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Des O'Connor, Technical and Commercial Adviser

Des O'Connor

Technical and Commercial Adviser·Mott MacDonald

United Kingdom

Master's degree, International Business

Work experience

Total years of experience: 4 years, 0 months

Technical and Commercial Adviser

January 2014 - December 2014

Mott MacDonald

United Kingdom

January 2014 - December 2014

2014-2014 Mott MacDonald - Technical and Commercial Adviser London

* Worked in the award winning Infrastructure Finance team undertaking due diligence on behalf of lenders on project finance deals in the waste and social infrastructure sectors.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Other

Requirements Manager Consultant

January 2014 - October 2014

Mott MacDonald

United Kingdom

January 2014 - October 2014

2014-Present Mott MacDonald - Requirements Manager Consultant London

* Crossrail Limited - IT Systems Requirements Manager
* Seconded to Crossrail which is a new railway through Central London costing £15 billion.
* Working alongside the Programme Manager, analysing IT Systems requirements needed for the "digital railway", by Identify Gaps in existing Transport for London systems.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Strategic Business Change Consultant

January 2012 - October 2014

Mott MacDonald

United Kingdom

January 2012 - October 2014

2012-2014 Mott MacDonald - Strategic Business Change Consultant London

Heathrow Airport Strategic Business Change Consultant
* Seconded to Heathrow Airport for eighteen Months, providing Managing Successful Programme (MSP) best practice advice to the Passenger Experience Programme for Quinquennium 6 (Q6)
* Change Management
* Worked alongside the Passenger Experience Programme Director, securing programme coherence to implement business change for Q6.
* Worked with stakeholders and programme members to implement key recommendations for change.
* Business Case analysis
* Devised programme key activity strategies for twenty two business cases (value £525m) to facilitate organisational change for Q6.
* Wrote and presented a strategic one year plan, informing the prioritisation and decision making for Q6.
* Programme Management Office - Passenger Experience Programme: * Applied Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) best practice to drive out improved quality, timeliness and effectivenessFor?, of programme reporting, facilitating a structured framework which enabled Heathrow to achieve its Q5 goals.
* Developed core programme products - Risk Register, Road Map, Blueprint and ChartersWhich resulted in?, resulting in an informed and structured programme.
* Stakeholder Management - Terminal Three
* Operated across four strategic programmes (examples?)
ensuring Heathrow met its Regulatory Obligations as set out by the Civil Aviation Authority.
* Responsible for stakeholder management for Airlines in Terminal Three.
* Revitalised and streamlined stakeholder management processes, challenging existing processes and procedures resulting in a more informed airline community.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Consulting

Currently the Chairman of IGNITE

January 2012 - October 2014

Business Improvement

Kuwait

January 2012 - October 2014

* Business Improvement
* Currently the Chairman of IGNITE (2012-present)
* Created, marketed, developed and coordinated a series of new business development seminars.
* Successfully received annual budgets from the Strategic Director to hold several events throughout the year.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Other

Elected Chairman of the Young Management Consultancy AssociationIm

January 2011 - October 2014

Management Consultancy Association

United Kingdom

January 2011 - October 2014

2011-2014 Management Consultancy Association London

* Elected Chairman of the Young Management Consultancy AssociationIm trying to write these as if they are continuous activities rather than one off. in the UK in 2012
* Represented Mott MacDonald at the MCA for three years.
* Coordinate and lead a committee of twenty two people and regularly attend board and council meetings.
* Produce and implement annual business plans and actively manage the annual budget for the events.
* Successfully coordinated the largest events programme in the history of the MCA in 2012.
* Represent the MCA through a series of presentations at four UK prestigious Universities.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Other

Consultant and Adviser

January 2012 - December 2012

Mott MacDonald

United Kingdom

January 2012 - December 2012

2012-2012 Mott MacDonald - Consultant and Adviser London

Department for Education DfE Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Pathfinder Programme
* Represented and liaised with thirty one Local Authorities to support the delivery of a single assessment plan process, improving the support available to children and young people with SEND.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Europe and Africa Regional Business Developer

January 2011 - January 2012

Mott MacDonald Headquarters

United Kingdom

January 2011 - January 2012

2011-2012 Mott MacDonald Headquarters Croydon

Europe and Africa Regional Business Developer
* Worked alongside the Europe and Africa (EUNA) Development Director within all areas of his remit.
* EUNA turnover £750 millionObjective of work? Results
per annum.
* Financial Analysis
* Created and developed financial models and analysis for group management accounting reporting.
* Reports were submitted on a monthly basis to the regional development directors.
* Business Development

Job role:
Other

Business Development * Key Account Manager

January 2011 - January 2012

Mott MacDonald

United Arab Emirates

January 2011 - January 2012

* Key Account Manager for Mott MacDonald (2011-2012), embedded and implemented new processes for key customer account management.
* Supported and administered a variety of Organisational initiativesSuch as?, such as the International Development Task force and Organic Growth Task Force.
* Talent Management
* Reviewed, designed and implemented a new Mott MacDonald graduate scheme.
* The Mott MacDonald AcademyIGNITE? How many people. Rolled out ot the whole organisation
scheme is now a structured four year programme for all new graduates.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Sales

Education

Queens University

January 2010

January 2010

Master's degree, International Business

2009-2010 Queens University Belfast * Master of Science (MSc) -International Business (Commendation)

January 2008

January 2008

Bachelor's degree, Business Studies

2004-2008 ITT Dublin Dublin/Holland * Bachelor of Business Studies (BSc) Business Management.

Skills

AVIATION
Expert
AVIATION
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BLUEPRINT
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BLUEPRINT
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BUDGET
Expert
BUDGET
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BUDGETS
Expert
BUDGETS
Expert
BUSINESS CASE
Expert
BUSINESS CASE
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BUSINESS CASES
Expert
BUSINESS CASES
Expert
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Expert
BUSINESS PLANS
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BUSINESS PLANS
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CASE ANALYSIS
Expert
CASE ANALYSIS
Expert
CASES
Expert
CASES
Expert

Memberships

Institute of Consulting UK

Associate

April 2011

Management Consultancy Association (MCA)

Young MCA Chairman

September 2011