Adrian Predoi Managing Consultant for LogiKal Projects
Adrian is a PMI certified Project and Risk Management Professional, with over 8 years of experience in Project Controls, leading high value project portfolios for international renowned businesses in the Construction, Oil & Gas, Marine and Manufacturing industries.
In his current Managing Consultant position for LogiKal Projects, he designs, delivers and manages best practice Project Planning and Controls processes and systems for complex project environments. Alongside this, he is involved in the development and delivery of training in best practice project management principles and systems.
Adrian is a respected leader in the project controls field having worked at corporate, divisional and departmental level, taking on major roles such as Head of PMO, leading the start-up and implementation of the Contractor’s Project Management Office and directing and supporting the first EPCC exhaust gas cleaning system (scrubber) programs for vessels under Royal Caribbean’s fleet; Technical Manager for Infinity Business Solutions, he lead a team of 40 consultants, covering a vast array of Project Management/Controls roles and was outsourced in development programs of strategic importance with values over 200 Mil EUR for major clients such as OMV Group, Lukoil, Kazmunay Gas where he orchestrated the Project & Risk Management/Controls set-up, undertaking roles such as Project Controls Manager and Risk Manager.
As an expert in Project Controls, purposely Schedule, Cost, Risk Management and Lean Six Sigma, Adrian has performed program and portfolio schedule and cost risk analysis and has designed and implemented numerous customised Earned Value Management and Lean Management systems, helping companies save time and money whilst steering them to achieve their strategic, operational and business goals.
Anil Godhawale Founder and Program Director, Project Controls Institute
Anil is passionate about Project Controls and working in multiple capacities for implementation and enhancement of this growing subject i.e., Managing Director of Projcon Group (Project Controls Consultancy), Founder of Project Controls Online (Global Project Controls e-network and knowledge base), Project Manager for Project Controls Expo (Largest Project Controls event/- show) and finally, Founder and Program Director at Project Controls Institute (Blended Project Controls learning platform),
Anil's professional experience spans over 19 years at corporate and field offices offering diverse and in-depth exposure to implementation of Project Controls on a range of EPC Projects (Oil & Gas- upstream and downstream, CCU’s - Carbon Capture Units, Power Projects and Pipelines).
Registrations, Certifications, Publications & Voluntary Contribution –
- IEng registration with Engineering Council, UK
- Holds Certified Cost Engineer (CCE) and Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) certifications from AACEI, USA
- Strategy and Marketing Chairman at ACostE, UK
- Member of APM (Association of Project Management, UK) Special Interest Group (SIG) - PMC (Planning, Monitoring and Control) ; contributor to APM's "Planning Guide"? and "Project Controls Framework"
- Member of ECITB supported Project Controls Working Group (PCWG) and support in drafting NOC (National Occupational standards) for Project Controls in UK.
- Associated with CIOB (Chartered Institute of Buildings), UK as member of TDWG (Training Development Working Group) to develop guidelines for accreditation in Time Management
- Published Technical paper on Capital Cost Optimization of Power Project through standardization of engineering design to AACEI, USA.
- Contributed to "CPM Mechanics: The Critical Path Method of Modeling Project Execution Strategy" book by providing European perspective.
Catherine Lambert Product Development Manager, ECITB
Catherine Lambert (Product Development Manager, ECITB) is an experienced manager with product development, project management and stakeholder engagement expertise. She supports the successful, pro-active Industry-wide Project Controls Working Group which has developed: quality Vocational Qualifications that meet the needs of industry; comprehensive training standards that specify the correct discipline-specific technical knowledge and techniques essential for the continued successful delivery of project control, cost engineering, estimating and planning by UK-based companies; and a new Project Controls Technician Apprentice Standard that is ideal for those embarking on a career in this field. These qualifications, apprenticeship and training products provide a training path ideal for those looking to develop a successful career. Catherine continues to support the Working Group in ensuring its important contribution to the project controls profession is recognised industry and UK-wide.
