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Digital Delivery for a Major Highways project

A short-term secondment to support the development of the 2024 Business Plan, focused upon Project Rehearsal and Digital Productivity

Peterborough, United Kingdom

As part of the @ONE alliance. Developing a Digital Transformation strategy within the Capital Delivery Programme of Anglian Water (@ONE) and deploying solutions for design coordination, digital rehearsal, collaboration, remote working and digital delivery.

BIM consultancy across a range of clients including:University of Cambridge supporting the implementation of the university’s digital estate, focus upon procurement and specification of a Common Data Environment and strategic planning to support effective migration to digital processes.HS2 a conference room pilot which was used to understand BIM.

United Kingdom

Managing the implementation of BIM across the Civil Engineering business including Energy, Utilities, Highways and Rail sectors. Creating and leading BIM across multiple projects, departments and the wider Skanska business, through the definition of training, new process, best practice and knowledge share. Development of relationships with client.

M1 Junction 19

BIM Manger for the M1 junction 19 Improvements Project, working with the design and construction teams to co-ordinate and deliver BIM. Training, mentoring, coaching, trouble shooting mediation, auditing the team, influencing the way they work and the data they produce. Established close workign relationships with the design team, internal Skanska support.

United Kingdom

Managing and supporting the delivery of BIM and 4D to an International customer base.Sales, Marketing and Support activities to generate new business across a wide variety of projects from multinational nuclear and civil infrastructure works to small and medium enterprises delivering office and retail.Working with planners, project managers, BIM support.

Consultancy to support the adoption of 3D, 4D, BIM, PLM and Visualisation technology and process across design and engineering led projects and companies.This has included a number of longer term placements with Autodesk, Mott MacDonald and Imperial College (Design London)BIM services: delivering BIM to support client aspirations. Consultancy and services.

Croydon, United Kingdom

A short-term contract to manage a number of initiatives within the Project Technology Group.Including the managment of the; groupwide deployment of ProjectWise, Bentley Enterprise License Subscription, AutoDesk Enterprise License Agreement, groupwide CAD management and deployment, BIM strategic direction and team management

Short-term contractWorking within the corporate accounts team supporting process change to accelerate Autodesk technology deployment across their top-tier accounts. Building relationships at board and senior level, with a focus to demystify the technology and process surrounding Building Information Modelling and its implications to the wider business..

Imperial College London

Part-time and short-term contractAs centre manager I managed the design, installation and operation of Design London's Digital Prototyping facility in the centre of London. The Innovation Technology Centre supports Industry and Institutional partners, student projects, teaching programmes and research in design, visualisation, modelling, simulation.

Having moved from a project based consulting role, I set up and led a Radical Innovations Group and change programme to deliver Digital Prototyping (BIM) throughout the international organisation. Reporting directly to board level I created a core team to defined the strategic direction, deliver new process, technology, best practice, training, support and.

Involved in consultancy, sales, support, training, customisation and implementation of Product Lifecycle Management systems, specialising in Digital Prototyping. Travelling in the UK and internationally for pre-sales engagements and to integrate software and systems into customer environments.Cosworth Engineering: bespoke secure drawing view and print.

Managing the development of an interactive three-dimensional virtual experience showing different periods in the history of Norwich, through virtual characters

Initiation and management of an in-house team to deliver three-dimensional content across all aspects of the design cycle. Which included interactive virtual reality content, 3D visualisation and multimedia to support project tender, design evaluation and client engagement.Projects including KPMG Headquarters, Johannesburg, RMB, Sandton, and Johannesburg.

Delivering leading edge technology from the premier virtual reality solutions company. Involved in all aspects of software and hardware development, consultancy, pre-sales, support, implementation and training across the globe.Virtual Reality: Cutting edge virtual reality software and hardware support including database construction for military.

Digital design, prototype build and manufacturing of various custom commercial vehicles.Design development through RADAN 2D and 3D systems including CNC machining.

Design, engineering and manufacture of custom breakdown and recovery vehicles, including a patented undercarriage lifting mechanism.AutoCAD 2D and 3D drawing production and design development.

Msc, 3D Cagta (Computer Aided Graphical Technology Applications)

Major Project to design and deliver a virtual reality simulation. The demonstration was an early completely immersive multi participant.

Ba (Hons), Industrial Design (Engineering)

Major Project to design an integrated recovery vehicle, in collaboration with the Automobile Association and J&J conversions. The project.