Freelance consultancy and project management business. Commissions undertaken have included working overseas in the country of Georgia as part of a hospital turnaround programme and project managing an office expansion programme for a high-tech firm in Bristol including laboratory requirements.

Managing a team responsible for supplying finished product using contract manufacturing, inventory management, manufacturing readiness planning for new products, material procurement and shipping/logistics.

Leading the project management process for the development of private healthcare facilities, including Private Patient Units, leading to the establishment of operating company partnerships between Nueterra, medical Consultants and, in some cases, NHS Foundation Trusts in new, purpose built facilities. At the time of joining, Nueterra Healthcare UK was a start-up business to introduce the business model of the US parent company into Europe. During my time with Nueterra I was managing bids to… Show more Leading the project management process for the development of private healthcare facilities, including Private Patient Units, leading to the establishment of operating company partnerships between Nueterra, medical Consultants and, in some cases, NHS Foundation Trusts in new, purpose built facilities. At the time of joining, Nueterra Healthcare UK was a start-up business to introduce the business model of the US parent company into Europe. During my time with Nueterra I was managing bids to NHS Trusts, negotiating with development partners, reviewing possible hospital acquisitions and supporting the marketing effort for the business plan in presentations & discussion with private practice medical consultants in GB and Ireland. Show less

Bristol Infracare LIFT is a public private partnership created with the NHS in Bristol to fund and develop new primary healthcare estate across the city.Reporting directly to the board, the role involved contract negotiation with contractors for the development process of new healthcare facilities (£10M-£20M value) and lease negotiations with NHS tenants (based on contracts siilar to PFI standard form contracts) and private funding providers for 25-30 year leases. During my term, over £100M of… Show more Bristol Infracare LIFT is a public private partnership created with the NHS in Bristol to fund and develop new primary healthcare estate across the city.Reporting directly to the board, the role involved contract negotiation with contractors for the development process of new healthcare facilities (£10M-£20M value) and lease negotiations with NHS tenants (based on contracts siilar to PFI standard form contracts) and private funding providers for 25-30 year leases. During my term, over £100M of private finance was raised for new healthcare developments in Bristol. The development process included responsibility for appointing design, engineering and construction contractors and managing the procurement and construction processes to actual completion and handover to the tenants. The business was also responsible for appointing FM contractors for the properties and managing these contracts under the terms of the lease agreements with the NHS. Show less

Responsible for leading the public procurement process for the NHS Primary Care Trust to engage a private sector partner with which to form a public private partnership joint venture company under the terms of the NHS LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust) programme. This involved issuing the OJEU advert, leading the bidder selection process to preferred bidder and managing the negotiations with the preferred bidder to financial close. The joint venture has an initial 20 year agreement with… Show more Responsible for leading the public procurement process for the NHS Primary Care Trust to engage a private sector partner with which to form a public private partnership joint venture company under the terms of the NHS LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust) programme. This involved issuing the OJEU advert, leading the bidder selection process to preferred bidder and managing the negotiations with the preferred bidder to financial close. The joint venture has an initial 20 year agreement with the NHS Primary Care Trust and its successors with an exclusivity agreement to be the preferred partner for developing new primary care estate across the city. Show less

Project managing the relocation of the Materiel division of Westland Helicopters to refurbished premises.

On secondment from Westland Helicopters to GKN (a FTSE 100 engineering business) corporate HQ in Redditch. Responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary project team to develop and test an e-procurement platform for use internationally across all business divisions of GKN, including automotive and aerospace. The project involved managing internal resources responsible for the design of business processes for procurement and finance activities and managing external consultants responsible for… Show more On secondment from Westland Helicopters to GKN (a FTSE 100 engineering business) corporate HQ in Redditch. Responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary project team to develop and test an e-procurement platform for use internationally across all business divisions of GKN, including automotive and aerospace. The project involved managing internal resources responsible for the design of business processes for procurement and finance activities and managing external consultants responsible for implementing and configuring the software tools.The pilot system was developed in Redditch and tested across sites in the UK, Germany and the USA. Show less

Leading the migration of procurement processes and data from legacy computer systems to a new business wide management system using SAP software. This project was a key part of Y2K preparations across the business to ensure business continuity and robustness through the millennium change.Responsible for developing improvements in business planning and reporting tools used within the Materiel division (400 people with an annual procurement spend of £1bn). This involved change management… Show more Leading the migration of procurement processes and data from legacy computer systems to a new business wide management system using SAP software. This project was a key part of Y2K preparations across the business to ensure business continuity and robustness through the millennium change.Responsible for developing improvements in business planning and reporting tools used within the Materiel division (400 people with an annual procurement spend of £1bn). This involved change management activity and piloting the use of EFQM Excellence Model. Show less