Darren Brook
Engineering Excellence Lead, CTO Office, Connected Solutions Business Line @Michelin
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WORK HISTORY
Engineering Excellence Lead, CTO Office, Connected Solutions Business Line @Michelin
Leeds, GB
EDUCATION
University of Portsmouth
HND, Electronic Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT DARREN BROOK
I am a highly experienced Change & Programme Management Professional who, for the past 25 years, has been working on major high profile programmes mainly in Business Change, Operational Support and Managed Services. I have worked with a large variety of clients across the UK in the Services, Finance, Retail and Hospitality sectors and have managed teams of project managers, technical consultants and business analysts across the globe. I am passionate about change, programme and project management and have gained full membership of the Association of Project Management.Key areas- specialising in end-to-end change & project management from pre-sales support to service management delivery- managing headcount of up to 100 matrix and 20 direct reports- working in different business segments including managed services, business change management, outsourcing, manufacturing, installation and support services- operating in Public and Private Sectors in Finance, Retail, Telecommunications and Defence- establishing and maintaining strong background in stakeholder and client relationship management including reporting to board members- controlling project budgets of up to £3m on contract budgets worth up to £60m-setting up and maintaining Centre of Excellence/Project Support Office.Strengths include being self sufficient, versatile, flexible and reliable to ensure projects are driven through with best use of resources available ensuring teamwork and spirit within the project is maintained at all times. I take a logical and systematic approach to full life cycle project management based on Prince 2 and Agile methodology ensuring a high level of service delivery. I have well-proven interpersonal, teamwork and presentational skills as well as being strong at communication with stakeholders, board members, suppliers, peers and projects.Specialities:Utilising structured change & project management methodology to delivery best in class outcomes for customers.Business process improvement for both customer projects and internal procedures.Staff Leadership and professional development.Change and transition.Pre-sales project consultancy.
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