David Hurren Technical Service director at RPC UK
David Hurren is hugely experienced and acknowledged by Oracle as a leading UK expert in architecting, delivering and implementing Oracle Primavera EPPM product set solutions, including integrations with ERP systems and other third party toolsets, in a variety of industry sectors.
RPCuk Technical Services Director and Certified Oracle Implementation specialist, attained for multiple Oracle Primavera products, who regularly presents to clients and, over many years, has spoken at various conferences, exhibitions and events, both in the UK and Europe,
David Waboso, Managing Director, Digital Railway at Network Rail
David joined Network Rail in June 2016 as MD of Group Digital Railway after eleven years at London Underground Limited. Whilst at LUL David was Capital Programmes Director, where he led the upgrade of both trains and infrastructure to digital technology. He has worked on infrastructure and train control projects for over thirty years and has previously held senior positions at the Strategic Rail Authority, The Nichols Group and Bechtel Corporation.
Currently David is the President of the Association for Project Management as well as being a Chartered Engineer, and is Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers and the Institution of Civil Engineers. Before he started his career in engineering David spent a short time as a maths teacher in east London
Dale Shermon Head of Profession – Cost Procurement Advisory Services, QinetiQ
Dale Shermon is a QinetiQ Fellow and Head of Profession for Cost Engineering in QinetiQ Procurement Advisory Service (PAS). Dale has presented training courses in fundamentals of cost estimating, hardware estimating, software estimating, life cycle cost, Cost Estimating Relationships, Information Technology, risk analysis and supplier assessment in the UK, Italy, USA, Sweden, France, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan and Germany. He has conducted consulting assignments in UK, Switzerland, Italy, France, Australia and the Netherlands. He was responsible for the creation of the Knowledge Based Estimating (KBE) philosophy, the “PRICE HL Questionnaire” within the PRICE Estimating Suite and the TruePlanning for Concepts methodology.
Dale was the author of the Gower publication “Systems Cost Engineering” (ISBN: 978-0-566-08861-2) which was published in July 2009. Dale contributed Chapter six “The Impact of Complexity on Project Cost and Schedule Estimates” in the PMI publication “Aspects of Complexity: Managing Projects in a Complex World” (ISBN: 978-1-935589-30-3) which was published in 2011. He published a technical paper in the International Society of Parametric Analysts (ISPA) journal titled “Historical Trend Analysis Analysed” in July 2011. He has had articles published in the “Project” magazine of the Association for Project Management, “The Cost Engineer” the journal of the Association of Cost Engineers and the “Defence Management Journal” (DMJ) the management journal for the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defence (MOD). Dale was the thought leader behind the “Austerity Handbook” – Hints and Tips on how to make a project affordable.
Dale was the first European to become an ISPA Certified Parametric Practitioner in 2003 and gained ICEAA Certified Cost Estimator / Analysis in 2015. He has been the tutor for the “Cost Estimating Relationships” session of the ISPA Professional Development Training at the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008 ISPA conferences and in 2009 was the tutor for “International use of Parametrics” session.
He was the first European to be awarded the ISPA Frank Freiman award in 2009 for lifetime contributions to parametric estimating. In 2015 he was made the QinetiQ Thought Leader of the Year, QinetiQ Procurement Advisory Services, Consultant of the Year 2014, QinetiQ Engineering, Scientific and Technical Recognition Award 2013 for the development of the Cost Engineering Health Check (CEHC) and PRICE Systems Parametrician of the Year 2013.
Dale has presented papers to the European meeting of Space System Cost Analysis Group (SSCAG) in Toulouse, France; the PRICE Symposium in Nice, France, Cambridge and London UK also at the International Society for Parametric Analysts (ISPA) Conferences in San Diego, California; Frascati, Italy; Denver, Colorado; Seattle, Washington, St Louis, Missouri, New Orleans, Louisiana and Orlando, Florida. This final paper “If a little bit of Knowledge is dangerous… what is a lot of Knowledge?” presented with the UK MOD was awarded Best Applications Track Paper for the conference. At ISPA, Seattle the paper entitled “Creating True Concepts, a methodology, not a model” was awarded Best Hardware Track Paper 2006.
