Senior Project Manager/Innovation Specialist
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I have over 25 years’ experience as a Project Manager and the work excites me now every bit as much as it did when I began my career. This is due to the huge diversity of projects that I have worked on. I hold a 2:1 BSc Hons in European Regional Development, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Practice and I am Prince 2 qualified.
I am currently undertaking a course on Strategic Change Leadership for Digital Transformation at QUB - William Clinton Leadership Institute. I work with a wide range of innovative businesses in all kinds of different sectors. I advise and work with companies to put together well written applications for funding, which I then present to funding panels.
When funded, I project manage the projects through to a successful completion. I am an excellent networker and I introduce companies to potential partners on a regular basis.
I am a Prince2 qualified senior Project Manager/Innovation Specialist. Over my 26 year career, I have facilitated hundreds of SMEs to grow their businesses by helping them to develop trade and become more innovative. I regularly facilitate collaborative partnerships using my business networks.
I am an effective communicator and I regularly present at committee and Board meetings. I sit on funding assessment panels and I influence the outcome of funding applications. I am regularly responsible for procuring expertise.
This involves me designing and writing terms of reference, for multi million pound contracts. I oversee the procurement process, review, award and project manage the contracts. I co-ordinate PR activities and I manage budgets of up to £3 ½ M per annum.
I am also an active member of the strategic funding team within InterTradeIreland which is tasked with developing future organisational strategy and attracting new sources of funding.
