Alan Keachie
Director @Acero Consulting Ltd
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WORK HISTORY
Director @Acero Consulting Ltd
Further details of the projects completed since I established Acero Consulting Ltd in January 2011 are included in the \'Accomplishments\'(\'Projects\') section of my profile.Since establishing my consulting business, I have an almost 100% record in being offered repeat work or contract extensions by my customers. I have achieved measurable improvements in my clients’ performance by leading projects from end-to-end: • learning quickly how they work (analysis; field work)• identifying the principal levers to make improvements (solution design; creation and communication of a business case)• implementing practical and sustainable changes (pilot; roll-out)
EDUCATION
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
MBA, Business
The Open University
BA (Honours), Language Studies, German and Spanish
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
MBA, Business
University of Stirling
BA (Hons), Economics and History
LIBF
Associate, Chartered Institute of Bankers, Financial services
SKILLS
ABOUT ALAN KEACHIE
I am an experienced and multi-lingual business consultant, with strong commercial acumen and expertise in business transformation, operational excellence, programme management, project management and process improvement. From 20••••23 I served as a Trustee of the Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Bureau, including three years as Vice Chair from 20••••21. I am versatile and MBA-qualified, with broad functional experience (strategy, sales and marketing, finance, quality, operations, HR), and I\'ve worked extensively across Europe (mainly UK, Germany, Spain), as well as in North America (Mexico, USA), Asia (Hong Kong, South Korea, Cambodia) and Africa (Mozambique). I am internationally mobile.A lot of my experience has been obtained in financial services (banking; insurance; pensions; leasing / asset finance; funeral plans) and manufacturing (automotive), but I\'ve completed projects in a variety of other sectors (equipment rental, marketing services, building materials, oil & gas, IT services, charities), as well as provided management advice to start-up companies.My skills have been applied to achieve a variety of goals, such as: sales growth, productivity improvement, cost reduction, cash-flow improvement, IT system implementation, digitisation, compliance, trouble-shooting, business integration and outsourcing.Languages: native English; fluent Spanish; I can work competently in German and Portuguese; basic French.Extracts from various references (originals can be provided):• “ability to… make an impact in a short space of time”• “a leader who consistently honours his commitments”• “strong analytical and reasoning skills, but also the humility and personality to get on with folk and the willingness to get out on the front line with the troops”• “hard working, organised, diligent”• “presents very well, is clear in communication and has no qualms in challenging engrained opinions”• \"high levels of energy and commitment”• “no hesitation in recommending Alan”Get in touch!
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