Dale has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the Open University and is a Fellow of The Association of Cost Engineers (ACostE) and member of The Association of Project Management (APM). Dale has a Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a life member of International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association (ICEAA).
Dr Dimitris N. Antoniadis Head of Program Management office, UK Power Networks
Dimitris has more than 25 years experience in Programme / Project Management and PMO / Project Control positions, from both client and contractor sides, and has covered all project phases from concept to handover.
He has worked for major construction, infrastructrure and utilities organisations in senior management roles for the delivery of projects such as, Egnatia Odos (£3.2Bn), Heathrow East Terminal (£1.4Bn), Thames Water Engineering Capital programme, Nottingham BSF programme of works (£200M).
Currently he is the Head of Programme Management Office of UK Power Networks where he has set up the department and relevant processes / systems for the management of an annual capital expenditure c£200M and with a large number of small projects.
He is a Fellow of the APM and CMI, member of the International Centre for Complex Project Management and reviewer on various Project Management Journals.
He completed his part time PhD in four years at Loughborough University and his Thesis was on the subject of ‘Managing Complexity in Project Teams’. He has written a number of journal and conference papers and contributed chapters in books on complexity, leadership and other project management topics.
Geoff Roberts Director, Energy Industry Strategy at Oracle Primavera
Geoff Roberts is a Chartered Surveyor with more than 34 years of experience in all aspects of project management & cost control Geoff has been with Oracle Primavera for 17 years and is currently Director, Energy Industry Strategy .
This role is a global role with the remit to ensure the solution we offer our customers is a best in class offering to support Asset intensive process based organizations. To this end Geoff meets with customers and prospective customers worldwide to understand there processes and software requirements to ensure the most valued enhancements and/or potential acquisitions are included in our product roadmap.
Geoff also supports the sales team with extensive domain knowledge and is happy to engage with customers /potential customers on what we see as good practice and how customers can move up the EPPM transformation curve and the related benefits
Prior to Oracle Geoff worked on the delivery of major projects for a number of clients and contracting organizations in diverse industries, including construction and engineering, oil and gas and utilities.
Ian McPhersonDirector of Compliance and Investigations, SSRO, UK Government
Ian was appointed as Director of Compliance and Investigations in March 2016, having been seconded to the SSRO from accounting firm BDO as Defence Advisor in October 2014.
Ian began his career in the British Army as a logistician, serving across the globe including 7 operational tours of duty. He has commanded at both Squadron and Regimental level and undertaken staff appointments in Brigade, Divisional, Corps HQ’s and at the MOD as well as operational tours with both the US and French Army. Ian is a guest lecturer in smart procurement at the Defence Academy and was awarded the BEM in 1981 and made an OBE in 1999.
Previous roles include:
- Vickers Defence Systems working on the Challenger II Main Battle Tank programme
- Consultant for the Helm Corporation leading the work on the division of Sudan under the auspices of the World Bank and UN
- Commercial Director at Tribal
- Director in Public Sector Advisory team at BDO
James Dowle Rail Portfolio Lead at Mott MacDonald Ltd.
A Project Director with over 15 years of Programme and Project management experience in both client and contracting organisations; James leads the transportation business for the advisory sector within Mott MacDonald and is responsible for teams providing support across major transport infrastructure programmes in the UK.
James is passionate about the pragmatic application of project management to provide common sense solutions to problems.
Jimmy Malik Solution Engineer for Deltek PPM
Jimmy Malik is a PPM Software Solutions Engineer (both Pre-Sales and Delivery) at Deltek. He has 12 years of experience in the implementation of Project Management practices, specifically 8 years focused on EVM implementations. He has worked in various industries, (e.g. GovCon and Commercial) implementing project management software solutions. Over the years, Mr. Malik has helped clients improve their project management capabilities associated with planning, cost estimating, risk management and data analytics. In his current role, he works closely with various internal groups such as Product Development, Product Marketing, Performance Testing and Customer Support to bundle innovative solutions that fit the needs of a diverse global client base.
