Nigel C.

Operations Director

Purfleet, England, United Kingdom

About

Seasoned operations management professional with more than 40 years of experience elevating productivity, efficiency, and profitability of various corporate sites through strategic allocation of resources. Highly committed to the continuous delivery of top quality products / services in alignment with organisational policies, procedures, regulations, and standards. Skilled at identifying and targeting areas in need of improvements, introducing innovative solutions and ensuring services excellence within cross-functional platforms. Builds and drives efforts of talented teams focused on surpassing objectives.

Experience

  • Head of Ports at CLdN
    Oct 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 10 mos

  • General Manager at Scorpio Worldwide
    Mar 2011 - Aug 2015 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    Hired to drive change implementation within £30M turnover inflight / travel retail distribution business experiencing significant growth. Orchestrated process design / development, software project management, and team training.

  • Operations Director at DFDS / Norfolkline
    Oct 2005 - Oct 2010 · 5 yrs 1 mo

    Recruited to implement operational performance improvement initiatives encompassing expansion from 650,000 vehicles per annum to over 1.4 million.

  • General Manager at Transeuropa Ferries
    2003 - Oct 2005 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Spearheaded UK port operations encompassing 5 ships and £3M budget.

  • Director at Freight Technology
    1998 - 2003 · 5 yrs

    Directed consulting services and provided interim management of logistics / transport companies such as British Airways, London Underground, Geodis,and Simon Ports. Completed various high-profit airline/airport contracts, including Cargo Hub interim management (operational); performance management and workload capacity analysis in high priority cargo facility; resource management including recruiting managers and warehouse staff; and software investigation, design / improvement, and implementation into live operation. Delivered process mapping, re-design, and implementation projects to London Underground (ISSL). Provided regional management of 6 parcel depots Led market research and statistical analysis to determine future direction of an innovative air transportation solution. Performed operational management of river terminal as well as associated warehouses.