Jonathan Payne

Jonathan Payne has over 20 years of work experience in various IT roles. Currently, they are working as IT Director at RES (Renewable Energy Systems Ltd) since October 2018. Prior to that, they served as Senior IT Business Partner at SSE plc from June 2017 to September 2018. In this role, they led the Business Relationship Management (BRM) team and worked on technology-led business change and transformation projects.

From July 2015 to May 2017, Jonathan was the Senior IT Business Partner - Operations and Supply Chain at Seadrill, where they were responsible for the strategic direction and development of enterprise technologies within the Seadrill Technical Operations portfolio.

Before that, they worked as the Regional Head of IT (Asia) at PanAust from December 2012 to January 2015. Prior to that, they served at Oil Search Limited from 2004 to 2012, holding roles such as IT Operations Manager and Manager, IT Project Management Office. Their responsibilities included the delivery of IT services, information security and risk programs, and managing enterprise network and infrastructure.

Jonathan also worked at Task Exchange Pty Ltd as a Consultant from 2001 to 2004, at Publicis as a Project Analyst from 2000 to 2001, and at Prudential Assurance as a System Analyst from 1997 to 2000.

Jonathan Payne attended Nottingham Trent University from 1995 to 1997, where they earned a BA (Hons) in Social Sciences with a focus on Business/Managerial Economics. Jonathan also obtained a Diploma in Frontline Management from the Australian Institute of Management, although the specific dates are unknown.

In terms of additional certifications, Jonathan obtained the National Vocational Beach Lifeguard Qualification (NVBLQ) from the Royal Life Saving Society UK - RLSS UK in August 2021. Jonathan also holds the Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training certification from OPITO, which they obtained in December 2016.

Furthermore, Jonathan has the Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) certification from APMG-International, achieved in May 2015. Jonathan is also a Chartered IT Professional accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, since March 2015.

Although the specific details are unavailable, Jonathan has additional certifications such as APMG International's Agile Project Management Foundation (Based on Atern DSDN), COBIT Foundations from ISACA, Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) from ISACA, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)², GIAC Security Leadership Certificate (GSLC) from GIAC, ITIL Foundations (V2 & V3) from the Office of Government Commerce, and Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute. The exact dates and institutions for these certifications are not provided.