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• Took up the newly formed role to bring organisation to the University’s asset & occupier management • Created a property Terrier from scratch including assetisation of records and document digitisation • Forensic interrogation of records and receipts led to arrears of >£500k being recovered• Rating appeals resulting in >£240k refunds being achieved• Clarity management software now in place enabling automation of ‘backroom’ processes• Historic boundary disputes resolved• Two major inward investments being agreed• Major planning applications in process• S106 disputes being resolved

• ‘Invited’ to join Aspire Defence Services to resolve contractual default with MoD client • Cleared the backlog of casework• Re-organised the department and staffing issues resolved• Introduction of new processes & procedures • Qube management software now in place enabling rent collection to be brought in house• Estate now 100% occupied and encroachments resolved

STRATEGIC SURVEYOR / TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE • Disposal of 13 sites and 2.8m sq ft accommodation - gross receipts of nearly £220m• USA office disposal 2002 • Australian acquisitions spring 2008• Sale of Calibration Division April 2009• Divestment of the underwater business in September 2009 approximately £24m• 10 year contract with Boeing incorporating an option and pre-emption agreementTRANSACTIONAL EXPERIENCE • Vesting of QinetiQ (by the MoD) July 2001• Investment transaction with Carlyle in February 2003 (£42m)• Initial Public Offering of shares in QinetiQ in February 2006 (c £1.3bn)• Letting of major office building to a GE subsidiary at a rent rising to £500k • Acquisition of landmark office on the Bristol Business Park at rental of £380,000pa • Lease renewals; including applications to court for Landlord & Tenant Act protection• Total lettings in excess £8mASSET & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT• Group asset manager overseeing 31 sites totalling 4.7m sq ft UK wide• Intelligent client function, instructing external consultants • Successful High Court litigant including ENE and court witness• Rating appeals with rebates exceeding £5m• Overseeing Service Charge accounts in excess of £9m • Document preparation including Leases, Surrenders and Licences to Alter• Pre-letting of new accommodation for Hyperbaric Chamber worth £1m• Project and Programme Management of £7.5m programme for MoD • Bailiff action including peaceable re-entry• Benchmarking against IPD data set

• Red book valuations• Rent review experience including arbitration submissions• Commercial management • Residential management (Assured Shorthold, Statutory & Regulated Tenancies)