appointments

 
Dates       Appointment  
Role
   Organisations  
Notes
           
 
        
2015   to date   Major Projects Board  
Board Member
   Atkins North America  
 oversight of all pursuits and projects with a potential revenue exceeding US$ 5m
           
 
        
2015   to date   Company Board  
Director
   Faithful+Gould (Holdings) Ltd  
 
           
 
        
2011 - 2011   Transport Planning Coordination Committee  
Committee member
   Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi  
<strong>Matters to be agreed:</strong><br /><br />Population 2030;<br />Travel Demand Management (TDM);<br />Existing & Committed (E+C);<br />Model assumptions;<br />Mode capacities;<br />Land use assumptions<br /><br />
           
 
      
 
2010 - 2012   Capital District Transport Committee  
Member representing Abu Dhabi Department of Transport
   Urban Planning Council, Abu Dhabi  
 
           
 
      
 
2010 - 2014   Integrated Public Transport Network of Abu Dhabi  
Program Director of PMC Steering Committee
   Department of Transport, Fluor, Arup, Serco  
<strong>Program Development:</strong><br /><br />Strategic Business Objectives;<br />Stakeholder Management;<br />Total Quality;<br />Engineering;<br />Transport Planning;<br />Finance; Procurement;<br />Project Controls;<br />Delivery Planning.<br /><br />
           
 
      
 
2011 - 2011   US Trade Delegation, Transportation Infrastructure Mission  
Host 
   US Embassy in Abu Dhabi  
Francisco J Sanchez, Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade, USA<br /><br />
           
 
      
 
2011 - 2011   Strategic Program Management Tender Qatar Railway Program  
Bid Director
   Fluor
Booz
Arup		  
Qatar Railways Company $35bn railway program for football world cup in 2022<br /><br />
           
 
      
 
2010 - 2012   LRT/Tram Steering Committee Abu Dhabi  
Member
   Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi
Fluor
Typsa
Sener		  
Alternative Analysis; USA FTA process; UK New Starts process; Transport Model development; Feasibility Study; Concept Design.<br /><br />
           
 
      
 
2010 - 2012   Metro Steering Committee, Abu Dhabi  
Chairman
   Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi
Fluor
Aecom
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Deutsche Bahn International		  
Strategic Master Plan; Feasibility Study; Concept Design<br /><br /> 
           
 
      
 
2008 - 2009   Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Board, Dublin Metro North  
Chairman
   Fluor Ireland
Siemens
BAM
Strabag
Arup and Mott MacDonald.		  
Cathró is formed by Fluor, Siemens, BAM and Strabag.<br /><br />
           
 
      
 
2007       Testing, Commissioning Steering Group  
Chairman
   London Underground
Westfield
Bombardier
Grantrail
Metronet		  
Testing, Commissioning and Bringing into Use of a new underground railway facility at White City, London.<br /><br />
           
 
      
 
2005 - 2007   Executive Committee  
Member
   Multiplex  
As part of the executive, produced the business development strategy for UK.<br /><br />
           
 
      
 
2003 - 2005   Metronet Rail BCV Limited, Board Meetings  
Director of Capital Projects
   London Underground
Balfour Beatty
Atkins
Bombardier
Thames Water
EDF Energy		  
 
           
 
      
 
2003 - 2005   Steering Group, Track Replacement Program  
Chairman
   Metronet Rail BCV Limited
Balfour Beatty		  
Design and Construct 7½ year contract with Balfour Beatty Rail Projects delivering track replacement<br /><br />
           
 
      
 
2003 - 2005   Upgrade Programme executive Board  
Chairman
   Metronet Rail BCV Limited
Bombardier
Westinghouse		  
Responsible for the £850m contract with Bombardier for the Victoria Line upgrade, including 47x8-car trains, a new control centre, ‘Distance To Go’ signalling system and infrastructure enhancements along the 21km route serving 16 stations and carrying 175m passengers a year; Production commenced on programme in February 2005.<br /><br />
           
 
      
