Professional Project Manager

EMEA Office Manager and UK Project Lead – Goldman Sachs - Johnson Controls Feb 09 – Present

Achievements

• Developed and oversaw a growth in Project business from £500k in 2009 to £4.6m in 2012
• Delivery of an innovative Façade Cleaning Project beside Fleet Street saving the client approximately £900k from their annual budget
• Delivery of a very sensitive re-carpeting project (£600k) on Goldman Sachs Trading floors
• Development of 2 new Project Managers within the account who both achieved financial and operational targets

Senior Project Manager – BBC Account Johnson Controls Inc Jun 2007–Feb 2009

Achievements

• Broadcast Critical Cooling Tower Project BBC Television Centre – 2m
• BBC Legal Department Relocation – Multiple Relocations of Staff
• Deputy Director General Office Relocation – Very challenging timescales
• Future Media and Technology Projects – Relocation of 250 staff on a signed off budget giving a saving to the client of approx 20%.

Project Manager Interserve Project Services Ltd Jun 2006 –Jun 2007

Achievements

• Roll out of Barclays Bank Fit-Out Projects for Retail Branches across London – Delivering projects to tight timescales
• BBC Delivery of Critical Apparatus Room for BBC News – Reducing Programme to delivery 2 weeks prior to agreed completion date
• Upgrading Sprinklers on 7^th Floor Television Centre – Offering Client savings by examining different methods of completing the works whilst not compromising on Health & Safety.

Assistant Site Manager - Balfour Beatty Construction Jun 2005- June 06

Achievements

• Assisting in the delivery of a difficult Project with a challenging environment

EDUCATION

Associate Member Chartered Institute of Builders

2007 – Present - Post Graduate Diploma Construction Manager

2006 – Present - Anglia Ruskin University & UCLAN University

Courses include: - Construction Law, Project Management, Construction Innovation and Project Development.

BA Hons. Business Studies ( 2:1)

2002 – 2005 - Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College.

Range of modules with a general focus upon business, including:-

Economic Analysis, Strategic Analysis, Implementing Strategic Change, Operations and Financial Decision Making. A first class dissertation on the subject of the effectiveness of Project Management with a medium size construction company.

HND Business Studies

1999 – 2002 - Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College

As with the degree this course entailed many modules with the focus on general business. Modules included: - Comparative Management Culture, Interpreting Financial Statements, and Information Systems. My progress in this course was hampered a little due to illness, leading to me suspending my studies twice. However, I went back completed this and am currently expected a good degree qualification.

INTERESTS

• Marital Arts – I have achieved a black belt in karate having studied it for 10 years
• Skiing – I have been skiing on many different occasions places such as Canada, France and Italy on numerous occasions
• Sports – I am a keen follower of football as well as participating in playing and managing the 1^st, 2^nd and Saturday teams at university.