
Project Manager / Director
United Kingdom

Project Manager / Director
United Kingdom
PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW
An experienced multidisciplinary, multilingual Director and Project Manager with several years experience in conservation and sustainability in developing countries in Africa as well as a proven track record of success in delivering complex multi million pound international programmes and projects to major blue chip companies in the corporate and the retail sector.
Experienced in managing large teams, setting up a limited company in Africa, leadership, partnership building, fund raising, strong public speaking, strong communication in English, Italian, Spanish and French, e-marketing and e-commerce techniques, strategy planning, business analysis, client relationships, change management, credit risk, banking regulations, consulting, programme management, sales management, gap analysis, budget management, recruitment, staff training & development, contractor management, supplier management.
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Establishing and running a limited company operating in sustainability, conservation and tourism for Africa
• Created and delivered bespoke model for structured finance for Lloyds TSB whilst with Deloitte
• Created financial accounts for large banking model for HSBC
• Coordinated million pound delivery and implementation of credit system for HSBC
• Responsible for delivery of prototype on-line order routing platform for Institutions created for JD Farrods
EXPERIENCE
• Ensured the completion of required activities within stringent timescale requirements
• Drew up specific proposals for large projects, presenting proposals to clients
• Worked with stakeholders, developers, end users to ensure maximum quality in any delivery
• Monitored the implementation of the new systems overseeing training and development of users
• Identified resource requirements, agreed with function owners and deployed resources effectively
• Responsible for identifying potential risk of loss from inadequate or failed internal processes
KEY SKILLS
• Microsoft Office Suite
• MS Project
• Prince2 Methodology
• XP/Vista
• SEO and e-Marketing
• Fund Raising
• Change Management
• Consulting Principal
• Solution Architecture
• Programme / Project Management
• Business Analysis
• Business Requirement Management
• Setting up & Running Company
• Financial Accounts
• Graphic Tools
• Web Development Tools
• Fluency in English, Italian, Spanish
• Intermediate French
(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
October 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)
(Program Development industry)
April 2009 — November 2009 (8 months)
(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; Management Consulting industry)
August 2004 — July 2005 (1 year )
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)
2003 — 2004 (1 year )
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; MCO; Financial Services industry)
May 2001 — May 2003 (2 years 1 month)
(Program Development industry)
January 1999 — January 2001 (2 years 1 month)
(Program Development industry)
January 1995 — January 1998 (3 years 1 month)
economics 1999 — 2001
economics 1990 — 1994
sustainability, safaris, tours, holiday packages, community work in Africa, conservation