Education & Professional Experience

Simon has studied at London Metropolitan University in Transport Policy and Management between 1998 and 2000.

Simon worked for Lothian Buses as Safety & Risk Team between May 2014 and Jul 2018, for Transport for London (Buses) as Operator Employee Development Manager between Jun 2002 and May 2014, for Transport for London (Rivers) as Business Development Manager between Jan 1999 and Jan 2002, for London Transport Buses as Tender Evaluation Analyst between Jan 1996 and Jan 1999, for London Buses as Assistant Route Contracts Manager between Jan 1993 and Jan 1996, for London Buses Limited as Press & Public Relations Executive between Jan 1990 and Jan 1993, for Selkent as Bus Driver between Jan 1989 and Jan 1990.

 Skills & Competences

Simon has the following skills : Strategic Communications, Organizational Development, Business Development, Training, Stakeholder Management, Transportation, Performance Improvement, Employee Training, Change Management, Employee Engagement, Public Sector, Process Improvement, Staff Development, Personal Development, Coaching, Team Leadership, Negotiation, Training Delivery, Policy, Leadership.

Simon graduated from the following courses : Coaching Skills for Managers, Managing Performance, Transformational Business Leadership, Organisation Development - An Overview - CIPD, Coaching Skills - Oxford Brookes, Managing Discipline and Conduct, uLab, CIPD Foundation Course for Trainers, Recruitment Skills, Accredited Facilitator "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People", NLP Based "Train the Trainer in Conflict Avoidance", Personal Impact, Advanced Certificate in Learning & Development - CIPD (merit).

Simon has earned the following certifications : Business Fundamentals, delivered by Newtyne Consultancy and Training; Level 3 Diploma in Human Resources Practice, delivered by CIPD; Golden Personality Type Profile Facilitator, delivered by Pearson plc; Credly Member, delivered by Credly; Learning to Be Assertive, delivered by LinkedIn; Member 2019, delivered by The Learning and Performance Institute; Member LPI 2018, delivered by The Learning and Performance Institute; Accredited Facilitator, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, delivered by FranklinCovey.