Endorsements/Recommendations

Project Manager at Connaught Plc
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“James has been working for us for the last 5 months; he is working as a project manager establishing one of our largest IT projects. He is very hard working and is a determined negotiator for all contractual details; he is an excellent communicator and a vibrant member of the team. I would have no hesitation is recommending James for any project management role with any company or agency that requires a high level of professionalism.” October 29, 2007

Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity

Judith Price
hired James as a IT Consultant in 2,007

Project Manager at Reuters
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“James is an excellent guy to work with, always professional but with great sense of humour.” December 11, 2007

Richard (Tug) Wilson, Managing Director, JenBar Ltd
was with another company when working with James at Reuters

“James is a very effictive and professional project manager. He always gets straight to the heart of any problem and can communicate well at all levels. Both of these skills are real assets and I would have no problem recommending James for any project managerial role.” December 5, 2007

Gordon Lees, Senior Network Architect, Reuters
worked directly with James at Reuters

“James is a strong customer oriented project manager. As a customer of his projects, I have observed him working across a variety of complex technology domains, where he has demonstrated his strong planning and communication abilities. I have no hesitation in recommending him to a project / programme management position.” December 4, 2007

Vijay Satyanarayana, Shared Infrastructure Group Manager, Reuters
worked with James at Reuters

“Whilst working with James it became apparent that he is a customer focussed individual. He has a great work ethic and is always prepared to go the extra mile to ensure his projects are delivered on time and in budget.” December 4, 2007

Steve Foley, Senior Project Mgr, Reuters
managed James indirectly at Reuters

“James is an excellent 'all-round' project manager, with strong advanced project/programme delivery skills (scoping, planning, project control, reporting). In addition, James is adept at network/communications technology and able to flex to take in process analysis and re-engineering. James has a pro-active approach, and is results oriented, and I would not hesitate to recommend him in a senior project/programme management delivery role.” December 2, 2007

Ben Spencer, Communications Manager, Reuters
worked directly with James at Reuters

“James is an incredibly methodical, organized and resourceful person whom I've had the pleasure of working with at Reuters. He was that rare breed of Project Manager that had both the steadfast conviction of meeting his deliverables along with the technical acumen to understand the scope of work that was needed to accomplish it. He's a great team player and will be an asset to your team.” November 26, 2007

Percy Ricra, Sr. Network Engineer, Reuters
worked with James at Reuters

“James is an extremely efficient and personable project manager with the ability to manage complex projects across multi-disciplinary virtual teams. His ability to focus on business priorities and not be diverted by others agendas was refreshing and makes him a pleasure to work with.” November 24, 2007

Tim Redgewell, Senior Technical Architect, Reuters Ltd
managed James indirectly at Reuters

“James is a thorough and energetic project manager. His approach is complete and he addresses issues immediately with the appropriate member of the project or stakeholder. James is the type of person I'd want on my team. Phil Kearney” November 19, 2007

Phil Kearney, VP Vendor Management / Regional Network Admin, Reuters
managed James indirectly at Reuters

“James was a valuable member of the Operations Project Manager Team and was assigned numerous challenging and high profile assignments. James was able to prioritise his workload and deliver Projects to schedule and budget within difficult organisational constraints.” November 14, 2007

Sam J, Project Manager, Reuters
worked with James at Reuters

“James' biggest asset is his ability to quickly understand a problem or issue, and provide a range of alternatives for their resolution. He is also very good at explaining technical detail to non technical colleagues, and is quick to take charge in any workshop or meeting situation. James is always happy to offer advice and expertise where he can, and is an excellent team player.” November 5, 2007

Andrew Farthing, Project Manager/Senior Business Analyst, Reuters
worked directly with James at Reuters

“James is a solid project manager with the ability to manage different groups needs and bring consensus to the party. In addition he has the capability to work on a global basis effectively” October 30, 2007

Vin Duggal, IT Sourcing Operations, Reuters
worked with James at Reuters

“James demonstrated strengths in all the key attributes of Project/Programme Management. Efficient/effective, strong delivery focus. Proven track record working to tight timescales. Good eye for budget, finally excellent communications skills. Happy to Recommend.” October 29, 2007

Andy Walker-Hebborn, Global Change Manager, Reuters
worked with James at Reuters

“During my time working with James I found him to be a highly focused, detailed driven individual with a proactive mindset, looking to pre-empt questions and potential issues at all times. It was a pleasure working with James and I recommend him to any potential future employers.” October 29, 2007

Ravinder Kumar, Senior Technical Administrator, Reuters
worked directly with James at Reuters

“James is well organized and a very efficient project manager. The high quality of his work was instrumental in the group's ability to meet and often exceed its responsibilities.” October 29, 2007

Dave Charles, Global Communications Manager, Reuters
worked directly with James at Reuters

“James is an excellent project manager who had a good grasp of the detail while keeping in mind the bigger picture.” October 27, 2007

Barry Woodward, Global Head - Divisional technology, Reuters
managed James indirectly at Reuters

“James is a very effective Project Manager. He manage projects from a to z to the details I was involved with James on several Telecommunications related projects and always highly appreciated his professionalism I can only but recommend James fir such position” October 26, 2007

Marcel Corminboeuf, Global Head of Global Telecommunications Commercial Management, Reuters Ltd
managed James indirectly at Reuters

