Sample skills CV

Organisational

• Instigated and managed change by implementing new work culture and practices.
• Introduced effective management systems which improved control and cut costs.
• Set up a new manufacturing works, recruited personnel, developed organisation and quality systems. Company obtained ISO 9002 accreditation and 'Investors in People'.
• Led multi-disciplinary team in £34 million joint venture greenfield project from design through construction to operation. Project completed on time, with £1.4 million savings.

Commercial and financial

• Successfully led commercial services across subsidiary companies. Met a challenging budget.
• Managed a service company with full responsibility for finance, marketing operations and personnel (revenue £3.5 million per annum). Developed strategy plans and budgets.
• Set up, managed and successfully controlled multi-million pound revenue and capital cost centres. Negotiated, awarded and controlled major contracts.

Interpersonal

• Played ambassadorial role in promoting the organisation through partnerships, presentations and media interviews.
• Undertook liaison roles with embassies, local authorities and joint venture partners. Negotiated successfully with unions and contractors to resolve disputes.
• Recruited, trained, led and motivated personnel with diverse skills and from different functions. Effectively operated management by objectives with target setting and appraisal.

Operational and technical

• Executed audits and evaluated operational performance. Recommendations led to performance cost and manpower improvement programmes.
• Appraised potential company acquisitions; some resulted in bids and purchases. Evaluated viability of major capital projects which were approved, constructed and successfully run.
• Managed major plant and staff with accountability for operations, maintenance, costs and performance. (Assets of £180 million, costs of £48 million per annum and 108 staff.)

Development

Executive Development Programme, London Business School, 1990 BSc Chemistry (2.1), Warwick University, 1968

Personal

Date of birth: 6 August 1946
Married with three grown-up children.

Interests

Swimming, rambling, keep fit and theatre

Technica Europe SA

Danish subsidiary providing services to the oil and chemical industries. Turnover £6 million; 85 employees.

General manager and managing director 1992-present

Seconded to develop newly acquired operation.

Polygonia

Project manager and works manager 1989-1992

Responsible for overall execution of £34 million greenfield project from design through construction, into operation and commercial production.

Ashdown International

Senior planning and appraisal manager 1986-1989

General advisory and consulting role covering operational performance, master planning, manpower and infrastructure of chemical operations (manufacturing costs £1.5 billion per annum).

Chemiref plc

Utilities and services manager 1983-1986

Responsible for the uninterrupted provision of utilities to refinery and chemical plants. (Assets of £l80 million, costs of £48 million per annum and 108 staff)

Manager job evaluations 1982-1983

Managed introduction of a new joint participative company/union job evaluation system and grade structure based on evaluation results for 1900 employees with payroll costs of £15 million per annum.

Operations manager 1981-1982

Ran small and large volume batch and continuous plants producing a range of chemicals. Assets £27 million, sales £26 million per annum and 74 staff.

Manufab International

Manufacturing and services manager 1980-1981

Co-ordinated four service locations (sales £13 million per annum, 119 staff).

Operations and works manager 1978-1980

Managed stand-alone works producing and distributing agricultural and industrial chemicals.

Held a variety of technical and production manufacturing positions in companies in UK, Singapore and Germany.