Chris will outline his career working for Consulting Engineering firms, firstly gaining Chartered Status with Halcrow and then joining Mott MacDonald to work on overseas projects in Bangladesh, Somalia and Indonesia. These project assignments led to involvement in winning the work needed to sustain a growing business and pursuing a career in project and business management.
Chris’s career spanned 4 decades of which 20 years were spent in Africa and Southeast Asia. In his final role he returned to the International development Unit to lead the Water, Environment and Climate Change Division.
In 2003 Chris completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with the Open University.
Chris’s lecture will touch upon:
- How to embark on an international career pathway (against all odds!);
- The challenges of irrigation and drainage and other projects in very
different countries; and
- How to pursue one’s career internationally in a growing but competitive marketplace.
Date: Wednesday 29th January.
Location: Agri-tech and Science Centre. Lackham College, Lacock, Chippenham SN15 2NY
Time: Arrival from 18:00 onwards. Presentation to start at 18:45. Refreshments and buffet available.
Car parking: Please use the visitor and student car park by Zone D, do not park next to the meeting location. Also to note that access to the building is only via our host Fred Gwinnett. Therefore, please aim to arrive by 18:05 to allow us to enter the venue as a group. Otherwise contact Mike Whiting on 07751315580 on arrival to permit access.
Confirmation: Please contact Mike Whiting at [email protected] or 07751315580 to confirm attendance. This enables us to confirm arrangements with Lackham College.
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