Mark Armstrong

Mark Armstrong Av. Eduard Maristany 13B, Piso 1 Apartmento 3a, Barcelona, Spain-Mob: - I have experience working within project controls and project support for a large blue chip organisation (EDF Energy) including experience with SAP, P6, IMS, and Excel(advanced) using these tools for financial reporting and monitoring on a daily to monthly basis. I have dealt with requisitions, downturns, budget shuffles and cost engineering. I have also managed budgets ranging from £50,000 to £1.3million, including budget control and governance reporting and regularly engagement with stakeholders from Project Managers to International Departmental managers also many of these projects were supported simultaneously as many as 10-15 at a time. I have experience and understanding with Prince 2 methodologies and Project Lifecycle. I have been involved with departmental business planning (5year MTP), ensuring that in-year projects are within sanction, have the correct internal resources allocated and the correct levels of financial governance. I have regularly attended, participated, presented and actioned Project meetings to a high level of competence at many levels of management. I have experience in the risk aspect of projects with the use of RAID logs in order improve systems currently in use. I also have experience in project planning and I have recently underpinned my experience with qualifications in Primavera, I am also proficient in the use of Microsoft Office. Following years of building and successfully maintaining my own business and my more recent experience working within EDF, I have developed strong skills in liaising with and maintaining good working relationships with a wide variety of professionals, private companies, stakeholders and clients/customers. I have strong problem-solving skills and I constantly seek to underpin my experience with the appropriate qualifications. I am proactive and confident in stimulating process improvement, have an eye for detail and like to get things right first time. Work Experience: Willis Moss – Assured Mobility April 2016- Engineering and Structural Integrity EDF Energy Jan 2015 –Jan 2016 Engineering planner/project support Supporting planning and project support activities for engineering work across a small company, covering the South West. This includes regular meetings with the engineering department planning and updating plans of work, reporting on the financial status of each project and regularly updating stakeholders and clients with progress of work. Reporting to Directors on work status and maintaining an up to date engineering project schedule for all to see across the company. I also complete ad hoc administration tasks as required to support the projects. Project Support Officer/Junior Project Planner Financial reporting and monitoring. Management of a specific work pack within Structural Integrity. Use of Excel and SAP on a daily basis. Coordination and organisation of department planning for current and future years across Structural Integrity Group, and supporting monthly accountabilities with Group Head. Providing support to the running of projects through established financial processes, data analysis and problem solving. Updating Primavera with monthly actuals and providing advice with project look-ahead plans. Involved constant liaison with different departments to produce work plans using Primavera/Microsoft Projects and progressing and changing the plan when necessary throughout the project life time. Business Owner, Property Business Owner Maintenance/Bookkeeping Successfully ran my own property maintenance company which evolved into 2005 – 2015 providing accountancy and bookkeeping services to small local businesses. Gained experience in financial documenting and reporting, trial balancing and communicating regularly with accountants/clients. Project Administrator Safehomes- Project Administrator Managing the installation of CCTV and alarm systems, the appointment schedules of installation engineers, drawings of installations, procurement of equipment and tools to site and day-to-day liaisons with project managers, customers and electrical wholesalers. Thorn Lighting Lighting designer 2002 – 2004 Lighting Engineer Produced lighting schedule plans and drawings for clients ranging from architects to football stadium contractors. Supplied quotes, plans and estimates, using programs such as AutoCAD. I also worked as a company representative, taking my work direct to consultants and suppliers. Training: Skill Level Year Obtained Six Sigma P6 Primavera AAT Diploma SAGE Accounts Adobe Photoshop CS5&CS6 LIF course AUTOCAD City&Guilds A- Level GCSE Green Belt Professional Fundamentals Level 3 & 4 Diploma N/A N/A Distinction Distinction A, C, D A, A, A, C, C, C - currently completing- - Referee Name Charles Eatwell Sarah Brooke Reference Type Willis Moss - CEO EDF – Training Mentor Contact Permission to contact on interview Permission to contact on interview