Peter F Clark
10, The
Stables, Great Hyde Hall, Sawbridgeworth, Herts CM21 9JA
Home: 01279 726108
E-mail: clarkpf@hydehall.demon.co.uk
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Heavyweight programme
manager and crisis resolver. Experienced in managing
change with a sensitive and diplomatic approach and solving complex commercial
and technical problems. Established track record in high profile IT, telco,
education, and government programmes.
Prince 2 Practitioner.
Clark Interim Limited – Independent Interim
manager 2003-present
·
City of Guilds of London Institute –
An twenty month interim assignment, responsible
for all aspects of the delivery of the new qualification. The primary task was to help the two
organisations, across three main sites, to work together for the first time. Established
appropriate management, reporting, processes and controls before handing back
to business-as-usual after the successful delivery of the first
qualifications in 2009, under the watchful eye of the Regulator. The Delivery team comprised over seventy
staff.
The two awarding
bodies described the collaboration as ‘bringing together the best of both
worlds’. ‘This unique collaboration provides the combination of strengths…to
give unparalleled service and support’.
·
Cambridge
Assessment incorporates three examination boards: CIE, the world’s largest
provider of international qualifications for 14-19 year-olds, ESOL provider of
the world’s leading range of certificates for learners of English and OCR, one of
A two year interim assignment leading a programme
which has delivered two million national and international examinations marked
on screen. Brought to a
successful completion when the new ways of working were incorporated into
business-as-usual processes and governance.
The Chief Executive highlighted the importance of
the £20+ Million technology and change management programme as "the
industrial revolution of assessment".
·
Post Office Ltd Banking (‘POL’) – Interim Change Manager
Brought in to set up and run a stakeholder programme
to address user difficulties with PIN pads. Ran the high-profile enhancement
programme across 16,000 branches, 36,000 counter positions, and turned around
major opposition from disability groups. Stakeholders included the POL
Executive Committee, the consumer watchdog, the Regulator, Members of
Parliament, and the Chip and PIN Disability Working Group.
The Disability Rights Commission
acknowledged the wisdom of the approach and the RNIB changed from campaigning
against the Post Office to co-branding.
Senior Consultant, Interim Consulting Director in
Principal Consultant responsible for advising clients on communications infrastructures and managing multi-national development programmes:
Principal
Engineer: Developed and patented
photocopier/laser printer technologies.
Development Engineer: Optical Character Recognition.
PRINCE 2
Practitioner (Reg. No. P2R/029324, P2RR/002813)
Member
of the
Fellow
of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET).
Chartered Electrical Engineer
(C. Eng)
FEANI Registered European
Engineer (Eur. Ing)
Founder
Member of the Telework Association.
B.Sc in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
at
DoB 31/12/45. Married, one daughter. Clean driving licence.
Secretary and former President of local Rotary Club (club motto ‘Service above self’)