 
2003 - 2005   Stations and Civil Alliance Board  
Chairman
   Metronet Rail BCV Limited
Balfour Beatty
WS Atkins
Thames Water
EDF Energy		  
An ‘Alliance’ between MRBCV and Trans4M (an incorporated JV company formed by Balfour Beatty, WS Atkins, Thames Water and EDF Energy) to deliver refurbishment and modernisation of 63 stations and the assessment, upgrading and maintenance of all civil engineering works (bridges and structures, deep tube tunnels, earth structures and pumps and drainage) over a seven year contract term. <br /><br />
           
 
      
 
2001 - 2008   Strategic Rail Forum    
Member
   Institute of Logistics & Transport    
Assisted with the production of ‘A new vision for National Railways’, 2002 <br /><br />
           
 
      
 
2000 - 2003   Board Meetings  
Head of Technical Capability
   Infraco Sub-Surface Limited.  
 
           
 
      
 
2000 - 2003   Investment Committee  
Head of Technical Capability
   Infraco Sub-Surface Limited.  
Approving £100m pa of capital expenditure <br /><br />
           
 
      
 
2000 - 2001   PPP Standards Programme Group  
Member
   London Underground Limited  
 Representing all three Infracos to deliver Phase 1 of the PPP Standards Transition Program<br /><br />
           
 
      
 
1999 - 2005   Graduate Training Schemes  
Supervising Civil Engineer
   London Underground Limited  
 Led the graduate development programme. Increased recruitment from 4 to 40 graduates. Established graduate training schemes accredited by the I.C.E. the I.Mech.E. and the I.E.E. and, with SSL, obtained Investors in People status.<br /><br />
           
 
      
 
1999 - 2000   Executive Committee  
Member
   London Underground Limited  
Managing the Infraco during ‘Shadow Running’, acting as the Board of a Limited Liability Company whilst balancing the requirements of being within the public sector <br /><br /> 
           
 
      
 
1998 - 1999   Bridge Programme Group  
Member
   London Underground Limited  
 Instigated a network-wide Bridges Programme including strategic planning to delivery for all Underline and Overline Bridges, Viaducts, Culverts, Covered Ways, Girdering, Parapets, Pipe Crossings, Brick Arched Tunnels, and Tunnel Rafts <br /><br /> 
           
 
      
 
1997 - 1999   Infrastructure Systems Team  
Member
   London Underground Limited  
  Role: to act as LUL’s custodian of the vision and strategy for development of the system (track, civil & power), guiding the business to ensure that the asset is fit to meet current and future service requirements, with due regard for safety, performance, maintainability and value-for-money. Promoted ‘Systems thinking’ in the management of assets and projects <br /><br />
           
 
      
 
1996 - 1998   Track Asset Strategy Group  
Member
   London Underground Limited  
 Produced
           
 
      
 
1996 - 1997   Civil Infrastructure Asset Strategy Group  
Member
   London Underground Limited  
 Covering: 1780 bridges, 282km running tunnels, 239 km of earth structures, 116 km of cuttings and 123 km of embankments <br /><br />
           
 
      
 
1996 - 1997   Engineering Services (3,500 employees)  
Refocus Steering Group Member
   London Underground Limited  
  Identifying a core ‘engineering intelligence’ and comprehensive downsizing and contracting-out plans, including business development proposals for each internal division and supply chain development <br /><br />
           
 
      
 
1995 - 1995   Civil Engineering ‘Make or Buy’ programme  
 Member
   London Underground Limited  
 
           
 
      
 
1994 - 1996   Ultrasonic Working Group  
Member representing London Underground
   British Railways Board
(Railtrack, now Network Rail)		  
 Member of drafting team for: BRB Group Standard: Rail Failure Handbook. November 1994 <br /><br />
           
 
      
 
1994 - 1998   Graduate Training Schemes  
Assistant Supervising Civil Engineer under George Sabine, Mike Gellatley and Jim Moriarty
   London Underground Limited  
  Obtained ICE accreditation for graduate training schemes for both Structures and Permanent Way <br /><br />