Laura Tognarelli

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT LAURA TOGNARELLI

I\'m a highly qualified and experienced, AGILE Operations and Project Management professional with a wide array of specialist transferable operational skills forged against a military background spanning 6 years. Objective-driven, demonstrating flexibility and a hands-on leadership style and engineering innovation with experience of managing large teams across multiple complex projects, tailoring skills to a broad range of environments. I integrate effectively with new and established teams with a view to becoming a key, influential team member. Some key areas of my expertise include:Operating with a Lean mind-set, with process improvement and redundancy elimination as a key goalCareful attention to safety standards at work, mitigating risk and fully aware of reporting proceduresSolid Project Management skills, able to plan strategy to deliver milestones within agreed parametersBalancing engineering risk against operational requirementStrong leadership, able to motivate and influence large teams with a focus on talent progressionAble to foster a team-wide ethos of inclusivity, recognising diversity, challenging discrimination Negotiation skills with an ability to cultivate and leverage a network to achieve operational objectivesAble to create a culture of team retention by motivating individuals and generating team moraleImplementing performance management benchmarks and KPIs to achieve operational objectivesMulti-disciplinary and analytical, approaching a project from both technical and operational viewpointAdaptable, with an ability to adjust to new environments and cultures, operating outside comfort-zoneEffective Operations Management, coordinating limited resources in remote, austere environmentsExcellent communications skills, able to inspire and engage at any level of a business infrastructureRecognising potential obstacles to success, implementing solutions to maintain business continuityStreamlining processes using IT tools, proficient, able to master new software and in-house systemsI\'m driven and ambitious, I eagerly pursue new and exciting challenges and feel energised and optimistic to see where my trajectory takes me when I embark on new challenges outside of the Military.