Abdul Sheikh, Vice Chair Governor

Abdul Sheikh

Vice Chair Governor

Penn Wood Primary School

Location
United Kingdom
Education
Diploma, TESOL
Experience
22 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :22 years, 2 Months

Vice Chair Governor at Penn Wood Primary School
  • United Kingdom
  • My current job since October 2010

• Part of the volunteer Governing Body providing strategic management, supporting the work of the headteacher
• Setting the school’s plans and policies and monitoring the school’s progress
• Setting annual targets for the school’s performance and for the headteacher
• Making sure the curriculum is balanced and broadly based
• Supporting pupils, parents and staff

Senior Operations Manager, Trainer & Consultant at Targ8 Limited
  • United Kingdom
  • My current job since March 2010

• Augmented revenue by acquiring resourcing contracts for a blue-chip outsourcing company and well-known training providers for organizational development
• Increased customer retention by expanding customer experience through tailor-made individualized service approach
• Extended the scope of business by launching Chartered Institute of Environmental Health qualified services and training programs converging external and internal qualified trainers
• Stretched the target market by instating DSA qualified chauffeur services
• Designed and delivered plans for teaching & training 1-1, group seminars and workshop consultancies in:
• Operations performance management
• Project management, financial analysis and reporting
• Workforce management principles
• Business communication, conflict resolution and team management
• Academic subjects including English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)
• Customer service, sales & client relationship management
• Technical skills and bespoke staff development training solutions

Operations Manager at The Resource Group
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • September 2004 to February 2010

The Resource Group, Washington DC, USA, Work-base in Satellite office at Lahore, Pakistan

Joined as Product Support Executive and progressively promoted to Operations Manager
• Performance management to improve net Sales and increase revenue
• New account implementation, launch, training, update and compliance
• Resource management to meet client key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Cost leveraging to maximize resource utilization
• Standardize operating procedures for workforce operations management
• Manage 120 front office staff and 8 supervisors
• Implement Front & Back Office Systems
• Recruitment, talent retention and career development
• Optimize intradepartmental communication
• Succession planning, training and organisational skills development
Assigned as Senior Operations Manager in UK during site transition from Jul 2009 - Feb 2010
• Corporate planning, organizational restructuring and change management
• IT software mapping, quality assurance & compliance
• Recruitment, workforce performance management and retention

Program Coordinator at TIU (SAN) Institute
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • May 2004 to September 2005

• Deliver lectures and seminars, identify curriculum gaps and draw policies
• Prepare feasibility reports and liaise with Higher Education Commission
• Comparative Market Analysis to maximize department budget
• Administration/Modernisation of admissions & student relations
• Support staff on planning, assessment and lesson resources
• Manage 5 teaching and 6 admin/IT staff, implement recruitment methodologies
• Maintain academic regulations and R&D implementations

Business Development Analyst/Administrator at Nebule e-Business
  • United Kingdom
  • June 2003 to February 2004

• Market analysis and new business acquisition
• Strategic problem solving and succession planning
• Proactive management with practical strategies for implementing new ideas
• Post-implementation analysis

Invigvilator at Queen Mary University of London
  • United Kingdom
  • August 2002 to May 2003

• Student interaction and time management
• Disciplinary actions and invigilation of examinations

Scientific Advisor/Consultant at GENAT
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2001 to December 2001

• Prepare laboratory safety guidelines manual and ensure implementation
• Assist MD in daily administrative tasks & test scheduling maintaining log of activities

Medical Assistant at Wexham Park Hospital
  • United Kingdom
  • February 1996 to February 1996

• Assist medical staff in healthcare provisions & kept patient records.

Education

Diploma, TESOL
  • at Trinity College of London
  • May 2012
Diploma, Project Management Certification
  • at Association for Project Management
  • November 2010

Project Management Certification

Diploma, Neuro-Linguistic Programming
  • at Training Excellence Ltd.
  • September 2010

Neuro-Linguistic Programming

Master's degree,
  • at Queen Mary University of London
  • June 2003

MSc. Clinical Drug Development.

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Training Services
Customer Relations
Soft Skills
Administration
Windows (All versions)
Customer Serice
Training
Workforce Management
MS Office (All Versions)

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate

Memberships

International Business and Personal Development Association
  • Member
  • September 2010