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Nick Kirkman-Wood MA, PRINCE2

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Client facing presentations. Retail & Interior Design. Architectural Design: LPA, BC, CDM & Listed Building specification, applications & approvals CAD CAM design to production. Programme & Project Management. FF+E Design & Specification. CSH5 & Passivhaus Design/Build CAD 3D Autodesk Architecture. Conceptual Designer. Hand sketching visuals. Lighting Designer & specification. Client facing negotiations. Space planning. Feasibility studies. Furniture Model & Prop maker. 3D visualisation Presentations. CSH, BREAM, & U-Values. CHP, Biomass, Low Energy solutions. Design, make, & manage. Measured site survey. Tutoring, mentoring, teaching: Model-making, interior design, and STEM skills. PERSONAL SKILLS Respected likable negotiator. Highly imaginative + creative. Excellent communication skills. Self-motivated Enjoys a challenge. Likes to deliver with attention to detail. Hard working team player. Self-motivated. ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS MA: 3DD Interior Design & Sustainable Architecture UKC/KIAD 2000.

SENIOR DESIGN & PROGRAMME MANAGER

PERSONAL SUMMARY

Accomplished, self-motivated team player specializing in delivering bespoke client facing solutions. A confident, likeable, designer with a Masters in Low Energy Sustainable Architecture, a PG Dip in Interior design, and is a CSH assessor. Nick has excellent sales & communication ability combined with practical engineering, design-build, & off-site manufacturing skills. Excellent commercial approach to problem solving with acknowledged aptitude in providing fresh solutions. Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams from initial enquiry to project completion. Currently working within the luxury watch & Jewellery retail sectors, whilst utilizing interdisciplinary skills gained from working in the Architecture, Aviation, Defense, Interior, Media, & Product Design fields.

PRINCE2 qualified project manager currently leading teams designing and running multiple programs. Ability to deliver workable value engineered solutions to tight budgets and deadlines, amassed over 32 years’ experience designing, building, running, & delivering projects ranging up to £250m in value.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Giddings Design / Showcase Hire High-End & Luxury Retail

SENIOR DESIGN & PROGRAM MANAGER 2012 - Present Duties:

Program management implementing multiple site installations. Creating effective international communication protocols and delivering to time, budget and design brief.

Winning new clients & up-selling to existing clients. Managing & leading staff including: designers, artisan workforce, and outworkers. Value engineering design brief to meet client and company objectives. Leading teams producing Luxury Watch & Jewellery Boutiques, Pop-up stores & POS displays, &

Shop-in-Shop installations to tight deadline. Creation of POS displays, retail lighting specifications Formulate strategies to deliver multidisciplinary installations. Deliver WWR programmers to time, cost & design constraints. Delivering value-engineered luxury retail installations. Motivating teams to outperform expectations. Managing Listed building applications, planning applications, retail center certification, RAMS, & HSE

requirements Building & retaining effective key stakeholder relationships. Project-manage production of components and value engineering installations Production of graphic, artwork, 3D AutoCAD designs to meet stakeholder needs. Deliver projects to strict deadlines and within key stakeholder budget criteria. KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES: Highly proficient in program management, Project management, & change management. Highly versed in production of detailed design specifications, schedules generation and issue resolution. Ability to gain LPA approvals, Building Control approvals & Listed Building approvals. Ability to sign-off site-installations, manage snagging issues, and assess on-site risks & manage

complex site builds. High level proficiency in the design process from inception of ideas through to realisation. Highly proficient in the creation and management of architectural designs, interior architecture designs,

& graphic designs. Expert skills level in 3D CAD modelling, 3D visualization, & presentation. Strong board level presentations and documentation skills. Expert level knowledge of construction detailing, material specifications, & CSH level-5 / Passivhaus

design/build specification. Expert skill level in: Adobe AI, ID, & PS packages, 3D AutoCAD Architecture render, Excel,

PowerPoint and Word document generation & presentations. Experienced in running multiple project teams; from concept brief to installation sign-off. Experience of leading programmes and managing of complex multiple interdependent projects Ability to improve productivity, lead teams, and motivate individuals. Ability to translate 2D drawings into 3D visuals & onto CAD-CAM production skills. Ability to design manufacture and install projects.

