Profile:

¨ Meticulous Analytical Estimator & Competent Qualified Quantity Surveyor.

¨ Versatile, Cost Conscious and Enthusiastic All-round Profitable Performer.

¨ Good Humoured Communicator at All Levels and Successful Co-ordinator.

¨ Experienced Former Building Contractor and Specialist Property Developer.

Key Skills:

¨ Technically Competent with Abundance of Experience & Commercial Awareness.

¨ Logical Numerate Problem Solver and Methodical Contract Claims Investigator.

¨ Computer Literate in Microsoft Windows Word & Excel Spreadsheet Programmes.

¨ Pro-active Self-Motivated Team Leader with Proven Organisational Capabilities.

¨ Positive Effective Contracts Negotiator and Accomplished Project Co-ordinator.

¨ Inventive Land Acquisition, Successful Financial Appraiser & High-Class Achiever.

Career Summary:

2000 - 2005 - FREELANCE - Estimator & Quantity Surveyor; Building Consultant.

Quantity Surveying on £14 million New Secondary School with futuristic computerised teaching systems.

Taking-off Quantities in producing direct Bills of Quantities, preparing detailed Analytical Estimates and Budget costs for Building Contractors for Office & Housing projects in Cambs, Essex & Herts. Quantity Surveying for Building Contractors & Developers, Procuring Subcontractors & Preparing Final Accounts. Taking-Off Quantities [SMM7] for production of Bills of Quantities from Specification & Drawings for Chartered Quantity Surveyors & Contractors Tendering for Community Housing Projects. Preparing Tender Evaluation Reports etc for Facilities Management Company at USAF Military Base. Estimating and Quantity Surveying for Contractors utilising National Schedule of Rates on County Council Projects.

Forensic Investigation of documentary evidence in drafting extensive Witness Statements and Analyses thereof, plus preparing spreadsheets relating to legal issues whilst assembling document files for Lawyers.

Compiling letters to Lawyers regarding various legal issues on evidence, dealing with Counsel defending illegal Bankruptcy proceedings by devious Building Contractor against Client in trying Building Contract.

1994 - 2002 - Studying Case Law in Construction Industry & Courses IT Training.

Forensically Researching various Principles & Legal Precedents of General Case Law particularly relating to Construction Industry following extremely questionable decisions by Chartered Accountants, Solicitors and Estate Agents acting in unlawful Administrative Receivership deceitfully appointment by the Bank.

Obtained City & Guilds NVQ Level II Qualification whilst undertaking various courses to improve skills and understanding of Information Technology and P C Applications mostly Word and Excel Programmes.

2002 - Estimator & Quantity Surveyor - F. L. Sturgeon [Lindum Group].

Taking-off Quantities from Specification & Drawings to prepare detailed Bills of Quantities & Analytical Estimates. All Quantity Surveying of Factory Refurbishment Project for Food Production Company. Various Estimates & Final Accounts of a mixture of Projects for the Education & Police Authorities, in addition to Improvements to Premises for Renowned High Street Chain Store and Local Car Dealership.

2000 - ESTIMATOR - Rialto Homes Plc - Cost Control Department.

Taking-off all Quantities from Specification & Drawings for 198 No. Varying Type Flats in Housing Development in Ware, Herts, and another site in Dereham, Norfolk both for the Private Sector Market and Housing Associations and loading into Company's Quoin Computerised Estimating System. .

1999 - 2000 - ESTIMATOR - B M H Construction Company (Clifton) Ltd.

Preparing detailed Bills of Quantities and Analytical Estimates on a variety of Projects ranging from £¼ million to £5 million and Taking-Off Quantities from Specification & Drawings for Religious Mosque, Educational Buildings, Industrial Warehousing & linked Offices, Prestigious Office Developments both on a traditional Tender & Negotiated Design & Build basis for New Build & Refurbishment Contracts.

1998 - ESTIMATOR & QUANTITY SURVEYOR - Local Building Contractors.

Taking-Off Quantities from Specification and Drawings in the preparation of detailed Bills of Quantities and production of Analytical Estimates for various projects such as the development of Funeral Directors Parlour and High Quality Housing contracts secured by Negotiation or Tender including undertaking all Quantity Surveying and Procurement duties, etc required for small family Building Contractors.

1998 - QUANTITY SURVEYOR - John Rowan & Partners - Chartered Quantity Surveyors.

Computerised Investigation and Reporting to Directors of a National Brewery on numerous Overspends in Public House Refurbishment Projects throughout the United Kingdom. Computerised Final Accounts and various other duties for Project and Construction Management Section of this firm of Chartered Quantity Surveyors undertaking continuous programme of Shop-Fitting Contracts for a National Electrical Chain.

1991 - 1994 - Advising Administrative Receivership of John Briant [Building] Ltd.

Advising Administrative Receivership of Company and Lawyers acting in a Legal Case in the Chancery Division of the Royal High Courts of Justice. Assisting Architects in successful 'Planning Appeal' to revoke unlawful Refusal of Planning Application to allow development of a 51 No. Bed Nursing Home and 16 No. Close Care Bungalows Project on land owned by the Building Company in Cottenham Cambs.

