Sandy Carrick-Buchanan

Experience

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  British Army

  Apr 1992 - Sept 1997

  Officer

  Captain, 1st Bn Scots Guards

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  Killik & Co

  Sept 1997 - Mar 2002

  Private Client Stockbroker

  Commercial and managerial experience as a local manager of a well-known Private Client stockbroking house.Detailed understanding of equity and capital marketsBroad commercial awareness through dealing with companies on an investment basis

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  Globe IFA

  Nov 2002 - Nov 2003

  Independent Financial Adviser

  Advising on personal and corporate finance

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  International Asset Protection, Control Risks Group

  Feb 2004 - Aug 2004

  Security Manager

  in SudanResponsible for the security of Schlumberger's physical and personnel assets in SudanWrote and maintained company's emergency response plansCarried out site security assessments for accommodation and office sites and production facilitiesReported directly to both Schlumberger's Country Manager and Global Security Manager.

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  Global Risk Strategies

  Feb 2004 - Mar 2004

  Security Manager, CPA South, Basrah

  Security for Coalition Provisional Authority HQ for Southern Iraq in Basrah.

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  Aegis Defence Services

  Oct 2004 - Nov 2005

  Regional Director

  Aegis IraqAssisted in establishment of a security infrastructure in Southern IraqResponsible for liaising with military (at General Officer Commanding level) and the private security communitySupervised operations across a wide geographical area during the reconstruction period in IraqRelationship building with a wide variety of bodies; military, civilian, NGO and governmentalDaily management of over 100 personnel in a high-pressure and dangerous environment.Daily decision-making on operational and policy matters.Promoted into Washington D.C role as a result of results achieved. Show less

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  Aegis Defense Services Inc

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

  Executive Vice President

  Responsible for the establishment and running of Aegis' office in Washington DCReporting directly to the Board of Directors of Aegis Defence Services (UK)Responsible for development of business for Aegis within Government, Federal and commercial space in USA and overseas.

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  Blue Hackle, London

  Jan 2007 - Jun 2012

  Bid Director

  Responsible for day-to-day management issues between the London HQ and the field operations (Iraq, Afghanistan, Uganda)Responsible for writing and managing proposal process for new business, including Federal (U.S) Government businessRationalised the proposal writing process and implemented processes for capturing new proposals and ensuring rapid response times to requests for proposal over a time when revenue from new contract wins doubled year-on-yearDrafting requests for proposal for subcontractorsResponsible for over $70 million of successful tenders submitted. Show less

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  G4S

  Oct 2012 - Nov 2015

  Bid Director

  Responsibilities within Risk Consulting include;Leading dedicated multi functional bid teams / consortia and implementing win strategiesBuilding capacity of G4S Risk Managment bid teamDeveloping client relationships alongside the Sales TeamMarket analysis to identify prospective markets, service lines and to cross sell to existing customers, engaging with C-Suite within target companiesWorking with business units to develop and articulate bid solutions and win themes.

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  EY

  Dec 2015 - Nov 2018

  Pursuit Leader

  Responsible for leading Tax Pursuits for EY UK&I through the provision of thought leadership and sales coaching on strategic opportunities. Trained coach in Franklin Covey Sales Training Methodology

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  JLL

  Nov 2018 - Apr 2020

  Capital Works Bid and Business Development Director
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  AMEY UK PLC

  Feb 2021 - Nov 2022

  Bid Director
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  Equans UK & Ireland

  Jun 2023 - now

  Bid Director