As an expert vetted specialist, rated among the top 1% of candidates, I have a 28-year career in industry-leading operations and project management. My forte lies in conceptualising transformative strategies based on first principles and reverse engineering - enhancing performance and collaboration whilst serving a broad spectrum of sectors. I excel in crafting scalable solutions tailored for lean, agile startups, as well as enterprise global entities, with a steadfast commitment to incorporating the latest technology to augment my services offering.
I am resourceful and prioritize your business objectives, offering flexibility across all time zones and ensuring my dedication aligns with your business needs.
Specialized Services:
Strategic Development: Employing an array of analytical tools and frameworks, I provide strategic insights and planning that propel sustainable growth and furnish leadership teams with decisive direction, raising brand awareness and enhancing value proposition.
Project and Program Management: Adept in steering complex projects with a versatile array of methodologies, ensuring rigorous planning, risk management, and collaborative cross-functional team governance.
Contract management and dispute resolution.
Carried out numerous forensic consulting exercises on schemes ranging in size, with the largest being a significant £18 billion in central London.
Operations Management: Streamlining operational practices for enhanced cost efficiency, optimizing contractor engagements (including negotiating favourable SLAs), resolving supply chain and logistics elements, and ensuring the seamless operation of daily activities. Crafting and refining systems and processes across departments for superior operational synergy and efficiency, with a natural aversion to the 'silo effect'.
Process Optimization and Automation: Advocating for streamlined processes and optimized tech stacks, promoting Universal Process Notation, and developing SOPs and automated workflows for superior operational performance. The aim is to cater to the audience rather than other process specialists - with the net result being simplicity as the driving force.
Change Management & Digital Transformation: Ensuring smooth adoption of new systems and processes to minimize operational disruptions and maintain sustained business continuity.
My experience spans numerous industries, empowering me to deliver bespoke solutions that tackle specific challenges and seize opportunities within various sectors.
Notable Achievements:
- Strategic Project Recovery: Engineered a turnaround strategy for a significantly delayed project, valued circa £1.2 billion, establishing new benchmarks and securing substantial profit
- Digital Marketing and Sales Enhancement: Amplified sales by 30% through strategic digital marketing efforts and the launch of multilingual websites
- Efficient Portfolio Management: Managed a £550 million portfolio of 375 projects, fostering efficiency and excellence
- Operational Process Re-engineering: Successfully consolidated 36 processes into 18 more streamlined operations, implementing Monday.com and training a team of nearly 100, bolstering workflow and establishing a centralized PMO for one of Dubai's largest banks
- Several successful self-implementations of EOS
- Consulted on numerous instances with regard to the establishment and growth of startups in various sectors
- Saved a client $50k by using the contract to challenge an EOT claim and made a successful counterclaim
- My process work hangs on the walls of Anglo-American as part of the Anglo Preferred Way (APW) initiative
- Head hunted to salvage a multi-billion dollar JV between a private entity and a parastatal. Implementing structure, processes, systems, hybrid methodologies, and an aggressive risk mitigation approach. The scheme, initially delayed by six months, was delivered with a two-week float.
With a progressive skill set that includes startup consulting, compliance, and digital transformation, I am primed to navigate and leverage market trends and regulatory landscapes to your advantage.
My dedication to continuous improvement is underscored by my ongoing pursuits towards a PMP and an MBA in Strategic Consulting, complimented by a comprehensive suite of certifications and specialisms in system solutions, be it in the form of Monday.com Work Management & Sales CRM, ClickUp, Trainual, as well as project and program management methodologies - often enough utilizing a hybrid in order to maximize efficiency.
My commitment to understanding client needs and conceptualising bespoke solutions ensures that your business not only achieves but surpasses its strategic objectives.
SEO Content Writing
Process Improvement
Project Management Office
Program Management
Project Management
Organizational Design & Effectiveness
Operational Planning
Business Operations
EOS
Business Continuity Planning
Change Management
Growth Strategy
Business Analysis
Strategic Planning
Business Consulting
Management Consulting
