This profile summarizes an experienced leader seeking a directorship position. They have diverse experience in senior management roles in the NHS, academia, construction, and the Royal Navy. They hold an MBA and other management qualifications. Their experience includes project management, operations management, human resources management, and strategic leadership. They successfully delivered projects and organizational growth in previous roles.

1. Profile
I am an enthusiastic results driven leader with exceptional senior management skills gained in wide and often challenging
multidisciplinary environments including the NHS, Academia, Construction and the Royal Naval Submarine Service. With
considerable change and organisational management experience I have been able to deliver results beyond prediction and
expectation. My strong pragmatic and strategic leadership skills have enabled me to find solutions to difficult and
complex problems when required. By encouraging staff advancement, empowerment and training and by process
improvement I have ensured organisational growth and development. Now, with the additional knowledge gained through
studying for the MBA, I am ready to take the next step in my senior management career towards directorship opportunities.
Key Skills& Qualities
 Robust business,analytical and problem solving skills built through experience and MBA.
 Excellent communications, conflict resolution and diplomatic skills.
 Policy formulation and management of change experience.
 Project Management experience within the military, construction,health and academia.
 Senior Human Resources Management experience including training, appraisal, discipline (investigatory and
prosecution),workforce development and personnel allocation to both national and internationally diverse
locations including onward logistical arrangements.
 Consistently performed in the top 5% of personnelduring my 18 years’ service with the Royal Navy.
Training andQualifications
 Masters of Business Administration (MBA) (2013-2015- University of Hull, Business School)
 Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Level 7 in Strategic Management and Leadership (2013-2015)
 CIPD Post Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (2006 – University of Lincoln)
 PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner Certification
 CIPD NVQ Level 4 in Management (2002)
 NEBS Post Graduate Diploma in Management (City and Guilds) (2002)
 Advanced Leadership Training Courses
 Senior Naval Supply and Logistics Training Courses
 CPD training courses in Recruitment, Equal Opportunities and Diversity Management, Interviewing Techniques,
Employment Law, Customer Service, Marketing Techniques, Listening and Persuasion Skills
 Competent with all MS Office applications including MS SharePoint
 8 x GCSE ‘O’ Levels including Maths and English
Professional Membership
 Chartered Management Institute (CMI) – Affiliate Membership (Fellow from July 2015) # P04370612
 Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) – Associate Member # 80628976
EmploymentHistory
Project Manager, July 2009 – Present University of Hull, (Hull and York Medical
School) - (Seconded from NHS until August 2011
before being appointed)
Responsibility
Stephen Smyth Dip.Man. ACMI, Assoc. CIPD
10A Riseway, Long Riston,
East Riding of Yorkshire, HU11 5JN
Telephone(H): 01964 563957
Telephone (W): 01482 305201
Mobile: 07943 747373
email: svsmyth@gmail.com

2. Project Manager of a multi-disciplinary Health Research Project team focussing on Nutrition, Diabetes, Metabolism, and
Endocrinology, Contractual Documentation, Recruitment and Selection, Operations Management, Stakeholder
Engagement, Research, Business Strategy Development and Commercial Engagement, Client Engagement and continued
Liaison, Line Manager to 41(12 direct) staff, Budget Holder including P&L account holder, Liaison with both Internal and
External Stakeholders. Delivering clinical trial design and support,ensuring continual liaison with NHS authorities,
increasing NIHR portfolio research, managing both NHS and University staff. Design, development, management and
delivery of a team infrastructure that delivers credible sustainable results.
Achievements
 Development of a strategic vision
 Recruiting and retaining a team to deliver successfuloutcomes.
 Delivering a 4 fold return on investment and maintaining operating profits in excess of 10% per annum after full
economic costs. Continually delivered on time and within budget throughout the lifetime of the project.
 Establishment of a Biochemistry Laboratory and Clinical Trials Research Facility.
 Coordinated the multi-disciplinary project activities of 41 staff with 12 direct reports.
 Designed and planned a new ‘Health Innovation Centre’.
 Project Managed circa 14 clinical trials at any one time over the period delivering to time and budget.
 New product development partnering with a major international pharmaceutical company.
 Developed and managed the marketing campaign, website development, marketing literature and brand formation
 Developed a Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) 2008 Database for the management of over 24,000
Healthy and Diabetic clinical trial volunteers to NHS Information security and data protection guidelines at no
financial cost to the project.
Consultancy September 2014 Cofely Fabricom GDF Suez, Immingham
Review of the Quality Assurance Processes within Cofely Fabricom GDF Suez, identification of areas where additional
value can be gained through lean structuring, process redesign and staff empowerment.
January 2015 East Riding College
Flexible working in the Higher Education Sector, evaluation of viability and proposals for implementation.
Information Manager February 2008 – June 2009 North East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire
Comprehensive Local Research Network (NEYNL
CLRN) (York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
Responsibility
Project Management, Data Analysis and Presentation, Stakeholder Engagement, Research, Business Strategy Development,
Client Liaison, Line Manager, Liaison with both Internal and External Stakeholders , Information Management and
Governance.
Achievements
 Increased the scope of the project and secured a project budget increase by 72% (approx. £2.8 million)
 Devised, implemented and managed workflow processes to be adopted across 11 member organisations improving
NHS Clinical Trial consent reporting.
 Designed and developed local databases and information systems to support information sharing, financial and
performance management.
 Commissioned a new IT infrastructure project including SharePoint delivery and training
 Supported the national development of research related databases and information systems by ensuring regional
representation of IS Strategy Steering Group and IS Portal Working Group within the UKCRN.
 Designed and delivered training in the use of new software systems,which was later adopted as a national
example of best practice.

