Alan Christie

I have been involved in and around Hospital IT and medical devices throughout my career. Working for the NHS on two occasions, one early on as Bio engineer and more recently as an IT Senior Project manager with a large London Trust.

During the period between these two appointments, I was employed as PACS and RIS support in the UK as well as an International PACS / RIS Implementation manager based in the Middle East. In addition to working in Healthcare I spent a couple of years in Facility management as member the team responsible for the day to day running of the Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University.

Change Healthcare – London

Programme Manager September 2022 - Current

• Programme Leadership: Working with the Regional Director on suitable strategies and objectives, ensuring an appropriate programme or project management framework is in place.
• Financial Management: Ensure allocated Programmes are completed within the approved budget and timescales. Agree budget and agree resource management planning. Ensure that revenue and costs are managed and delivered to agreed plans.
• Quality Assurance: ensuring effective quality assurance and the overall integrity of the programme - focusing inwardly on the internal consistency of the programme,
• Relationship management: network effectively, negotiate well and influence people, broker relationships with stakeholders within and outside the program and be aware of the broader perspective and how it affects allocated Programmes.
• Plan and manage with cross functional senior workstream leaders, new opportunities with luminary customers which does not align with current program.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams such as Sales, Product, Marketing, Compliance, Finance, and other key teams to document the opportunities, their impact, as well as any follow-on opportunity that could be created in the market.
• Present information to key stakeholders to gain consensus, and upon approval, modify current plans and communicate plan changes via both executive summary and detailed report, and manage to the augmented plan.
• Engage directly with executives and key stakeholders in which a continual amount of financial, business, technical and client information will be shared in various forums and media.
• Define new comprehensive processes, projects and programs across internal and external stakeholders, gain stakeholder consensus and track stakeholder progress and accountability.
• Independently engage with internal key stakeholders, clients and partners on a regular basis, and independently problem solve issues as they arise whenever possible.

Project Manager December 2021 to September 2022

• Plan the projects from initiation to completion
• Relationship Management, network effectively, negotiate well and influence people, manage stakeholders within and outside the project
• Effectively work in cross-functional, diverse team environments, including members of business/functional staff andexternal vendors
• Deliver results that achieve or surpass projects targets based on ROI, customer satisfaction.

Everlight Radiology – London 

Project Manager July 2021 to December 2021

Responsible for the client facing Service Delivery Projects including all tasks involved with introducing IT enabled services into NHS clients across the UK and Ireland, from receipt of order through to acceptance and handover.

Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – London

Senior Project Manager May 2019 to July 2021

Responsible for the planning, monitoring, and controlling of all aspects of highly complex Clinical Projects, ensuring successful delivery - on time and to the specified cost, quality standards and performance. Proactively supporting the achievement of trust business objectives through becoming Digitally Fit and through identification of opportunities for improvement of process, both management and clinical

• Lead day to day delivery of Clinical enterprise projects
• Budget management 
• Being responsible for and managing the complete project lifecycle from feasibility to hand over, including procurement of complex systems
• Development of Strategic Business Cases and Project Execution Plans
• Manage design teams in the development of design solutions 
• Stakeholder mapping and engagement
• Administration of contracts, proactively managing and confirming the compliance of contractors/consultants to the contract terms and conditions
• Responsible for the compliance of Information Governance including GDPR
• Initiation and development of project documentation, programmes, budget etc.
• Design and produce reports to suit relevant stages of the projects
• Deliver projects within the framework of risk, sustainability and environmental considerations agreed at the outline business case stage, while maintaining focus on time, cost, and quality

Mace Macro International – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Senior FM Consultant / Head of Project Support, Riyadh Saudi Arabia. November 2017 to Feb 2019

Provide strategic leadership to the onsite team while overseeing the daily project responsibilities of Managing Agents. Developed a close relationship with General Directorate of Information Technology and Communications (GDITC) overseeing a Maximo 7.6.1 upgrade. Initiated knowledgeable communication and cooperation between Vice Rectorate of Operations and the GDITC with regards to FM server-based systems and workflows.