Julian Raison Head of Operations PMO at Gatwick Airport Ltd
Julian has been at Gatwick for 3 years and is currently leading the Operational projects team, responsible for over £50m of capital investment annually. Prior to this, Julian was Head of Programme Management at Southern Water and has held various roles in Asset and Capital Programme Management in regulated water companies and engineering consultancies.
John Edward Davis Head of Risk, UK Power Networks, UK
The speaker has 30 years’ experience in managing electrical Infrastructure projects at project and programme level.
He was the London programme manager responsible for delivering the Bankside switching station project that handed over the new gallery space for Tate Modern extension, recognised at the time, as the most complex utility project of its type in western Europe.
Now has the role of Risk Manager for Capital Programme Infrastructure Projects in UK Power Networks.
Lee Hillyard Capital Projects & Infrastructure Director at PwC
With experience in contractor, consultant and client roles, Lee brings practical application, experience and knowledge of operating in the field of portfolio, programme and project management at assurance, delivery, and strategy levels.
Lee has worked on some of the world’s largest transformation and delivery programmes across the real estate, energy and resources, capital and infrastructure industries in both the public and private sectors with AMEC, AECOM and Deloitte.
Lee fully utilises the firm’s unique insight and knowledge of industries to add real value to clients - those who have to deliver, assure and develop complex transformation programmes of work across all sectors and geographies
Liam O’Sullivan Business Transformation Programme Director at UK Power Networks
Liam O’Sullivan is the Business Transformation Programme Director at UK Power Networks. Previously the Transmission Construction Director & Engineering Manager for electricity transmission at the London Olympics, Liam holds a 1st Class B.Eng degree. He has worked in the UK power industry since 1997 in design, project engineering and management roles on a number of diverse, multi-million pound infrastructure projects.
Liam is a member of the Institution of Engineering & Technology and of the Association of Project Management (APM). He lead the winning team in the APM's Project of the Year Award 2009 and the RIBA Building of the Year Award Category for Industrial & Commercial Building of the Year, and was short listed as a finalist in the APM 2010 Project Manager of the Year Category.
Lateef Daly Director of Europe & Middle East Operations, ARES Software UK
Lateef Daly is the Director of Europe & Middle East Operations for ARES Software UK and operates primarily out of their regional efforts for both regions, ensuring that ARES PRISM continues growing its presence as the industry-standard for project controls software.headquarters in London’s Canary Wharf business district. From there, he oversees the business unit’s strategy and business development
His background brings with it over 17 years of project controls, system integration, and program transformation experience. He also bringsa breadth of knowledge spanning across multiple industries, from his start spending 6 years working in Pharmaceuticals for Bristol-MyersSquibb. Followed by 8 years working for Bechtel providing a combination of cost engineering, estimating, and earned value cost systemimplementations in programme locations throughout 7 different states in the US and 3 different countries. While working with Bechtel, hewas involved in projects such as the Reagan Test Site in the Marshall Islands, GMD Missile Defence Programme, Hanford Waste TreatmentPlant, Los Alamos National Labs, and various others as part of their Central Programme Controls and Estimating team based in theirFrederick, Maryland headquarters.
Since joining ARES in 2011 he has been involved in PRISM implementations and programme transformations projects for some of Europeand the Middle East’s largest programmes, including High Speed 2 (HS2), Crossrail, TFL / LU, and Expo 2020 in Dubai. He has helped to drive100% annual growth across both regions and has played an integral role in growing the London-based office to have a client base that hasseveral hundred users and over £130B worth of scope being successfully managed and delivered through PRISM.
Mervyn George EMEA Solutions Consulting Manager, EcoSys
Mervyn is the EMEA Solutions Consulting Manager for EcoSys, the global standard for enterprise project controls software. Mervyn has 14 years of experience assisting customers with architecting software and services solutions across the ERP, CRM, data management and governance, and project controls domains. At EcoSys, Mervyn consults with the world’s leading project-driven organisations within Oil & Gas, Engineering & Construction, Utilities, Government, Mining & Natural Resources, Aerospace & Defense, and Transportation to provide direction for implementing best practices to plan and manage project portfolios, control project costs, and improve project performance.
