David Ward

Current

• Chief Executive at Aligned Solutions Ltd

Past

• Bid Manager at DARA
• Commercial Czar at Defence Aviation Repair Agency
• General Manager at Street Cranexpress

• Commercial Manager at Lucas Aerospace, Electric Actuators
• Product Manager at Inland Motor - Kollmorgen
• Electrical Design Engineer at Westland Helicopter

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Education

• Chartered Institute of Marketing
• The University of Sheffield

Recommended

6 people have recommended David

Connections

203 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog

David Ward’s Summary

A professional with over 20 years experience in business, on both sides of the 'Pond', specialising in bid writing training, project management (including PRINCE2), mentoring, strategic planning, change management, business process design and commercial management.

Goals are to help companies be successful by creating winning bids, manage projects effectively and transfer skills through mentoring.

David Ward’s Specialties:

Bid Management and Leadership; Change Manager, Project Manager (PRINCE2 registered practitioner), Business Process Designer;

David Ward’s Experience

• Chief Executive

  Aligned Solutions Ltd

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  March 1997 — Present (13 years 1 month)

• Bid Manager

  DARA

  (Management Consulting industry)

  1999 — 2002 (3 years )

• Commercial Czar

  Defence Aviation Repair Agency

  (Management Consulting industry)

  1999 — 2002 (3 years )

• General Manager

  Street Cranexpress

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Machinery industry)

  July 1993 — August 1996 (3 years 2 months)

• Commercial Manager

  Lucas Aerospace, Electric Actuators

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Defense & Space industry)

  June 1990 — June 1993 (3 years 1 month)

• Product Manager

  Inland Motor - Kollmorgen

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Defense & Space industry)

  June 1982 — May 1990 (8 years )

• Electrical Design Engineer

  Westland Helicopter

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Defense & Space industry)

  August 1979 — June 1982 (2 years 11 months)

David Ward’s Education

• Chartered Institute of Marketing

  DipM , Marketing , 1990 — 1991

• The University of Sheffield

  B.Eng (Hons) , Electrical Engineering , 1975 — 1979

  Diploma in Marketing, CIM, 1991
  PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner, 2005

Additional Information

David Ward’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog

David Ward’s Interests:

Bid writing, commercial awareness, strategic planning, project management, the North East of England

David Ward’s Groups:

Fabriam, APMP, anything to do with bidwriting, commercial awareness, strategic and business planning, project management

•    The RFP Database
•    Public Sector - employees and consultants
•    PRINCE2 Practitioners
•    Association of Proposal Management Professionals
•    (E-)learning network
•    Bid and Proposal Management Professionals
•    PRINCE2 for project management in IT
•    University of Sheffield Alumni
•    BD Networking
•    Business Development Forums
•    Bid Management
•    Global Proposal Management Professionals
•    Business/Market Development
•    Bid Managers
•    Tender Writers Guild
•    Get to Great
•    Norway2UK
•    Northumbria Knowledge Exchange
•    Bond Solutions
•    Skillfair
•    Bid and Tender Management - Professional
•    Fabriam Places
•    North East of England Business Network
•    eLearning Network Member Offerings
•    National Skills Academy Process Industries
•    Risk Management CoI
•    Business Exchange North East

David Ward’s Honors:

Ambassador for the 2009 "Passionate about Business" Marketing Campaign, raising awareness of world-leading businesses based in the North East of England.

David Ward’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch