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							                                  GORDON DAVIDSON

Address:               4 Hillpark Way, Blackhall, Edinburgh, EH4 7SS
Date of Birth:         02/01/56
Marital Status:        Married
Contact:               Mobile – 07768 234305; Home – 0131 3364657
Further Education:     Bsc. Industrial Design, Napier University, Edinburgh
Business               Member of the Institute of Management Consultants
Qualifications:

Personal Profile:

Gordon is a vastly experienced and energetic professional with a strong track record of both developing
and delivering major improvement programmes within the public and private sectors. He entered
consultancy in 1987 with Doctus Consulting Europe working both in the UK and abroad. He has worked as
an associate both in a business development and project management role. Gordon established Validus
Consulting who are recognised as implementation specialists within Utilities, Financial Services, Local
Government, NHS and Housing Associations. In 2002 Gordon produced a report for the Cabinet Office on
the status of e-implementation within Local Authorities that resulted in a shift in approach within
government.

Gordon is always interested in new challenges and opportunities, in particular with dynamic and ambitious
consulting firms. He enjoys business generation as well as leading delivery programmes and developing
ongoing client relationships. He is notably successful at winning the trust and confidence of clients and
creating the momentum for change from executive management to supervisor levels.

Key Strengths and Competencies:

Business                Sector targeting, Client contact management and relationship development,
Development:            Identifying critical issues and opportunities, Strategic and tactical selling;
                        Developing client relationships and enthusiasm.
Strategic &             Executive interviewing and strategic alignment, External benchmarking, Rapid
Operational             analysis of business performance, processes, workloads, resources, skills,
Analysis:               organisation cultures, Benefits identification and sign-off; Improvement project
                        definition.
Project Delivery:      Programme resourcing, Business transformation and change management;
                       Business process re-engineering, Operational efficiency, Applying Lean to service
                       based organisations, E-strategies and implementation, Organisational
                       restructuring, Partnership working and outsourcing, Performance management,
                       Management skills development, Managing creativity and innovation, Profit
                       improvement, Improved operational control; Culture change, Benefits delivery,
                       Managing multi-disciplined teams (consultants plus client team members)
IT Skills:              MS Powerpoint, Excel, Word

Career History:

2002 – present         Managing Director, Validus Consulting
1993-2002              Independent associate working with OEE Consulting, Lexion, SGIE/Bell and LPC
                       Consulting, managing and delivering a variety of projects within the financial
                       services, manufacturing and health sectors. Generated sales for OEE Consulting
                       in excess of £1m.
1990 – 1993            Business Analyst for Doctus Consulting Europe, responsible for identifying
                       improvement opportunities within client organisations and formulating
                       implementation programmes.
1987 – 1990            Project Manager, Doctus Consulting Europe
1985 – 1987            Senior Consultant, Doctus Consulting Europe
1981 – 1985            Senior Planning Analyst, Lucas CAV Ltd
1978 – 1981            Production Supervisor, Lucas CAV Ltd
Sector Experience Includes:

Aerospace                  Agricultural Supply      Cable Products               Defence
Financial Services         Foundries                Glassmaking                  Health Service
Housing Associations       Leisure                  Light Engineering            Local Government
Nuclear Industry           Paper                    Printing                     Quarrying
Steel Mills                Textiles                 Utilities

Example Consultancy Projects:

Local Government:
     Definition and delivery of major performance and value for money programmes within the Directorates
      of a variety of Local Authorities including: North Tyneside Council, Braintree District Council, East
      Herts Council, Mid-Devon District Council, Test Valley District Council, Uttlesford District Council,
      Ashford Borough Council. Programmes delivered vastly improved business processes, improved
      resource and performance management and substantial financial benefits.
Financial Services:
 Project Manager: Carried out a major Customer Quality Improvement programme within the Wealth
     Management Division of Lloyds TSB. Programme focused on business processes, workload
     management and skills within a multi-site, complex organisation structure encompassing Wealth
     Operations, Wills & Estates Management, Tax Offices and Trust Centres.
 Project Manager: Review and re-engineering of business processes; the development of a resource
     forecasting and planning model within the New Business dept. of a major Insurance and Financial
     Services provider (Canada Life)
 Project Manager: Review of processes and the development of a capacity forecasting and planning
     model for a telephony based information services project within Natwest Bank
Utilities:
 Defined and delivered a improved, customer centric operating models for the Connections businesses
     within CE Electric, Scottish Power, United Utilities
 Carried out a strategic review of the metering business within United Utilities. Developed and
     implemented improved operating model and business processes.
 Strategic review of the Land & Development Division within National Grid as part of a major
     transformation project in preparation for NG’s asset refurbishment programme.
 Project Managed a variety of process review and re-engineering initiatives within a number of major
     utilities covering functional areas including: System Design, System Maintenance, Wayleaves and
     Estates, Data Management, Metering Operations, New Connections
 Project Manager: National Gridco. Identification and implementation of specific profit improvement
     programme within the Cambrian Area of NGC. Developing and installing improved work planning and
     control systems.
 Project Manager: Scottish Hydro. Implementation of agreed profit improvement programme within the
     Highland and Southern areas of Scottish Hydro. Transformation of culture to meet the demands of
     privatisation, merger of the Perth and Dundee Area offices to form the new Southern Region, strategic
     review of the Commercial Division function and structure.
Nuclear:
 Project Manager: Developed and implemented a site wide Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
     programme within BNFL’s Sellafield site.
 Business Analyst: Major performance, profit improvement and culture change programme within British
     Energy, covering the two generating stations, Torness and Hunterston and central office functions
     based at East Kilbride. Project Manager for the first phase of the implementation programme
Health Services
 Development and implementation of improved organisation structures, business processes and culture
     change within the Royal Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
 Implementation of a culture integration, performance improvement and improved working practices
     programme within a major nursing homes group (Ashbourne Homes)

Personal        Travel, Ancient and classical history, Drawing and painting
Interests: