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CURRICULUM VITAE - Summary
JOHN ROBERT HALFACRE
21 Bell Lane, Broxbourne, Herts EN10 7HG
Telephone: 01992 446705 Mobile : 07919 054057 E-Mail : JHalf@Aol.com
Date of Birth: 03/06/58. Nationality: British.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Integral Continuity Ltd - Director 2003 - date
Established an independent Business Continuity Management consultancy offering a range of services for the set-up, management and operation of business continuity functions.
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Ltd (now part of the Allianz Group) City of London 1986-2003
Director, IT (Business Continuity Management) – May 2002 to date
Director, IT Security Operations – Sept 1998 to May 2002
Assistant Director, Management Services – 1990 to 1998
Corporate Standards Officer 1988-90
Data Administrator 1986-88
During this period major activities included :
Management of Business Continuity program globally, including :
· Establishment and operation of standby dealing room facilities
· Design, build and operation of an in-house business recovery centre (800 desks)
· Subsequent transition of in-house business recovery site to an outsourced facility (677 desks plus data centre) – including specification, tendering, contract negotiation, implementation and testing
· Design and implementation of fully resilient data and voice networks and data processing centres
· Establishment of Business Continuity teams and recovery sites in London, New York, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Frankfurt
· Business Continuity projects in Paris, Madrid, Milan and Warsaw
· Running global Business Continuity workshops for the Dresdner Bank Group
· Recruitment and organisation of Global IT Security team (totalling 63 staff) in London, New York, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Singapore, Hong Kong
Core involvement in the development of the Business Continuity Management policy and program for the global Allianz Group.
Deputy Head of the Global IT Security function, responsible for setting up and managing a team of 63 staff distributed globally, with a budget of EUR16M.
Data Protection Officer for the UK Investment Banking activities of Dresdner Bank Group
Management of a small team of business analysts providing consultancy and services for senior management (up to and including board level). Projects included :
· Control of all major contract tendering within the IT and Operations areas, including detailed negotiation of IT and services contracts leading teams of lawyers, technical specialists and consultants.
· Management of outsourcing projects covering Data Centre, PC and Network Support and Property management.
· Restructuring of business functions including Health and Safety, Settlements and Divisional management. Implementation of staff development function, including a world-wide secondment program, school leaver recruitment scheme and various training programs
· Recommendation and implementation of policies and procedures covering all aspects of IT and Operations worldwide
Cossor Electronics Ltd 1980-1986
Harlow
Data Administrator (1983-86) - Managing a Data Administration Team including implementation of standards, procedures and software packages to support development of mainframe based systems covering all aspects of the business.
Business Systems Analyst (1980-83) - Analysis of various systems and procedures - making recommendations for improvements
Robert Bosch Ltd, Watford - Statistics Clerk 1976-1977
Barclays Bank, Watford - General Clerk 1975
EDUCATION
DEGREE : Bsc (Hons) Management Science - Grade IIi
4 A-LEVELS, 10 O-LEVELS
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