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Stafford, Gb

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Birmingham

Evaluation and appraisal of multi-million pound Public Infrastructure programmes. Providing critical risk and investment appraisals of proposed programmes to support key decision makers within the WMCA. Evaluation of multi-million pound public infrastructure projects and programmes in line with HM Treasury Green, Magenta and Aqua Book guidance. Programmes include Housing Developments, Education Skills and Communities and Transport within and across the West Midlands Region. Working as part of a team of dedicated professionals in a formal Programme Office environment (PMO). Mature Continuous Improvement (CI) environment.

Stafford, England, United Kingdom

Non-Executive and Voluntary Role. Oversight and scrutiny of Staffordshire Police Commissioner, Staffordshire Police and Fire and Rescue Service.

Open University Post Graduate M-Level Modules. Completed to DateTB872 20K Managing Change with Systems Thinking in Practice TB871 21E Making Strategy with Systems Thinking in PracticeYXM820 Complexity Science and Complex Adaptive SystemsCurrently exploring opportunities to secure a PhD through Publication. The relevance of Complexity Science for Public Sector Organisations in the 21st Century. Currently working on self-publication of an Introduction to the relevance of Complexity Science in Organisational Settings.

Trustee and Chair for ESPRIT Multi-Academy Trust-Grove Junior School-Hamilton Infants School-Northwood Broom Primary SchoolIn Stoke-On-TrentLeadership of the Trust through Ofsted Inspections and the on-going merger with the Co-Operative Education Trust. Engagement with trustees, senior leaders within schools, DfE, Regional Schools Director.

United Kingdom

Cranberry, Stafford

Interested in exploring opportunities with businesses and organisations where Systems Thinking & Practice techniques can be used to understand complexity, measure systems performance over time, shape change and deliver successful outcomes in turbulent environments. Learning how AI Neural Networks and Deep Learning can assist us to surface and manage complexity.

Exploration of Internet of Things, (IoT)Arduino & Raspberry PI TechnologyMathematica v14.0System Modeller v3Lego MindstormsDevelopment of Consultancy MaterialsMATLAB & Simulink 2024aCinema 4D 2024, Redshift v15, Octane

Wigan, England, United Kingdom

Independent Project and Programme Management and Consultancy

Working with the Client and the Charitable Trust Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles (IHL) redefining and reshaping Leisure and Culture Services for the district with a strategic emphasis on Wellbeing. Provision of contract management, strategic development and leadership for services. - Wellbeing Services - Museum of Cannock Chase - Prince of Wales Theatre - Rugeley Leisure Centre - Chase Leisure CentreClient management of the refurbishment of the Swimming Pool at Rugeley Leisure Centre.

Client management for the Local Authority host arrangements for the Commonwealth Games Mountain Bike event at Cannock Chase Forest on August 3rd 2022.

Leadership and management for the celebration of the Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) within the district on Saturday July 23rd 2022 in Rugeley, Hednesford and Cannock.

Leadership and continuity required to stabilise and secure Leisure and Culture Services within the district in response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Working with both the Client and provider, Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles, (IHL) to develop and implement a Deed of Variation to the existing contract in order to protect and maintain services through the initial stages of the pandemic. (Museum of Cannock Chase, Rugeley Leisure Centre, Chase Leisure Centre and the Prince of Wales Theatre).

Specification of replacement Finance and Accounting Systems, (Ledger, Debtors & Creditors)Project Lead for Procurement of Finance SystemsCommercial Close and Contract Placement Independent Consultant for internal Service Reviews across all areas within the Council

Lead on Dedicated Schools Grant, (DSG) settlement of £142m revenue budgets for Schools in Southampton through Schools ForumEstablished requirement & business case for additional 1,500 secondary places in the CitySecured £10m investment for improvement of schools in City and commissioned projects to deliverSecured £67m investment in city schools through Cabinet and CouncilEstablished formal programme to deliver additional secondary school placesDelivered Autism Resource Base, (ARB) for Bitterne Park Secondary SchoolEstablished programme to deliver first all-through school in the City. (St. Mark's C of E)Led on transfer of schools from LA control to Academy TrustsSuccession Planning & ContinuitySchool Place Planning

