1. 07941 485 847 Mike Brough 0131 564 1780
Professional
Summary
As
an
experienced
senior
level
professional,
I
hold
a
significant
track
record
of
business
improvement;
strategy
development
and
profit
making
leadership
across
the
public
and
private
sector
and
have
built
extensive
expertise
in
the
energy
and
regeneration
marketplaces.
Having
operated
as
an
independent
business
owner
and
Subject
Matter
Expert
(SME)
consultant,
I
consistently
drive
key
and
bespoke
initiatives
forward,
ensuring
their
commercial
viability
and
maximum
ROI.
Examples
of
this
can
be
seen
across
my
current
position
and
through
Regen
and
Renew,
devising
key
commercial
business
agreements
that
set
out
clear
policies
and
business
practices,
along
with
alternative
revenue
streams.
With
a
technical
background,
I
bring
a
unique
blend
of
technical
understanding
and
commercial
acumen,
which
has
allowed
me
to
comprehend
end
to
end
processes,
engage
in
key
discussions
and
bring
forward
realistic,
deliverable
outcomes
through
key
business
partnering
internally
and
externally.
I
believe
in
leading
by
example
and
as
a
senior
decision
maker
supporting
the
teams
and
individuals
throughout
an
organisation.
As
a
result
of
my
work
ethic,
I
build
strong
rapport
throughout
an
organisation,
which
allows
me
to
support
and
shape
varying
aspects
of
a
project
and
business
whilst
providing
key
consultancy
and
expertise.
I
am
open
to
opportunities
across
the
public
and
private
sector
as
well
as
contractual
or
permanent
positions.
I
wish
to
join
an
organisation
where
I
can
combine
both
my
knowledge
and
experience
to
become
a
valuable
asset,
whilst
leading
organisational
change,
shaping
and
implementing
governance
and
driving
performance
improvement
measures.
Key
Skills
and
Competencies
• Strategic
leadership
• Business
planning
and
negotiation,
change
management,
performance
analysis
• Financial
management
skills,
procurement,
accurate
forecasts
and
effectively
controlling
P&L
• Business
Relationships
Development
and
Management
including
tender
management
• Policy
and
strategy
development
and
implementation
• Project
design
and
management,
requirements
gathering,
solution
design,
scheduling
implementation,
execution
and
risk
mitigation
• MS
Office
Suite:
MS
Project,
Excel
Intermediate
(Pivot
tables,
Vlookups,
modelling)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Professional
Experience
Interim
Programme
Manager
(Oil
and
Gas)
July
2014
–
Present
Falkland
Islands
Government
Key
Achievements:
• Devising
and
implementing
a
government
wide
strategy
to
ready
the
Falklands
for
the
planned
Oil
&
Gas
exploration
and
production
programmes
of
work.
• Producing
a
fluid
and
adaptable
18
–
24
month
business
readiness
plan
to
allow
the
Falkland
Islands
Government
to
meet
key
non-­‐negotiable
milestones.
• Best
practice
on
procurement
to
be
used
by
oil
&
gas
companies
and
their
subcontractors
across
the
Falkland
Islands,
this
allowed
all
parties
clarity
and
protection
and
has
built
long
term
growth
potential
into
the
Islands
economy.
• Driving
forward
development
activities
in
order
to
meet
deadlines
and
create
the
right
environment
for
growth
of
the
economy.

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• Putting
in
place
the
appropriate
structures
and
mechanisms
to
deliver
the
right
environment
for
the
growth
of
the
emerging
oil
and
gas
industry,
for
example
setting
up
of
the
Falkland
Islands
Maritime
and
Harbour
Authority.
• Grouping
business
units
together
to
create
more
focused
teams
and
increase
the
collaboration
of
government
departments.
• Creating
internal
and
external
policies
and
procedures
resulting
in
streamlined
processes
and
greater
preparedness.
• Driving
commercial
partnerships
with
private
and
public
sectors
providers,
developing
long-­‐term
relationships
with
mutually
beneficial
ROI.
• Working
as
part
of
the
key
senior
executive
decision
makers
to
determine
financial
feasibility
and
accurately
determine
the
requirements
of
the
programme
of
work.
• Successfully
represented
the
Falkland
Islands
during
an
annual
conference
in
Trinidad
&
Tobago,
shared
the
story
of
the
Falklands
and
its
journey
to
becoming
a
pioneering
state
in
regards
to
energy
production,
usage
and
awareness.
Responsibilities:
• Leading
the
development
of
key
business
relationships
across
the
Falkland
Islands
and
internationally
with
the
Oil
and
Gas
sector.
• Developing
a
strategy
to
deliver
the
necessary
housing
and
accommodation
infrastructure
needed
to
service
short-­‐term
development
needs
and
longer-­‐term
settlement
of
workers.
• Consulting
internally
and
externally
to
uphold
the
key
project
deliverables
and
requirements,
whilst
consistently
representing
the
Falklands
and
ensuring
it
remains
environmentally
protected.
