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    Al Priestman

    Al Priestman

    Co-Founder KNAF Associates

    City of Westminster, United Kingdom

    More than 20 years experience of learning, development and business transformation; Qualified to Chartered Institute of Personnel & Developmentlevel in the full training...Read moreMore than 20 years experience of learning, development and business transformation;

    Qualified to Chartered Institute of Personnel & Developmentlevel in the full training lifecycle (Analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation);

    Lead on learning strategy development for a range of public and private sector organisations;

    Direct and indirect management and development of staff;

    Substantial experience of task analysis; identifying current state operation, working with users and subject matter experts to define the desired state,

    Working with subject matter experts to integrate business or system processes with learner requirements;

    Adapting and scripting learning content to produce lesson storyboards;

    Hands on experience of learning content development using Adobe Captivate;

    Up to date knowledge and experience of current e-learning standards, including SCORM 2004 , AICC and W3C

    Development and evaluation of Invitations to Tender within the Public Sector;

    Over 10 years experience negotiating with and managing suppliers and consultants;

    Significant Prince 2 project management experience;

    Proven supplier, customer and stakeholder management skills, (up to Board level)

    Learning & Development Management / Consultancy;
    Behaviourial Change;
    Project Management (Prince2);
    Transformation & Change Management;
    Stakeholder & Vendor Management

    Software Applications used:

    MS Windows (all versions up to Windows 7)
    MS Office (all versions)
    MS Outlook
    MS Access
    MS Project
    MS Visio
    MS Expressions Web
    Serif WebPlus
    Serif PagePlus
    Dreamweaver
    WordPress
    Paintshop Pro
    Open Office
    Lotus Notes
    Adobe Acrobat X Pro
    Adobe Captivate
    Lectora Snap
    Oracle UPK
    Moodle
    Inux (specifically Ubuntu)

    Area Covered: London, United Kingdom
    Company Name: Alpriestman
    Employees: 1


    Work Experience
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    Summary: An accomplished L&D professional, with demonstrable consultancy skills and a solid understanding of change and project management methodologies gained at PM and stream lead level is now actively seeking challenging interim or permanent opportunities.
    With an approachable personality, I possess strong analytical, vendor and staff management skills, I have the passion and credibility to create and integrate people centred development opportunities into the wider change agenda.
    Substantial experience of task analysis; identifying current state operation, working with users and subject matter experts to define the desired state, assessing the gap and proposing a range of options to bridge those gaps.
    Highly IT literate with an up to date knowledge of many commercial off the shelf products.
    Job Title: Senior Associate - Training Development
    Company: Sapient Nitro
    Description: The objective of this assignment is to develop a trainer training programme to support the implementation of a European Union (EU) wide project for the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information between EU Member States.
    From:01/Oct/2011

    Job Title: Learning and Graphics Design Developer
    Company: Private Company
    Description: Support and advice in the development of a counter terrorist financing (CTF) training programme for the US market.
    From:01/Feb/2011 To:01/May/2011

    Job Title: Freelance Trainer
    Company: Training Synergy Ltd
    Description: Ad Hoc Classroom delivery
    From:01/Jan/2011 To:01/Jan/2011

    Job Title: Learning Development & Behavioural Change Lead
    Company: Metropolitan Police
    Description: Working in a business change capacity as lead on L&D and Behavioural Change for a major programme of work within the Met Police.
    From:01/Oct/2009 To:01/Nov/2010

    Job Title: Training Manager
    Company: Cheltenham based Government Client
    Description: Working on behalf of HP Education Services in a security cleared role on a major IT platform upgrade linked to Windows Vista and Office 2007.
    Provision of advice and guidance to the Business Transformation Manager and to validate the assumptions made in the original training strategy, Recommending a strategic approach to business transformation training that would achieve the benefits outlined in the statement of work.
    From:01/Jan/2009 To:01/May/2010

    Job Title: Learning, Development & Behavioural Change
    Company: Metropolitan Police Service
    Description: The Improving Policing Information Programme (IPI) Programme is the largest police transformational change programme affecting people, process and technology in the UK. It aims to improve the way the MPS manages and processes policing information from incident, event or receipt of intelligence to disposal or handover to the criminal justice process.

    Working within Business Change, my remit was to ensure existing training across the MPS was in alignment with the various strategic drivers behind the Programme.
    From:01/Oct/2008 To:01/Feb/2009

    Job Title: Learning & Development Manager
    Company: Trusted Border Consortia
    Description: The e-Borders Programme created a joined up modernised intelligence-led border control and security framework, providing enhanced information about passengers and their movements through the use of new technology, processes and procedures.
    From:01/Jan/2008 To:01/Oct/2008

    Job Title: Learning Lead (Business Transformation)
    Company: The Home Office
    Description: Provision of expert advice to the Head of Business Transformation and Programme Director on the Home Office shared business services programme. Scoping, developing and implementing a blended, role based learning solution for a major business change programme to a customer base in excess of 20000 users.
    From:01/Jan/2007 To:01/Dec/2007

    Job Title: Interim Head of IT Training
    Company: United Nations – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna Austria
    Description: • Reviewing and quality assuring existing contracted out training provision;
    • Development of a blended learning strategy;
    • Raising the profile and communicating the aims of the IT Training team to internal customers;
    • Implementation of a proof of concept open source learning management system;
    • Writing a statement or requirements and Invitation to re-tender for the provision of IT Training to the IAEA
    From:01/Sep/2006 To:01/Jan/2007

    Job Title: associate
    Company: Psydev
    From:01/Jan/2006 To:01/Jan/2006

    Job Title: Civil Servant
    Company: UK Government
    Description: Numerous Government Departments, including:

    • Department for Education and Skills (DfES),
    • Department for Education and Employment,
    • Employment Department,
    • Health & Safety Executive,
    • DSS IT Services Agency.
    • DHSS
    • Unemployment Benefit Service
    • National Health Service (on secondment 2002 - 2006)

    Notable achievements during this period included:
    • Establishing what was at that time the largest e-Learning system in UK Government;
    • Project Manager (utilising PRINCE2 methodology) on a number of customer facing ICT projects;
    • Negotiation and subsequent management of Service Level Agreements between the Department and external training providers;
    • Participation in and running OGC Gateway Reviews;
    • Monitoring of trainer performance (internal and contracted in resource);
    • Engaging with internal customers to ensure that the Training department’s portfolio catered for the operational objectives of the organisation;
    • Developing communications strategies to support project implementations;
    • Facilitation of stakeholder groups and workshops (up to board level);
    • Management of in house National Training team >25 staff;
    • Departmental representative on the World e-Learning consortium and CeDefop (the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training);
    • System Testing of major Government IT systems, including the National Unemployment Benefit System (NUBS) and the Overseas Pensions System (OPs);
    • Exposure to Government procurement exercises, including writing and evaluating ITT’s
    From:01/Jun/1978 To:01/Nov/2002

    Job Title: Web Set up, design and publishing
    Company: The Constitution www.theconstitution.co.uk
    Description: Registered domain, arranged hosting and set up company email accounts.

    Full site design, including all artwork, typeface, wording and search engine optimisation (SEO)

    Ongoing maintenance as and when required by client.
    From:04/Apr/2011 To:21/Apr/2011

    Job Title: Web site design and publishing
    Company: The Spread Eagle Bar www.spreadeaglebar.com
    Description: Registered domain name and arranged hosting. Set up email accounts and configured client PC for access.

    Full site design, including wording, logos, artwork and branding.
    From:01/Nov/2011 To:01/Dec/2011

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    I need someone to separate flash files from within 2 Elearning courses currently built in Adobe Captivate
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