PG Dip: Interior Design KIAD 1999. Dip: 3DD Industrial & Architectural Design KIAD 1981. PRINCE2 project management APMG-I 2010. CSH assessor BRE 2008. Contact details: Address: Holly House 10 Rowan Walk Bromley Kent BR2 8QN Telephone: 01689 853 398 Mobile: 07787 504 138 Email: n.kirkmanwood@gmail.com Previous Clients & Employers (in alphabetical order) include 20-20 Andalusian government BBC Film & Television Bill Moggridge Design (IDEO) Breitling-UK British Airways Cuban Bars Fitch Benoy Foster Associates King Fahd of Saudi Arabia Lady Lisa Sainsbury Lifshutz Davidson Link Miles Simulation Lord Peter Palubo Lord Richard Rogers Lucas Films Mitchells & Butler MK Airlines MOD Paramount Pictures Porsche LMGT Racing RHWL Architects RMJM Architects Sir Norman Forster Singer Link Miles Simulation Sound Republic Space-dog productions The Sultan of Oman Williams F1 Racing

Adeco Ltd Residential & Commercial Eco Development & Design Director & Snr. PROJECT MANAGER 2010 - 2012 Duties: Client focused presentations. Client facing negotiations, translation needs into achievable design objectives. Formulate environmental strategies & delivering building envelope enhancements. Create aesthetically pleasing environments that represent the client's lifestyle, taste and delivering on

client’s commercial requirements. Delivering Value engineered Retail, Commercial, and Residential projects by managing the design

strategies. Managing and creating design architectural and interior spaces. Managing the design envelope. R&D for cutting edge product specifications and incorporate into current design practice to produce

sustainable client focused projects. Maintaining and building effective client and workforce focused relationships. Project manages; production components and change manage solutions. Delivering projects under strict deadlines and within the client’s budget criteria.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

Excellent Client focused presentations & developing new business High level proficiencies in designing within UK building regulations and UK standards. Excellent project management and change management abilities. Experienced customer focused shell design and interior design capabilities. Expert 3D CAD modelling, 3D visualization & presentation skills. Strong board level presentations and documentation skills. Expert level knowledge of construction detailing and material properties. Expert level knowledge of: Adobe Creative Suite 4, 3D AutoCAD Architecture 2012, Excel, PowerPoint

and Word document presentations. Extensive experience in sourcing, specification, procurement as an FF + E designer. Experienced in running multiple project teams from client brief to installation. Experience of leading programmes and overseeing multiple projects Ability to improve productivity, lead teams, and motivate individuals. Ability to translate 2D drawings into 3D visuals by hand and on CAD. Skilled CAD-CAM production manager and CNC production operator. Ability to design, manufacture, and install projects to meet client’s requirements.

Eco Design Studio - surrey Residential & Commercial SENIOR INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER / SPECIFIER FF+E DESIGNER & Snr. PROJECT MANAGER

2009 - 2010

KEY SKILLS, DUTIES, AND COMPETENCIES:

Advising clients on design feasibilities for CSH levels 4 & 5 & Passivhaus applications. Manage client brief & budgets. Interior design, FF+E design, and shell design to client specifications. Producing working drawing packages for larger residential & commercial schemes. Documentation for submission to Planning applications. Detailing and Building Control applications. PM ground up construction MMC projects. Site surveys. Production of planning applications. Production of interior fit out specifications. Production of building control applications. Production of interior detailing, foundations, floor plans, sections, elevations, roof plans, and details from client approval to construction. Project manage design construction and procurement. Furniture design and manufacture. Overseeing design and Installing of alternative energy installations. Liaising with site managers, engineers. All drawings produced using AutoCAD Architecture 2010 & 2012. Project manage site programmes Drawing Issues and Schedules production. Site direction and skilled craftsman instruction. Project managing construction schedules. Production of build programmes. Running of production teams. Specification and detailing for off-site specialist production, FF+E manufacturing, and architectural specialist framing manufacturing. Contemporary Design Solutions - Kent Residential & Commercial SENIOR INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER FF+E DESIGNER & Snr. PROJECT MANAGER

2001 - 2009

KEY SKILLS, DUTIES, AND COMPETENCIES:

Asprey Astley Clarke Aurum Group Breitling UK Chatila Jewellery Old Bond Street De Beers Jewellers DM London – Selfridges Harrods Hugh Rice Jewellers IWC Schaffhausen Milton’s Jewellers Signet Group Tag Heuer UK

Interior design, shell design, and FF+E design to client specifications. Advise clients on design feasibility, design documentation and approval drawings. Creation of board level documentation, 3D presentations, and models. Liaising with site, engineers, FF + E suppliers, and subcontractors as required. Successful hospitality interior design & PM rollout programme over 200 sites, co-ordinating 12 contractors, track installations, write board level documentation, run PM meetings. Expert level AutoCAD 2000 to Architecture 2010. Design of alternative energy installations. Liaising with LA, Directors, engineers, and subcontractors as required, run project meetings. HSE, Site, & craftsman documentation.

AVERY ASSOCIATES CHARTERED SURVEYORS - Surrey Luxury Residential HEAD OF DESIGN & Snr. PROJECT MANAGER 1998 - 2001 KEY SKILLS, DUTIES, AND COMPETENCIES:

Interior design, FF + E design, and shell design to client specifications. Advise clients on design feasibility, design documentation and approval drawings. Production of working drawings for private residential developments. Liaising with contractors, clients, planners and building control as well as attending site meetings on behalf of the practice. Regular attendee of RIBA accredited seminars. Detailing of D&B construction of low carbon refurbishment – fit-out and new-build retail and residential projects for developers & housing associations.

