Project Management
Lockheed Martin
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :15 years, 10 أشهر
Project Management of the expansion of the UAE Military Presidential Guard training capabilities, including the expansion of training facilities and operations and maintenance. Responsibilities include:
- Management of the schedule for the implementation of an additional 25 training sites, including ongoing O&M activities, and ensuring no impact on current client training requirements.
- Oversight of all project risk, creating of mitigation strategies and ensuring the implementation of all strategies by assigned risk owners.
- Creation and implementation of all communication and document management processes for a project involving interaction of over 50 project members.
Commercial Manager for the Design & Planning division of the UAE region. Responsibilities include:
• Accountability for the financial performance of the division, comprising of over 30 international design projects with a forecast revenue of AED 100M.
• Reviewer of all project contracts over AED 6M, ensuring risk minimisation for the division, and adherence to overall company contractual policies.
• Representation of the division to regional leadership including production of progress reports and ensuring performance targets are achieved.
• Management of all major project contracts ensuring completion of all scope of works as well as identification and management of change.
• Client dispute resolution, for any outstanding payments of over AED 2M, including disputes over payment and scope ambiguity.
Achievements:
• Resolution of payment dispute, increasing the received revenue from a previous offer of AED 300, 000 to AED 2.4M.
• Implementation of a 3 month look ahead resourcing plan based on project deployments. This improved resource utilisation significantly by identifying areas of employee over/under utilisation and restructuring project teams in a more efficient manner.
• Improved financial reporting for the division by 80% through the establishment and management of effective project tracking systems and regular communication with project leads.
• Increased profits by 20 % for 3 major projects in the division. This was achieved by identifying cost savings in scope internalisation, project control measures, pursuit of variation works, and biweekly project cost performance reviews.
Key Projects:
- Mina Zayed Master Plan: AED 12M
- Yas Island Master Plan: AED 8M
- Saadiyat Master Plan: AED 4M
Deputy Project Manager for a $1bn design project of a Healthcare city in KSA, comprising of a 1, 500 bed hospital, accommodation units and ancilliary facilities. Responsibilities include:
• Implementation and management of internal and external project communications on a project involving 15 offices worldwide.
• Management of all deliverable submissions comprising of over 40, 000 documents.
• Ownership of a 24 month multi-disciplinary project schedule, including monitoring of project progress and the implementation of mitigation and resolution strategies as required.
• Creation and implementation of all project management tools including change management, risk management and project organisation.
Achievements:
• Pioneer and implementer of Earned Value principles on to the project, highlighting and resolving any areas of inadequate design progression.
• Introduction and management of numerous business solutions, including Aconex and Project Wise, achieving effective communication between geographies throughout the project.
• Through the use of Primavera P6, created an effective programme, identifying and mitigating against schedule concerns, leading to the project meeting all challenging submission dates.
Contracts Manager for Etihad Towers; a AED 2.5Bn mixed use development comprising of hotel, restaurants and accommodation. Responsibilities included:
• Management of 7 contractor works on the project including inspections, invoicing, contract reviews and ensuring adherence to scope.
• Interface between the Client and the contractors to ensure all client requirements were met in a timely and effective manner.
• Contract management for FF&E, Gym equipment and audio visual systems amongst others.
Achievements:
• By utilising MS Project, created individual programmes for each contract, which integrated with the overall master project programme, to ensure all contracts were delivered on time.
• Creation and management of effective quality management protocols to ensure a defect rate of fewer than 5% for all contractual products and services.
KBR is a leading global engineering, construction and services company, working in the energy, petrochemicals, government services and civil infrastructure industries worldwide.
Deputy Project Manager of the construction arm of the Government & Defence business line, working on construction projects for the British MoD in Afghanistan and Iraq. Responsibilities include:
• Establishment and management of procurement and logistics support required for the projects.
• Bid Manager for all future works for the division. With an average monthly portfolio of $5M.
• Liaison between site teams based in Afghanistan and Iraq, and project management and support teams in the UK.
Achievements:
• Through regular visits and interaction with project site teams, established a SharePoint system for all project communication and document transfer.
• By running structured kick off meetings where clear responsibilities and deadline were established, and by introducing mandatory lessons learnt reviews, was successful in capturing multiple awards, with the largest being for over $9M.
• Utilised MS Project to plan for all projects under the discipline, which not only ensured the individual projects met all deadlines, but also ensured the division had all necessary resources at any point in time.
Associate Consultant for a client setting up a chain of schools across the UAE. Provided consulting services over school structures, locations and curriculum based on client requirements and market factors.
The Master in Sports Management provides a complete view of management areas and techniques specific to the sporting arena. Covering areas from Financial Management, Leadership & Strategy, Marketing and Facility & Event Management, it prepares the student for all areas of sports management whether it be management of a sports event, association, or club. Culminating in the creation of a Business Plan allows the demonstration of the skills learnt applied to a practical and real life situation.
- Studied over 15 business management disciplines, specialising in Management Consultancy and Strategic Management. - Project Manager for the development of a 5 year Business Plan resulting in a successful pitch to potential investors. Led a team of 10 in the creation of a global education consultant for foreign students applying to UK universities. - Dissertation studied the cultural differences between western countries and the Middle East, and analysed how these differences impact upon business relationships in the region.
Economics degree over 3 years specialising in areas of Business Strategy and consultancy.