Tommy Wakefield - Smith
Tommy Wakefield-Smith
Project Controls and Claims Consultant
Nationality: British & South African
Mobile : 00971 (0)502410826
Email: Tommy@Wakefield-Smith.com
Tommy
Location: Dubai, UAE
Wakefield - Smith
PROFILE
I am a freelance consultant based out of Dubai, UAE, am highly motivated and able to motivate those around me to
implement project controls best practice be it at bid stage, setting on track a live project or implementing
standardisation across a business. Where things have not gone as planned, facilitate the resolution of disputes
through forensic delay analysis, the preparation of claims, advice on strategy and management of team members and
stakeholders through claims governace and transparent reporting.
I have produced a number of claims in the O&G, Power, Construction, Rail, MEP and Telecoms sectors, been
invoved in Expert Witness work, Adjudication and Arbitration proceedings and held lead claims positions on large
multi $bn disputes, successfully facilitating commercial settlements with my clients which includes Employers,
Main Contractors, Subcontractors and the resolution of inter Consortoium issues.
Having undertaken national planning improvement programmes in the UK for two of the largest UK engineering
firms and sat on the London Underground Planning Steering committee, I have excellent stakeholder management
skills, my work is always client focused, delivered on time and to high standards.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dispute Resolution and Claims
- Expert delay analyst, experienced in quantum and claims writing
- Experience in multi $bn dollar disputes, Arbitration and Adjudication
- Manage claims teams, implementing claims governance, exec. reporting and advise on strategy
- Member of the Chartered institute of Arbitrators
Project Control
- Personnel management, development and skills transferral.
- Define and implement end to end Project and Programme management procedures.
- Strategic Planning, Project and Programme Planning, Earned Value Management.
- Contract & Commercial Management
- Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Management.
- Member of the Association for Project Management
Business Improvement
- Business Systems design, development and integration, MCSD Certified.
- Business process re-engineering, workshops, documentation and training
- Organisational restructuring and role profile reviews.
- Provide stakeholder and change management.
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CAREER HISTORY
August 2011 – Present
Smith&Wakefield FZ LLE (UAE) - Project Controls and Claims Consumtant
Commissions:
Joint Venture Rail Client, South Africa – Defend against main contractor claims in Adjudication
MEP Contractor, 2No. Petrochem projects, South Africa – Prepare contractor claims for Adjudication proceedings.
Multinational Property developer UAE – Office, Hotel & Residential Tower (Reference letter available)
 Lead Claims consultant on the multi $m dispute
 Implement Claims governance, Exec. reporting and advise on strategy
 Delay Analysis, Time impact analysis, Disruption prolongation and Associated costs claim.
March 09 – August 2011
Systech International (UAE) – Associate Director
Initiated the standardisation of Claims Protocol, Project Controls product offering and weekly reporting on all
commissions across the Group.
Commissions:
Greek International Contractor – KAIA Airport Hangars $2bn Bid Support
 Provide Contract, Project Controls and Logistics input to the tender.
Global O&G EPC Contractor – Oil and Gas refinery Oman $1bn
 Prepare system by system As-Built delay analysis.
Korean EPC Contractor Multiple Gas & Steam Power Station $2bn
 Prepare extension of time, disruption loss and expense claim.
 Provide exec. reporting, presentations and advise on strategy.
Japanese EPC Contractor - 6 Residential Apartment Blocks
 Extension of time, interest and effects if non payment claim.
O&G EPC Contractor – Qatar, Volatile Orgainc CompoundProject
 Provide input into claims strategy development
 Produce extension of time & disruption claim
Japanese Multinational EPC Contractor - Lead Claims Consultant –Multi $bn rail dispute
 Prepare Extension of Time, Acceleration, Disruption and Prolongation claims for commercial negotiation.
 Defend against Subcontract claims up to $100m and facilitate commercial settlements.
 Provide claims governance – exec. reporting, negotiation, risk management, presentations, strategy.
August 08 – March 09
Bechtel (UK) –Principal Programme Planner, £16bn Crossrail programme
 Develop and manage the Level 1 integrated P6 master risk schedule.
 Facilitate Risk Workshops and undertake the Programme Risk Analysis for Department of Transport
approval.
 Principal Planner for all Tunnel, Portals and Shafts – Develop and progress the integrated Level 2 schedule.
March 07 – July 08
Parsons Brinckerhoff / London Underground (UK) – Planning Manager - £2.6bn Upgrade Programme
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Migrate the Programme from a single feasibility Project into 15 Design & Delivery Projects.