• Continually
reporting
on
the
progress
of
departments
and
making
amendments
to
the
project
and
programme
parameters.
• Conducting
gap
analysis
to
determine
and
assess
the
impact
of
proposed
activities.
• Presenting
and
effectively
communicating
across
all
teams
and
levels
of
management
project
needs,
milestones
and
timelines,
ensuring
that
each
division
is
supported
and
clear
of
the
expectations
and
deliverables.
• Risk
management
of
the
programmes
to
anticipate
and
manage
unexpected
and
expected
scenarios
and
to
develop
key
client
relationships.
Managing
Director
and
Expert
Consultant
(Energy
&
Carbon)
Sept
2009
–
July
2014
Regen
and
Renew
Ltd
Regen
and
Renew
Ltd
is
an
independent
energy
and
carbon
reduction
consultancy
and
brokerage,
undertaking
project
scoping
and
development
assignments
on
behalf
of
public
and
private
sector
bodies
across
the
areas
of
regeneration,
energy
efficiency,
renewable
energy
and
sustainability.
As
the
Managing
Director
and
consultant,
Regen
and
Renew
successfully
grew
to
turn
over
£400k
while
delivering
a
very
high
level
of
customer
satisfaction
across
3
key
areas:
• Providing
key
consultancy
services
across
local
authorities,
housing
providers
and
partnering
private
companies.
• Working
with
key
authorities
to
determine
effective
programmes
of
work
across
the
areas
of
energy
and
carbon
reductions
and
creating
strategies
to
deliver
this.
• Representing
the
‘big
6’
energy
providers
and
providing
a
brokerage
services
and
relationship
management
between
them
and
the
public
sector.
Key
Achievements:
• Business
Partnering
with
Warm
Wales
to
lead
and
represent
the
initiative,
within
12
months
£15
million
of
new
business
was
generated.
• The
creation
a
Community
Interest
Company
for
Monmouthshire
County
Council,
(an
outsourced
arm
of
the
local
authority)
that
became
responsible
for
addressing
the
green
energy
and
digital
inclusion
agendas
and
creation
of
jobs.
This
company
is
still
in
place
and
has
grown
and
now
offers
community
apprenticeships,
additionally
it
has
saved
the
local
authority
£150k
per
year.
• Creating
strong
commercial
and
long-­‐term
relationships
with
key
nationwide
energy
providers
British
Gas,

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Scottish
Power,
EDF
Energy,
E-­‐ON,
npower
and
SSE,
and
local
authorities,
resulting
in
new
funding
streams
for
key
projects.
• Consulting
as
a
Subject
Matter
Expert
to
the
BRE
Group
to
assist
in
furthering
their
research
and
driving
the
implementation
of
projects.
• Given
the
political
changes
occurring
within
the
energy
and
regeneration
arena,
the
business
was
adapted
to
take
on
a
brokering
function
representing
the
commercial
and
financial
interests
of
local
authorities
as
well
as
power
supplying
enterprises.
• Providing
expert
advice
and
consultancy
across
the
social
housing
arena
in
regards
to
funding,
building
commercial
relationships
and
launching
key
projects.
• Identifying
potential
funding
channels
to
finance
project
execution,
successfully
negotiating
contracts
with
energy
providers
resulting
in
access
to
£7m
in
carbon
funding
from
utilities
companies
in
2012/2013
alone.
Responsibilities:
• Working
with
local
authorities
to
accurately
determining
the
scope,
requirements
and
outcomes
of
projects.
• Leading
client
relationships,
negotiating
project
costs
and
funding.
• Conducting
essential
gap
analysis
and
reporting
findings
to
key
stakeholders.
• Making
expert
recommendations
regarding
energy
and
project
implementation
strategy.
• Establishing
credibility
across
the
housing
association
and
local
authority
sectors,
being
seen
as
an
expert
consultant.
• Producing
all
financial
documentation
including;
budgeting,
forecasting,
cost
of
resources,
required
funding.
• Tracking
implementations
and
managing
road
blocks
across
the
project.
• Mitigating
risk
throughout
the
entire
project
lifecycle.
• Completing
all
financial
reporting,
due
diligence
and
administration
across
the
business
and
project
lifecycle.
• Actively
driving
the
project
lifecycle,
defining
the
project
scope,
planning
the
solution
and
ensuring
the
delivery
of
an
active
solution
focused
solutions.
• Creating
key
initiatives
focusing
on
reducing
carbon,
energy
consumption
and
costs
within
public
and
private
residential
housing
portfolios.
• Conducting
research
and
analysis
identifying
energy
usage
and
proposing
strategies
conducive
to
the
goals
of
the
business
and
community.
