Camp Manager

St, Luke’s Comprehensive School, 1980 – 1984 – British Royal Navy, H.M.S. Sultan

Trident Project
Cook in galley serving 1000+

British National Maritime Navel Sea Training College 1984 – 1985
City & Guilds of London Institute

16 Subject all credit passes C&G
Examination Grades: All 100%

National Restaurant Association, USA 2004 – 2005 CERTIFICATION
Servsafe Diploma, Hotel & Catering Management

Examination Form No: 4209
Certification No: 4104880

Camp & Facilities Operations Manager / Relief Country Manager
02/14/2018 – 03/06/2020. South Sudan
RA International – World Bank Life Support & Facilities, EU Compound Facilities, US Embassy Construction with Facilities & Security Upgrade, UN Facilities and Generating Services SS

Responsible for all camp hard & soft services, 25 Sub-Contractors, Facilities Management, RA International own Accommodation, Point of Contact for all Clients, Chairman for SMT, increase the company profile in South Sudan with ongoing additional contracts in the Gas & Oil industry, mining industry and NGO groups in full camp and life support operations

Head of Camp Operations, Senior Camp Manager
05/14/2015 – 08/28/2016. UAE & OMAN
QBG Qurum Business Group, Integrated Facilities Management

Responsible for all camp hard & soft services, Increased the F&B sales by 50%. Decreased the utility charges by 40%. Decreased illness with staff by 15%. Reduced damage, destruction of company property by 80%, reduced fights & suicides by zero within 1 month. Reduced the staff turnover by 70%, Implemented a new improved transportation schedule improvement by 50% with a 20% fuel saving, increase contracts and recruitment of the workforce by 1000 staff, purchasing savings of 80%, implementing new schedules & planning for all storerooms & audits with savings of 60%

Embassy, Camp & Compound Manager. JV Integrated Facilities & Project Manager
BMMI Corporate Communications for Embassy of the United States-Juba & UN. JV BMMI, GulfTainer UQLC Free Port Basra
12/24/2013 – 01/14/2015. South Sudan, Iraq

Necessitated from the US Embassy during the civil war in South Sudan, to run operations in hard and soft services, improve all services and increase sale and revenue by 60% within the F&B department implemented new menus, outlets & ViP functions, improved housekeeping & Facilities by 25%, Transportation pool by 50%, Customer Satisfaction by 90%. Responsibility for phase 1 “UQLC” Umm Qasr Logistics Centre free port Basra in a joint venture with BMMI & Gulftainer, with taking control of Beth/dock operations, 2 existing camp & offices, the construction of the Free Port UQLC & 1 new build camp & warehousing, redesigned all exciting plans of new build camp with coming under the budget, also arranging and setting up presentations for 4 new tenders in Iraq

Country Operations Support Manager, Camp Manager/ Facilities Manager
Aden Services for Ariva Uranium Explorations, Terra Energy, PGPRC Filminera Gold Corporation & Kumtor/Centerra Gold
06/18/2012 – 07/12/2013. Philippines, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, South Gobi

Requested & responsible to save the contract with PGPRC Filminera Gold Corporation based in Masbate Jungle which I successfully dealt with, dealing with all hard & Soft services of the camp, implemented a POC system which increased revenue by 30%, decreased client’s complaints by 90%, reduced the staff turnover to zero. Then I was requested to go Terra Energy which was on default, two weeks I had saved this contract & also gained an extension contract. Then sent to Ariva Uranium Exploration to mobilize & set up a new camp operation, then trained the new camp manager & handed over, then I went to Kyrgyzstan to start up a brand-new business and company registration, office and accommodation for Aden Services, with dealing with incoming and outgoing camp expats to Kumtor mining & new tenders

Senior Camp Manager & O&M Facilities Project Manager – Majnoon Start Up
Remote Site Solution for Shell Oil
05/29/2011 – 12/15/2011. Iraq

My responsibilities were to complete the demobilization of the contract for a 1-month contract due to the company on default, after 1 week the client was impressed with my talent, teamwork and interpersonal skills of getting the job completed that they handed an extension to the contract for 6 months, which I successfully completed Mobilization of phase 1 & phase 2 of Shell Majnoon oil construction, responsible for hard and soft services and sub-contractors, plus bring the completion date on time and within budget

Operations Manager, Life Support
GRM International
12/15/2010 – 05/18/2011. Afghanistan

