP NonStop TAL Programming Course
1995, HP NonStop TAL Programming Course

The Software Partnership / Deluxe Data (1990 – 1995)

  • Role: Programmer.
  • Projects: Developed code for sp/ARCHITECT-BANK on Tandem Computers for banks like TSB, Bank of Scotland, and Rabobank.

Professional Training & Certification

Registered PRINCE2 Practitioner (May 2011, ILX)
Registered PRINCE2 Practitioner (May 2011, ILX)
1990, BTEC HND in Computer Studies from Bolton Institute of Higher Education, BIHE
1990, BTEC HND in Computer Studies from Bolton Institute of Higher Education, BIHE

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Author: Mark Whitfield

Welcome to my site! After graduating in Computing in 1990, I accepted a position as a programmer at a Runcorn based software house specialising in electronic banking software, namely sp/ARCHITECT-BANK on Tandem Computers (now HPE NonStop). This was before the internet became more prevalent and so the notion of enabling desktop access to company accounts for inter-account transfers and book keeping was still quite a cutting edge idea (and smartphones only ever hinted at in Space 1999). The company was called The Software Partnership (which was taken over by Deluxe Data in 1994). I spent 5 years in Runcorn developing code for SP/ARCHITECT for various banks like TSB, Bank of Scotland, Rabobank and Girofon (Denmark) to name but a few. I then moved onto a software house in Salford Quays for further bank facing projects. After a further 23 years in the IT industry and now a Senior IT Project Manager (both Agile and Waterfall delivery), I thought I would echo out my Career Profile in this corner of the internet for quick and easy access.

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