David Hill
Director Program Management @Smiths Detection
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WORK HISTORY
Director Program Management @Smiths Detection
Programme Director for Technology Programmes at Smiths Detection 2019 - • Led the technology programmes and product management teams in Wiesbaden, Germany to initiate non-recurrent research development through to the implementation and recurrent support of the next generation of scanning, X-Ray and CT equipment for airports world-wide Developed project management excellence and sound budget control across the Wiesbaden portfolio of circa 50 projects (Annual Budget £55m). Drove improved project baselining, requirements management and reporting. Applied change management skills and experience to lead development of improved processes, standards and prioritization across the site, focusing on controlling WIP and unplanned work. Drove Stakeholder engagement to represent the Wiesbaden site with colleagues at airport locations worldwide, and led site engagement with Board in the UK and Management Reporting•
EDUCATION
University of Westminster
Diploma (MoD Interpreter), German
German Armed Forces’ Leadership Academy and Staff College
German Advanced Command and Staff Course, Strategy, doctine and leadership in Joint domain
Cranfield University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General
Royal Naval Engineering Collage, Manadon, Plymouth
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Aero-Mechanical
SKILLS
ABOUT DAVID HILL
DAVID HILL MBA BEng(Hons) CEng CMarEng FIMarEST FRAeS MCIL MAPM A professionally qualified, innovative and passionate Programme Manager and engineer with a proven track record of delivering on capital investment projects totalling £15Bn by coupling strategic decision making with execution and output. An adaptable leader demonstrating strong technical and multi-disciplinary problem-solving skills while working effectively in high-pressure environments under strict safety, budgetary and time constraints. An internationally experienced, proven communicator and accomplished presenter in both English and German, with the ability to manage, motivate and delegate to produce optimum team results.Key Skills include:• Highly developed leadership skills honed by 30 years as a naval officer, managing technical, cross functional and diverse teams of varying sizes and capabilities in contrasting challenging arenas and complex Defence environments.• Accomplished and proven technical expert with over 20 years’ experience as a Chartered Engineer in safety critical environments, as well as holding delegations for safety and airworthiness and fellowships in two engineering institutions.• Established project and programme manager with capacity to handle multiple complex issues simultaneously under demanding cost constraints, and make effective decisions under high levels of risk and uncertainty. • Extensive knowledge and experience of Defence equipment acquisition and support, with a detailed understanding of board-level decision making, customer needs and commercial objectives; an expert at managing diverse stakeholders across organisational boundaries.• Management consultancy and business skills, coupled with strong commercial, financial and legal acumen, building on MBA and consulting experience with McKinsey & Co• Driving cost leadership, change and organisational transformation into complex portfolios and engineering domains.
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