EXPERIENCE
CH2M HILL, London (UK) 11/2011 – Present
Project Manager
Halcrow Group Limited, London (UK) 04/2007 – 11/2011
Management Consultant & Project Manager
German Embassy, Pretoria (South Africa) 10/2003 – 01/2004
Research Assistant to Senior Officer for Economic Co-operation
Dr.-Pienitz-Förderschule, Pirna (Germany) 09/1998 – 09/1999
(Teaching Assistant, school for special educational needs)
EDUCATION
MSc Poverty Reduction and Development Management (International)
The University of Birmingham, UK 2005 – 2006
Diplom-Volkswirt (equivalent to the international ‘Master of Economics’)
Technische Universität Dresden, Germany 1999 – 2004
MEMBERSHIPS Association for Project Management, UK, full member
CERTIFICATIONS APMP / IPMA Level D 02/2014
PRINCE2 – Practitioner Level 08/2013 – 08/2018
PRINCE2 – Foundation Level 11/2012
LANGUAGES
English (Full professional proficiency)
German (Native or bilingual proficiency)
French (Elementary proficiency)
PROJECTS
Project Manager, Technical Advice for Fares Change
2014 – Present
Client: Department for Transport (UK)
Project manager for assessing changes in the fares regulation policy and their impacts upon the commercial position of Train Operating Companies (TOCs). The project includes the development of bespoke models and the review of analysis carried out by the TOCs. The project supports the Department for Transport in the negotiations with the TOCs following the revisions to premium / subsidy payments, including the review of TOC models and their economic arguments.
Project manager, Crossrail 2 – Operational Cost and Revenue Model
2014 – Present
Client: Department for Transport (UK)
Project manager for the development of an operational cost and revenue model for the Crossrail 2 scheme. The project covers whole-life cost functionality, access to independent technical review and training and knowledge transfer to Transport for London staff.
Project manager, ScotRail Franchise Bid Support
2013 – Present
Client: MTR Corporation Europe
Project manager for providing technical support to the MTR Corporation in their bid for the ScotRail franchise. The project covers the preparation of the prequalification submission and the tender submission, focusing on demand and revenue forecasting, solutions for transport integration and stakeholder management.
Project manager, Framework for Provision of Transport related Technical and Engineering Advice and Research
2013 – Present
Client: Highways Agency (UK)
Project manager for various projects delivered under the Highways Agency’s framework for provision of transport related technical and engineering advice and research. The projects focus on the delivery of ‘end to end’ transport related technical and engineering advice, research and strategy.
Assistant project manager, Mersey Gateway Bridge Project (Procurement Advice)
2011 – Present
Client: Halton Borough Council (UK)
Assistant project manager, responsible for supporting the co-ordination and management of all CH2M HILL inputs. This includes the provision of procurement and contracts advice and e-evaluation.
The Mersey Gateway project is a major scheme to build a new six lane toll bridge over the River Mersey. The project has been procured as a design, build, finance and operate (DBFO) contract (£500million+) through a public private partnership arrangement.
The project is being delivered using PRINCE2, under which the project’s supply chain is required to operate.
Task manager, Mersey Gateway Bridge Project – On-line Tender Evaluation Administration
2011 – 2014
Client: Halton Borough Council (UK)
Task manager, responsible for the delivery and administration of AWARD, an on-line evaluation tool used for tender evaluation. AWARD was used for the prequalification, draft final tender and final tender evaluations. Responsibilities included system design and implementation, task planning, client and third party liaison, quality auditing, and provision of training to >35 evaluators (including client staff).
Project manager, M25 DBFO Pre-contract Archiving
2013
Client: Highways Agency (UK)
Project manager, responsible for archiving M25 DBFO pre-contract data and provide the Highways Agency with portable hard drives containing the data.
Assistant project manager, M25 DBFO Project (Procurement Advice)
2007 – 2012
Client: Highways Agency (UK)
Assistant project manager, responsible for supporting the co-ordination and management of all CH2M HILL inputs into the M25 DBFO project. This included the provision of procurement and contracts advice, as well as e-tendering and e-evaluation software.
The M25 DBFO project comprised of the widening of various sections of the motorway to dual four lanes and its operation and management by the DBFO company for a 30 year contract term (£6billion).
Operations manager, Economics and Business Solutions Department
2009 – 2011
Halcrow, internal position
Operations manager of Halcrow’s economics and business solutions department. Responsible for the department’s day to day operations, with a particular focus on commercial performance. Reporting to the department’s development director and the department’s technical director.
Task manager, M25 DBFO Project – On-line Tender Evaluation Administration
2007 – 2011
Client: Highways Agency (UK)
Task manager for the provision of AWARD, an on-line evaluation tool used during the evaluation stages of the M25 DBFO project’s tender process. Responsibilities included the preparation and provision of training for evaluators, administrative management of the on-line evaluation process and quality auditing.
Project manager, Highways Agency Data Management Project
2009 – 2010
Client: Highways Agency (UK)
Project manager, responsible for the provision of data management support to the Highways Agency’s central DBFO/PFI team. The project comprised of the management of the DBFO library and the identification of specific information for the operational management of the Highways Agency’s DBFO roads programme.
Management consultant, Thessaloniki Submerged Tunnel, Greece
2008 – 2009
Client: Bank consortium headed by UniCredit Group and European Investment Bank (EIB)
Management consultant, monitoring work progress, reporting to lenders and supporting the concessionaire in financial modelling and forecasting.
Halcrow was appointed to be the technical advisor to the lenders during the construction phase of the Thessaloniki submerged tunnel project (project later cancelled by Greek government).
