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Slough, Gb

Maidenhead

Operations Manager for London and South East aggregate businesses. Sand and gravel processing at two quarries three wharves, material re-handling at six railhead operations and five JV aggregate depots. Managing logistics by sea, rail and road with volume C6.2Mte/annum.

Bulls Bridge Rd, Hayes Middlesex, Ub3 4Qr

Albert Works, Edmonton

Operationally responsible for the new Cable Division at Metal and Waste Recycling with objectives to grow and develop the business and achieve substantial growth in profitability.

Home Counties

Non ferrous scrap metal buyer for the South East and Home Counties dealing with scrap merchants and industries generating scrap metal.

Colnbrook Logistics Centre

01/2009 to date Wilson James Ltd - Material Delivery and Waste Manager Responsibilities• Safe operation of warehouse facility, material consolidation and day and night delivery pan airport.• Management of all aspects of third party waste away service provision from construction sites across Heathrow.• Safe and efficient operation of associated services provided by Wilson James from the CLC: Escort Drivers, VIP taxi drivers and Construction Material Screening (CMS) from 1st April 2011.• Facilitating the re-energisation of the rail head, bulk powder handling facility, rebar mat making factory in the CLC warehouse and, concurrently, being instrumental in the development and provision of CMS at the CLC. Management of BAAs interests and Health and Safety responsibilities for these tasks.Achievements• No serious or reportable accidents among CLC staff and subcontractors during my two years in post to date.• Warehouse management system introduced to accurately record material arrival, departure and dwell time.• CLC cost reduction process completed to client satisfaction, achieving 13 % cost savings, while maintaining operational capability.• Waste supplier tendering process completed to BAA satisfaction and new provider employed - operation in excess of £1milion annual turnover, 130 skips and bins and 30 waste away sites.• Effective crisis management demonstrated by activation of the Emergency Response Centre at CLC and delivery of contingency materials. Notice of BAA’s intent communicated 20th December 2010 and, by 24th December 2010, 500 pallets of contingency material and £10m worth of vehicles received, receipted and delivered forward.• Effective stakeholder engagement with all management levels in all areas of influence both internally and externally.

CLC, Material Delivery and Waste Manager ResponsibilitiesSafe operation of warehouse facility, material consolidation and day and night delivery pan airport.Management of all aspects of third party waste away service provision from construction sites across Heathrow.Safe and efficient operation of associated services provided by Wilson James from the CLC: Escort Drivers, VIP taxi drivers and Construction Material Screening (CMS) from 1st April 2011.Facilitating the re-energisation of the rail head, bulk powder handling facility, rebar mat making factory in the CLC warehouse and, concurrently, being instrumental in the development and provision of CMS at the CLC. Management of BAAs interests and Health and Safety responsibilities for these tasks.AchievementsNo serious or reportable accidents among CLC staff and subcontractors during my two years in post to date.Warehouse management system introduced to accurately record material arrival, departure and dwell time.CLC cost reduction process completed to client satisfaction, achieving 13 % cost savings, while maintaining operational capability.Waste supplier tendering process completed to BAA satisfaction and new provider employed - operation in excess of £1milion annual turnover, 130 skips and bins and 30 waste away sites.Effective crisis management demonstrated by activation of the Emergency Response Centre at CLC and delivery of contingency materials. Notice of BAA's intent communicated 20th December 2010 and, by 24th December 2010, 500 pallets of contingency material and £10m worth of vehicles received, receipted and delivered forward.Effective stakeholder engagement with all management levels in all areas of influence both internally and

Brentford Depot

European Metal Recycling – Metals Buyer Ferrous and non-ferrous MetalsResponsibilities• During EMR induction to operational role of Depot Manager, role switched to financial position of Metals Buyer; ferrous, non-ferrous and cable. Responsibilities included profitable purchase of all ferrous and non-ferrous grades into appropriate depots in England and Scotland from a range of suppliers including demolition companies, small and large merchants, the public.• Arranged onward transport to internal and external customers, up to 1,000 MT cable/month and other grades.• Duty Depot Manager with responsibility for managing all aspects of Health & Safety, Operations and physical and financial security of the Depot at weekends and in the absence of the Depot Manager.Achievements• Successfully learnt grades and qualities of metals and cables to allow successful buying of all ferrous and non-ferrous grades. Quickly created good trading relationships with many traders of different scale. Created a cable catalogue for accurate buying of cable, subsequently used in other depots in UK and Hong Kong.