Mark Wheeler Global COO, Driver Group, UK
Mark is an Engineer and Surveyor with over 25 years’ engineering experience within the construction industry, including major civil engineering, building and power projects.
He specialises in providing expert services support, quantum, and technical reports for support in construction dispute resolution. This is achieved by means of litigation, adjudication, arbitration, or mediation. He acts as an expert witness in both technical and quantum disputes, and has cross examination experience
Mark also has experience in working with a wide range of contracts, including JCT, FIDIC and the NEC3 form. He regularly advises on the practical application and use of NEC3
Mike Younger Director - Project Controls at Turner & Townsend
Mike has over 35 years of experience in Project Control within the oil and gas, petrochemical and mining industries. He has worked as a Project Controls Director, Manager & Principal Cost Engineer in a corporate capacity and on many diverse projects in the UK, Europe and Asia. These roles have been on assignment at site, both onshore and offshore, and in the home office. Recent challenges include Manager of Project Services at Jacobs, Director of Project controls for KBR, Cost Manager on Pearl, the largest petrochemical project in the world, chief cost engineer at MW Kellogg’s and project controls manager on an offshore compression project in Tunisian waters, working at the fabrication yard in Ravenna, North East Italy. Mike enjoys the challenge of reviewing new and existing projects to see how they could be improved by efficiency, measurement and analysis and has a proved track record in doing this to great success.
Michael Nightingale Senior Consultant at Arcadis
Michael has a broad range of Portfolio, Programme and Project Controls experience gathered whilst developing and delivering projects in the Private, Public and Third Sectors in the UK, as well as several years of grass roots international development work in Kenya.
He is a Senior Consultant with Arcadis where he specialises in integrating Benefits Management and Change Control within Controls teams across the P3 hierarchy, and is a Practitioner in MoP, MoV and MSP. Since January 2015 he has been working on the Tideway project as the Head of Change Management, responsible for the management of client side change overseeing the main works on the £4.2bn tunnel project which will upgrade the sewer system supporting central London, and will improve the quality of the environment on the River Thames.
Phil Marquand Project Controls Manager for BMB Tideway West
BMB is a three-way, equal, joint venture between BAM Nuttall, Morgan Sindall and Balfour Beatty who will construct the west section of the £4.2 billion Thames Tideway Tunnel.
Phil provides the lead for the delivery of programme and project controls across the west section contract along with the coordination with the alliance partners, stakeholders and discipline leads. He is tasked with bringing together the design, procurement and construction programmes, site operations, commercial, project controls and assurance disciplines into an integrated, focused and continually improving team.
Phil has proven results in construction management, programme management, design management, value engineering, risk and cost control having worked within the UK civils industry for 25 years, the last 18 years with BAM Nuttall.
Since 2014, Phil has drawn on his project management experiences from working in collaborative long term frameworks, which required diligent programme and cost management, to facilitate the adoption of Project Controls. Recent projects include Heathrow Q6 Tunnels Refurbishment, Highway Framework Central Reserve Works and the Luton Dunstable Busway.
Richard Wood VP International Sales, Safran Software Solutions
Richard Wood has been designing and delivering efficiency improvements in asset management processes of all kinds for over 20 years. Currently working for Norwegian company Safran Software Richard is building on their experience in the Nordics and taking this experience and software approach out to the international market. Safran has pioneered a new breed of risk analytics software, and an approach that integrates risk analytics and risk thinking across an asset intensive organisation.
Robert Cant MD, Act-On Solutions UK
Robert Cant holds degree on BSC (Hons) - Electrical & Electronic Engineering; UMIST, CEng MIET APM. He is the Managing Director (Act-On Solutions Ltd) - Project Management Consultancy. With over 25 years’ project management experience in the high technology, aerospace & defence sectors, and having operated on both sides of the Procurement Dimension from Customer & Supplier space, working for major contractors including MEGGITT and BAE Systems, plus UK and International Military Organisations..
