Summary

Scientist. Engineer. Experienced P3M professional (Agile and Waterfall Methodologies).

Strong drive for creative problem-solving, innovative delivery and identifying opportunity vectors to support impactful business outcomes.

Delivery through collaborative leadership and a special interest in developing the talent pipeline.

Excellent level of procurement understanding and financial responsibility (£10m+).

Friendly, adaptable and used to operating with and at C-suite level, recent roles include Programme Manager/Director for a critical cyber security uplift for a central Whitehall Department, Chief Data Officer for Counter-Terrorism Policing and Portfolio Manager for the Cabinet Office.

  • Experienced Programme and Portfolio Director
  • Strategic Transformation, Leadership and Cultural change
  • High level of scientific and technical knowledge
  • STEM qualified and Chartered (CSci MChem MSc CChem FRSC)
  • Project and programme assurance reviews

 

Qualifications and certifications

 

  • Level 7 Certificate in Professional Consulting (CMI)
  • Agile Project Management Registered Practitioner (APMG-International)
  • Chartered Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

 

Key Engagements

 

  • Used scientific and technical expertise to overcome significant barriers, winning over complex stakeholders to deliver a complex programme – and a key security measure for the UK – and led team negotiations to secure unanimous EU approval during challenging Brexit negotiations.

 

  • Worked in collaboration with international partners to lead a programme of work identifying new and novel techniques, boundary-crossing technology and engaging with academia to harness low Technology Readiness Level (TRL) research to solve some of the most complex and fast-changing problems facing law enforcement, and successfully delivering innovation across international borders in the fight against Child Sexual Exploitation.

 

  • Enhanced Business Capability by coaching project teams on performance, risk, assurance and methodology. Led and coached analysts and project teams in a Central Government Department to redesign the process from a user-centric approach.  Embedded a learning culture that should ensure continuing improvement.

 

Motto

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new ” Albert Einstein

 

Contact Details:

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