AUSTIN & ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS - Surrey Residential & Commercial Associate ARCHITECT & PROJECT MANAGER 1984 - 1998 KEY SKILLS, DUTIES, AND COMPETENCIES:

Working on projects in Jamaica, St Lucia, and South Africa. Projects included working up blueprint plans for 100,000 sustainable homes for the Zulu nation in Natal, Sun Splash stadia for Jamaican rock festivals, Caribbean cultural centers in UK, and retirement villages in Jamaica including health centers, football stadiums, cinemas, shopping arcades and associates retail parks, golf courses and recreational facilities all interleaved with houses and retirement villas.

CDS CONSULTING, DESIGN & MANUFACTURING - Surrey Design, film, Architecture INTERIOR DESIGNER, MODEL-MAKER, PROJECT MANAGER, AND FF+E DESIGNER

1995 - 1998

KEY SKILLS, DUTIES, AND COMPETENCIES:

Interior design FF+E design and shell design to client specifications. Production of D&B detailed drawings. Production of CAD-CAM drawings & specifying production of components for aviation, Film & TV, military, & manufacturing clients. Production of drawings for planning and building control applications for architectural clients. PM & outsource of bit-parts Production and presentation models for clients.

SIREN MECS LTD - Nottinghamshire Engineering INTERIOR DESIGNER & PROJECT MANAGER 1992 - 1995 KEY SKILLS, DUTIES, AND COMPETENCIES:

CAD-CAM/IT specialist. Working with C++ writers to develop front end CAD-CAM software packages. Deployed IT and Engineering systems & software under guidance of Development team. Front-end evaluation/specification of CAD-CAM software development. Design/production co-ordination and project management of specialist engineered components for engineering, aviation, F1 racing, military, & construction companies.

Expo 1992 - Seville Commercial MANUFACTURING & DELIVERY MANAGER 1991 - 1992 KEY SKILLS, DUTIES, AND COMPETENCIES:

Head hunted to run and co-ordinated project. Successful Build & Project manage Spanish Expo 1992 model park including co-ordination of 140 EU wide companies. Co-ordinate site installations & commission model park prior to expo opening. Design and build exhibits for 1 year maintenance free & ensure colour and build consistency across all 140 companies.

TETRA ASSOCIATES - London Residential commercial CAD-CAM MANAGER & ASSOCIATE PARTNER 1984 - 1991 KEY SKILLS, DUTIES, AND COMPETENCIES:

Project manager & Team leader. Associate Partner 1987 - 1991: production department and specialist client unit. Running CAD-CAM department Supporting planning applications and customer facing sales for major architectural developments in UK and abroad. Client facing team lead.

JOHN PIPER ASSOCIATES / SINGER LINK MILES – Multi-site based Engineering PRODUCTION MANAGER AND SYSTEMS DESIGNER 1981 - 1984 KEY SKILLS, DUTIES, AND COMPETENCIES:

PM production facilities of military simulation department. Managing production teams. Client facing presentations. Installation of NATO simulation sites. Production lead, Liaise with company directors & lead client facing team.

REFERENCES Risk Management Director & Installations Director, MK Airlines “Nick designed a radical new hangar facility for the airline for whom I worked. This twin bay Boeing 747 hangar was imaginative both in terms of design and the use of new technologies for heating, lighting, and environmental considerations. Notwithstanding the building’s ‘green’ credentials (uppermost in the airline industry), it proved to be the most competitive against competing bids. A further aspect of Nick’s designs were the exceptional graphics that he used in his design proposals. These were streets ahead of anything provided by the competing bids and allowed colleagues without the ability to ‘see’ the completed hangar project the opportunity to visualise 3D images of the building and hence provide further input to the design….I can thoroughly recommend Nick for his expertise, client / business understanding, patience and integrity. Tight time parameters were imposed on him to deliver, with which he complied on every occasion.”

FRISC Surveyor, Avery Associates Chartered Surveyors “In the past 15 years, Nick has been both a contractor to us for design services and a client of ours, for professional advice. In all of the time that I have known Nick he has constantly attained high professional standards and, in some areas of ECO practice, he has been at the head of the field.”

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200-site design/build programme Mitchells & Butlers CSH/Passivhaus specification

Steel Frame 3D Design/Specification Michael Hopkins-Passive stack ventilation Residential/commercial development

3D POS rendered sketch display

MOD RAF Flight Simulation Design/Build Green-Oak Timber Frame Design/Build Breitling Shop-in-Shop Design/Build Building Control Detailing