Business
&
Finance
Manager
(Public
Sector
Regeneration)
Oct
2006
–
Sept
2009
Welsh
Government
-­‐
Heads
of
the
Valleys
Programme/Strategic
Regeneration
The
purpose
of
this
role
was
to
successfully
lead
the
delivery
of
the
regeneration
agenda
in
Wales
and
management
of
the
programme
budget
(£66
million)
along
with
the
delivery
of
the
‘One
Wales’
agenda.
Key
Achievements:
• Alongside
the
role
of
Business
and
Finance
Manager
created
a
bespoke
low
carbon
initiative,
which
saw
a
significant
increase
in
funding
across
the
Heads
of
the
Valleys
region,
funding
rose
from
£10
million
in
2006
to
£24.5
million
in
2009.
• Successfully
managed
the
key
commercial
business
relationships
with
12
local
authorities,
ensuring
that
each
authority
was
accurately
represented
and
understood
the
needs.
• Working
across
the
Heads
of
the
Valleys
community
to
create
a
sustainable
and
community
wide
regeneration
programme
to
significantly
improve
the
region
and
its
energy
usage.
• Designed
a
bespoke
and
successful
energy
programme
that
was
seen
as
a
‘flagship’
initiative
which
was
adopted
as
a
nationwide
incentive.
• A
key
contributor
and
driving
force
behind
the
transformation
of
the
Head
of
the
Valleys
region,
working
with
the
Head
of
Strategy,
community
representatives
and
building
key
partnerships.
• Secured
key
investment
from
British
Gas
which
significantly
increased
the
continuity
of
the
renewable
energy
program
of
work
and
implementation
across
a
large
number
of
homes.
The
investment
in
a
new
‘Green
Skills
Training
Academy’
by
British
Gas
indicated
the
validation
nationally
of
the
work
and
ensured
the
sustainability
of
the
initiatives.

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Responsibilities:
• Accurately
forecasting
and
approving
spending
inline
with
resources
and
budgetary
requirements.
• Implementing
and
monitoring
key
performance
indicators
and
implementing
strong
financial
controls
to
keep
projects
in
line
with
expectations.
• Managing
and
overseeing
operations
across
the
Heads
of
Valleys
and
consulting
with
key
stakeholders
regarding
new
opportunities
or
areas
of
risk.
• Implementing
strong
project
milestones
and
timelines
to
ensure
key
agreements
and
SLA’s
are
adhered
too.
Experience
prior
to
2006
available
upon
request
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Significant
volunteer
experience
Board
Member
/
Chairman
of
the
Board
May
2010
–
Sep
2014
Valleys
to
Coast
Housing,
Bridgend
Valleys
to
Coast
Housing
are
a
registered
social
landlord
that
owns
and
operates
over
6000
houses
with
an
annual
turnover
in
excess
of
£20m.
Joining
the
board
in
May
2010,
I
fulfilled
the
post
of
Chairman
between
September
2011
and
September
2014.
Key
Achievements:
• Asked
to
join
Valleys
to
Coast
Housing
board,
acting
as
an
independent
member,
after
9
months
was
asked
to
become
Chairman
of
the
Board.
• Significantly
increased
the
sense
of
unity
across
the
association
through
establishing
the
needs
of
each
stakeholder
and
creating
collaborative
strategies.
• Created
career
progression
and
training
courses
for
the
Board,
this
was
key
to
the
continued
momentum
of
the
organisation
and
furthering
its
impact
across
the
community.
• Oversaw
and
supported
the
raising
of
multi-­‐million
pounds
of
additional
funding
from
the
Nationwide
and
Principality
Building
Society’s.
• Growing
the
organisation
commercially
and
engaging
in
strategic
and
beneficial
partnerships
that
have
led
to
its
sustainability
and
increased
turnover.
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Examples
of
successful
initiatives
• www.penguin-­‐news.com/index.php/news/oil/item/797-­‐falklands-­‐government-­‐approves-­‐local-­‐contact-­‐code-­‐of-­‐
practice-­‐for-­‐oil-­‐companies
• http://en.mercopress.com/2015/05/04/falklands-­‐implements-­‐local-­‐content-­‐register-­‐for-­‐companies-­‐to-­‐become-­‐
suppliers-­‐of-­‐oil-­‐sector
• www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/2014/02/28/three-­‐bright-­‐stars-­‐from-­‐business-­‐world-­‐join-­‐councils-­‐community-­‐
interest-­‐company-­‐cmc2
• www.warmwales.org.uk/arbed-­‐energy-­‐saving-­‐program-­‐underway/
• www.actionsustainability.com/news/66/Wales-­‐plans-­‐Europes-­‐first-­‐low-­‐carbon-­‐zone/
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Key
Qualifications
and
Memberships
• Member
of
the
Chartered
Institute
of
Housing
• Trainer
for
the
Chartered
Institute
of
Environmental
Health
Education
PGC
Management,
University
of
Glamorgan,
Pontypridd,
2008
Aerospace
Engineering,
Brooklands
College
-­‐
Weybridge,
Surrey