Business Building and Promotion
Strategic and Tactical Planning

A widely travelled GENERAL MANAGER / PROJECT MANAGER, professionally qualified, having a broad experience in the building industry and in sales.
21 years international experience as a Construction Specialist – contracts/ claims/ planning/ estimating/ bidding. Financial management of construction projects: Contractual management: Project management: General management.
15 years experience creating, planning, managing, guiding, consulting, and coaching small businesses.
14 years experience in sales – investments, insurance, automobiles, advertising, real estate.

GENERAL MANAGEMENT:     — CEO of a specialist plumbing company, including establishing the company
        – Setting up planning systems and financial reporting controls.
        – Developed sales from nothing to multi-million dollar level in four years.
    — Senior Estimator controlling finances and project planning - local construction company.
    — Senior Surveyor managing the quantity surveying department of an international contractor.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT:     — Independent Project Manager on multi-family housing project.
    — Project manager of rebuilding a 3-story fire-gutted building.
    — Tendered for, won and managed the construction of a regional office building.
    — Negotiated new contracts with principals and prime consultants.
    — Project planning and establishing project manning levels.

SALES:     — Real estate as a Realtor in U.S.A.
    — Advertising specialties as an independent representative in U.S.A.
    — Valued, contracted and sold existing businesses in U.K. as a Business Broker.
    — Automobiles for Chrysler in Germany, including opening new sales areas.
    — New sales region in Gulf region based in Dubai for an investment company.
    — Mutual funds in Kuwait.

CAREER SUMMARY:

    1995 –         Pearman Cooperation. Texas. Business Coach
    1987 – 1995 Texas Sales. Advertising, real estate sales.
    1985 – 1987 Qatar Military Projects. Qatar. Cost Consultant
    1984 – 1985 Business Transfer Agency, Bristol U.K.
    1977 – 1984 Plumbing Partnership Ltd. Trinidad. CEO
    1975 – 1977 Ash & Watson. Trinidad. Senior Estimator
    1973 – 1975 George Wimpey. Trinidad. Senior Q.S.
    1971 – 1973 Chrysler Military Sales, Germany. Sales
    1968 – 1971 Investor Services/US Investment Servs. Gulf Region. Sales.
    1965 – 1968 Shaw & Hatton/Ministry of Works. Kuwait. Resident Q.S.
    1959 – 1965 Haymills Contractors. London U.K. Q.S.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

        Member of the Project Management Institute (MPMI)
        Fellow the Faculty of Architects and Surveyors (FFS) Retired
        Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) Retired
        Fellow of the Institute of Quantity Surveyors (FIQS) Retired
        Member of the Association of Project Managers (MAPM) Retired

PROJECTS:

Rank Laboratory - London, UK
Transport Terminal - London, UK
Morgan Crucible Offices - London, UK
Hull University - Hull, Yorkshire
Hilton Hotel - Kuwait
Sheraton Hotel - Kuwait
Port of Shuaiba - Ahmadi, Kuwait
New sales region - Gulf
New sales region - Schweinfurt, Germany
TATIL Building - Port of Spain, Trinidad
Secondary Schools - Couva, Trinidad
National Bank - Port of Spain, Trinidad
University of W.Indies - Trinidad
Business Broker firm - Bristol, England
Army Supply Depot - Qatar
Sears Home Improvements - Texas, USA