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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

For more than two decades BrandActive has partnered with Fortune 1000 companies, leading healthcare systems, and medium-sized businesses to optimize brand implementation programs of all sizes. Whether you’re going through a one-time corporate rebrand or wanting to get the most out of the everyday management of your existing brand, BrandActive helps you.

Senior Project Manager working on the wayfinding package for the prestigious New Phnom Penh International Airport, Cambodia. An extensive Gap Analysis, Design Development and Technical Development package was delivered with additional tender assistance for the client CAIC.

Residential interior design and garden design for private clients.Project management of these projects.See Residential and Garden Portfolio.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• ORACLE, MASTERCARD, SMITH & NEPHEW, SALESFORCE, TRANSURBANFollowing the successful completion of the Afriquia project, I transitioned to managing a number of smaller brand implementation projects for blue-chip clients..
• Working closely with clients to understand and service their needs.
• Managing all operational aspects of these projects.
• Producing schedules, costings and scope documentation.
• Ensuring tight commercial management of each project.
• Managing performance by tracking KPI’s and report findings to stakeholders.

Morocco

AFRIQUIA Morocco’s largest petroleum retailer launched a new brand and retail forecourt identity. Harkess-Ord’s challenge was to engineer all of the brand elements for a new forecourt and car services offering and to manage the brand implementation and construction phases of the project. Budget €20mil. As Project Principal I was responsible for all.

Study break to learn Spanish and travel in Latin America (Colombia and Argentina). Enrolled at the University of Javeriana in Bogota for a crash course in Spanish. It was a fantastic and enriching experience.

London, United Kingdom

• BDO Following the merger with PFK (UK), BDO LLP looked at Harkess-Ord to transform their 24 site network across the UK, bringing each office in line with global standards. Working closely with the Harkess-Ord in-house.
• Site surveys and producing brand application schemes.
• Design and engineering of a robust external and internal modular sign family.
• Finance management to ensure that the project was delivered within budget.
• Supplier management and ensuring all products comply with stringent QC requirements. The brand system was successfully implemented across the network, against tight deadlines, to meet the all-important brand launch date.

London, United Kingdom

• BBC BROADCASTING HOUSEThe BBC, together with brand consultancy Interbrand, tasked Harkess-Ord with creating a high-impact branded environment for its iconic Broadcasting House in London. Responsibilities were:
• Development of a flexible interchangeable brand solution to accommodate changing programmes and campaigns.
• Product development, testing, manufacturing and installation of high quality brand elements.
• Procurement and financial management of the project.
• Ensuring high quality standards through following a stringent quality control process. The finished scheme transformed a 800 square metre building into a coherent and engaging showcase for BBC’s brand and heritage.

New Zealand

• ZENERGYHarkess-Ord was selected to manage the rebrand of Shell’s New Zealand network of 220 service stations and 90 truck-stops in seven months. I was part of a core management team sent over to New Zealand to assist.
• Scheduling of all planned site works.
• Managing of multiple contractors such as electricians, decorators, building contractors and sign companies to ensure all contractual obligations were met.
• Making safety inspections, ensuring construction and site safety, including management of hot-works.
• Inspecting work progress to ensure it is up to standard.
• Final close-out and sign-off of all works. The ZEnergy brand was delivered on time and under budget. The project was recognised as the largest project of its kind in New Zealand for over a decade. The project gave me.

South Africa

• ANGLO AMERICANFollowing the rebrand of Anglo American by Interbrand in 2010 and the implementation of their corporate workplace branding scheme at their UK head-office, a global roll-out strategy was established by.
• Managing and training a team of eight surveyors to survey vast Anglo American mines and facilities.
• Leading brand workshops for business unit managers of Anglo American Coal, Platinum and Iron Ore to educate them about the new brand and the impact that the brand implementation will have on their business operations.
• Supplier management, working closely with Tri-Cor SA to engineer and manufacture brand elements for nine prestigious launch sites.
• Managing and coordinating the installation of these sites. After the successful implementation of the EMEA launch sites I returned to the UK. It was a fantastic opportunity for me to work in my home country.

London, United Kingdom

• THOMSON REUTERS As a long-term partner with Reuters, Harkess-Ord worked on their last 3 brand revisions across more than 196 European sites. Following the merger with Thomson, Harkess-Ord was again approached to take.
• Working directly with Interbrand NY to create a consistent and creative interior and exterior brand experience.
• Managing an aggressive 3-month fast track brand programme, running in parallel with an extensive multi-site survey programme.
• Managing the main rebrand programme over the following 12 months, which included design, engineering procurement and implementation.
• Supply chain management from China, resulting in a 35% cost saving to the client. After the successful implementation of the ten key fast track sites, the brand implementation was continued across the rest of the.

London, United Kingdom

• AKZO NOBELAkzo Nobel appointed Harkess-Ord to develop the roll-out of their new brand identity across 700 sites globally, with an allocated budget of €6 million. I managed the in-house team of engineers, graphic.
• Collaborating with design agency Saffron to develop and engineer a comprehensive brand product range.
• Complex 3D development of the new Akzo Nobel logo to reflect their brand personality.
• Undertaking a full survey programme to establish accurate live site requirements, and from this information developed a brand application design scheme for each site.
• Managing stakeholder approvals of all schemes.
• Conducting a global procurement and supplier selection process to enable roll-out to commence. We completed the implementation of flagship landmark sites in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe, after which Akzo Nobel.

• APPLE (Japan)The SIS (Shop in Shop) concept was created for the integration of Apple retail into department stores worldwide. A £3 million pilot project was launched in Japan with three sites identified to receive this.
• I established a close working relationship with Nomura Kougei (one of the largest construction contractors in Japan) that was responsible for the manufacture of all elements and shop-fitting. Their work ethic was.
• Design co-ordination between Apple Cupertino, FITCH London and Nomura Japan had to be faultless to ensure the latest design changes were incorporated in manufacture, set against tight deadlines.
• I formed a strong bond with the client locally ensuring a perfect synergy between shop-fitting and merchandising, that followed the build. It was a great achievement to implement the three “Apple Shop in Shop” stores.

London, United Kingdom

Career history pre 2006 includes Innovene, Waitrose, Tesco, BP (International) USA, Volkswagen

Msc, Constructon Project Management

The course consisted of 6 modules + dissertation over a 1 year period. The modules: 1. Building Control 2. Construction Law 3. Corporate.

Prince 2, Project Management

PRINCE2 is the planning, delegating, monitoring and control of all the aspects of the project, and the motivation of those involved, to.

B.Arch, 4 Academic Years