Project Management Professional

Antony Cannell

Associate Director

PMI Certified Project Management

Professional (PMP)

Certified ISO 9001:2008 QA Auditor

BEng (Hons.) – Bachelors of Engineering in Manufacturing

MSc – Project Management

Summary of Key Experience and Responsibilities

Award-winning consultant with 15 years international project expertise. Solid foundation in project based methodologies, systems and tools with experience delivering best practice in project, cost and program management.

Known for dedication, enthusiasm, determination, and superior team skills. Highly analytical approach with an eye for detail and a proven ability for process development and improvement.

Antony’s range of expertise includes:

Consulting: Conducted full-scale project management consulting engagements with Nissan, Infiniti, DeBeers, Barclays Bank, Shell, City of Cape Town, and other high-value clients.

Project and Cost Management: In depth knowledge and experience of PMI, SDLC, and Prince2 methodologies with expertise in Project Management tools, techniques, simulation, administration, support, processes, time and cost estimation, use of materials, risk management, project plan creation, monitoring, control, and contract administration.

Training & Facilitation: Developed and taught in-depth programs in all key aspects of Project Management. Teaching experience includes both corporate and university audiences.

Leadership: Hands-on leader and motivator known for strong team building, coaching, and staff development skills. Motivating and supportive with ability to improve morale and cultivate top performance.

Technical Skills: Advanced capabilities in Adobe CS3 and Lifecycle Designer, MS Project, Excelsius, MS Project Server, Visio, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Management Skills:

With a wealth of experience and the Project Management Professional accreditation, Antony continually applies enthusiasm and passion for providing value in all aspects of work.

Antony has developed lasting relationships with the clients ensuring best practice and lessons learned from the projects are captured for future reference and use.

Antony prides himself in effective communication, enthusiasm and will go beyond expectation in meeting the clients needs and continually seeks ways to improve service delivery.

Project Management Expertise:

PMO setup with clear processes and procedures including metrics for projects and contracts

Workshop facilitation for project scoping, planning, stakeholder communication, resourcing, scheduling, risk and integration

Customised project reporting, dashboard and template creation and documentation for consistency and lessons learned

Monitoring and control using Earned Value, cash flow forecasting and cost reporting. Robust processes for gated change control

Detail Experience

Jul 2010 – Present - Turner & Townsend cm2r, Inc. - Associate Director

Commission Manager for delivery of multiple projects including Snap Lake Mining project in NWT with DeBeers total valued $950M, Carlton University in Ottawa projects valued $46M and Project Manager for the Rosedale Golf Club House Renewal Project $25M

Jan 2006 – Jul 2010 - Turner & Townsend, Inc. - Associate Director

Lead Program Manager responsible for the implementation of $300M Nissan and Infiniti Retail Initiative across Canada.

Delivery to date of more than $270M in projects for Nissan and $33M on Infiniti projects

As Lead Program Manager, Antony is responsible for coordinating all aspects of the program. This includes the review and approval of designs and construction drawings, ensuring consistency in the application of the brand elements, interfacing with the dealers, architects, engineers and contractors.

In addition to the review and supervision of the construction process, Antony provides details for the coordination and purchasing of stock items for the program such as signage and retail display components and branded fixtures.

A key part of the client requirement is to report on progress of the programs to senior management and presentation to executives within Nissan and Infiniti.

Value added services include value engineering of branded elements, before and after brand implementation images, provision of standards and facility network capacity models.

Project planning, scheduling, monitoring, control, cost management and reporting for DeBeers Canada for two projects valued $44mil and $15mil

2004 – 2005 Accicurazioni Generali S.P.A - Underwriter

Accepted short-term contract with this $billion global reinsurance company

Within 3 months recognized for abilities and promoted into Underwriting. Utilized strong team and project coordination skills to meet aggressive targets and eliminate 70% of backlogged quotes.

Feb – Sept 2003 X-Pert International

Project Management Consultant

Chosen for high-profile 6-month engagement with Barclays Bank Africa. Coordinating with X-Pert International, worked onsite in Kenya, Ghana, and Egypt upgrading the project management skills of 23 Change Managers struggling through a $54M project portfolio.

Credited with turning around the capabilities and morale of a team plagued with project and cost overruns, poor cost containment, and unstructured project administration.

Worked one-on-one with Barclays management teams and conducted training programs in project management techniques, processes, simulation, and the Prince2 methodology

Facilitated numerous workshops on stakeholder analysis, project scoping, project planning, project scheduling, risk analysis, risk assessment and risk management, communication planning to improve project performance.

Established the Mission Statement and Vision for the team, providing a new sense of focus, ownership, and team spirit

Credited for securing Barclays as a high value client.

2002 – 2004 X-Pert Project Management Group - Project Management Consultant

Engaged as a Management-by-Project Consultant specializing in project management, project administration, project support, and PMP preparation for blue chip companies throughout South Africa securing and delivering major consulting contracts with Top 500 companies across engineering, government, utilities, and financial sectors. Delivered a wide range of solutions with a focus on training in Project Management fundamentals and best practices.

Personally prospected and secured major contracts, conducted on-site needs assessments, and managed the client relationship for consulting engagements with Shell, City of Cape Town, Old Mutual, T-Systems, Sanlam, Nedcor Investment Bank, Eskom, and Discovery Health.

Developed and trained 2-day to 5-day programs in Project Management, Project Management Tools and Techniques, Project Management Simulation, Project Management Methodology, and PMP Preparation

Successfully prospected and sold major consulting contracts, opened up new market channels, and generated new contacts at companies that include Microsoft SA, Medicare, PQ Africa, FNB, and VodaCom

Developed the “Contact Tracker”, a powerful report detailing potential clients contacts

Standardized a number of proposal documents, slashing proposal prep time from 2 hours to 45 minutes

Awarded the Starfish Award for excellence and commitment to company values

2001 - 2002 University of Cape Town - Lecturer

Accepted teaching contract to develop and deliver the Foundations of Information Systems program to over 2500 first-year students.

Developed all course content, facilitated lectures, and evaluated all tutorials and tests. Maintained a student pass average of 86%. Additional contributions include:

Developed and implemented a web administration system for all 2500 students – new solution allowed student to register online, eliminating a 10-day workload by university administrators

Created a powerful online student reporting system adopted and implemented across the entire university

1999 - 2001 Butterfly Construction CC - Project Manager / Principal Owner

Built and operated company specializing in construction management for large scale high value residential projects.

Produced and managed drawings in AutoCAD from initial design to council submission and bid, and provided all financial viability studies, JBCC contract documentation, cash flow projections, and valuation payments.

1997 – 1999 PMD Technology Services - Marketing & Sales Director

Directed the sales and marketing efforts that helped this technology start-up grow from $0 to over $80,000 in revenues within its first 12 months, exceeding first year sales targets by 40%.

Oversaw the creation of all marketing materials and built an impressive client base from scratch with leaders in the healthcare, education, financial services, and government sectors. Managed a team of 12 sales, marketing, and technical staff.

1994 - 1995 Smith Capital Equipment - Mechanical Technician

Worked on large scale mining equipment projects as a mechanical engineer.

Projects included specialised geotechnical exploration drilling machines, blast hole drilling rigs, open cast and underground mining equipment projects.

Education to date

1992 to 1996 - BEng.(Hons.) Manufacturing Systems Engineering with Business

1999 to 2002 – MSc Project Management

2006 – Project Management Professional (PMP)

2008 – Certified ISO 2001:2008 Quality Internal Auditor

2010 – LEED AP BD+C (to be completed this year)

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