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Overview
Work History
Education
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Stephen Sparrow

Stephen Sparrow

Technical and Infrastructure Project Manager
1527 Willow Bay Drive, Evans,Georgia

Summary

Results-driven Project and Planning Manager with more than ten years of experience in managing complex projects. Expertise in Technical, IT, and infrastructure, particularly in network design and integration. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and overseeing comprehensive project lifecycles

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Master Schedule and Planning Manager

Third Party Contractor
02.2025 - Current
  • Developed and maintained a comprehensive multi-agency Master Schedule covering current to five-year forecasted activities, including infrastructure, connectivity, and operational systems.
  • Aligned projects across internal teams and external partners (e.g., R&D, Prime Contractors) to minimize downtime and enhance operational coordination.
  • Facilitated stakeholder engagement through regular planning meetings, ensuring all scoping documents were accurate, aligned, and timely.
  • Managed secure schedule access and documentation, ensuring non-classified content was accessible, with regular uploads and bi-monthly update cycles.
  • Oversaw the transfer and categorization of technical publications, training content, and project materials into centralized repositories, per data governance policies.
  • Actively participated in weekly planning calls, cross-functional reviews, and mandated working groups to ensure real-time synchronization of planning efforts.

Remote Project Manager

CDS Defence and Security
10.2023 - 02.2025
  • Identifying goals, needs, scope, ensuring customer satisfaction
  • Planning, monitoring, and documenting tasks throughout the project lifecycle
  • Ensuring all tasks, deliverables, and project materials are delivered promptly, setting deadlines for project progress
  • Managing all resources necessary for project execution
  • Fostering effective communication with stakeholders concerning project status
  • Mentoring and leadership across functional teams
  • Cost estimation and budget development
  • Risk management and problem solving
  • Performance evaluation and reporting

Project Manager

CDS Defence and Security
02.2017 - 10.2023
  • Review of the Project Scoping Document and raising task orders for various external departments.
  • Ensuring all Project plans and documentation are controlled and updated/actions are forwarded to relevant site personnel, including the CDS DS Project Integration Manager.
  • Organize project kick off, close out meeting, including lifecycle and technical design reviews
  • Accurately allocate resources and establish schedule and project plans
  • Interfacing between the Sponsor and Project Team and the local workforce
  • Maintaining lessons continuous improvements logs submitted monthly and overall completion of the project
  • Tracking and receipt of all incoming project equipment, liaising with internal and external contractors
  • Ensure correct testing and certify equipment prior to install

RAF Career

Royal Air Force
05.2003 - 04.2017
  • Oversaw radar operations and ensured optimal functionality as Deputy Radar Manager.
  • Coordinated navigational aid tasks to enhance system reliability and performance.
  • Managed shift schedules and team activities to optimize productivity as Shift Manager.
  • Provided IT support and maintenance to enhance technology infrastructure as IT Technician.
  • Engineered radar systems during shifts to ensure operational readiness and performance.
  • Administered network management tasks to maintain seamless connectivity across platforms.

Acted as engineering coordinator to facilitate project execution and resource allocation.

Education

APM PMQ Trained -

Agile PM Foundation and Practitioner -

CMI TL3 Leadership and Management -

BTEC Electronic Engineering -

Engineering Maintenance NVQ L3 -

IOSH Managing Safely -

IOSH Risk Assessor -

Technical Surveillance Countermeasures and physical Search training -

GNVQ Intermediate Engineering -

GNVQ Foundation Engineering -

Skills

Project management methodologies

Master schedule planning

Agile and waterfall frameworks

Technical design expertise

Team leadership

Risk analysis and mitigation

Stakeholder engagement

Cost estimation and budgeting

Resource scheduling

Conflict resolution strategies

Health and safety compliance

Process improvement

Document control

Effective communication

Accomplishments

  • Directed the development and maintenance of a classified-capable Master Schedule supporting defense infrastructure and operational system modernization across a £72M multi-agency program. Integrated timelines for over 30 interdependent projects impacting site readiness, connectivity, and mission assurance.
  • Led the technical transition of a critical military operational capability as part of a £72 M change program encompassing 6 new facilities and 32 interdependent infrastructure/design projects—successfully mitigating seismic risk to personnel.
  • Spearheaded a 5‑person integration team to consolidate 28 business‑as‑usual infrastructure, software, and hardware upgrades within a multimillion‑pound modernization program, ensuring seamless interoperability.
  • Planned and executed relocation of 100+ staff into a new operational facility and six ancillary buildings—delivered on schedule to eliminate seismic‑risk exposure.
  • Project‑managed design and deployment of an N+1, 60‑rack secure data center (£6 M CAPEX), including end‑to‑end equipment migration with zero unplanned downtime.
  • Directed fibre‑optic infrastructure works to reroute operational connectivity into the new data center—overseeing build, testing, and commissioning of a secure links

Timeline

Master Schedule and Planning Manager

Third Party Contractor
02.2025 - Current

Remote Project Manager

CDS Defence and Security
10.2023 - 02.2025

Project Manager

CDS Defence and Security
02.2017 - 10.2023

RAF Career

Royal Air Force
05.2003 - 04.2017

APM PMQ Trained -

Agile PM Foundation and Practitioner -

CMI TL3 Leadership and Management -

BTEC Electronic Engineering -

Engineering Maintenance NVQ L3 -

IOSH Managing Safely -

IOSH Risk Assessor -

Technical Surveillance Countermeasures and physical Search training -

GNVQ Intermediate Engineering -

GNVQ Foundation Engineering -

References

Available on Request

Security Clearance

Available on request

Stephen SparrowTechnical and Infrastructure Project Manager
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