Responsible for hard and soft services operations of government advisory expatriates to parliament higher & lower house, implemented new & revised KPI’s & SOP, implementing new transportation plans with advanced security schedules with major savings to fuel & life, vehicle maintenance savings 40%, retrained all catering staff with food saving of 50%, utility savings of 25%, implemented new security plans for camps & guest houses, saving life under the duty of care leading to zero deaths or kidnappings, implemented training for housekeeping staff, New training for facilities staff with cost savings of 40% on maintenance budget, introduced new outlook with achievement awards for staff and management which reduced theft by 80%. With the higher standards achieved we could increase the guest houses & camps which increased the local recruitment of staff

Camp Manager, Relief Operations Director
Yemen LNG / Intracs
02/22/2009 – 06/21/2010. Yemen

Responsibility to turn around the camp, compound & guest house operations, revamp all aspect of hard & soft services, increased all services by 10% in the first month and 50% in the second month with training, savings on theft by 90% of food & beverage. Savings on tools by 90%. Savings on fuel 50%, Savings of 80% on LN’s turnover of staff, increased revenue with new improved menu’s & housekeeping and catering training we could increase the Saana guest houses from 4 GH to 25GH, including two additional outside catering contracts, and able to obtain the airport catering with airport security contract

Senior Hotel & Catering Naval Officer
British Merchant Navy
05/22/1984 – 06/13/2008. Worldwide

I started with a successful two-year apprenticeship with Cunard, in all hotel & catering junior positions, also as Junior Deck Rating to Able Seaman leading to petty officer up to chief petty officer positions, which at the end of this career I left in the position of Hotel Director, other positions during my time at sea was F&B Manager, F&B Controller, Hotel Controller, Inventory Manager, Trouble Shooter, Provision Master, Hotel Stores Manager, Chief Purser, Housekeeper, Chef. Other positions held in shore base was Corporate Manager & Purchasing & Logistic Manager

Major projects: Position PM. New Build of the “Queen Mary 2” Budget US $880 Million Dollars

Major projects: Position Consultant/IM “Freedom Class” 180.000 tons Budget US $500 Million Dollars

Major projects: Position Consultant/IM “Genesis Class” 220.000 tons Budget US $1 Billion Dollars

Major Sporting Events Charter: Position “Senior PM” Greek Olympics 2004 for the International Olympic Committee

Mayor Sporting Events Charter: Position “Senior PM” FIA Formula One, Monaco

Savings onboard QM2 reducing the holding stock from 10 Million Dollars to 3 Million Dollars within 4 months

• • Accounts, Budget, Financial & P&L
• • Advanced Camp Life Support
• • Asset Management
• • Auditing HSE, Camp & ECPP
• • Business Ethic Policy
• • Administration & Documentation
• • Camp Hard & Soft Services
• • Camp / Site Representative
• • COSHH
• • Cultural Awareness
• • Client Focus Relations, Satisfaction
• • Emergency Evacuations
• • Environmental Management
• • Estimating & Food Costing
• • Facilities Management
• • Fly Camps
• • F&B Management
• • Front Desk Operations
• • Fuel Management
• • Ground, Landscaping, Maintenance
• • Hardship Camp Management
• • (HACCP)
• • Health & Safety (HSE)
• • Housekeeping
• • Human Resources
• • Inventory Management
• • ISO Quality Management
• • KPI & SOP Implementation
• • Labor Cost Control
• • Logistic & Transportation
• • Maintenance Prevention
• • Mobilization & Demobilization
• • Multinational Menu
• • Pest Control Management
• • POB Camp Accommodation
• • Water Treatment Plant
• • Procurement & Purchasing
• • Project Planning &
• Development
• • PSD / Government Agencies / Military / Private Security
• • Quality Assurance & Quality Control Management
• • Sarbanes-Oxley. SOX
• • Sewage Treatment Plant
• • Camp Selection & Construction
• • Six Sigma
• • Supply Chain Management
• • Team Building, Training &
• Leadership Management
• • Telecommunication, V-Coms & IT Services
• • Train the Trainer
• • Travel Planning & Scheduling
• • United Arab Emirates HSE & PH
• • United Kingdom Public Health
• • United States Public Health
• • Vendor & Material Control
• • Warehouse Management
• • Waste Management
• • Welfare & Recreation

• Mobilization & Demobilization Operations, • Team Training & Leadership Management, Coal Mining Camps, Embassy & Residents Operations, Free Port Sea Operations & Camps, Gold Mining Camps, Labor Camps, LNG Camps, NGO + UN Camps, Oil & Gas Camps, Uranium Explorations Camp, World Bank Camp & Operations

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