3. Resource Coordinator
and Workforce
Development Manager
August 2005 – January 2008 C Spencer Limited
Responsibility
Project Management, Contractual Documentation, Human Resource Management, Operations and Logistics
Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Client Liaison, Line Manager to over 200 staff, Site Security, Risk
Assessment
Achievements
 Part of a team undertaking negotiation of preferred supplier agreements for the provision of labour on a national
basis standardising chargeable costs and delivering efficiency savings of 20% annually, approximately £1.2
million
 Brought in house Site Security Services on a national basis (circa 30 locations) including recruitment and
selection, roster management, induction training, Delivered efficiency savings of circa £20,000 per month whilst
increasing reliability and site security.
 Implemented a systemto record and review training documentation in accordance with Network Rail Quality
Control audit requirements.
 Developed and introduced a new appraisal systemfor over 200 construction workers
 Implemented and Chaired an Employees Representation Forum reducing workplace conflicts over pay and
conditions.
 Assisted with the formation of a company to recruit and select temporary workers within a multi disciplined
Construction Company reducing reliance on outside temporary labour providers delivering external budgetary
savings in excess of £500,000 per annum
December 2003 – August
2005
Career Break (living in Northern Cyprus) Where I became a Diving Instructor
Senior Naval Manager
and Submarine
Coxswain
September 1985 – December 2003 Royal Navy
Responsibility
Senior Management Team member with responsibility for Project, Operations and Logistical Management. Ship Control
Officer of the Watch (Dived (Submarines)), Whole Ship Coordinator. Human Resource Management, Service Policeman
Duties, Budgetary and Cash Management, Whole Ship Training Coordinator, Instructional Duties, and Officer of the Day
duties, Documentary Security Officer of internationally sensitive information, Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation.
Achievements
 Project, operations, logistics and maintenance management of nuclear submarine operations and events including
including commissioning, war patrols and disaster relief operations as well as flooding relief, foot and mouth
disease and the fireman’s strike.
 Brought a nuclear submarine out of deep refit and coordinated its return to full operational readiness.
 Managed and resource coordinated 180 men (25 direct reports)
 Whole unit manager as Senior Non-Commissioned Officer.
 Completed 6 weeks of advanced Leadership Training including top student award.
 Coordinated ceremonial events and VIP visits both nationally and internationally.
 Provided education support to service personnel whilst at sea enabling nationally recognised qualifications to be
gained to in excess of 200 people in 10 years achieving GCSE grades A-C in English and Maths.
 Vice President and Treasurer of a Service Mess.
 Completed Senior Naval Manager and Administrator (HR, Budgetary, Logistics and Documentary Security) and
Submarine Coxswain qualifying courses (Discipline, Whole Ship Coordinator, Submarine Escape, Leadership).
 Highest achieving student during Royal Naval Senior Management Leadership Course.
Personal Details
Driving Licence: Full, Clean
Interests and Hobbies Cooking, gardening, folk music, Great British pies accompanied by a pint of real ale,
photography,socialising and most importantly my children.