Key Skills & Services
Strategic Planning, Operational Planning, Programme Management, Project Management, Defence Acquisition and Procurement and in particular a detailed understanding of the Ministry of Defence's processes and procedures, Security, Risk Management, Drafting Business Cases, Goal Setting, Benefits Realisation and Change Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Team Development, Leadership Training.
Career Background
Considerable experience of the Ministry of Defence, the Defence Equipment Support Organisation and the wider Defence Acquisition community including Defence Industry. Key achievements include re-energising the Royal School of Military Engineering Public Private Partnership, a 30 year £2.5 Bn project, and being awarded the Minister of Defence Procurement Excellence Award for delivering a £400m programme ahead of schedule.
Industry sectors
Since leaving the Army in 2007 after 27 years service, I have been running my own consulting business, working with clients in most industry sectors, as well as with the public sector.
Qualifications
PRINCE2 Practitioner (2007), Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner (2007), MA in War studies (1993), GCGI in Military Technology (1992), BA (Hons) in Politics (1983).
Comments
I have a proven track record of delivering complex high profile programmes ahead of their time, cost and performance targets. I am equally comfortable rolling my sleeves up to help solve real life practical problems as well as designing broad visionary strategy. I am happy to travel and have experience of working in Europe, the Middle East, the Far East and Africa.