William Donaldson
Management Consultant at The Birchman Group- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Practitioner of Hypnotherapy
The American Board of HypnotherapyJan, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming
The American Board of Neuro-Linguistic ProgrammingJan, 2016- Nov, 2024
Experience
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The Birchman Group
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Management Consultant
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Feb 2017 - Present
Digital transformation and Change Management specialist with multi functional experience • Led the change and communications for a SuccessFactors implementation in Saudi Arabia. Integrated an effective planning and review structure to ensure the change and communication tasks delivered the business needs. • Project managed a SuccessFactors project at a leading wine and Spirits Merchant, alongside transforming their internal business processes. Introduced regular, employee-related, data initiatives to the senior directors and demonstrated the power of up-to-data and reliable HR data in the decision-making process. Simplified and streamlined the payroll process to make it less labour intensive and reduce the monthly errors. • Delivered the change and transformation for a large SAP implementation in the US. Coordinated the change plans for the business and ensured that regular and effective project communications supported the process. • Restructured the business document management systems to meet the current business needs. Worked closely with major departments to select the right solution for their specific requirements. Created and submitted the business cases for the projects and managed the delivery of projects. Implement NetDocuments for the Legal team and OpenText extended content management for the HR & Capital project teams. Show less
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Independent Management Consultant
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Sep 2015 - Feb 2017
• Contracted to advise on management systems and procedures. Implemented operational efficiencies and supported Personnel Management matters. • Operated as Sales Manager, building new market links and business opportunities. Focused on customer satisfaction and ensured swift follow up on enquires and orders. • Contracted to advise on management systems and procedures. Implemented operational efficiencies and supported Personnel Management matters. • Operated as Sales Manager, building new market links and business opportunities. Focused on customer satisfaction and ensured swift follow up on enquires and orders.
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TRL
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United Kingdom
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Research Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Group Manager – Vehicle Safety
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Nov 2007 - Jul 2015
Led a team of over 20 staff and was responsible for all the operational matters, financial performance and business objectives of the Group. Managed long term strategy and focused on turning the business in to a strong profitable group with. Developed a thorough understanding of the Automotive and Insurance sectors, especially with regards to regulation and policy.
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Group Manager – Expert Witness
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Oct 2010 - Jan 2015
Managed the Expert Witness Team in addition to the Vehicle Safety team, ensuring the synergies between the teams were capitalised on. Implemented a programme of growth, focusing on team development and customer engagement.
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Technical Project Manager and Team Leader
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May 2005 - Nov 2007
Organised a technical team, providing line management and support within a technical and business framework. As a Senior Project Manager managed a portfolio of over 10 projects, and conducted group wide project and process reviews to improve performance.
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Research Engineer
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Sep 2001 - May 2005
Conducted technical research working with multiple teams to achieve the project goals. Organised project resources, designed and built new test rigs and produced evaluation methods for automotive and rail regulation.Developed a new impact dummy to measure and evaluate abdominal injury in rail vehicles. Created new test procedures and injury criteria or use with this test tool to ensure the safety of rail vehicles was enhanced. Research was adopted into Regulation and all new trains are evaluated using the dummy and test methods. Show less
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Education
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University of Exeter
Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering