Legal experience

Construction & Contracts

• Administration of a number of standard form contracts from bidding through negotiation and delivery for projects up to $800 million
• Advice on the impact that contract strategy has on risk
• The use of “forensic” programming to evaluate the financial and temporal effects of risk
• Claims handling within construction and aerospace

Business & Procurement

• Development of Strategic Services Delivery Partnerships (including TUPE)
• Development of agreements for Service Level Agreements and PFIs
• Development of frameworks for capital delivery programmes ($5bn/10 years)
• Development of royalty-based contracts
• Development of an extended enterprise risk framework

Dispute Resolution

Establishment of Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication Boards under FIDIC

Case management for claims and disputes

Earlier Roles (2000 – 2006)

• Sept 05 – Jul 06, CENAMPS (Centre of Excellence for Nanotechnology, micro and photonic systems) Interim Project Director
• Jun 03 – Oct 05, National Health Estates (Arm’s length body responsible for the whole health estate) Strategic Advisor/Chief Operating Officer
• Nov 04 – May 05, Plastic Logic limited, Advisor to the Board
• Jun 03 – Oct 05, Ipswich NHS Mental Health Trust (providing services to both Suffolk and Norfolk) Project Leader
• Nov 02 – May 03, Plastic Logic Limited Management Consultant
• Jun 02 – Nov 02, Shanks Waste Management (waste and recycling including landfill) Regional Managing Director
• Nov 00 – May 02, Cambridge Display Technology (VC funded Cambridge spin-off developing light emitting polymers) Project Director
• Apr 00 – Oct 00, Lucent Technologies (global fixed/mobile telephony business) Project Manager
• Jan 00 – Mar 00, PowerGen CHP (Power plant division of electrical supply regulated utility) Interim Project Advisor

Additional and Shorter Roles (1980 – 2008)

• 2000 – 2008, Short-term leadership roles for Salt Union Limited, University of Bristol, Devon County Council, Energy Saving Trust, Ecole Hotelier de Lausanne. Also contributing to strategic direction setting for OGC (Gateway Review Leader), Stamford Vision 2015 and Professor Sir Richard Friend (Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge).
• 1990 – 1999, Range of critical management roles for TXU Europe, Kraft Jacobs Suchard, United Utilities, Degremont UK Limited, Atomic Weapons Establishment, Rolls Royce Plc, Nuclear Electric plc and short-term roles for Pratt and Whitney, Cenco, GE Aerospace, Trestle Theatre Company (lottery funded), Portasilo Limited (materials handling) and Geofabrics Limited (engineering materials).
• 1980 – 1989, Various design, project and construction management roles including work for civil engineering contractors Costain Engineering,Peter Birse and Norwest Holst, Insituform (international pipe repair business), Merz and McLellan (design engineers) and ICI (pharmaceuticals).

Professional Affiliations

• Chartered Engineer
• Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• Barrister, called to the Bar, England and Wales
• Fellow of the Dispute Board Federation
• FIDIC President’s List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators
• Fellow of the Association of Project Managers (Certificated Project Manager)
• Registered Project Professional (APM)
• Chartered Project Professional (APM)
• Certified Member of the Institute of Risk Management