Programme Director, PMO
Director and Chartered Engineer |
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PROFILE |
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High-achieving Programme Director, PMO Director and Portfolio Director with over
30 years senior experience delivering
significant benefits to employer companies and business clients. Effectively works as part of executive team or on own initiative delivering solutions to drive corporate growth and profitability. Interested in challenging senior management positions and the opportunity to use specialist skills and knowledge to the maximum benefit of a progressive employer. |
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KEY SKILLS & EXPERTISE |
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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Cambridge Consultants | 2013 to 2021 | |
Programme Director | ||
Wireless division senior team member in this technology innovation and product development consultancy and founder member of the Cambridge Science Park.
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Roke Manor Research Chemring Group |
2000 to 2013 | |
Projects Director (Portfolio and PMO Director) | ||
Director for a team of 22 professional Project Managers and five Quality Engineers. Executive Board member responsible for Roke’s £79m project portfolio and engineering processes and tools definition.
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Project Manager | ||
Managed the company’s most technically demanding and high risk product developments, all delivered on time and
with record profit margins.
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Siemens Industry Division |
1990 to 2000 | |
Project, Business & Engineering Group Manager | ||
Led a team of nine Engineers responsible for product development and implementation from specification to
finished stock for worldwide sales of CombiMaster, a combined induction motor
and variable speed drive.
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Safe-T-Guard | 1982 to 1990 | |
Founder Operator | ||
Started company at 18 to design, manufacture and install electronic security systems installing over 100 security systems based
around own designs. |
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS |
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BEng Honours Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering | CPD Activities |
Chartered Engineer |
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Attended over 120 training courses and seminars, covering technical development, soft skills and senior management topics, including: | |
Strategic Plan Development, Advanced Management – the Siemens Leadership Programme All aspects of Bid and Project Management including APM Project Management Qualification Process development and benchmarking including CMMI, EFQM and Process Re-engineering |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & SUPPORT INFORMATION |
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Fellow of the Association for Project Management | |
Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology | |
Engineering Council Registrant | |
Authored project management articles in Project Manager Today and the APM's Project, and technical articles in Drives & Controls and Antriebstechnik plus numerous internal company publications. |
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Inventor on four EU patents and two US patents. |