Simon Barron

Experience

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  Global Marine UK Ltd

  Aug 2000 - Mar 2002

  Recruitment Officer
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  Nampak

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  Procurement & Logisitcs
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  Dorchester Maritime

  Aug 2005 - Aug 2007

  Technical Officer
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  Zurich Financial Services

  Sept 2007 - Jun 2011

  Procurement Officer

  Facilities and IT budget management and procurement services provision.

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  Self-Employed

  Jul 2011 - Sept 2019

  Operations Management Consultant

  Since starting out as a self-employed business management consultant, I have taken my skills and experience and have provided consultancy services to several Island-based clients including IT support companies, security providers, printing houses and magazine publishers—ranging from SMEs that are long-time established to start-ups. Initially using the principals of lean6sigma, I have successfully performed procedural and system analysis consultancies with a focus on minimising opportunities for error, eliminating waste and improving productivity.My best performing management consultancy service most often involves a business-wide gap analysis, designing procedures, policies, documents and controls of a high enough standard to even satisfy ISO standards whilst also enhancing the client’s own performance metrics. I also provide financial analysis, procurement management and resource management consultancy. My most significant success was leading a client to achieving ISO 27001:2013 Data Security Certification inside 12 months from the beginning of the consultancy. This client has seen a significant improvement in performance since achieving this certification, and I continue to be a member of their management team on a consultancy basis; persisting with ongoing improvement deployments; assisting the board of directors with formulating their long- and short-term strategy planning; reporting to the board on company and individual staff performance; identifying future challenges or risks to the business; and leading, training and developing their staff. Show less

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  Gallery Magazine IOM

  Jul 2011 - Feb 2012

  Sections Editor

  Oversight for all editorial contributions and management of writers for the newest, most exciting publication on the Isle of Man. Published Monthly, Gallery rewrote local media on the Island through it's high quality, but most importantly through it's exciting, entertaining and cutting edge writing and design (inDesign).

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  Prosper2

  Sept 2019 - Aug 2020

  Key Project Manager
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  Tech River

  Oct 2020 - now

  Director
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  Isle of Man Government

  Oct 2020 - now

  Project Manager