Summary : 1990 – present

Mark Whitfield is a UK-based, SC-cleared Senior IT Project Manager and Engagement Manager with over three decades of experience in software development lifecycle (SDLC) delivery.

Over his career, he has transitioned from deep technical engineering on legacy systems (HPE NonStop formerly Tandem Computers) to enterprise-scale digital transformation, cloud migrations, and API-led integrations. He is also the author of a comprehensive online toolkit for project delivery frameworks.

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Project Management Career Breakdown:

1. Early Engineering & Technical Analysis Era (1990–1995)

• Company Worked: The Software Partnership / Deluxe Data International
• Geographical Location: Runcorn (head office) / on-site at both Knutsford / Poole, UK (for Barclays delivery)
• Clients include: Barclays Bank (BBM II), RaboBank, Bank of Scotland, Girofon, TSB
• Main Focus Items: Core software design, coding, and back-end integration for electronic desktop banking.
• Technology Areas: Electronic banking software systems. Periphonics interactive (touch-tone phone) voice software.
• Software Languages/Products: sp/ARCHITECT-BANK, C, C++, COBOL, TAL, PATHWAY, Tandem Mainframes (now HPE NonStop)
• Methodology: Early iterative development & structured Waterfall lifecycles.

2. Technical Consultancy & Product Management (1995–2013)

• Company Worked: Insider Technologies Limited (ITL)
• Geographical Location: Salford Quays, UK; London, UK; Client sites across Europe/ Middle East
• Clients include: Global Payments, Standard Chartered, Girofon, Rabobank, CRESTCo (Euroclear), Alrajhi Bank, LloydsTSB. HSBC, Santander, Bank of Ireland, Bank of Valletta (Malta) and both Commercial and Piraeus Bank (Greece)
• Main Focus Items: Infrastructure consulting, volume testing, system management, and Service Level Agreement (SLA) monitoring for critical path payment applications. Attending related conferences, EBUG, ITUG, BITUG, SATUG
• Technology Areas: ATM/POS transaction monitoring and stock settlement.
• Software Languages/Products: Reflex, RTLX, Sentra, TIVOLI, COMMAND/POST, XPERT24, XPNET, HPE NonStop, HP OpenView Operations, BASE24 Classic, BASE24-eps, C, C++, SQL, COBOL, TAL, PATHWAY, HPE NonStop
• Methodology: Structured Waterfall, Agile Scrum & Custom Product Engineering Lifecycles.

3. Professional Services Banking Delivery (2013–2014)

• Company Worked: Wincor Nixdorf
• Geographical Location: Woking / Bracknell / UK wide
• Client: Lloyds Banking Group
• Main Focus Items: Modernising legacy ATM software and directing hardware/software transitions.
• Technology Areas: Multi-vendor hardware & software integration for ATMs.
• Software Languages/Products: BASE24 Classic, ProClassic Enterprise (PC/E), Oracle, AIX Platform, Windows 7
• Methodology: Strict PRINCE2 Waterfall and Agile transition methodologies.
• Also: Wincor ‘Above and Beyond’ award for Customer Satisfaction, Commitment to Excellence and Commitment to One Wincor

4. Digital Sportsbook Transformation (2014–2016)

• Company Worked: Betfred
• Geographical Location: Wigan / Greater Manchester, UK
• Client: Betfred Online and Mobile
• Main Focus Items: Taking new sports and virtual gaming components live, integrating payment gateways, managing app release cycles, and handling regulatory compliance.
• Technology Areas: Fraud detection, consumer mobile/desktop betting platforms.
• Software Languages/Products: Java, iOS, Android, MS SQL, ASP.NET
• Methodology: Agile SCRUM.

5. Enterprise Cloud & Integration Delivery (2016–Present)

• Company Worked: Capgemini UK Consultancy
• Geographical Location: Manchester / and UK wide
• Clients include: Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Royal Mail Group (RMG), NATS, UK Gov, Heathrow, MuleSoft (augmented)
• Main Focus Items: Managing hybrid cloud migrations, re-hosting/refactoring applications, API-led connectivity, and complex manufacturing supply chain data pipelines.
• Technology Areas: Hybrid cloud infrastructure and system integration.
• Software Languages/Products: MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Azure, AWS, Power Platform, Enablon
• Methodology: Hybrid Agile and PRINCE2.
• Also: C&CA UK’s Communications & Engagement Award Winner 2022 – Cloud & Custom Applications – Capgemini UK.

In addition to his consultancy work, Mark Whitfield actively publishes his extensive collection of Project Management Templates, which are actively utilized across the industry for RAID Logs, Agile Burndown Charts, and Plan on a Page (POaP) blueprints.