Britsh Sky Broadcasting  - Technical Team Lead, STB Software January 2009 to April 2010 : BSkyB The software development project that I joined had already been running for a considerable period on a reference platform when I joined BSkyB.  The four STB Platforms that I became technically responsible for began their migration to the same development about five months before I joined so a quick ramp up was very necessary.  Working for the Programme Manager and the Software Design Manager, I am a peer with the four Project Managers running the individual platform projects and act as the technical authority for each of them. Two of the four platforms are being delivered from the same supplier, but the other two are being provided from separate suppliers.  All the teams a geographically quite widespread, have very different working practices, and very different characters.  Many other companies are also responsible for providing significant sections of the overall software stack and I have to liaise with them at both a technical and project level as required. I co-ordinate the resolution of a very wide range of technical issues across the four projects which range from the provision of specialist test environments, to conflicting capabilities surrounding digital security. Other issues have also arisen that have required close co-operation with the System Design Team within Sky in order to reach a solution that is suitable across the four different platforms. I also have to ensure that lessons learnt on one particular platform are quickly communicated to the others to ensure that such efficiencies are of maximum benefit to all.  Circumstances also led to a situation where I ran a “One Roof Integration” for a week on one of the supplier sites in order to rapidly clear some issues that were blocking progress.  My responsibilities also include the identification, management and mitigation of the technical risks across the four projects on behalf of the Programme Manager Footer Text: Lorem ipsum dolor BSkyB .. BSkyB, a return to a big company environment which has been very interesting. Being stretched across 4 projects proved to be extremely challenging. Being involved in a “pure” software project for the first time has been really interesting and my experience working in rigorous engineering environments has been very useful. Copyright Steelbadger Consulting Limited 2005 - 2010 Last update : 13th November 2010 Website designed and implemented by Steelbadger Consulting Ltd Made with Xara Web Designer