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Wheldrake, Gb

United Kingdom

Owner of Planet Consultancy supplying bespoke services to a diverse range of organisations from small dynamic enterprises to large blue chip multinationals, and individuals.◼ Improved the career prospects of clients’ (UK and overseas) by personalised interventions, including CV writing, vocational coaching, mock interviews, and interview techniques workshops.◼ Engaged by the Bio-renewable Development Centre as Business Development Consultant to acquire commercial opportunities, and achieved revenue stream of £80k in a 6-month period.◼ Developed and delivered a variety of innovative up-skilling packages, including Leadership, Management, Team-Building, Interviewing Techniques, Problem Solving, Effective Communication, Presentation Skills, and Managing Change.◼ Hired by C&G London, to undertake in-depth research across is technology qualification portfolio, and delivered comprehensive report with commercial recommendations to enable product streamlining.◼ Conducted Account Manager skills profiling assessments for the nPower Sales Academy, benchmarked sales personnel against key behavioural measures, and increased company sales revenue for upselling and cross-selling.◼ Hired as Compliance Manager with AST to prepare for various business-critical external audits, e.g. organisational structure, required skills, procedures, policies, and processes.

York, United Kingdom

The LEP is funded by public and private investment; it generates economic growth by ensuring the area is equipped with the right skills and infrastructure. I was employed to design and implement robust processes to manage performance of the European Social Fund for the Workforce Programme (value ~£10m).◼ Promoted to cover the role of Head of Skills, led and developed a team of 4 Skills Managers responsible for Apprenticeships, Higher Learning, Schools and Social Inclusion.◼ Designed and executed all aspects of the Governments Skills Capital Fund (value ~£11m) from opening call, assessing applications, preparing contracts and, ensuring effective outcomes.◼ Ensured contracts were ‘fit-for-purpose’ and value for money, monitored performance of all projects and quickly intervened to resolve any underperformance or ROI issues.◼ Established strong mutually beneficial business relationships with key stakeholders, including CEOs, College Principals, and Finance Directors.

York

Improve Ltd. is a formal industry partnership with Government to create a more productive and sustainable food and drink sector, value £30b. I was hired as Project Manager in a strategic ‘workforce development’ role reaching across all 4 home nations.◼ Led the cross-sector Steering Group for the Science Diploma (physics, chemistry, and biology) to advance the national qualification and influence government policy.◼ Developed new National Occupational Standards, qualifications for emerging roles and Frameworks for the sector.◼ Consulted with employers in home nations, and facilitated agreement to develop cost effective bespoke skills solutions, policies and strategies.◼ Gained commercial revenue by authoring technical manuals, on-line web publications, marketing materials, and innovative business proposals.◼ Solely developed the highly complex SASE / SASW Apprenticeship Framework for the Food and Drink sector, which was launched in England and Wales and generated ~£100k p.a. for Improve Ltd.

Leeds, United Kingdom

I was engaged by the public sector organisation (~34000 employees) to lead all aspects of L&D during a major service transition, developed and motivated a team of 15 (Trainers, Professionals and, Specialists) throughout the change.◼ Project managed the prestigious ‘From Good to Great’ Leadership Challenge, and seeded cultural change by embedding improved behaviours in the top 350 Council leaders.◼ Transformed L&D from a bureaucratic central unit to a slick customer facing outsourced model, and conducted a comprehensive L&D Review to ascertain requirements linked to strategic business outcomes.◼ Enhanced customer service by revisiting SLA’s, optimising processes, and challenging attitudes, and by delivered specialised programmes, e.g. 360-degree feedback, coaching culture, and effective leadership programmes.◼ Conducted an organisation-wide TNA to establish key skill-gaps and develop remedies, e.g. the pioneering Ethical Framework.◼ Introduced ‘Enabling Managers’ initiative to empower individuals, and presented major initiatives to MPs to gain ‘buy-in’.

Yorkshire

WDH is a large housing association based in Wakefield, I was engaged in a senior manager role responsible for Employee Development, Equality and Diversity, Community Leadership and Cohesion, Employee Engagement, and Work-life Balance.◼ Provided visionary leadership, unified and empowered a previously fragmented team, successfully led and mentored 15 managers to drive organisational success.◼ Forged strategic alliances with key industry bodies (e.g. CITB, and CIH), and facilitated the creation of innovative, cost-effective solutions. gained◼ Secured substantial funding by authoring persuasive bids that resulted in significant financial gains, including securing £180K for the development of trade professionals.◼ Pioneered strategic initiatives and executed comprehensive strategies, including a corporate L&D plan along with forward-thinking policies for succession planning, and recruitment & retention, to drive long-term profitable growth.◼ Led transformative programmes, negotiated, designed, and delivered high-impact development programmes, including High Impact Customer Service and Management Development, to elevate organisational capabilities.◼ Managed complex HR responsibilities, including serving as Investigation Manager for critical grievances, ensuring fair and effective outcomes.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Energis Communications Limited was a 'technology driven’ communications company (Internet Datacentres) and once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Reporting to HR Director, I led a team of 10 Specialists and formulated L&D Strategy to address urgent issues.◼ Efficiently managed a £15 million budget by implementing a budget tracking system, creating an employee competency database, developing preferred supplier listings, and securing new business.◼ Enhanced organisational capabilities by leading a company-wide TNA process, addressing skill gaps with tailored interventions, and earned commendation from the CEO.◼ Delivered a comprehensive L&D consultancy service during a period of significant organisational change, negotiated substantial discount channels, and rigorously pursued full recharges to recover ~£500k, and secured major bids through effective tendering strategies.◼ Handpicked by the CEO to join an elite ‘Think Tank,’ and played a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the business-critical ‘Customer Fulfilment’ workstream, i.e. directly influenced company strategy.◼ Rapidly up-skilled European colleagues to advance joint ventures, sourced specialised training for product development and executive skills, and developed and delivered a dynamic induction programme that contributed to achieving company-wide Investor in People status.

London, United Kingdom

◼ Oversaw maintenance of critical telecom infrastructure as ‘Officer in Charge’ of Middlewich ATE with ~15,000 customers, and entrusted with emergency call-out duties to resolve critical system failures outside normal hours.◼ As Senior Tutor at BT's prestigious Research Laboratories led a team of 15 Tutors to deliver cutting-edge training on advanced technologies and protocols, including statistical systems, the OSI model, international communication standards, satellite technology, microwave systems, and optical fibre.◼ Served as a Lecturer / System Manager at STC, providing expert-level instruction on electronic systems, including multiplexers, System-X digital exchanges, and Operations and Maintenance Centres (OMCs).◼ Commissioned OMCs across England, up-skilled operational teams on-site to enable system ‘go-live’.◼ Led major company-wide recruitment campaigns, conducted in-depth analyses of skill gaps and future needs to attract and secure expert technical talent.◼ With Telstra Group, planned and developed a digital network across New South Wales, Australia, and significantly enhanced regional connectivity.◼ Advanced corporate visibility, including impactful marketing campaigns, directing a corporate video with CTN, launching a specialised internet site, and publishing a corporate brochure.◼ Handpicked to make high profile presentations across the UK and Ireland, showcasing BT's innovative technologies.◼ Led major organisational restructuring, and expertly navigated the challenging task of rationalising various critical services across 5 divisions into one streamlined Group with 15,000 employees.◼ Convened a multi-national SG, and project managed the implementation of the ground-breaking EuroPACE satellite broadcast venture to enhance BT Labs competitive edge.◼ Handpicked by HR Director to investigate and resolve a wide range of external complaints.◼ Pioneered the Outward Bound programme for leaders, to enhance leadership capabilities.