Ensure proper record maintenance through SharePoint based Document Management System.

Key Contributions:

• Instrumental in supporting Vice Rectorate of Facilities and Operations with regards to IT-based systems.
• Authored reports on the future of computer-aided FM systems and the roadmap of benefits for the client.
• Enabled accurate and efficient reporting with Computer-aided facility management (CAFM).
• Identified obsolescence in FM based server systems including BMS, SCADA, SACS, Security CCTV, Educational AV system.
• Directed the Staff Assessment and Reporting Project for the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAAUH).
• Extended the necessary support to the Interim Managing Agent of Princess Noura University in Riyadh.
• Implemented compliance to Macro International Policies, Health Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) best practices.

Carestream Health, Inc. – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

HCIS Regional Implementation Manager, 2008 to 2017

Overall accountability for budget management, schedule planning and scope of work pertaining to the key company program /projects throughout the geographical region Middle East, Turkey, Africa, and Indian subcontinent. Led the central coordination of Country Business Partner technical site support applying the Carestream direct support model. Governed a culturally diverse remote team towards timely task completion. Frequently interfaced with and managed stakeholder expectations. Collaborated with company-preferred suppliers.

Key Contributions:

• Successfully deployed picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) and radiology information system (RIS) for 20 Hospitals Programme in the Aseer Region Saudi Arabia within 24 months, a total value of 100M SAR
• Successfully managed multiple PACS and RIS upgrades across the region
• Championed technical Support management of HCIS escalations and support for the region with the initiation of incident and deployment procedures. 
• Subject Matter Expert in Project Management and IT Services
• Increased customer loyalty through tailored recommendations that produced profitable and sustainable growth of Healthcare Information Technology (HCIT) and its Services
• Lead decision-maker in the creation of RFP responses.
• Clearly defined the technical aspects of PACS and RIS architectural design and workflow requirements.

additional experience

Lead Implementation Engineer, Carestream Health, UK

• Introduced and integrated PACS systems, Computed Radiography (CR) systems, and RIS systems with existing hospital information systems.
• Launched Carestream NSS Scotland PACS and North West Cluster Kodak / CSC NPfIT

Digital Solutions Specialist, Kodak Health, UK

• Key leadership role in planning, pre-staging, implementation and post-implementation support of a complex installation of features such as capture/print and/or PACS and RIS
• Company liaison with customers, OEMs and Sales/Services

Digital Field & Sales Engineer, Kodak Health, UK

• Ensured support coverage for digital, computerised and conventional x-ray processors repairs as well as installations request for the vast majority of Scotland 

Digital Field and Sales Engineer, Imation, UK

• Managed repair and maintenance of digital, computerised and conventional x-ray processors
• Remotely navigated the troubleshooting process for breakdowns, installations and servicing throughout Scotland

Senior Medical Physics Technical Officer — Royal Palace Clinics Department

Riyadh Al Kharj Military Hospital Programme, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Directed a specialised Bio engineering team of technicians tasked with medical equipment maintenance for Royal palaces, Royal aircraft, ambulances, and international mobile hospitals.

Senior Medical Physics Technical Officer — Department of Medical Physics, Clinical, and Bioengineering

Riyadh Al Kharj Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Senior Technician in charge of the up-keeping and repair of the Central Pathology Laboratory and Blood Bank.
• Chief Commissioning and Procurement Officer for the new Cardiac Care Building

Medical Physics Technical Officer, Dundee Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Dundee, UK

Advanced Television & Video Technician, Radio Rentals Ltd, Perth, UK

Education and Certification

Master of Science in Project Management (2016)

Specialisation: Information Technology

The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.

International Project Management Officer -Practitioner (2018)

Association of International Project Management Officers