Andrew Kearns Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

London, United Kingdom

I am currently the Programme Manager for the delivery of Kantar Media’s involvement in the US Aquila Programme. Previous projects include the delivery of the television and digital measurement service for Kantar Netherlands; the enhancement of the television measurement in Romania with the latest Kantar technologies; establishing the project to deliver a new tv audience measurement system and cross-media reporting measurement in Turkey; the development of a service for measuring the… Show more I am currently the Programme Manager for the delivery of Kantar Media’s involvement in the US Aquila Programme. Previous projects include the delivery of the television and digital measurement service for Kantar Netherlands; the enhancement of the television measurement in Romania with the latest Kantar technologies; establishing the project to deliver a new tv audience measurement system and cross-media reporting measurement in Turkey; the development of a service for measuring the viewing of subscription platforms for on-demand video (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-6358404); the use of watermarking for measuring targeted adverts in the UK; enhancements to the software for the Kantar TV meters. Show less

London, United Kingdom

I help my clients to achieve significant, real and lasting performance improvements through the management of business change programmes and projects. I am especially experienced in delivering projects for companies which provide data services in the Media and Automotive sectors.

Delivered 2 lectures and the case study for Warwick Manufacturing Group on the Business and Operations Design module which formed part of the MSc course from 2011 to 2020.

London, United Kingdom

Leading the PMO for the Crown Marketplace Programme

Guildford, United Kingdom

Weybridge

As a project manager with ETG I managed: the development of a valuation web tool for car dealers which has been rolled out in Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Romania and Portugal; the delivery of a new product for Automotive OEMs to analyse the sales of their used cars; the successful completion of a data centre migration from Finland to the UK going live in June 2014;the development of a new photo library service for all group products.Also Interim Project Management Office… Show more As a project manager with ETG I managed: the development of a valuation web tool for car dealers which has been rolled out in Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Romania and Portugal; the delivery of a new product for Automotive OEMs to analyse the sales of their used cars; the successful completion of a data centre migration from Finland to the UK going live in June 2014;the development of a new photo library service for all group products.Also Interim Project Management Office Manager (2015 / 2016) and Interim Manager of Project Management (2014). Show less

London, United Kingdom

Provided IT development support to this business start-up in the Care sector.

Completed Supply Chain consultancy assignments in the aerospace manufacturing sector. During February and March 2011, I was involved in training 50 managers in Operational Excellence principles and approaches, and in facilitating the development of the organisation structure for a division based on the integration of 3 separate business units.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for all aspects of IT including product and systems development, infrastructure development and operations and support. Member of company board. Major projects during this period:1. Restructuring of IT in to a single directorate; 2. The delivery of major enhancements to the 2 main products including a rewrite in .net, the application of BITS automatic update technology and the provision of 2 new types of research data;3. The implementation of a modern IT… Show more Responsible for all aspects of IT including product and systems development, infrastructure development and operations and support. Member of company board. Major projects during this period:1. Restructuring of IT in to a single directorate; 2. The delivery of major enhancements to the 2 main products including a rewrite in .net, the application of BITS automatic update technology and the provision of 2 new types of research data;3. The implementation of a modern IT infrastructure based on the latest standards of resilience, use of virtualisation technologies, modern storage equipment and third party data centre facilities. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for the management of projects delivering modernised administrative processes for the qualifications exams system in England. Roles included workstream leadership for the Minerva development (the system for administering the Diploma qualification); Convergence Project Manager - delivering 3 web tools to be used by schools for administering exams; Convergence Workstream Leader - managed a project which consulted with exams centres and awarding bodies on the business requirements for… Show more Responsible for the management of projects delivering modernised administrative processes for the qualifications exams system in England. Roles included workstream leadership for the Minerva development (the system for administering the Diploma qualification); Convergence Project Manager - delivering 3 web tools to be used by schools for administering exams; Convergence Workstream Leader - managed a project which consulted with exams centres and awarding bodies on the business requirements for a single computer interface for the administration of general qualifications. Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Responsible for managing the supply chain function within a £35M turnover division to cover for a project secondment. Key achievements:• Ensured supply of purchased components supporting a 75% reduction in customer backorders.• Implemented operational processes to cover all purchasing activities.

Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom

I completed a number of roles over this period:1. General Manager, Ackermann - managed the UK Ackermann business following the acquisition of the parent company by Novar and during its integration in to the ED&S division (2002 to 2003).2. General Manager, Friedland - managed this subsidiary during its integration in to the ED&S division (2001 to 2002).3. Integration Project Manager - worked on the development of post acquisition plans and then managed the integration projects… Show more I completed a number of roles over this period:1. General Manager, Ackermann - managed the UK Ackermann business following the acquisition of the parent company by Novar and during its integration in to the ED&S division (2002 to 2003).2. General Manager, Friedland - managed this subsidiary during its integration in to the ED&S division (2001 to 2002).3. Integration Project Manager - worked on the development of post acquisition plans and then managed the integration projects (2001).4. Head of Commercial Support - responsible for the customer service functions of MK Electric (1999 to 2000).5. Programme Manager - manager for 2 reorganisation programmes (1999).6. Production Manager - manager of the Basildon manufacturing facility which manually assembled small electrical devices (1998 to 1999). Show less

Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom

Promoted and managed step-change improvement through the application of Business Process Re-engineering principles. This included leading a team which identified opportunities for improvement for cost savings representing over 5% of the cost base. I project managed the implementation.

Solihull, West Midlands

Member of the Lucas Engineering & Systems executive during the acquisition and integration by CSC. Manager of a Group Practice of 50 consultants responsible for sales and delivery.

Solihull, West Midlands

As a Principal Consultant I led 60 major consultancy assignments in the Automotive, Aerospace and Electrical manufacturing sectors, banking and the NHS. Business benefit delivered through Business Transformation, Lean Manufacturing and Multi-site / Integration projects. I was also a member of the executive committee managing a Group Practice of 50 consultants.

I completed a number of projects mostly in the areas of inventory reduction and credit control. Inventory reviews were conducted in to the holdings of spares and consumable stores materials and recommendations made on how to improve the management of these assets. This involved working on a number of the primary steel making sites including Port Talbot, Llanwern and Shotton. I was also responsible for maintaining and enhancing the credit control database which provided credit control… Show more I completed a number of projects mostly in the areas of inventory reduction and credit control. Inventory reviews were conducted in to the holdings of spares and consumable stores materials and recommendations made on how to improve the management of these assets. This involved working on a number of the primary steel making sites including Port Talbot, Llanwern and Shotton. I was also responsible for maintaining and enhancing the credit control database which provided credit control feedback on customers to the Head Office Treasury function and the organisation wide credit control functions. Show less