Dean Harris

Dean Harris has a strong background in IT and management, with their most recent position being Director of IT at whg. Prior to that, they served as Group Head of ICT at Bromford and Deputy Chief Information Officer at Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. Dean has also held positions at the University of Wolverhampton, Siemens Healthineers, Aseriti (formerly Severn Trent Systems), Severn Trent Systems, and Transco Plc. Dean has experience in various roles such as Assistant Director, Technical Manager, Senior Technical Consultant, and Graduate Management Trainee. Overall, Dean has a wealth of experience in the IT industry spanning over two decades.

Dean Harris has a diverse education history spanning multiple fields. Dean obtained a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Business Administration and Management from the University of Warwick - Warwick Business School in 2015. Prior to that, they completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Computing at the University of Wolverhampton in 2010. Dean's educational journey also includes a LLB degree in Law from the University of Wolverhampton, which they completed in 1998.

In addition to their formal education, Dean has obtained several certifications to enhance their professional credentials. Dean became a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) through ISACA in February 2022. Dean also holds certifications such as TOGAF® 9 Certified from The Open Group (obtained in November 2020), ITIL v4 Managing Profession from AXELOS Global Best Practice (obtained in September 2020), and ITIL Expert from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT (obtained in December 2014). Dean has various ITIL Intermediate Certificates in different areas, including Service Operation, Service Transition, Service Design, Planning, Protection & Optimization, and Service Strategy.

Furthermore, Dean has acquired certifications in project and risk management, including PRINCE2 Practitioner from APMG-International (obtained in March 2012), Managing Successful Programmes (MSP): Foundation and Practitioner (obtained in December 2011), and Management of Risk (MoR): Foundation Certificate (obtained in June 2009). Dean has also earned Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certifications for both Windows 2003 and Windows 2000 + Messaging. Additionally, they have certifications in IT service management, such as ITIL V3 Foundation Bridge (obtained in November 2007) and Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management (V2) (obtained in October 2006).

Overall, Dean Harris has a strong background in business administration, management, computing, and law, supported by various certifications in IT service management, security, project management, and risk management.