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Consultancy specialising in asset management advice to private and public sector occupiers. Services include:• Estate strategy• Property asset management• Relocations, acquisitions and disposals• Project and programme management• Outsourcing • Interim ManagementRecent roles include:City of London Corporation - Programme Lead for Asset Management Service Review, implementing changes to Corporate Landlord Model to drive better use of operational assetsBritish Council - Interim Head of Global Estate ManagementDept. Work and Pensions - Property Acquisition Lead in People and Locations Programme for transformation of DWP estate. Delivered over 0.5m sq ft of space across UK including 4 major office hubs.Southampton Solent University - Business Case to secure £7m of LEP funding to support relocation of Warsash Maritime Academy.East Sussex County Council ( Aug 14 to May 16) - Interim Assistant Director of Property and Capital Investment - Managing a team of 70 staff delivering full range of property services to Council and external partners including asset strategy, £30 m pa. schools capital programme , facilities management , estate management and Agile working programme. Leading role in the the integration of Property services with Surrey County Council, as part of Orbis Shared Services partnership.London Borough of Hillingdon - Worked with Montagu Evans on a feasibility study for the redevelopment of major town centre site and reprovision of civic headquarters. Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust ( Aug 11 to Oct 13) – Estates Lead responsible for planning application on major surplus hospital site, estates rationalisation projects to meet changing clinical requirements , Cost Improvement Plan of >£500k, outsourcing of estates, FM and capital works to private sector partner, recruitment of internal estates and contract management team.