Northampton, United Kingdom

Delivery of Programme to increase Primary Capacity by 2,300 places in NorthamptonIncluding the delivery of a new 4FE Primary School (Duston School) and delivery of ten extensions at Primary Schools in Northampton. £18m Programme delivered as a variation on a PFI Project.PFI Project Consultancy. Worked with forty three schools in Northampton to deliver improved management of PFI contract.PFI Project Consultancy. Adult Social Care. Delivered improved contract management for PFI contract with four respite care homes for elderly.

Midlands

Project Manager for the delivery of five new schools in CoventryIncluding delivery of £4.5m Whitmore Park Primary SchoolFirst school in Priority School Building Programme to complete

Tamworth

Implementation of replacement CRM systemDevelopment of Corporate Business Process Training ProgrammeBusiness Process Re-designIntroduction of Systems Thinking MethodologiesUndertook review of Legal Services with the Council

Cannock, Staffordshire

Programme Management of £6.5m Refurbishment of Cannock Chase Leisure Centre from RIBA Stage A through to Practical CompletionTransfer of Cannock Chase Leisure Centre, Rugeley Leisure Centre, Prince of Wales Theatre, Cannock Chase Museum and Sports and Culture Outreach services to Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust. Placement of £26m; Twenty Year Contract

Cannock, Staffordashire

Specification of Street Scene ServicesProcurement and Transfer of Operations to PartnerPlacement of £15m Service Contract

Staffordshire Connects Partnership

Upgrade of Staffordshire Connects Partnership E-Payments ServiceSpecification of Replacement E-Payment Service for ten Staffordshire Local Authority's(Lichfield District Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Tamworth Borough Council, Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council, South Staffordshire District Council, East Staffordshire District Council & Stafford Borough Council)Specification of Replacement CRM System for Staffordshire Local Authority's

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

e-Government Programme ManagerDelivery and access to all Local Authority Services On-LineIntroduction of CRM SystemsOn-Line PlanningOn-Line Reporting Delivery of Corporate Finance Systems

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom, Mississauga, Canada

Product and Business DevelopmentAnglo-Canadian Logistics Software Company

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

Chief Executive Dept. Worked on the strategic development and acquisition of technology and services for the delivery of on-line Local Authority Services

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

Development of ICT systemsIntroduction of Internet TechnologiesDevelopment and implementation of E-mail ServicesIntranet DevelopmentWeb Based ServicesInnovation

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

PC & Network Support ICT Training

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

PC Support

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

Lecturer and Teacher. Information Technology, Computer Science, Maths and ElectronicsWorked in Post-16, Primary and Secondary Schools within the City of Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

IT Trainer and Business Consultant

Chilbolton Observatory, Hampshire

Assembly Language Programmer. Parabolic calibration of radio telescope.

Rutherford And Appleton Laboratories

Scientific research. Measurement of rain attenuation of 210Ghz Millimetre Wave communication systems

Msc. Systems Thinking, Systems Science And Theory

Completed M-Level Modules to date: TB871 Making Strategy with Systems Thinking in Practice TB872 Managing Change with Systems Thinking.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Process Improvement In The Public Sector

Process Improvement Public Sector Management

Post Graduate Diploma In Business Administration, (Dba), Distinction

Public Sector Management

Post Graduate Certificate In Education, (Pgce). Cert. Ed., Merit

Bsc. (Hons), Physics (Quantum Mechanics)

Activities and Societies: Rugby Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Quantum Mechanics Physics of Matter Chemistry, (Inorganic and Organic)

High School

'Each in his own way enriched...' (Well that's half the population sorted..)

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Activities and Societies: Promotion of Cybernetics and Second Order Science

Education record

PRINCE 2 - Practitioner Managing Successful Programmes, (MSP), Advanced Practitioner Management of Risk, (MoR), Practitioner

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Activities and Societies: Professional community for Systems Practitioners