Lawrence Willson

Lawrence Willson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Programme Delivery Director

  • Education

    • University of Cambridge

      1994 - 1997
      MA Economics High 2:1

      Activities and Societies: 1st VIII rowing, President for the Corpus Christi College May Ball, 3 years in the Officer Training Corps (OTC)

    • Imperial College London

      2001 - 2003
      MSc Computing Distinction
    • Watford Grammar School for Boys

      1987 - 1993
      A Levels: Maths, Further Maths, Biology, Chemistry (and S Level) all A grades
  • Experience

    • Arthur Andersen Business Consulting

      Sept 1993 - May 2004
      Manager

      I was hired into Andersen through their prestigious Scholarship Programme before university, with a series of placements across the organisation during the holiday periods. I eventually joined the Business Consulting practice on a full time basis from September 1997. Spent my time in Telco Media Technology industry sector, and Supply Chain / Procurement team.

    • Atos

      Jun 2004 - Dec 2010
      Principal Consultant / Senior Manager

      Programme Delivery and Operational Transformation, specialising in the Aerospace and Defence sector. Key discipline areas were Product Lifecycle Management / New Product Introduction (PLM / NPI), and delivery of Strategic / Key Supplier Management solutions.

    • Freya Consulting Limited

      Jan 2011 - Dec 2017
      Company Director / Senior Programme Manager

      Provision of system engineering, delivery leadership, and programme management expertise - principal clients were MOD, AWE, ITER, and UKAEA, spanning both the nuclear fission and fusion sectors. Led a small company, including both associate and full time staff.

    • AWE

      Jan 2011 - Oct 2021
      Deputy Programme Director (Trident)

      Delivery and Financial responsibility to the Board for the in-service weapon programme for the company's core mission.

    • Mott MacDonald

      Oct 2021 - now
      Programme Delivery Director

      Delivery leadership for mission-critical infrastructure programmes.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • APM Fellow

      Association for Project Management
      Sept 2022
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    • AgilePM® Practitioner

      APMG International
      Jul 2021
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    • APM Chartered Project Professional (ChPP)

      Association for Project Management
      Feb 2022
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    • APM Member

      Association for Project Management
      Jul 2021
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    • Gold Award

      The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
      Jun 1997
    • Yachtmaster Offshore

      Royal Yachting Association (RYA)
      May 2006
    • MSP® Advanced Practitioner CPD

      AXELOS Global Best Practice
      Jul 2021
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  • Volunteer Experience

    • 1 Squadron

      Issued by Honourable Artillery Company on Sept 1997
      Honourable Artillery CompanyAssociated with Lawrence Willson