David Cowie Email & Phone Number

Chelmsford, Gb

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Helping new or existing presenters develop their own presentation skills, identifying their strengths and managing their weaknesses through interactive bespoke training/coaching and support. I cover the complete range of skills needed to design and deliver a successful presentation from the basics through to the psychological and physiological elements, and the equally important and oft forgotten areas such as dress and room layout etc. I undertake bespoke (tailored to individual requirements) and off the shelf training designed to begin at the level from which each client is building, to ensure their skills develop and improve, from complete beginner level to supporting and developing career progression through ongoing coaching and mentoring.

Brentwood

Owner. Set up and established Trask Design Ltd, as a high quality specialist events florist. Responsible for planning, logistics management, costing, pricing, ordering, marketing and sales, website creation and development. Managed all HMRC tax and VAT returns and finances etc., staff recruitment and management. Undertook delivery of presentations and demonstrations on floral creations to keynote City of London firms as team building events in a workshop format and assisted attendees in creating their own designs.

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Effectively managed four different project delivery, process improvement and governance related initiatives working within council’s adult social care arm to help disabled people maintain or regain their independence in line with authority’s statutory requirement to assess vulnerable adults and carers and provide services to meet their needs. Directly performance managed up to eight senior colleagues and programme support specialists, controlled a £1.5m operational and resourcing budget and a led diverse range of stakeholder management, employee engagement, training and communications programmes.

London, United Kingdom

Effectively coordinated and strategically negotiated the department’s bid document to HM Treasury that secured in excess of £3bn funding for 2008/09 to 2010/11.Controlled a £750k programme budget and directly performance managed five management and administration support colleagues. Regularly led preparation of reports and presentations for the Secretary of State and Ministers to ensure their comfort with the bid and to capture their input and feedback. Received plaudits for delivering bid submission programme to agreed time and quality parameters that achieved the desired funding as well as savings against backdrop of very challenging Governmental fiscal climate.Identified 20% savings in three operational areas while managing three independent teams completing on time Zero Based Reviews of Departmental objectives and spending that delivered better value for money. Developed and delivered communications programme, managed risks and issues, stakeholder engagement, and planning in line with Office of Government Commerce (OGC) Managing Successful Programmes (MSP). Recruited and developed programme office colleagues as well as delivered reports to the Board.

London, United Kingdom

Successfully managed introduction of a performance management initiative for the Departmental Board and Ministers.Managed a £1m contract and team of four IBM consultants and internal staff.Transformed departmental performance against a backdrop of National Audit Office (NAO) criticism following foot and mouth epidemic for having poor strategic planning and no performance management process. Facilitated implementation of management board cross-departmental strategic performance report consisting of balanced scorecard and related methodologies.Undertook wide scale national communications programme and designed and delivered various presentations across other Government Departments and national bodies and published several articles in various related publications on the subject.

London Docklands

Effectively led a change programme as the Agency’s role in Ofcom creation, supported management board and controlled £600k budget whilst leading a team of six management and administration support colleagues. Undertook development of a communication programme with various presentations and workshops / roadshows / publications on the changes and their impact.

London Docklands

Successfully managed delivery of e-enabled on-line licensing service for customers to meet Government Office of E-envoy target with project undertaken by private finance initiative IT provider Logica CMG. Controlled £1.75m budget for initial e-delivery and managed a six strong delivery team as well as regularly liaising with clients, key stakeholders and Office of E-envoy to agree requirements and set achievable objectives.Communicated via various mediums and presentations the initiative and its impact to staff, customers, public etc.

London Docklands

Successfully project managed devolution of licence processing from London HQ to local offices around UK and subsequently recommended customer service improvements to the regulated UK electromagnetic spectrum through issue of licences and assigned radio frequencies to all UK military and civilian users. Directly performance managed four administration support colleagues and oversaw work of 650 other local licensing team members, as well as provided input to £11m annual budget and undertook enforcement action that ensured compliance and spectrum’s operational integrity.

London Docklands

Defined policy for private electromagnetic radio systems operation within UK Government legislation based on world and European regulation body agreements.Produced and managed policy manuals etc.providing guidance and advice to decision makers on frequency allocation within the UK.and presenting at various public events the national licensing requirements and reasoning,

Aberdeen / All North Of Scotland / Warrington / Cheshire / North Wales

Undertook telephone exchange maintenance, and subsequently radio communication systems investigations to ensure operational integrity maintained through various enforcement and regulatory actions.

Certificate Of Higher Education In Professional Floristry

Diploma And Cerificate In Business Management

Higher National Certificate

High School

Guildhall School Of Music Speech And Drama, London