Select

Find similar resumes

Director, General Manager

Work Experience

November 2000- date TheAssetPool Limited
Director and General Manager
Responsible for developing the business case, obtaining investment funding, and all aspects of strategic and operational management (financial, human resource, business development).

Southampton University Hospital 1987 – November 2000
1997 – Nov 2000 Business Manager / Deputy Directorate Manager
Responsible for the strategic, financial, and operational management of one of the UK’s largest Microbiology departments (2.8m budget, 63 staff). Pathology deputy directorate manager with responsibility for change management, directorate training and development and performance improvement (£13m budget, 360 staff). Wessex PHL Board Member.

1987 - 1997 Chief Biomedical Scientist
Direct day-to-day operations for a medium size diagnostic team (39). Setting up of clinical trials, new product testing. Support, manage and motivate technical staff. During this period I was also directorate Safety Co-ordinator (360 staff), Departmental Training Officer, Safety Officer and Network Manager.

Education

Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) completes 2002
Bournemouth University
Master in Business Administration (MBA) Distinction 1998
Bournemouth University
Member of Institute of Health Service Management 1993
Portsmouth University
MSc Medical Microbiology, Top student for the year 1990
Surrey University
Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Science 1984
University of the West of England
BSc Biological Sciences 1981
Leicester University

Skills

Change management, IT, technology transfer, business planning, process reengineering, start ups

Languages

English

Other

areer Highlights Reduced unit costs - process redesigned operations to improve operational efficiency by 43% and process times by 48%. - - increased private income by 300% and service income by 15% in one year - last organisation independently identified as most cost effective in UK by national benchmark data - developed local Induction and Training Manual which was adopted nationally - identified as organisational high-flyer - professional advisor to government and national inspector for quality and training standards - sourced total of £3.5 million investment and development funding in last 18 months.

 Select