1975 - 1991 - Managing Director - John Briant [Building] Ltd Cottenham, Cambs.

Founded Own Company in Contracting - Maintained Quality Standards to Enhance Reputation.

Speculative Developments Undertaken:

Four quality Speculative Housing Developments in Cambridge & villages of Willingham & Cottenham. Undertaking In-House Designs to obtain full Planning Permission and Building Regulation Approval of 14 No. Light Industrial Units [25,000-sq. ft] on 1.75 acres of Company Land in Earith, Cambs. Assisting Architects with Feasibility Study & Report needed for Planning Application of a project that comprised of a 51 Bed Nursing Home and 16 Close Care Bungalows on land owned by Company and preferred by Planners of South Cambs District Council in Village Development Plan for Cottenham.

Contract Works Undertaken:

New Buildings included:

Numerous quality Purpose Built Projects for various Cambridge Colleges and University Departments; as well as Commercial Office Blocks, Car Showrooms and Workshops, Council Sports Hall & Squash Courts, Military Squash Courts, Industrial Buildings, Workshops, Stores, Boiler Houses, Oil Bunds, etc.

Refurbishment Work to:

Hospitals; Laboratories; Office Blocks; Public Houses; Industrial Buildings; Staff Canteens; Golf and Social Clubs; Many Housing Projects; Burger Bar cum Restaurant in U.S.A.F. Military Base; etc.

Clients Included:

Many Cambridge Colleges; University of Cambridge Estates Management Services; East Anglian and Cambridge Area Health Authorities; Property Services Agencies; United States Air Forces; Housing Associations; National Associations and Prominent Local Businesses; Numerous Private Clients, etc.

1972 - 1975 - RATTEE & KETT LTD - [JOHN MOWLEM GROUP] - Cambridge.

JOINT MANAGER - Minor Contracts Department - [1973 - 1975]

Formed New Department to undertake Contracts up to £100,000 then achieved higher than expected turnover of £750,000 in two years with similar enhanced profit margins. Marketing, Taking-Off Bills of Quantities and preparing comprehensive Analytical Estimates. Negotiated Contracts, and all Quantity Surveying to Agreement of Final Accounts. Project Management including procuring all Labour Only Subcontractors and Directly Employed Staff, including sourcing and obtaining Quotations from all Direct Subcontractors and Material Suppliers, initiating Sub-Contracts, agreeing Payments, Buying, etc.

QUANTITY SURVEYOR - Major Contracts Section - [1972 - 1973]

All Quantity Surveying duties that included detailed monthly Reconciliations in Major Contracts Section in excess of £100,000 on project for extending Hinchingbrooke Grammar School Huntingdon Cambs. Prepared and agreed numerous Final Accounts for the highly respected Specialist Joinery Department.

1971 - 1972 - MANAGER - Sargent & Son Ltd - Cambridge.

Managed revival of Contracting activities and expansion of Speculative Housing Developments.

1969 - 1971 - ESTIMATOR & SURVEYOR - Rayner & Bullen - Cambs.

1967 - 1969 - ESTIMATOR & SURVEYOR - M. Wynn [Builders] Ltd - Cambs.

Marketing all Enquiries, Taking-Off Quantities preparing detailed Bills of Quantities and Analytical Estimates on Negotiated and Tendered Contracts, Buying, Contracts Management, Quantity Surveying to Final Accounts including Contract Claim, etc. Expanded Contracting activities in both Companies on various projects such as Educational, Industrial, Offices, Council and Private Housing Developments, etc. Responsible for managing the Company's first Speculative Housing Developments in Willingham.

1960 - 1967 - JOHNSON & BAILEY LTD - Cambridge & Leicester.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor - [1965 - 1967] - Apprentice Quantity Surveyor - [1960 - 1965]

Site based Assistant Quantity Surveyor new building for University of Leicester valued at £2m. [1 year].

Quantity Surveying on various Contracts for Cambridge University and other prominent firms. [1 year].

Apprentice gaining all-round experience in many departments. [2 years on-site building new College].

Previous Professional Memberships:

1976-1991 - Building Employers Confederation. [Formerly N.F.B.T.E].

1980-1991 - National House Building Council.

Qualifications Gained:

1997 - City & Guilds NVQ Level II in Information Technology.

1965 - H. N. C. in Building.

1963 - O. N. C. in Building - City & Guilds in Building Quantities.

1960 - G.C.E's - Mathematics, Technical Drawing & Woodwork.

Further & Secondary Education:

1996-1997 - Cambridge Regional College [Computer & Information Technology Training.]

1965-1967 - Cambridge & Leicester College of Arts and Technology. [I. O. B. Course.]

1960-1965 - Cambridge College of Arts and Technology. [O. N. C. & H. N. C. Courses.]

1955-1960 - Cambridge Grammar School for Boys. [Cambridge Central Boys School until 1957.]