Anthony Arblaster (Veteran)🇺🇦 Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Following the collapse of the HNE Horizon project, I moved to a new high-profile project within the group Quality function. The project is primarily responsible for assessing existing global documentation with the aim of streamlining content and migrating to a new single management system document library producing significant savings through greater.

Upon Completion of the below fixed term contract, I was offered an exciting high-profile permanent role within the nuclear side of the business. Following Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe (HNE) appointing Wood Group as Architect Engineering (AE) Support Partner on the Wylfa Newydd nuclear project on Anglesey, I was offered the role of Process.

United Kingdom

• Wood Group merged with Amec Foster Wheeler in 2017 shortly after I completed my last assignment (May 2016-2017) with them. I was invited to return to the business by the former head of Shared Services department to.
• Full review of externally produced standard operating procedures, including documentation and process maps;
• Meetings and workshops with process owners, SME’s and additional stakeholders to understand and document process gaps;
• From gap analysis, the formulation of new process standards;
• Design and production of new Standard Operating Procedure document templates;
• Re-write and enrich all in-scope processes within new document templates;

Manchester, United Kingdom

• As part of NuGen’s process management team, this was a rare opportunity to work within a highly regulated environment supporting the development, implementation and maintenance of business process architecture. This.
• Conducting business process assessment interviews and workshops with key stakeholders at all levels;
• Writing new/ amending existing procedures based on requirements from management, regulation, legislation, standards, risk analysis, audits etc.
• Regularly taking procedures through the internal governance review cycle and present at Process and Procedure Review Committee;
• Working alongside process owners to undertake impact assessments and facilitate the procedure implementation plans and activities;
• Assisting business process sponsors, process owners and other key stakeholders to assess and improve effectiveness, efficiency and quality of process productivity and internal controls;

United Kingdom

• Supporting the development and implementation of Steinhoff process standardisation across the business. The initial project is to standardise processes across two key brands ‘Harveys Furniture’ and ‘Bensons for Beds’..
• Work with the business to document process and procedures;
• Interview process users to elicit information and fully understand how the process works;
• Help establish best practice to standardise the way the business work;
• Identify and document business rules;
• Support UAT if requested;

• I was initially contracted on a fixed term basis to form a small new autonomous team within Amec Foster Wheeler’s UK Shared Services department with responsibility to write a suite of standard operating procedures..
• Design and production of feature-rich standard operating procedure documentation;
• Detailed end-to-end process mapping using MS Visio;
• Process improvement;
• Design, build and full lifecycle management of a new MS SharePoint process document library;
• Creation of functional requirements for a new knowledge management module;

Crewe, United Kingdom

This was an interim position intended to ease my re-settlement following the extreme rigors and demands of 4 years in Afghanistan. The position afforded me the rare opportunity to be introduced to the highly specialist craft of leather ‘trimming’ for the new Bentley Bentayga SUV.

Afghanistan

• Handpicked to plan and manage operations as an independent operations consultant for New Century Consulting
• Consistently delivered first-class operational support to multiple teams with over 130 people across Afghanistan
• Instrumental in the design and successful implementation of robust policies and standard operating procedures
• Worked closely alongside deployed teams to ensure full achievement of annual contractual obligations
• Impeccably managed equipment procurement/disposition in compliance with US Federal Acquisition Regulations
• Built strong relations with US and Coalition Forces and supported agencies with an indigenous population

Crewe, United Kingdom

• Devised a roust business plan and introduced key strategies to create a profitable property development company
• Managed the full property development lifecycle from procurement right through to successful property sale
• Actively involved in commissioning services, procuring supplies and ensuring efficient project management

Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

• Enjoyed success as business consultant/installation engineer for a IT and communication systems provider
• Built, extensively tested and calibrated new hardware/software products 100% to deadline and quality standards
• Key member of a field-based installations team, contributing to a major new multi-million pound contract
• Took full responsibility for needs analysis, build and installation, and timely fault diagnosis and correction
• Set-up and managed a field-based stock control/stores management system, considerably boosting efficiency
• Progressed to a marketing/business development role, identifying and capitalising on new business opportunities

Stockport, United Kingdom

• Delivered detailed presentations to stakeholders and decision makers as pre-sales consultant for Smart Analytics
• Successfully assessed clients’ business needs by mapping their business processes and gathering key metrics

(Home Based)

• Proved a meticulous, versatile and highly resourceful pre-sales consultant for the Comino Group
• Aligned product demonstrations to clients’ needs to generate new contracts, increase revenue and boost sales

Alderly Edge

• Implemented two core software modules as business consultant for Service and Systems Solutions Ltd
• Supported customer project teams through the formal solution design process and delivering high-level training

Northwich

• Training and sales support officer for private software house MIS Active Management Systems
• Pivotal in designing and conducting MIS-AMS Visual Basic product training courses for a national database

Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

• Promoted to senior customer services officer during employment at Riverside Housing Association
• In charge of the implementation & successful execution of a high-profile two-phase PFI facilities management project

Leicester, United Kingdom

• Directly managed 364 properties across six different areas of Leicestershire as housing officer for LFHA

In 1985, I passed the rigorous selection procedure and embarked on what is widely regarded as the longest, toughest military training course of its type in the World. To become a Royal Marines Commando is considered to be a ‘state of mind’. Following several injuries, which doubled the length of time taken to complete training, I successfully passed out of.