Ken M.

Background

About Ken M.

As a former President of the Master Builders in the UK I am an individual with well-developed people and communication skills with a clear understanding of the importance of relationship building within both internal and external stakeholder groups, I am an individual who is planning to keep going for at least another 10+ years so looking for a company who can match that. I have the ability to assimilate and utilize new information quickly and effectively.2. I am professional and articulate.3. I am flexible, honest, and adaptable, with a team-oriented mindset.4. I am passionate about quality and the provision of the best possible customer service.Having served an apprenticeship as a Carpenter and Joiner in the UK I progressed on to company director of a construction company that undertook Residential and Commercial New Build, Asbestos Removal, Pipe lagging, Shop Fitting Refurbishments, Joinery, and IG unit manufacturing the company was sold to a well-known Public Company in the UK.On the sale of the company in the UK I moved to the Bahamas and set up a PVCu window manufacturing company along with an IGU and impact glass plant, the business was sold in 2001 to a prominent individual. On the sale of the company, I took over the refurbishment of the Hilton Hotel in Nassau (Bahamas) as Construction Manager and was awarded a certificate of gratitude by Hilton as I put the project back online with the set completion date, as the project was well behind time.I moved to New Zealand in 2002 and set up a PVCU window manufacturing company along with an IG unit manufacturing plant, this company was ultimately sold in 2005. Following the sale of the business, I took on roles within the construction industry as a Senior Project Manager, Construction Manager, National Construction Manager, Operations Manager, Contracts Manager and Commercial Manager in New Zealand PNG and Australia. My style of Management is a combination of both task and relationship approaches based on Prince2 methodologies and BAU. I am motivated by accomplishing tasks efficiently by interacting and taking the time to foster a positive and safe work environment. I am a broad strategic thinker, with a clear vision and direction required in today's business environment, I will map out a course of action, monitor its progress, and correct where necessary, with timely knowledge of any aberrations, to administer all projects rather than be manipulated by the woes of inaction.