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Martin Kerr

Posted Sat, 2010-09-11 03:30 by Martin Kerr
First Name: 
Martin
Last Name: 
Kerr

Martin Kerr

3 Mabie Court, Lochside, Dumfries, DG2 9QD

T:07725834282     E: martin.kerr@sky.com

 

Profile

Project Planner for Network Rail (Signalling).

Business Administration Graduate with 10 years experience in office/project administration and database management.

2 and a half years of project planning experience on high value portfolios of projects.

 

Skill Set

 

  • Primavera (P3e) Scheduling
  • Database Management/Design
  • Resource Analysis
  • Document Management & Control
  • Building/Managing WBS Structures
  • Intranet/Extranet Expect User
  • Project Management Training (APM)
  • Delivery of IT Training (MS Office & others)
  • Roster/Shift Pattern Scheduling
  • IT Support
  • MS Access & Excel Expert User
  • Basic Web Design

 

 

Career Summary

 

 

Project Planner

February 2009 - Present

Network Rail

 

Planning Assistant

March 2008 – February 2009

Network Rail

 

Works Scheduler

August 2007 – March 2008

Network Rail

 

Project Assistant

 June 2006 – July 2007

Tie Limited

 

Clerical Officer

October 2000 – June 2006

Greyfriars Medical Centre

 

 

Professional Experience

 

 

Planning Assistant/

Project Planner

Infrastructure Projects (Signalling)

March 2008 – Feb 2009/

Feb 2009 - Present

Network Rail

Buchanan House, Glasgow

  • Created development stage programmes for various projects with values up to £8 million
  • Involved in the creation of development programme & progress reporting schedule for project valued at over £30 million. Including preparing programme and delivery team for introduction of Earned Value Management.
  • Evaluation of Commissioning Programme (Project value £8 million)
  • Involved in production of Network Rail Earned Value Management process.
  • Updated and maintained schedules for 30+  minor (<£5 million value) projects
  • Liaise with contractors/review contractors schedules.
  • Manage progress/slippage against baselines.
  • Data Quality Assurance.
  • Document control (intranet)

 

 

Works Scheduler (S&T)

August 2007 – March 2008

Network Rail

Upperby Maintenance Depot, Carlisle

Network Rail maintain and develop Britain’s railway tracks, signalling system, rail bridges, level crossings, viaducts and 18 key railway stations.

  • Database Management
  • Roster Administration
     

 

 

Project Assistant

 July 2006 – July 2007

Tie Limited

Edinburgh

Non-profit making organisation, Tie (Transport Initiatives Edinburgh) provides the procurement, project management and finance management capability to ensure that  major transport related projects are delivered. These projects include the Edinburgh Tram Network and the Edinburgh Airport Rail Link.

  • Document Management & Control
  • Team Assistant
  • Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act [FOISA]

 

 

Clerical Officer

 October 2000 – July 2006

Greyfriars Medical Centre

Dumfries

Greyfriars Medical Centre is a GP’s Medical Practice which consists of 6 full time and 3 part time partner GP’s providing primary care to circa 14,000 patients.

  • Database Management (MS Access 2003)
  • Rota/Shift Pattern Scheduling
  • Data Analysis

 

Education & Qualifications

 

Qualifications:

 

  • 2006 - Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with Marketing  (Paisley University)
  • Further information available on request.

 

Technical Training:

 

  • 2009/10 – Foundation Management Skills
  • 2008 – Basic Signalling Appreciation
  • 2008 – Project Initiation, Planning & Control
  • 2008 – Personal Track Safety - Initial
  • 2008 – P3e 102 – System & Process Training
  • 2008 – GRIP (Guide to Railway Investment Projects)
  • 2008 – Oracle Projects (OP03) Managing Projects for Project Managers in II
  • 2008 – SSWOPS (Safe Systems of Work Planning Systems)
  • 2007 – Core Planning Skills 1
  • 2007 – Field Data Manager Scheduler
  • 2007 – Ellipse Scheduler
  • 2007 - AMP Introductory Certificate in Project Management
  • 2007 - Dreamweaver 8: Level 1 (Systematix)

 

References

 

References available upon request

Professional Since: 
Mar-2008 (16.1 yrs experience)
Oldest experience: 
Jan 2009 (15.3 yrs experience, WARNING: 0.8 years variance with Professional Since)
Years Experience: 
1

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