Defined the Programme Work Breakdown and Organisational Structure
Defined and implemented a rigid end to end planning process including Subcontract planning requirements.
Implemented Earned Value, Quantative Risk and Project and Programme milestone management.
Provided Programme and executive level reporting.
Provided strategic planning input to the Programme Director and the Business Development manager
Recruited and managed a team of six Senior Planners.
Sat on the London Underground Planning Steering Committee.
May 05 – March 07
TUSP Ltd (UK) www.tusp.co.uk – Project Controls Management Consultant
Commissions
Network Rail, National Planning Improvement Programme (April 06 – March 07)
Objectives: Single Organisational Structure, Single Process, Single System and Single set of data.
 Develop an effective communication and change management strategy for over 1200 stakeholders in 20
offices.
 Through workshops, define and document the end to end project life cycle processes and procedures.
 Define national minimum planning requirements and manage the entire business cycle through the plan.
 Implement weekly work reviews and reporting of progress, KPI’s, cost and volume through the plan.
 Develop an automated business and compliance reporting suite from Primavera
 Integrate all Principal Contractor’s plans, processes and systems into a single National system.
 Provide implementation support and training.
Balfour Beatty Rail, Planning Improvement Programme (May 05 – April 06)
 Define, document and enhance the end to end project life cycle processes and procedures.
 Implement stage gate project management.
 Implement the Effective use of Primavera and associated software.
 Redefine the organisational structure and role profiles.
 Define and Develop a single integrated Business & Project management system.
 Integrate supply chain processes and systems.
 Provide training and implementation support
January 2004 – May 2005
Bechtel (UK) – West Coast Management Unit, Programme Planner on a £9bn Rail Infrastructure Upgrade
 Integrate Principle contractor schedules into a master schedule and manage.
 Implement weekly reporting of progress, cost & volume, Earned Value, Risk and Key performance
indicators.
 Work with the principle contractors to align processes with the programme requirements.
 Provide input into strategic planning.
January 2001 – January 2004
Systech International (UK) –Senior Claims Consultant
Responsible for developing the planning function within Systech and business leads.
Commissions
UK rail contractor , Claims Consultant, £20m EOT claim, Channel Tunnel Rail Link. (Nov 03 – Jan 04)
 Produced an Extension of Time, Disruption, Loss and Expense claim under the supervision of the Expert
witness, John Crane of Fairway consulting, for adjudication
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Alstom Signalling & Telecoms, Senior Planner, £24m PFI Rail project. (Jan 02 – Nov 03)
Manage the Project design and construction schedule (+-6000 activities), 2 Planners, integrate 3rd party schedules,
produce monthly progress, earned value and KPI reports and managed change using critical path analysis.
RMG (A13) DBFO Joint venture, Quantity Surveyor on a £200m PFI Roads project. (Jun 01 – Jan 02)
(Amec, McAlpine, Halliburton Brown & Root, Dragados) (Reference letter available)
Responsible for all Commercial functions of a £16 million section of the project, contract management, subcontract
procurement, payment, dispute resolution, cost value reconciliation and risk management. Reference letter available.
1998 – 2000
CONCOR Construction (South Africa, Hochtief Owned) – Site Agent (Reference letter available)
Responsible for the management of a number of Construction projects, performing planning, quality control, Health
& Safety & commercial functions. All completed on time and doubled tender profits.
These included:
 New hospital ward and water tower, King Edward Hospital.
 New Offices & Body Shop, Daimler Chrysler South Africa
 New Harbor Key and import route, Richards Bay Harbor.
1995 - Verbaan Construction (South Africa) - Junior Site Agent on a New Technical College
Support the Site agent and Foremen with procurement, planning, costing and site supervision.
IT COMPETENCIES
Advanced MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio), Expert knowledge of Primavera V3-6, Pertmaster Risk
Management
Familiar with Microsoft Enterprise Project Management Solution, Siteman , Candy / CCS, MS Access, Visual
Basic, SQL, Camtasia.
EDUCATION
2011 : Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIARB) – Civil and International Arbitration Law
2011: The Academy of Experts, Gray’s Inn, London - Expert Witness Foundation Course
2007 : Management Consulting Essentials, Consultancy Skills Training Ltd
2004 : Prince 2
2004 : Six Sigma Yellow Belt training
2001 : Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD)
1994 – 1996: National Diploma: Engineering: Civil, Technikon Natal, South Africa,
1989-1993: Matric Exemption (A Levels), Glenwood, South Africa
INTERESTS
Tennis, Golf, Kite Boarding, Surfing, Diving, Economics, Anthropology
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