University
of Reading
BA Degree in Politics and Economics
1984
Portsmouth
Polytechnic
Management Diploma
Relevant Experience:
1976 -
1988
Administrative
Officer, then Administrator
Reading Borough Council,
Technical Services
1988
- 1998
Support
Services Manager
Reading Borough Council,
Contract Services
1998
- Present
Consultant
Kingsclere Associates
Project Experience:
Contract
documentation for local authority contracts. Completion of
tender documents for several councils for various services including
refuse collection, street cleaning and recycling. Evaluation
and implementation of different systems of refuse collection and
recycling including transfer of wheeled bins. Benchmarking of
'good practice' for refuse collection and recycling for a group of
local authorities. Evaluation of costs relating to local
authority contracts, including calculation of, and negotiation of,
contractual claims. Review of alternative systems or Best
Value. Links with the CIPFA Working Part on Best Value.
Assessment of external partnerships with PFI.
Component Skills:
Project management. Contract Documentation. Benchmarking. Best Value. Negotiation and consultation including public fora. Work scheduling. Financial analysis. Competitive tendering. Presentation of reports to elected councillors, etc. PFI. TUPE.