Robbie Thornhill Senior Consultant for BMT Hi-Q Sigma
Robbie Mark E Thornhill is a Senior Consultant for BMT Hi-Q Sigma. With over ten years’ experience as a Project Controls Manager, Robbie has worked across a range of sectors to deliver complex Project Controls solutions, specialising in Earned Value Management, Schedule excellence, and the implementation of effective Cost Management systems across a range projects and programmes. Robbie worked in the transport sector before he was responsible for the PC team delivering FLAADS, the Sea Wolf guided-missile replacement for Royal Navy frigates. Currently he is working with the MoD at DE&S Abbeywood, helping to deliver a large Transformation project to drive better value for money across MoD acquisition and Support. Robbie holds the PMI PMP qualification, has a BA(Hons) degree and Post-Graduate Certificate, and is currently studying for an MBA with Oxford Brookes University.
Ritesh Yadav Associate Consultant, Projcon Group
Ritesh Yadav hold Bachelors of Engineering Degree in Civil Engineering and have over 3 years of rich experience in Project Controls. Ritesh has been practicing application of Project Controls in Railway & Utility sectors and delivered innovative Project Controls solutions at project & portfolio level. His areas of expertise are in Earned Value Management, MI Reporting, Monitoring & Controls, and Schedule management across a range projects and programmes. He is currently working with Projcon Group for delivering & setting-up project controls processes and reporting framework for its clients. Ritesh is also avid cricketer and has played at various levels during his studies and continue to peruse this passion via his membership Knowle Village Cricket Club, West Midlands
Saurabh Bhandari Techinical director of Project Controls at Mott MacDonald Ltd
Project Director with over 15+ years of construction and design management experience in major public and private infrastructure projects in UK, Australia, and MESA. Passionate about increasing the impact of major project and programme management and role of project controls towards enabling fast track construction projects.
Saurabh is the author of Mott MacDonald’s Project Controls service model ‘Pathfinder PACE’, and provides expert guidance to Clients for towards implementing, and optimising Integrated Project Controls approaches that make projects succeed. Key projects include, Cumbria Infrastructure Recovery Programme, £110m, Wessex Capacity Alliance, £500m, Heathrow Airports Ltd, Q5 MSP, £850m.
Shane Forth PMO Director, Costain, UK
Shane Forth (PMO Director, Costain) has 40 years’ experience in Oil & Gas, Nuclear and Power & Process industries, is a Fellow of both APM and ACostE and an MSP Registered Practitioner. He was awarded an MSc in Project Management in 2013 from the University of Manchester, and won the Stephen Wearne award for best overall performance followed by national acclaim, winning the APM Geoffrey Trimble award for best Master’s post-graduate dissertation. Currently with Costain, for the last 24 years Shane has provided strategic and functional leadership in Project Management and Controls
Tim Hilton Director at PwC
Tim has over 10 years experience working across a range of complex £multi-Bn capital programmes in the transport, energy and defence sectors. His experience includes advice on areas such baseline development and programme controls, along with independent reviews and disputes work. His recent experience includes the implementation of new on a programme controls environments, and a secondment into a Senior Programme Controls Manager role to embed the change on a £multi-Bn programme. Tim works to build programme environments that establish control, enable decision making and increase stakeholder confidence.
Tom Kent Managing Director of Logikal Projects UK
LogiKal Projects is the leading specialist Project Controls consultancy in the UK and in his capacity as Managing Director in the UK, Tom has the responsibility for selection, development and management of a 50 strong team of Project Controls professionals. He is accountable for the delivery of high value solutions to multiple clients across a wide range of projects and sectors
Tom has 20 years’ experience in delivering on major engineering projects in the Oil & Gas, Construction, Infrastructure and Rail sectors, both in the UK and internationally. Tom’s involvement in major projects ranges from acting in an advisory capacity during tender phase, through design, development and implementation of project controls solutions to providing operational planning and project controls leadership during project delivery. Highlights of his recent LogiKal career include 4 years as Planning Manager at Heathrow Terminal 2B, leading a team of LogiKal consultants at Battersea Power Station Redevelopment and more recently at Thames Tideway Tunnel.
