Chris Pateman-Jones

In November I made the transition from a role as a Director at a Ernst and Young (a Big 4 Consultancy firm), to Connected Kerb, a start up bringing digitally enabled, environmentally friendly and low cost charging infrastructure to residential, workplace and long stay parking. This was a big leap, but one about which I’m hugely excited. At CKL, we think there is a need for a greater balance of charging options (Rapid, Fast and Trickle) that enables more widescale adoption of EVs across all regions of the UK and socio economic groups - particularly in urban areas where significant portions of the population reside, but where many don’t currently have the option to home charge. In future we think that super-fast chargers will be required for emergency charging or where users are traveling extremely long distances (though most (>80%) journeys are less than 30km), but aside from in those instances, we think that most people will charge their vehicles using on street trickle chargers - enabling vehicle to grid power trading and giving users greater convenience and access to cheaper power. Our goal is therefore to roll our smart, low environmental impact, charging system out at scale in residential streets and other car parking facilities - enabling residents and those parking easy access to charging and high speed WIFI. In October 2018, we won one of the Mayor of London’s Civic Innovation Awards and were confirmed as a strategic partner in three Innovate UK awards that mean we will be installing our smart technology in key borough councils within Greater London. For more background on our team and our kerbside charging technology, please visit our website at www.connectedkerb.com.

As a Director in EYs global infrastructure practice I was responsible for the identification and development of new infrastructure business for the global and UK business (10m annual revenue target) in the public and private sectors. To deliver effectively, this role required a detailed knowledge of the infrastructure markets, but also, increasingly, an understanding of the impact of sector convergence on traditional infrastructure, driven by new/emerging technologies - for example Electric and Autonomous Vehicles or advances in 3D printing. Projects ranged from supporting the worlds largest project (in Kazakhstan), to my most recent project, where we are supporting one of the UKs largest infrastructure owners to develop a deliverable digital strategy which enables them to adapt to the disruption they currently face, as well as the disruption they expect to face in the coming years - Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Mobility as a Service etc.

The Sector Resident role was split into an internal (strategy) and an external (delivery) role: Internal role to develop and implement EY’s global Oil & Gas strategy to 2020 (organisation size of circa 10,000 people), covering go to market strategy, revenue targets, headcount/team growth, thought leadership and the development of key messages to the market/analyst community. This was an extremely interesting time to be in role as we had to deal with the downturn in Oil prices as well as significant market consolidation. To support our teams in adapting to these challenges, working with an external team, we developed and deployed an innovative simulation programme for all Managers and Senior Managers in EYs O&G sector (now replicated across all other sector teams within EY). External role as a face of EY strategy, leading EYs research into infrastructure development projects (authoring the Spotlight on Megaprojects series) and generating new Energy infrastructure sector business opportunities and leading engagements in developed (US, Russia, Norway etc.) and emerging markets (Guyana, West Africa etc.)

Delivery role (commercial and project management focus) on large infrastructure projects for UK clients across EMEIA. Clients have included the ODA, UKPN, Edinburgh City Council, Centrica Energy, Samsung and BHP Billiton (Iron Ore) where I spent 9 months on secondment.

Progress, manhour and cost engineering role in Home Office proposals/bids. Also responsible for the formulation and administration of all Home Office contracts (ranging from Security to Telecommunications). - Completing Six Sigma Yellow Belt training.

16 month field assignment to a $2 billion gas plant in the United Arab Emirates. Responsible for all Technical Services subcontracts, Chemical Cleaning and Insulation works subcontracts site wide; a portfolio worth in excess of $50 million. Involved in Subcontractor/Supplier claims resolution and closeout negotiations.

Introductory role to Bechtel’s Contracts and Project Controls work processes whilst acting as EA to the London Business Manager and EAMS Oil, Gas and Chemicals Manager of Contracts. Particular focus on data analysis and strategy preparation for negotiation meetings relating to subcontractor claims on various Middle Eastern projects.

Working with the Taxation Services Partners, supporting in an audit and advisory role. Identified as a candidate for the company’s nationwide Protégé scheme and eventual runner up. Nominated as company representative at G4C (Generation for Collaboration), a subsidiary charity organisation of Constructing Excellence, tasked with continuing the educational development and integration of junior members of the construction/engineering industry.