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Jay Issah

Jay Issah

Transport/Fleet Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Programme Manager at UK Research and Innovation

  • Education

    • Association for project management

      2016 - 2016
      Certificate Project management Training

    • Defence Academy, College of Management and Technology UK

      2014 - 2015
      Certificate Project Management

      • Professional Development Award in Principles of Project Management• Professional Development Award in Projects in Context• Professional Development Award in Planning, Scheduling & Risk• Professional Development Award in Project Tools and Techniques

    • University of Ghana

      2003 - 2007
      Bachelor’s Degree Sociology

    • University of Lincoln

      2015 - 2015
      Bachelor's degree Logistics Management

      Logistics Management

    • RCPuk, Leeds

      2014 - 2015
      Project Management in Primavera P6

      Project Management in Primavera P6

  • Experience

    • Royal Marines Base (RMB) Chivenor

      Dec 2009 - Jan 2012
      Transport/Fleet Manager

      Responsible for day-to-day running of 16 military vehicles valued in excess of £1million.Liasing with contractors and repairers to manage and ensure the safety of the fleet.Revolutionized the vehicle booking system in the regiment by introducing electronic vehicle request formsHandled various customer enquiries including dealing with external vehicle hire companiesMentored and trained junior ranks of the Military Transport (MT) section on efficient and effective fleet management. Achieved a 100% pass rate in military annual section inspections and established a very good customer relationship between members of the regiment and the MT section. Show less

    • UK Ministry of Defence

      Jan 2012 - Oct 2013
      Logistics Specialist

      Appointed to manage the Military Transport (MT) stores. Responsible for the storage, maintenance and supply of vehicle spares with a value of over £1.5 million to support the regiment.Ensured the store systems were robust enough to support the regiment on various exercises and operations including a large-scale pre-deployment (operations) training by the regiment in October 2013.Established an accurate inventory monitoring and control process to account for all equipment including weapons and vehicles in the regimentSuccessfully implemented training and mentoring programme to support and advice a regiment of 160 people. Show less

    • Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)

      Oct 2013 - Jun 2015
      E-Compendium Manager (Project Officer)

      Responsible for the return of equipments from operations theatre in Afghanistan using E-compendium (Project management tool).Managing and controlling the flow of materials worth over £100million.Headed the E-compendium team of 12 people. Forged a strong work ethics among the team leading to increased morale and efficiency.Managed and reviewed the IT systems tracking the complete journey of the equipments to UK. Successfully reviewed VITAL (goods tracking system) and recommended changes including waterproofing labels and barcodes and therefore significantly reducing loss of high valued equipment in transit.Ensured system was able to support an intense reverse supply chain operation and meet short-term demand. Successfully managed the return of equipments leading to various recommendations and promotion. Show less

    • Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (Heatherwood & Wexham Park Hospitals)

      Jul 2015 - Feb 2018
      Project Manager

    • Public Health England

      Feb 2018 - May 2019
      Programme Manager

    • UK Research and Innovation

      May 2019 - now
      Senior Programme Manager

  • Licenses & Certifications