Nigel Thomson

Background

About Nigel Thomson

What I have learned and what I believe: • Always act with integrity • Believe in what you do • Never feel entitled • Adapt to the circumstances and anticipate discomfort • Be curious; listen to and understand your community • Begin with the goal in mind • Contributing to and engaging with the team is the key • When asked to lead, ‘own’ the job – all of it • Never under-estimate the importance of the ‘small’ conversations • Always be respectful • Continuously learn and grow • Get the job done. My Achievements: • Ramping up stalled programs through management efficiencies that led to 95% budget spend during the fiscal year. • Planning and leading an extensive due diligence process for the transfer of a series of industry-funded studies including hundreds of subcontracts that was completed 4 months ahead of schedule. • Leading the development of a series of program-specific business processes improving the efficiency of my organization’s largest program. • Developing a subcontract management process that identified and averted a disallowed cost risk. • Spearheading the development and training of Central Office and Program Staff on key federal compliance priorities. • Leading a land rights project that secured land rights for more than households. • Leading the Team awarded the first USG ‘perfect’ project management scorecard for one of my organization’s projects. • Leading the team that received my organization’s the first clear financial audit from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. • As the company’s ‘crisis manager,’ turning around foundering projects, leading to programmatic and compliance success. • Creating a project management staff training program addressing compliance & ethics which then became mandatory for my organization and consistently received the highest staff ratings of any internal training. My Skills: • High adaptability in terms of organizational systems and technology (including the judicious use of A.I. and other tools). • Willingness to learn and grow with new opportunities. • Highly organized project ‘owner’ and manager. • Fostering effective cross-departmental relationships. • Clear communications/presentation skills as topic specialist or trainer. • Establishing relationships of trust, confidence, and respect with clients, communities and other stakeholders. • Anticipating problems and resolving them. • Managing international and local subcontractors, grantees, and consultants. • Writing & editing reports and correspondence.