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Simon Wilkinson

Technical Consultant/Operations Director

£650/day
London, GB
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Simon

I’m an experienced Operations/Technical/Business Development Director with a long career in technology,
engineering, management and innovation. I’ve held executive roles in corporates, SMEs and startups bringing
a wealth of experience in Financial Services, Regulators, Media, Engineering, Project Management, FM,
Procurement and Manufacturing.

Multi-disciplinary lead driving the digital and mechanical modernization of critical building infrastructure.
Developed a Project Board to govern the capital projects.
Managed procurement of works aligned with the Procurement Act.
Restored legacy services to extend asset life expectancy by an estimated 20+ years.
Digital Transformation: Created a centralised BMS dashboard for HVAC systems.
Energy Optimisation: Developed efficiencies in energy usage by >40% with zero impact.
Smart Building: Deployed IoT network for environmental monitoring and compliance reporting.
Critical Problem Solving: Resolved a 40-year-old structural issues.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
London (up to 50km)

Experience

  • QEII Conference Centre
    Technical Consultant/Program Manager
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    June 2024 - Today (2 years)
    London, United Kingdom
    Multi-disciplinary lead driving the digital and mechanical modernization of critical building infrastructure.
    • ● Restorated legacy services to extend asset life expectancy by an estimated 20+ years.
    • ● Digital Transformation: Created a centralized BMS dashboard for HVAC systems.
    • ● Energy Optimization: Developed efficiencies in energy usage by >40% with zero impact.
    • ● Smart Building: Deployed IoT network for environmental monitoring and compliance reporting.
    • ● Critical Problem Solving: Resolved a 40-year-old structural drainage defect eliminating long-term flooding
    • ● Managed procurement of works aligned with the Procurement Act.
    • ● Developed a Project Board to govern the capital projects.
    Procurement Digital Transformation Supply-Chain Management Technical project management
  • QEII Conference Centre
    Interim Operations Director
    October 2023 - June 2024 (8 months)
    Directing all departments including Operations, Hard & Soft FM, Events Management, ICT and AV using my extensive experience in engineering, technology, business and people to navigate complex challenges and contribute to the centre's continued success.
    • ● Program manager of all capital projects in infrastructure, IT, AV and security.
    • ● Stabilising and improving the complex infrastructure and services of contract partners.
    • ● Managing a £15M overheads budget.
    • ● Driving efficiency and cost reduction across the entire organisation.
    • ● Leading diverse teams of 250 staff and partner contractors in FM, IT, AV and engineering.
  • Tradle
    Operations Director
    August 2016 - August 2023 (7 years)
    A fintech startup onboarding platform utilising Serverless Cloud, Blockchain, and AI.
    My role included operational strategy, project and stakeholder management, budgets and risk / performance monitoring. Additionally, I was responsible for identifying and implementing business and technology change to enhance efficiency, productivity and/or regulatory compliance within the organisation.
    • ● Managed Pilots and PoCs with dozens of tier one banks, insurers, lessors, NBFIs and regulators.
    • ● Project Manager and stakeholder lead in the world's first regulatory sandbox with the

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Education

  • BSC
    BSC

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