1. Colin Simpson
1 Bulphan Close, Wickford, SS12 9HS – 07901 537 696 – simmo140@hotmail.com
Education GCE ‘O’ level 4 Subjects including English & Maths
Systems Bloomberg, Smart, Word, Excel, On Screen Take-off
Work history
RPN Ltd 2003 to date
Buyer
Responsible for the procurement of all materials relating to the company business:
 Construction materials; dry-lining, screeding, plastering, renders, cladding
 Company store; stock control, material movements, plant
 Hiring of plant, costing and monitoring
 Waste management; costing, reporting
 Site attendance to judge logistics and monitor material stock levels
 Providing estimators with current material pricing and info.
 Negotiating with manufacturers and suppliers to ensure competitive pricing
 Researching new material for value engineering
 Receiving and processing orders from site and ensuring timely and accurate
delivery
 Producing loading schedules for site supervisors, monitoring said to adhere to
budgets
 Providing project rates to accounts to ensure accurate costs
 Provision of company branded PPE
Estimator
 Creating computer models of works for tender purposes (£0 to £5m projects)
both using in-house system and On Screen Take-off (OST / Quick Bid
electronic software)
 Technical specifications
 Maintenance of material database
 Bills of quantities
 White cards
 Robust Standard Details
Office Manager
 Company offices; rates, bills, maintenance
 Office supplies; stationary, furniture, IT equipment
 Vehicles; insurance, tax, servicing
Major tasks undertaken
1. Design of company computer system structure
2. Company re-branding
3. Material pricing procedures
4. Office design

2. Woodhill Drylining Ltd 2001 – 2003
 Office Manager
 Company Buyer
 Estimator
Responsible for the running of the entire office system.
Negotiation and research of prices of materials and services.
Creating computer models of works for estimating purposes.
Researching technical data in order to compile detailed specification lists for costing.
Durlacher Ltd 1998 – 2001
 Settlements
 UK & International Corporate Actions
 PEP Maintenance
 Stock Movements and Reconciliation
 Client Account Maintenance
 Money Transfers (BACS / CHAPS)
 FX
 UK & International Contracts
 Traded Option Settlement
 Stock Borrowing
UBS Ltd (Philips & Drew) 1987 – 1998
 CREST Checking
 Equity Contracts
 Nostro Reconciliations
 Cash Management
 Bull Bear Analysis
Manual and electronic Cash Account reconciliation.
Responsible for overnight balances of UK and overseas bank accounts for Equity
Transactions, internal / external borrowing, to provide information for year-end
accounts.
PosTel Invest Management (Possfund aka Hermes Int’l) 1980 – 1987
 Property Accounts
 Sterling Money Book
Recording of all transactions relating to the company’s worldwide portfolio, assisting
with the year-end accounts, consolidation and amortization.
Money-book for four major pension funds (£200m daily). CD’s, Bonds, FX, Equity
Settlement, Overnight Lending.
Personal note I work equally well individually or as a team member and always enjoy a challenge. I
am a regular attendee of Stamford Bridge for Chelsea FC. I play badminton regularly
and am an occasional but keen fisherman, golfer, pool and snooker player. I enjoy
music and socialising, cars and watches.