Patrick Brandon Email & Phone Number

London

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London

Working as a Project Manager at Reading Room was a diverse and rewarding experience, allowing me to diversity and expand my skills and take on new and innovative challenges on a daily basis. Responsibilities included:Management of project varying in size and complexity, from small 3 week Agile developments to enterprise scale transformation projects for international firmsAccount management and strategic account developmentPreparing proposals and RFPs, presenting and pitching to potential clients and management of new business relationshipsLeadership of project teams Acting as Project Director for small pieces of work and mentoring junior Project Managers

Slough, United Kingdom

All aspects of set-up, management and delivery of large, complex translation, e-learning and DTP projectsResponsible for annual budgets in excess of $1 millionInvestigating and applying new processes and technology to new and existing clients to win additional business, and improve profitability (including translation memory management technology and machine translation)Ensuring all client requirements are understood, documented and communicated to the relevant partiesRisk analysis and problem solving Assistance in the preparation and submission of RFPs and RFQs ranging in value from $10K to $2 million +Acting as the primary point of contact for all clientsManagement of the cross-functional project team (remote and on-site), including training and development, Cooperation with multiple co-vendors to ensure complete satisfaction for my end clientKey Achievements Design of working best practices for using remote office project support through assessment of needs, capabilities, and existing processes, and lengthy negotiations with local managers. Resulting working best practices allow for projects to be managed more profitably using remote staff, and for other project managers to easily replication these practices.Assistance in the development, testing and implementation of new translation technology to maximise reuse, reducing external costs by up to 25%.Winning new contracts to the value of $500K per annum within existing client organisations through improved reputation and a pro-active approach to business development.Improving process documentation - providing more granular process explanation. This facilitated training, and also allowed for more rapid delegation and response due to increased awareness of each step of a processIdentifying training needs and constructing development plans for remote employees to improve retention

Madrid Area, Spain

• Management of the production team (translation, interpreting and corporate events)• Monitoring performance and profitability • Training and development• Devising and implementing solutions• Recruitment (internal staff and external vendors)• Augmenting the company’s product portfolio • Benchmarking competitor organisations• Developing client relationships from a project management perspective• Continuous improvement of processes and products • Participating in client sales meetings and RFPs • Introducing new technology to increase efficiency and profitability

Responsibilities - Management of a variety of translation and DTP projects, mostly for Japanese clients. All aspects of the projects management including planning, risk analysis, budget and supplier negotiation, quality, scheduling, process improvement, delegation of work and client relationship development.Key achievements -Increasing gross margin over all departments of one of the company’s largest accounts through establishing a network of vendors and vendor negotiation.Winning additional business within existing client organisations through recommendations due to excellent service and development of client relationships.Increasing net profit by over 20% on several accounts through careful analysis of current procedure, streamlining and applying the latest technology to reduce manual work.

Ba Hons, Japanese, 2:1

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