Matthew Morrison

Experience

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  British Army

  Jan 2000 - Sept 2005

  Army Officer

  British Army, Infantry Captain. Roles included: Officer Cadet - Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst; Platoon Commander (Cyprus, Jordan & Falkland Isles); Company - Second in Command & Ops Officer (Cyprus, Northern Ireland); Intelligence Officer (Northern Ireland); Jungle Warfare Instructor, International Jungles Patrols Course Instructor (Belize, Brunei).

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  Lancaster University

  Sept 2005 - Aug 2006

  Postgraduate Study - MA Conflict, Development & Security

  12 month Postgraduate study in Security Studies and International Relations. Key focus areas: Future Security & the development of post cold-war Global Threat (Network Centric Warfare & 'New' Global Terrorism threat analysis); and International Development studies (inc. Western International development policy, Failed States).

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  NATO Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC)

  Aug 2006 - Dec 2006

  Project Analyst

  Short-term Project role, working as a sub-contractor, based in Lisbon, Portugal at the NATO analysis centre. JALLC is aimed at Subject Matter Experts researching specific fields of current NATO operations, consolidating Lessons Learned that will inform future operations, doctrine and performance.

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  SEAFOOD HOLDINGS LTD

  Mar 2007 - Dec 2007

  Project Manager

  Project working directly for the Entrepeneur owner of a national food business. Role was based around integrating recently acquired independent businesses, into the wider national model. This involved contributing to and developing the company strategy for growth, including: Group buying initiatives; Financial performance, Developing key accounts; Daily operations; and P&L accountability for the businesses based in Northern England.

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  BAE Systems

  Jan 2008 - Aug 2012

  Bid & Project Manager

  Bid & Project Manager for future Capability Enhancements on the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. Focussed on UK, Saudi & Export markets, role included all aspects of developing Bids & Project Managing large-scale defence engineering projects: Product strategy; Management of project organisation; Milestone performance; Programme delivery; Risk-management; Budgets & Forecasting; Earned Value management; Supply-chain management; Customer interface; Accountability for Project performance to senior management team. Show less

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  Thales

  Aug 2012 - now

  Head of the Project Management discipline for the Maritime Mission Systems business, responsibilities include: Project Management assurance and support for successful delivery of programmes; Effective selection and allocation of our people and capabilities to projects; Management of the overall PM Demand and Supply - (inc. Recruitment); Training needs analysis to meet the evolving needs of the business; Project Governance; Guidance on ‘Best practice’, including leadership of continuous improvement initiatives; Coaching and Mentoring of the Project Management community and; Optimisation of the Project Management capability to meet the needs of the business. Show less Bid & Programme Manager for Defence Contractor, Thales UK. The role focuses on all aspects of the project life cycle, from developing winning bids, to delivering complex engineering programmes in the defence sector. Responsibilities include: Leadership of multi functional Project Team (matrix org); Delivery of Bids; Proposal development; Project delivery; Management reporting; Project budgets (Financial management and reporting); Customer interface; Risk-management; Project controls; Configuration management; Business development. Show less

  • Project Director

    Nov 2020 - now

  • Head Of Project Management

    Sept 2019 - Nov 2020

  • Programme Manager - Surface Ships

    Jul 2017 - Sept 2019

  • Senior Project Manager

    Aug 2012 - Jun 2017