Mark Whitfield is an SC-cleared Senior IT Project Manager, Engagement Manager, and former systems engineer based in Greater Manchester, UK.
With over 35 years of experience in the software development lifecycle (SDLC), he specialises in complex digital transformations, hybrid cloud migrations (AWS and Azure), API-led integrations, and core banking transactional engines. He is also the founder and creator of PROject Templates, an open-access toolkit for project delivery management.
🚀 Key Highlights & Career Journey
- Capgemini UK (2016–Present): Acts as a client-facing, SC-cleared Engagement Manager delivering high-profile, multi-million-pound Agile and Waterfall digital consultancies to public sector, aerospace, defence, and automotive clients.
- Betfred (2014–2016): Served as Senior IT Project Manager. He successfully used the Agile Scrum framework to deliver multiple online and mobile payment gateways, sportsbooks, and virtual gaming components.
- Wincor Nixdorf (2013–2014): Managed a £5+ million workstream as part of the Lloyds Banking Group Self-Service Software Replacement (SSSR) programme.
- Insider Technologies & Early Career (1990–2013): Progressed from an HPE NonStop/Tandem software developer to an IT Project Manager, engineering backend banking applications for blue-chip financial institutions like Barclays, TSB, and the Bank of England.
🏆 Achievements
- Project of the Year Award (2016): Won Capgemini’s internal Project of the Year award alongside a PM Recognition Award for leading a highly successful enterprise delivery team.
- Above & Beyond Awards: Earned multiple corporate delivery accolades during his tenure at Wincor Nixdorf for excellence in software stream management.
- Enterprise Scale Scale Management: Successfully managed cross-functional teams of over 100 staff, coordinated monthly project financial models, and directed large-scale migrations to Azure and the Microsoft Power Platform.
- Long-Term Security Clearance: Maintains active UK Security Clearance (SC Cleared), officially fully renewed and active until 2031.
💬 Reviews, Feedback, & Endorsements
Colleagues and client stakeholders highly endorse Mark across technical and leadership frameworks via his PROject Templates Portfolio Recommendations:
- Structured Delivery & Empathy: Peer managers and architects praise him for bringing immense structure to complex assignments. Ettore Giallaurito (MuleSoft Catalyst Launch alignment) stated that Mark “earned trust after very few interactions” and balanced strict delivery tracking with “the right tact and empathy.”
- Approachable Leadership: Developers note his strong technical background makes him an ideal leader. Former team member Karl Todd highlighted that Mark is highly professional, listens intently to technical roadblocks, and seamlessly amends plans to find alternative developer solutions.
- Passionate & Proactive: Former direct managers, such as Swaroop Panigrahi at Wincor Nixdorf, commend him as being “very passionate, proactive about his job,” and notably kind in his collaborative approach with diverse delivery teams.
- Technical Communication: He is frequently endorsed by business auditors for his thorough, clear risk logging (RAID) and for bridging the gap between deep infrastructure engineering teams and senior stakeholders.
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