barry dyson

Assisted as SME in sale and subsequent management of large European utility in best practice asset optimisation and IT strategy roadmap. Followed by strategic review on their large capital projects management capability

Appointed by Board to shadow and support CEO developing investor and industry contacts. Company formed to exploit research in high tech materials and energy storage.

Responsible for setting up power consulting practice

Relocated to Chicago, US, to reinforce Energy & Utilties practice and transfer UK technology and performance optimisation solutions. Designed, sold, built, implemented numerous $multi-million transformation solutions for leading US and Canadian energy companies, then for European companies. Solutions based on creating competitive advantage from innovative IT, connecting people, processes and markets.

Power workstream leader of large expert team drawn from over 100 consultants, government and industry leaders, funded by UK DFID and advising the Nigerian Government on power privatisation, market reform and power service delivery. Recruited to provide leadership, clarity and focus to deliver program strategic objectives. Improved power supply, access and expansion were key targets. Received personal Letter of Recognition from Minister of Power for contribution to Nigeria program.

Review contribution of Power Africa Transactions & Reform Program by USAID using a diagnostic of the effectiveness of donor and investor support to the electrical transmission network in Nigeria. The result will be a suite of recommend interventions to be implemented over the next 12 - 18 months - increase donor support and investments, improve project performance, identify barriers to sector reform and assist in the increase in wheeling capacity, consistent with USAID goals.

* Marketing Director, helped build and support utility performance * improvement consulting and SI practice, selling and implementing major * projects at more than 10 top utilities and IPPs; continued with major * projects at 2 top European utilities ­ process, strategy, IT and human * factors improvements ­ business and engineering. Led development of * ACPower" utility operating and process model.

* Providing services for commercial performance improvement with innovative IT, KPIs and business processes in mature and emerging markets. * Completed UK energy efficiency and energy management telecoms feasibility study. * Energy efficiency specialist services project covering generation, supply and demand management, smart metering and AMI. * Conducted market performance, asset optimisation and investment strategic roadmap recommending some best practices and performance improvements applicable to existing independently owned company. * Prepared strategic growth report following completion of stakeholder and potential customer interviews, diagnostic and recommendations for asset options and investment for profitable growth for company in emerging market (Africa - Uganda).

Advising Power & Utilities business leadership and investors, donors and State Agencies on strategic performance improvement, across the whole value chain from sourcing of funds, through development of investment and implementation plans to improve quality of service and reduce ATC&C losses with metering and distributed energy solutions. Improved propositions to find and release latent value and transfer, project manage and share best practices to improve P&U performance, customer service and profitability.

* creating the most innovative, largest * and best IPP in the UK (in conjunction with Accenture) and a precedent * for market driven performance improvement globally ­ "business * advantage though IT", shifting the focus from spending money to making * money. * to 1989 Various engineering and management roles in the UK power * industry concerned with plant management, large engineering * projects, process improvements, information and innovation.

Provided SME advice and recommendations for major UK Government department to buy and use 15% less non-operational energy annually; - project co-lead for supply chain category management project.

Implementation, not just strategy. Performance improvement for power and utilities - energy related professional services, especially efficiency, margin and cost improvement and operational asset optimisation. Operational and technical risk management strategies. Post merger optimisation. Institutional and performance diagnostics. Best practice IT, processes improvements and KPIs to enhance market performance and change utilities to businesses. Smart metering, AMI and energy efficiency project development

Provide leadership and advice in the transformation of PHED into a profitable and best practice port privatisation utility, with distribution, transmission and generation. As a member of the executive team, advise leadership and business executives at the highest levels about the project portfolio, status and resource planning for delivering strategic business Initiatives in Income Electrix and advising Port Harcourt Electric Distribution Company. Plan, direct and provide technical assistance in identifying, evaluating and developing methods and procedures that are efficient, Maintain excellent communication with leadership both within and across organizations to ensure smooth running of all projects undertaken by team. Use expert experience in Project/Program Management and lead in the coaching and mentoring of team members to help them achieve individual expectations and deliverables.