CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name: Abid Aziz Date of Birth:

** ******* ****

E-mail: acaxgk@r.postjobfree.com

Driving Licence: Full

Tel: 077**-******

Nationality: British

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Sept 1982 to June 1987 Thornton Grammar School / Bradford & Ilkley

Community College

Qualifications: 'O' Levels: Chemistry, Human Biology, Maths

'A' Levels: Human Biology, Economics, Maths (by full

& part-time study)

Sept 1987 to June 1989 School of Business Management, South West

London College

Qualifications:

Jan 1990 to March 1991 Henley - The Management College

Qualifications:

Sept 1993 to Sept 1995 Hull Business School, The University

of Hull

Qualifications:

Sept 1997 to Sept 1999 IMC - Graduate School of Business (Buckingham)

Qualifications:

(Passed MBA Executive with Distinctions and was

awarded The Kenny Currach for being the Outstanding

Achiever of the Year 1999)

Sept 2004 to N/C IMC - Graduate School of Business (Buckingham)

Qualifications: DBA - Doctorate in Business Administration (by

Action Learning)

Thesis: " The Role of The Chief Executive in

Managing Poor Performance in Local Government "

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Business Link Leicestershire P.B.A (Personal Business Advisor) Training

03/ 05/ 96 - Continuing

Professional Development

03/ 06/ 96 - Continuing Professional Development

24/ 06/ 96 - Continuing Professional Development

05/ 08/ 96 - Continuing Professional Development

11/ 09/ 96 - Continuing Professional Development

21/ 10/ 96 - Continuing Professional Development

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project

MEMBERSHIPS

Director - Institute of Economic Development (High Wycombe)

Ltd (Lapsed)

Member (Co-opted) - Board of Directors of Liverpool Regeneration

Partnership/ Rope Walks (Lapsed)

Member (Business) - Board of Governors of Shipley College (West

Yorkshire) (Lapsed)

Member (Obs) - Board of Directors of Leeds and Yorkshire Housing

Association (Leeds) (Lapsed)

Member (Full) - Institute of Management (Corby)

(Lapsed)

Member (Full) - Institute of Economic Development (High Wycombe)

(Lapsed)

Proprietor - Aziz Fashions (Bradford)

(Lapsed)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

(Some Jobs overlap, where more than one Job has been done at the same time)

June 1985 to Sept 1987 Corporate Ventures

(Manchester, M22 4ZA)

Position and Duties Business Support Assistant

(Assisted Corporate Managers in dealing with

clients/ applications/advice)

June 1989 to Sept 1989 Yorkshire Business Management Consultants

(Bradford, BD3 9AU)

(Accountants, Business Advisors and Management

Consultants)

Position and Duties Business Support Officer

(Assisted Business Advisers/ Management consultants

in dealing with clients/applications/advice)

Sept 1989 to Apr 1992 Al-Falah Training/ Community Centre (Bradford,

BD7 1DR)

Position and Duties Projects Co-ordinator (Community Economic

Development)

(Managed 4 Advisers, Training, Educations, Employment & Enterprise)

Apr 1992 to Oct 1992 Bradford City Council (Bradford, BD4 7DQ)

Position and Duties Commercial Projects Consultant

(Feasibility Studies, Cost/Benefit Analysis,

Research, Reports)

Oct 1992 to Oct 1993 Yorkshire Business Management Consultants

(Bradford, BD3 9AU)

(Accountants, Business Advisors and Management Consultants)

Position and Duties Business Development Consultant

(Business Support Advice to both Start Ups and Existing Businesses)

Oct 1993 to Jan 1995 Yorkshire Business Management Consultants

(Bradford, BD3 9AU)

(Accountants, Business Advisors and Management Consultants)

Position and Duties Business Development Manager

(Managed 3 Business Start Advisers, 3 Business

Growth Advisers & 3 Management Consultants)

Jan 1995 to Apr 1996 Yorkshire Business Management Consultants (Bradford,

BD3 9AU)

(Accountants, Business Advisors and Management

Consultants)

Position and Duties Financial Planning Manager

(Sold Grants, Loans, Equity, Debentures, Business

Angels, Debt Finance to businesses)

Apr 1996 to Oct 1996 Leicester City Council c/o Business Link

Leicestershire (Leicester, LE1 6SZ)

Position and Duties Personal Business Adviser/ Business

Development Adviser

(Business Support to Business Start & Growth

Businesses)

Dec 1997 to Feb 1998 West Midlands Enterprises Ltd (Birmingham, B2

5TS)

Position and Duties Management Consultant (Business Services)

Oct 1996 to Aug 1998 Global Business Associates (Bradford, BD8 9JQ)