West Drayton

03/2004 - 07/2007 Aggregate Industries - Asphalt Production ManagerResponsibilities• The safe production of asphalt products, to specification and their timely delivery.• Implementation, maintenance and improvement of Health, Safety and Environmental standards and completion of the corporate reporting procedures for same.• The safe and correct operation and maintenance of all fixed and mobile plant at Aggregate Industries largest, non quarry based asphalt plant, estimated value £20M.• Management of rail delivery system and associated track work, annual import of 250,000+ MT aggregate by rail.• Day-to-day management and scheduling of a fleet of up to 50 vehicles, a mix of four, six and eight wheelers.Achievements• Over 1.2 million MT of asphalt produced in three years and 150,000 MT dry- stone sold. Quality level maintained at 0, the highest level, consistently for two successive years. Turnaround times halved to an average of 17 minutes and deliveries on time increased from 82% to over 90%.• No fatalities or serious injury during tenure, all internal and external audits passed successfully.• Approx 1/3 increase in RAP production to 300MT/day asphalt recycled producing savings of 12 MT bitumen and 288 MT raw aggregate/day avg.• Monitoring expenditure, submitting capital request proposals (fixed and mobile plant) – responsible for over £1 million expenditure on fixed and variable costs/month.

The safe production of asphalt products, to specification and their timely delivery.Implementation, maintenance and improvement of Health, Safety and Environmental standards and completion of the corporate reporting procedures for same.The safe and correct operation and maintenance of all fixed and mobile plant at Aggregate Industries largest, non quarry based asphalt plant, estimated value £20M.Management of rail delivery system and associated track work, annual import of 250,000+ MT aggregate by rail.Day-to-day management and scheduling of a fleet of up to 50 vehicles, a mix of four, six and eight wheelers.AchievementsOver 1.2 million MT of asphalt produced in three years and 150,000 MT dry- stone sold. Quality level maintained at 0, the highest level, consistently for two successive years. Turnaround times halved to an average of 17 minutes and deliveries on time increased from 82% to over 90%.No fatalities or serious injury during tenure, all internal and external audits passed successfully.Approx 1/3 increase in RAP production to 300MT/day asphalt recycled producing savings of 12 MT bitumen and 288 MT raw aggregate/day avg.Monitoring expenditure, submitting capital request proposals (fixed and mobile plant) - responsible for over £1 million expenditure on fixed and variable costs/month.

Runcorn, Newhaven

03/2000 – 03/2004 Aram Resources/Colas Business Development Exec. and Coating Plant ManagerResponsibilities• Safe and efficient production of asphalt and its timely delivery (Plants in Newhaven and Runcorn).• Advertising and marketing co-ordinator. Salesman for decorative aggregates and rock armour.• Estates manager for four tenant farms and several offices and disused quarries in South and Southwest.Achievements• First sales of rock armour for ten years.• Development of a decorative aggregates business and a market for gabion stone to civil engineering firms.• Design and production of Aram Brochure.

ResponsibilitiesSafe and efficient production of asphalt and its timely delivery (Plants in Newhaven and Runcorn).Advertising and marketing co-ordinator. Salesman for decorative aggregates and rock armour.Estates manager for four tenant farms and several offices and disused quarries in South and Southwest.AchievementsFirst sales of rock armour for ten years.Development of a decorative aggregates business and a market for gabion stone to civil engineering firms.Design and production of Aram Brochure.

Selected by Rio Tinto (Europe and Africa) to do a student summer placement conduction gold exploration in arctic Sweden. Training, formal and informal, included: sampling techniques, geological mapping, prospecting and mapping glacial movements. Working largely individually students were expected to: dig samples, maintain accurate records, prepare samples for shipping. Some work undertaken remotely by setting up heli-supported bases of operations.

As an Executive Officer in the Submarine Service sea-going duties, while dived, were primarily concerned with four areas of responsibility: weapons, sensors, navigation and Ship Control. In all these control room roles I worked as a part of a tight knit team leading part of the team or all of it depending on situation. As the Surfacing Officer and a Surface Officer of the Watch I had whole ship responsibility including safety, ship board evolutions and navigation. In harbour I was qualified as Officer of the Day with whole ship safety responsibility including the safety of the nuclear reactor in the shut down state. A thorough understanding of hydraulic, electrical and water systems (Part 3) was required for the operation of the Boat. Work Based Training2009 ISO18001 Auditor training completed06/2008 IOSH Health and Safety for Managers working in Metal Recycling08/2007 NVQ Level 4 Health, Safety and Environmental Management in the Extractive and Minerals Processing Industries - Environmental Risk Assessment (RA), Health and Safety RA, Accident and Incident Investigation, improvement in all H&S and Environmental Systems and promoting a health, safety and environmentally conscious culture

Mba, Business

MBA (for Experienced Managers) - University of Southampton (Merit) Dissertation: A Critical Review of Project Risk Management Theories.

B.Eng Hons, Industrial Geology, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Capitain and Coach Mens Hockey Club

B.Eng, Industrial Geology

Activities and Societies: Men's Hockey Captain and Men's and Ladies Hockey Trainer B.Eng. Industrial Geology, Camborne School of Mines.