Mike Wake

Mike Wake

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Programme Manager at Oxford Policy Management

  • Education

    • Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

      2004 - 2007
      Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
  • Experience

    • Utilyx

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2008
      Bureau Services Administrator

      Undertook a variety of administrative roles including: Information gathering and data inputting. Utilities Bill validation and error checking. Report creation and energy usage analysis.

    • Ward-Hendry Ltd

      Feb 2010 - Dec 2017

      Key responsibilities: Project lead on key accounts providing delivery of service and fulfilment of customer aims whilst ensuring timelines and profitability targets are achieved. Facilitation of efficient communication and establishing new processes between Ward-Hendry Design and Fastsigns production to arrange delivery of projects.Key achievements: Delivery of national hotel chain signage rebrand including obtaining planning permission for new signage across several sites. Show less Key responsibilities: Creation of project specific pricing for proposal to clients to ensure industry sales competitiveness within company margins. Development of company processes and data system management to ensure efficiencies in delivery of services. Report on project statuses and forecast completion dates for Design Manager, company directors and Finance manager.Key achievements: Sourcing and negotiating of new main suppliers delivering 20% cost savings across vital production requirements. Organising logistics and printing of litho and large format materials on location to allow company to exhibit internationally in USA, Australia, Singapore and The United Arab Emirates. Training and supervision of an apprentice design co-ordinator through 2 year course. Show less

      • Senior Design Project Manager

        Apr 2017 - Dec 2017
      • Design Project Manager

        Sept 2010 - Mar 2017
      • Customer Service and Design Administrator

        Feb 2010 - Aug 2010
    • FASTSIGNS®

      Apr 2017 - Dec 2017
      Senior Design Project Manager

      Key responsibilities: Project lead on key accounts providing delivery of service and fulfilment of customer aims whilst ensuring timelines and profitability targets are achieved. Facilitation of efficient communication and establishing new processes between Ward-Hendry Design and Fastsigns production to arrange delivery of projects.Key achievements: Delivery of national hotel chain signage rebrand including obtaining planning permission for new signage across several sites. Show less

    • Oxford Policy Management

      Jul 2018 - now
      • Programme Manager

        Jul 2022 - now
      • Assistant Project Manager

        Nov 2018 - Jul 2022
      • Project Administrator

        Jul 2018 - Oct 2018
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ)

      Association for Project Management
      Mar 2022
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