Position and Duties Principal Management Consultant (Business

Services)

(Feasibility Studies/ Reports to improve business

productivity, profitability & efficiency, Managing

People & Performance, Managing Processes, Systems &

Projects, Managing Financial Resources, Strategic

Marketing, Corporate Finance, Strategic Direction,

Leadership & Change, Entrepreneurship, Risk Mgt,

Small Business Mgt, Market Research, Quality, JIT,

Manufacturing Process Improvement, Asset Mgt, Cost/

Benefit Analysis, Strategic Supply Chain Mgt,

Strategic Human Resource Mgt, Information Systems

Strategy, Strategic Customer Relationship Mgt,

Financial Planning & Control, Business Planning

Aug 1998 to Dec 1999 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (Ashton-

Under- Lyne, OL6 6DL)

Position and Duties Projects Manager (Economic Development)

(Project managed various Economic Development

Projects, including business retention & expansion

programs, business attraction, strategic business

alliance and business ombudsman activities;

industrial & commercial business recruitment,

marketing & public relations, business finance

(Manufacturing & Inward Investment Scheme

Management), management of various redevelopment

projects involving business, industrial & commercial

initiatives

Dec 1999 to June 2001 Abid Aziz & Associates (Huddersfield, HD1 3TL)

(Economic

Development and Regeneration Consultants)

Position and Duties Principal Consultant

(Provided a range of consulting services in Economic

Development - Business Development Programs, Cluster

& Sector Development, Economic Development Research &

Strategies, Improving Public Services, Project

Management, Neighborhood Management, Organizational

Development, Performance Management & Evaluation,

Research & Knowledge Transfer, Rural Regeneration,

Business & Industrial Parks, Skills & Learning,

Social Inclusion, Urban Regeneration, Housing,

Community Capacity Building

June 2001 to Aug 2001 First Enterprise Business Support Agency

(Nottingham, NG7 5FU)

Position and Duties Projects Manager (Business Support)

Aug 2001 to Dec 2001 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (Wigan, WN3

5BA)

Position and Duties Senior Economic Regeneration Officer

(Feasibility Studies - Science Park/ Euro port,

External Funding, Economic Regeneration Projects)

Dec 2001 to Jan 2003 Northern Business Enterprises Ltd

(Huddersfield, HD4 5AA)

Position and Duties Director (Economic Regeneration)

(Economic Regeneration Projects Management/

Implementation & Managed 10 Regen Consultants,

Business Support, Inward Investment, External

Funding, Property, Design, Planning, Tourism, Training,

Education, Employment, Acquisition/ Disposal of sites

& premises, Project Mgt, Business & Industrial Parks,

Project Finance (IDG, ERDF

Jan 2003 to Sept 2003 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council (Walsall,

WS1 1TP)

Position and Duties Regeneration Projects Manager (Walsall Urban

Regeneration Company)

(URC Bid, URC Board, External Funding, Area/ Master

Plan, Briefs, Economic Vision, Resources, Project

Mgt, Business Planning, Partnerships, Best Practice,

Urban regeneration, Social Inclusion, Deprivation,

Housing..)

Apr 2004 to Sept 2004 Business Link Staffordshire Ltd (Cannock, WS11

2FJ)

Position and Duties Regeneration & Partnerships Manager

(Managed 3 Cluster Managers and Regeneration

Projects, North Staffs Regeneration Partnership,

South Staffordshire Regeneration Partnership, 9

District Council Economic Task Groups, LSP's, 12

Business Growth Cluster/ Sector Groups

Jan 2003 to May 2005 Northern Business

Enterprises Ltd (Dudley, DY5 1HD)

Position and Duties Director (Strategy)

(Regeneration/ Economic Strategy, Urban/ Rural/

Social Policy/ Master & Area Plans, economic

appraisals, economic assessment, Housing Strategy,

Business Support Strategy, Inward Investment

Strategy, Economic Evaluation & Initiatives, Project

Mgt, Partnerships, Developers, Funding, Project

Finance

May 2005 to July 2005 Park Royal Partnership Ltd (London, NW10 6NY)

Position and Duties Senior Projects Manager (Regeneration)

(Business Improvement Districts, Transport Management

Association, City Growth Initiative, Cluster/ Sector

Groups, Inward Investment Analysis, Business Support

Analysis, Performance Management, Project

Management

May 2005 to Aug 2009 Cheshire Development Corporation Ltd

(Stockport, SK4 4LN)

Position and Duties Director (Policy)

