Richard Johnstone

Experience

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  British Aerospace

  Feb 1988 - Feb 1990

  Assistant Project Manager Harrier II - BAe plc

  Broad ranging role supporting the Harrier II Project Manager with the production, flight test and delivery of 95 GR Mk 5 Harrier aircraft. Work included liaison with all Heads of Departments, the MoD and suppliers, such as Martin-Baker who manufacture ejection seats. Staff: 3 Project Administrators directly reporting.

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  LINK-MILES LIMITED

  Mar 1990 - Apr 1992

  Project Manager ADV Tornado Full Mission Simulator – Link Miles Limited

  Responsible for the project management of the Tornado ADV Full Mission Flight Simulator forLink Miles Limited, Lancing, West Sussex. This project, for the Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force, was part of the “Al-Yamamah” programme primed by British Aerospace for the supply of high technology full mission flight simulators. Responsibilities included management of costs, technical and schedule; liaison with prime contractor; controlling numerous subcontractors

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  BP

  Apr 2010 - Jan 2014

  Providing Portfolio Management expertise to IT&S R&M (part of Global Business Services).Work involved preparation for monthly Portfolio meetings, including pre-meetings with other IT&S Centre Managers in 5 other locations around the world. This role involves supporting the Portfolio Manager with the management of a multi-million dollar Portfolio and related programmes of work. Tracking of actual costs and re-assessing forecast spreads each period ensures that we can control our spend and predict future spend accurately. Other duties include support to an IT&S Manager for tracking Crisis & Continuity Management implementation across 5 GBS Centres and attainment of a Group Defined Practice for C&CM this year (ISO 22301 relates). Show less For BP Global Business Services, Customer Services Department, provided project management expertise in a Microsoft Project PMO environment. The role includes detailing planning, monitoring and control of transition projects through to business reporting. This role includes the handling of multiple teams, across multiple projects, with thousands of tasks, in a truely global environment. Part of the Business Service Transformation (BST) Programme, CSD’s key objective is to work with BP R&M businesses to drive standardisation and consolidation of service processes enabled by a major investment in service capability across BP Show less

  • Portfolio & PMO Consultant

    Jul 2013 - Jan 2014

  • PMO Lead CSD

    Apr 2010 - Jun 2013
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  Capita

  Jan 2014 - Nov 2016

  Reporting & Governance Manager
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  Capita

  Sept 2020 - now

  Director of PMO