Top qualities: Great Results, On Time, Creative October 26, 2007

Ethan Alessandro
hired James as a IT Consultant in 2,005

“Working with James was always a good experiance. He has a thoughtful, expensive approach with a detremination to insure delivery of the solution on time to the right quality. Always focused he was someone that you could rely on. Would come highly recommended and i would ahppily work with him given the opportunity again.” October 26, 2007

Neill Stacey, CDE, Reuters
worked directly with James at Reuters

Project Manager at Vanco
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“James is a superb Project Manager very able to communicate effectively with all levels of an organisation and ellicits commitment from his functional reports through a great personality and respect for team members. He was a pleasure to work with as all projects that we worked together on as any issues were met with a positive approach and understanding.” December 20, 2007

Martin Landless, Network Security Engineer, Vanco UK Ltd
worked with James at Vanco

“James is a personable individual and a capable project manager.” October 29, 2007

Bryan Dobson, Project Implementation Manager, Vanco
worked with James at Vanco

Programme Manager / Project Director at Equant
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“James is a hard working and well liked Project Manager. Organised, detailed and customer focused but with great team skills. A true asset.” December 16, 2007

Sharon Poole, Project Manager, Global One
worked with James at Equant

“James is well known to me both as a work colleague and a friend. He always conducts his professional activities with a high level of due diligence and to a good standard. I will gladly contract his services in the future.” November 28, 2007

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity

Rowland Akintunde
hired James as a IT Consultant in 2,001

“My team and I worked with James on many projects, and his attention to detail ensured that everything was lined up ready to go. This meant that implementation of projects with James went smoothly, keeping to timelines, and meeting customer expections. Working on these projects always gave the team a feeling of confidence in the project delivery, and they were always keen to work with James.” October 31, 2007

John Dixon, Customer Engineering Manager, Equant
worked with James at Global One / Equant

“James is highly professional and experienced. I would not hesitate in recommending him if you need a complex job doing well.” October 30, 2007

Richard Black, Senior Solutions Consultant, Equant
was with another company when working with James at Global One / Equant

“James provided professional work when engaging the customers and also when dealing with colleagues. Always willing to help others out where possible.” October 29, 2007

Richard Kirkup, Senior Security Consultant, Equant
worked directly with James at Global One / Equant

“James is an exceptional Project Manager who combines clarity of thought and efficient implementation whilst maintaining clear communication and good rapport with customers. He also has a good sense of humour which is vital in many of the major capital projects he has managed.” October 27, 2007

Paul Brady, BDM, Equant
worked directly with James at Global One / Equant

“I worked with James firstly as an assistant and then as a fellow project manager. In all the time I worked with him, he was always very helpful, even under pressure, providing guidance and support to other members of the team. As a Programme Manager, his ability to get the job done and manage his customers, spoke volumes about his abilities both technical and on a personal level. He is a great member of any team and apart from his great sense of humour, brings real value to any role he undertakes. If I had not changed fields, I would consider working with or for James again!” October 26, 2007

Kim Searle, Project Manager, Equant
worked directly with James at Global One / Equant

“James is a very driven and capable professional. He has the ability to manage and direct complex technical projects while ensuring the customer relationship is maintained to the highest standards. I would be happy to recomend James to any of my colleagues.” October 26, 2007

John Burridge, Project Manager, Equant
worked indirectly for James at Global One / Equant

“I worked at Equant selling complex global communication solutions. James worked with me selling our solutions and of course deploying them. James was excellent to work with as he delivered what he promised. How he did it I do not know. James is a strong communicator with a talent for getting teams(customer, partner & internal) to deliver on time.” October 26, 2007

John Turner, Account Manager, Equant
worked with James at Global One / Equant

“James is a diligent knowledgeable and trustworthy member of any team, he provides an authoritative approach which instils confidence and helps to progress the task in hand. On large deals such as the Kingfisher global contract, he created innovative solutions and set realistic expectations to ensure a win-win for both parties.” October 26, 2007

John Pulley, Sales Director, Equant/Global One/France Telecom
managed James indirectly at Global One / Equant

“James is a highly professional and well organised Project/Programme Manager who's ability to complete major projects to budget and within timescale made him a highly sort after resource within the business.” October 26, 2007

Anthony Cohen, Global Large Account Manager, Equant
worked with James at Global One / Equant

“At my time James Young was one of the best project managers in Equant, certainly the best I have worked with. James is very diligent, understands network technology and best of all he gets the job done in time. He is also a very nice person to work with.” October 26, 2007

Arthur van de Laak, Solutions Consultant - Equant, Orange Business Services
worked directly with James at Global One / Equant

“I worked with James at Global One both on customer facing and internal product development projects. A really driven guy with a huge amount of knowledge and a talent for finding the right solutions. He was held in high regard by customers and colleagues.” June 29, 2005

Nev Phillips
worked with James at Global One / Equant

Programme Manager / Project Director at Global One
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“James has my admiration and appreciation for the fine work he did in the design and delivery of innovative communications solutions for our corporate customers at Global One. With his technology and project skills, and with his proactive, customer centric approach James was a great asset to our business in the UK.” January 20, 2008

Magnus Lund, Country Managing Director, VP, Global One
managed James indirectly at Global One

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• Project Manager: Need a strong project manager with experience in the implementation of financial applications - CODA ideal,or Oracle, SAP, similar. Must have very strong project management administrative skills. Position based mostly in Brussels office. Ideal if any property experience.