(Corporate/ Urban/ Rural & Social Policy, Performance

Mgt, Project Mgt, Benchmarking, Business Process Re-

engineering, Efficiency & Evaluation Analysis,

Process Review, Business Case Development, Due

Diligence, Feasibility Studies, Restructuring,

Strategic Planning, Activity Based Costing, Company/

Business Valuation, Financial Modeling, Economic

Appraisal, Change Mgt, Service Improvement Plans,

Recovery Plans

Nov 2007 to Feb 2008 Enterprise4all NW Ltd (Blackburn, BB1 5QR)

Position and Duties Business Development Manager

Sept 2011 to Oct 2011 CENTRO - WM TRANSPORT AUTHORITY (Birmingham,

B19 3SD)

Position & Duties Senior Economic Development Officer

Apr 2009 to Dec 2011 Business Planning & Change Management

Consultants Ltd (Derby, DE24 8UP)

Position and Duties Principal Consultant

(Business Process Re-engineering, Business Process

Review/ Improvement/ Mapping, Performance Mgt,

Project Mgt, Change Mgt, Risk Mgt, Business/

Financial Planning, Service Improvement Plans,

Business Analysis, Risk Analysis, Strategic Analysis,

Business Change Analysis, Impact Assessment, Process

Improvement, Business Transformation, Data Analysis,

Lean, Sigma, Visio, Protos, Popkin, System Thinking,

Casewise, Sprint

Aug 2009 to March 2012 Corporate Policy & BPR Ltd

(Birmingham, B5 7HP)

Position and Duties Director (Business Process Re-engineering)

March 2012 to Date Casewise Associates Ltd (Leicester, LE1 3LE)

Position and Duties Associate (Business Process Management)

(Business Process Management, Business Process

Improvement, Business Process Re-engineering,

Business Process Review, Business

Transformation, Analysis of Variance, Axiomatic

Design, Business Process Mapping, Control Chart,

Correlation, Cost Benefit Analysis, Failure Model &

Effects Analysis, General Linear Model, Histograms,

Pareto Analysis, Pareto Chart, Pick Chart, Process

Capability, Quality Function Deployment, Regression

Analysis, Root Cause Analysis

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

I have experience of Corporate Policy, Economic/ Regeneration Policy, Urban

Policy, Rural Policy, Planning Policy, Housing Policy, Social Policy &

Transport Policy. Business Support (Start Ups, Micro and Growth

Businesses), Business Finance (Grants, Loans, Equity, Debentures, Debt

Finance, Business Angels Inward Investment (Marketing, PR, Sites/

Premises, Sectors, Clusters, Supply Chains), Partnerships (Wigan Borough,

Tame Valley, Park Royal, Liverpool Ropewalks, N/S Staffordshire

Business Forums/ Councils (Leeds/ Bradford..)

I have been involved in regeneration/ economic development strategy

formulation and implementation; regional economic forecasting; project

financing; town planning; innovation and technology; environmental

management and management consultancy (i.e.: Industrial Estates SRB advice,

SRB Market Assessment, Economic Impact Assessment, Town Centre SRB advice,

Strategic Sites and Inward Investment Assessment, Town Centre capacity

study, Infrastructure impact on business development).

Strategy drafting, public/ private/ voluntary sector partnership

formulation, management information and control systems, business and

project/ contract planning (PERT), project funding, business health checks,

marketing, quality assurance, work study, recruitment and property (i.e.:

Economic Development Strategy, Business and Tourism Partnership, Bids for

SRB, work study and quality assurance assignments).

Urban regeneration: economic and planning strategies and action plans for

SRB and other areas - based on a thorough review of the social and economic

circumstances of the area and in close collaboration with the local

community.

Labour market analysis, economic impact studies, business and sector

surveys, employment skills surveys, inward investment marketing, corporate

relocation advice, property databases, development of sites and premises,

assisted area and other funding bids, regeneration strategies, partnership

development, planning briefs and land acquisition/ assembly, economic

impact study; research and evaluation of Youth and Adult Training

Programmes for a TEC; feasibility study into a proposed science park;

development advisor to a regeneration partnership; marketing appraisal of a

strategic site; heritage lottery fund bid; project appraisals for SRB

regeneration projects; acquisition of a key edge of centre site, evaluation

of European funding.

Economic/ financial modeling & impact analysis; education & local economic

development; environmental policy & economic development. SME development.

All areas of economic and business development from basic research,

strategy formulation through support for implementation to evaluation;

development and training services to businesses and other organisations,

with a particular specialism in marketing and business planning.

Development of community network for local area, business reviews and

development plans for a range of businesses, implementation of marketing

strategies bringing together groups of local businesses.

