George Simpson Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Currently employed in Arthur D. Little’s risk and resilience practice in the GCC, supporting its growth and development in the region, managing consulting projects from proposal stage through delivery and final presentation.Selected project examples• Developed a strategy, operating model and implementation roadmap for a KSA Royal Court entity, responsible for enhancing national-level risk, emergency, and business continuity management, subsequently approved by a Council of… Show more Currently employed in Arthur D. Little’s risk and resilience practice in the GCC, supporting its growth and development in the region, managing consulting projects from proposal stage through delivery and final presentation.Selected project examples• Developed a strategy, operating model and implementation roadmap for a KSA Royal Court entity, responsible for enhancing national-level risk, emergency, and business continuity management, subsequently approved by a Council of high-ranking Ministers and Royal Family members.• Development of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework, policies, process, guidelines and implementation plan for a GCC national telecom company. Key aspects covered include ERM strategy, risk appetite, maturity assessment, integration with other functions, and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs)• Economic modelling and regulatory impact assessment for a GCC public sector entity considering multiple changes to laws and regulations. Show less

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Managed and delivered operational risk management consulting projects, including securing follow-on projects. Other tasks included ad-hoc advice and support to clients, support to new procedure and standard development, leading client meetings and supporting senior steering committees, and multiple client training deliveries.Selected project examples• Deputy project manager for the successful implementation of a multi-year safety management and culture transformation programme for a… Show more Managed and delivered operational risk management consulting projects, including securing follow-on projects. Other tasks included ad-hoc advice and support to clients, support to new procedure and standard development, leading client meetings and supporting senior steering committees, and multiple client training deliveries.Selected project examples• Deputy project manager for the successful implementation of a multi-year safety management and culture transformation programme for a GCC utilities transmission and distribution client.• Project manager for development of a process safety management system for a Middle East chemical company. Show less

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Responsible for management of multiple parallel consulting projects from proposal stage through delivery and final presentation, ensuring deadlines are met and genuine client value is delivered, including securing follow-on projects where appropriate. I worked with clients to understand their needs, develop tailored approaches, drafting proposals and securing consulting projects. I structured project approaches and analyses, maintaining focus on high quality delivery, and review of… Show more Responsible for management of multiple parallel consulting projects from proposal stage through delivery and final presentation, ensuring deadlines are met and genuine client value is delivered, including securing follow-on projects where appropriate. I worked with clients to understand their needs, develop tailored approaches, drafting proposals and securing consulting projects. I structured project approaches and analyses, maintaining focus on high quality delivery, and review of project deliverables, supported Partners and Principals in Board / CxO level client meetings. In addition, I acted as Quality Manager for Arthur D. Little’s ISO 17020 certification for Conformity Assessment of Railway Signalling Systems, supported development of new intellectual capital, thought leadership and marketing material. I was responsible for completing appraisals for junior consultants based on 360 feedback reviews, and support and coaching of junior consultants, both within and outside project teams.Selected project examples:• Project manager for a detailed review of a process engineering contractor’s technology and process development, and risk and project management, to support an expert witness in preparation for litigation.• Project manager for a Group-wide review of QHSE management for the Global CEO of a multinational transport company.• Project manager for the development of a predictive quantitative risk model for a utilities client to identify gaps in risk management and assurance activities• Developed key content for the UK rail industry’s health & safety strategy for a national industry entity, which has now been implemented at a national level.• Project manager for the review and enhancement of risk, governance, compliance and assurance arrangements at a large European railway infrastructure manager, covering activities from site to executive level. Show less

Frimley, Uk

Employed under contract to SC Johnson working within the client’s legislative team, employed in the review and production of industry & consumer safety data sheets

Master Of Science (Msc), Advanced Chemical Process Design, Merit

Dissertation on Reliability Modelling of Site Utility Systems Core subject areas included: Design & optimisation of steam and utility.

Meng, Chemical Engineering, Upper 2Nd Class (Hons)

Principal topics studied include: Reaction Engineering, Distillation, Process Design, Safety & Risk Analysis