Business Development Manager / Project Manager
Short description
Experience in multinational consulting and client companies, work experience in Poland, UK, Sweden, Hungary
Over 9 years of experience in Consultancy
Strong project management skills, design and delivery of training, coaching experience
Management of small companies.
Experience
Since Sept. 2005 - Consulting Division of multinational corporation, area: Change Management
Business Development Manager/Project Manager
Consultancy in the area of Safety Management
project manager for a client in CEE – Oil & Gas company – project scope: Safety Management, consultancy, training, Process Safety Management, Train the Trainer package- project revenue ~ 1000 000 USD
trainer, auditor, consultant for local and regional clients (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Latvia), involved with Global Accounts on a corporate level
responsible and accountable for project results, project staffing, quality, contractual issues, payments, suppliers, coordination of delivery of services and logistics, recruitment of resources
business development activities, negotiations with clients, preparation of offerings, representing company during conferences and events
1998- 2005 - Freelance Consultant (self-employed)
operational consultancy, project management and communication training – various:
working for a diversity of clients and business areas, involved in sales, concept design and implementation of results, acting as a single point of contact between client decision-makers and consulting companies, CRM on executive level:
2002-2005 - Project Manager
- audit, analyses and projects: assets inventory for a major telecom company, contact centre (business process analysis and improvement)
- international project for a napkins manufacturer (efficiency, process improvement, restructurisation, benchmarking, coaching -Poland, Germany, Sweden) – average project revenue ~ 500 000 EUR
- analysis and a project for a dairy manufacturer (productivity, training, implementation of a forecasting model) – project revenue ~ 300 000 EUR
1998 – 2001 - Management Trainee, then Management Consultant
Project Manager (since 04.2000) for various clients in Poland:
projects: shipyard, steel constructions, brewery, distillery
analyses: steel constructions, frozen food manufacturing, waste management
Project Management: frozen food manufacturing (productivity, training), waste management (productivity, training, performance management, design and implementation of organisational changes)
1997-1998 - Ltd. Company Director (recording studio, music business)
control: staff, sub-contractors, financial documents, clients and the accounts;
responsibility: staff, documentation, deadlines;
preparation: contracts, invoicing, monthly reports to the board;
planning: purchasing, contractors and clients, staff recruitment;
co-ordination of the company activity, organisation of concerts and events, marketing, contacts with foreign clients
1992-1996 - Ltd. Company Secretary (computer industry, network services)
office management, contacts with clients and agencies, invoicing and financial control, documentation
Education
2005 MBA (area of interest: Change Management, final grade: ‘A’)
1996 – 1997 Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science and Management
Area of interest: Process Improvement, final grade: ‘A’
1992-1994 MA in Linguistics (area of interest: Communication, final grade: ‘Pass’)
1985-1990 English Studies
Aditional Qualifications:
1998-2007 Various Employers – internal training:
Safety Management, Project Management
business process analysis, performance management, coaching
productivity, project management, etc.
2000 Association of Productivity Specialists, Dublin
- membership exam
Other
Competences and skills:
ability to analyse and determine client needs, project design and implementation of results in various environments: production & services; experience of various consulting solutions: business process improvement, productivity, training, coaching, implementation of management systems, safety management, design and implementation of culture change, design and implementation of KPIs, measurement of results and others
ability to build good relations with the team and client personnel at all levels
experience in working with client Executive Level
flexibility, openness to learn, ability to work in changing conditions, acceptance of diversity
excellent communication skills, very good English, presentation, computer skills
familiar with modern communication techniques: net meeting, tele- and videoconferencing
flexibility, openness to learn, ability to work in changing conditions
strong team activities, also ability to work independently
strong academic background
openness to challenge
Languages:
English (near-native),
Russian (communicative),
Spanish (basic),
German (basic)
Computer skills:
- Various operating systems, spreadsheets, word-processing, presentations & graphics
Driving Licence