Regional policy and development, economic research, lifetime learning,

careers development, social inclusion together with business, technology

management and environmental, development of integrated programmes and

project/ programme delivery, Venture Capital Fund Management and

development & property fund management services, Brownfield sites study,

Estate regeneration, Study of area based employment initiatives, education

action zones and regional development plans.

Evaluation baselines and impact assessments, labour market and skills

strategies, business development support strategies, training delivery,

assessment and verification at management; strategies for young people and

adults (including training and assessment programmes), skills analysis.

Researched/ monitored economic and public policy developments, government

policies, aid in interpretation of economic relationships and in solution

of problems arising from production and distribution of goods and services;

economic and statistical data, such as finance, labour and agriculture;

devised methods and procedures for collecting and processing data;

econometric and various sampling techniques; compiled data: employment,

productivity, wages and hour; reports; economic changes, market

intelligence, agriculture finance, domestic, international monetary

policies, investment, transfer of capital, commodity; Assessed the

economic impact of national events, analysed the potential job creation of

inward investment projects, analysed the performance of companies with a

view to advising clients on investments, analysed the economic impact of

transport infrastructure development, advised local government on the

implications of policy options, advised trade associations on aspects of

economic policy and produced research to influence economic organizations/

forums.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

I have significant experience at a senior management level in a complex,

multi-disciplinary and corporate environment to achieve organisational

goals; experience of strategic planning, project and performance management

techniques; initiating and implementing organisational change and securing

quality improvements in service delivery to deliver customer needs and to

meet short and long term goals; committed to the democratic and political

processes of local government; knowledge and understanding of and

commitment to the public service ethos and current social policy issues;

committed to the principles of social inclusion and equality of access to

high performing services in both rural and urban communities; experience of

working successfully in partnerships and joint ventures; experience of

managing difficult and potentially high risk issues; high level of

understanding of communications and public relations and an ability to

manage expectations; successful track record of corporate management and

leading and managing change initiatives in a large multi-disciplined

organisation; extensive experience and demonstrable success in the

leadership of organisational and cultural change to deliver successful

outcomes through alignment organisational ethos with strategy development;

a record of success in establishing a strong corporate performance culture

with effective performance culture and service quality evaluation which

involves its customers in driving up standards and performance; evidence of

success in promoting equal opportunities and delivering best value through

innovation, integrated, customer and community focused service provision,

recognising and celebrating the diversity of the community and the

workforce; evidence of strong financial management including budget

formulation, financial planning, monitoring and control; a record of

successfully engaging with other agencies, building positive and productive

relationships, including partner organisations, private sector, not for

profit providers, business communities, central government, public and

voluntary agencies and statutory authorities; experience of implementing

and managing successful performance management systems;

I have:

Inspirational Leadership Qualities - Able to provide visible leadership and

to engage others positively in the achievement of a coherent and creative

vision of the future, setting high standards for personal and team outcomes

and ensuring their delivery. Able to identify and deal proactively with

people - related issues to maximise organisational efficiency

Analytical and Strategic Thinking - Able to anticipate, interpret and

develop innovative responses to national, international and local

imperatives, ensuring the capacity of the organisation to lead rather than

react to events

Delivering the Agenda - Able to manage strategic, cultural and

organisational change, promote clarity about organisational priorities and

use resources effectively to achieve them

Progressive Management Thinking - Understanding of financial and budgetary

management, resourcing, people management and information technology and

processes, able to champion a safe and open environment in which to deal

sensitively and appropriately with people management issues

Credibility and Impact - Excellent inter-personal skills with the ability

to communicate, persuade and influence key decision-makers both internally

and externally; able to develop, maintain and manage successful

relationships with members, senior managers, employees at all levels,

employee representatives, external partners, private organisations,

voluntary organisations and other statutory organizations

Political Awareness and Sensitivity - Able to operate in a political

complex environment, balancing the needs and aspirations of both political

grouping and individual members sensitively and appropriately to achieve

agreed objectives

Personal Resilience and Integrity - Capacity to cope with ambiguity,

uncertainty and pressure and the ability to work under public scrutiny.

Able to demonstrate open, honest and fair behavior in all dealings with

citizens, service users, colleagues, suppliers and partners

HND Business and Finance (by full time study)

Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management (by distance learning)

Management Application Project: "Small Firm Development"

Dissertation: "Regional Development"

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (by part-time study)

Dissertation: " Finance for SME's (Small/ Medium Sized Enterprises) "

MBA - Masters Degree in Business Administration (by Action Learning)

Dissertation: " Strategy for Developing SME's in Walsall "

(Project Financed & Commissioned by Walsall Training and Enterprise Council

Ltd.)

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