LogiKal Projects is the Project Controls partner for BMB Tideway West and since tender stage, Tom has been instrumental in advising on the project controls strategy, building the LogiKal delivery team, developing the processes and key decision making on the election and integration of controls systems on the project.
Tim Brogan Parametric Estimating Manager at Jaguar Land Rover, UK
Tim Brogan spent 25 years in various role in the UK MoD, his last 5 years was spent working for what was then PFG ( Pricing and Forecasting Group), now CAAS at their Birmingham Office, working on Land, Sea and Air projects.
He left the MoD to join BAe Systems Land Systems at Telford in 2007 to undertake the role of Pricing Manager for the FRES ( Future Rapid Effect System) project. He then moved to become Pricing Manager for manufacturing projects at BAe Systems Land Systems, finally becoming pricing manager for all BAE Systems Land Systems projects.
He left BAE Systems in May 2013 to become Parametric Estimating Manager at Jaguar Land Rover at Whitley in Coventry. Since then he has worked on the development and implementation of a new parametric estimating tool-set to support new model programmes, estimating on-board vehicle software costs, and on the project described in today's presentation, Next Generation Redbook a totally updated tool to support the costing of new car-lines now and in the future.
Tushar Tohan Associate Consultant, Projcon Group
Tushar Tohan hold Bachelors of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering and have 4 years of rich experience in Project Controls. Tushar has been practicing Project Controls in Oil and Gas sector and delivered innovative Project Controls solutions for fortune 500 companies like Shell and Fluor. He has worked in diversified Oil and Gas projects involving 3G Modularization and setting up of Offsite and Utilities for Petrochemical Plant. His area of expertise is Project Planning and Scheduling, Earned Value Management System, Progress Monitoring and Control, Project Performance Reporting and Change Management. He has a Certification in Project Management (CIPM) from IPMC, Indian member of IPMA. He is currently working with Projcon Group as an Associate Consultant and is supporting clients in setting-up of their Project Controls processes and reporting framework.
Tim Knee-Robinson NEC Subject Matter Expert
Tim is a chartered civil engineer and NEC specialist with over 20 years of project experience across a wide range of sectors including civil engineering, highway infrastructure, waste water, energy and building. Tim has experience of working for contractors, clients and consultants.
Tim has over 13 years of experience successfully delivering NEC procured projects. This includes acting as Project Manager / Supervisor and providing NEC consultancy services and training on numerous projects in the UK and Hong Kong. Tim has also delivered over 350 training courses on numerous projects in the UK and Hong Kong, including Manchester City Councils’ £154m Town Hall Complex Transformation Programme Crossrail and HS2 projects.
Tim was the NEC Adviser on Hong Kong Government’s first NEC pilot project and is currently advising CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd on their Transmission Substation Programme and as well as providing advice and training to a number of Government work departments including HyD and CEDD. Tim is currently advising CEDD on their HK$1.6bn Lam Tin Tunnel project.
Tim has extensive experience of preparing NEC contracts including developing a Works Information structure which formed the basis of all the contracts used on the 2012 Olympics. Furthermore, Tim was a major contributor to the NEC’s How to write ECC Works Information guidance published in April 2013. This guidance includes a model structure based on the one conceived by Tim.
Vikki Warwick Senior Consultant for BMT Hi-Q Sigma
Vikki Warwick is a Senior Consultant for BMT Hi-Q Sigma. With over five years’ experience within Project Controls, Vikki has primarily worked within the defence industry delivering project, programme and portfolio management (P3M) methodologies, processes and guidance to Project Managers, specialising in risk management and scheduling excellence. Vikki worked within the Submarine Support Management Group (SSMG) providing support to the submarine programme to deliver a portfolio of changes to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Vikki is currently working with the MoD at DE&S Abbeywood, supporting delivery of a large transformation project to drive better value for money across MoD Acquisition and Support. Vikki is APMP qualified, an MSP Practitioner and has a BA(Hons) degree.
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