Simon Gomer BA Hons

Experience

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  Colt International Ltd, UK

  Jan 1989 - Jan 2002

  Production Team Leader

  Responsible for three manufacturing units with an annual turnover of £3.5M invoice sales.Management of twenty-nine personnel plus additional temporary labour to cover for seasonal trends.Responsible for Quality Assurance and ‘Non-Conformity’ issues working to ISO 9001.Initiating and implementing a Single Source Supply Direct Line Feed system within Just In Time supplier chain deliveries to achieve cost savings of £1.5M.Responsible for negotiating procurement annual contracts and liaising at an International levels with key suppliers to secure improved financial spend.Undertaking responsibility for research into new project areas to improve efficiencies within the manufacturing environment and deliver increased profit margins to the business. Show less

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  Hampshire Constabulary

  Feb 2005 - now

  Through targeted speed enforcement reduce "Killed or Seriously Injured" (KSI) road casualties using mobile enforcement and fixed camera technology in Hampshire and Thames Valley Police.Accountable for circa £4.5m budget, with responsibility for 35 staff to deliver the complete suite of products from roadside targeted speed enforcement through to analysts providing analytical products to highlight hot spots or problem areas relating to KSI's. Conduit for the capture and processing through Summary Justice Unit, Central Ticket Office and to Driver Awareness Training Show less Providing Strategic insight to Senior Managers including advice on HR and Change Management issues for business areas: Research and Analysis, Performance and Consultation, Resource Management Unit and Events Planning within the Tasking and Coordination Directorate.Seconded to the Force Change Team from September 2010 until January 2012 undertaking research and analysis for providing the Force with income generation worth approximately £400k and potential outsourcing opportunities for cost saving measures during the biggest review known in policing history.Implementation of the income generation project for Crime Prevention Design Advisers. Show less Responsible for 18 staff, including recruiting, developing, training, and appraisals.Second line management for the maintenance of the Police Command & Control system, the Police Radio Communications Network System (Airwave) and the Telephony Communications system (Symposium). Crypto Custodian Auditor (I am Security Clearance Vetted) for line management of the Force Covert Radio Communications Engineer.Manage commercial relationships with the key suppliers for the Police Command and Control and Airwave and telephony network systems. Initiated the current Service Improvement Programme with our leading supplier to alleviate known reoccurring faults and issues resulted in an improved service delivery and turn around on faults, bug fixes and quotations.Achieved Key Improvement Project Management for a new Resource Management Tool with a £200k expenditure budget to improve cost efficiencies in the staff resourcing department. Show less

  • Safer Roads Unit and Driver Awareness Training Manager

    Jan 2012 - now

  • Project Support Manager

    May 2011 - Jan 2012

  • Call Management Support Unit Manager

    Feb 2005 - May 2011