About Sara
Have you identified a problem or an opportunity for improvement in your business but you don't know where to start? Contact me and we will analyse your circumstances, your business model, your processes, and identify the best solution. I can help you develop process maps to better understand your business and where operational challenges may lie, develop requirements for a new automation system, and I can also help with support for internationalization to Spain or grant management. With extensive experience in my career, I want to put my knowledge and skills to work for small clients with access to fewer resources. Let me help you.
Spanish
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Conversational
Galician
Conversational
Portuguese
Conversational
German
Basic
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Network RailProject Manager ChangeTRANSPORTATIONSeptember 2017 - October 2024 (7 years and 1 month)London, United Kingdom- Support feasibility studies and agree remits and success criteria for Operations Strategy projects- Manage and support the development of business change for Traffic Management for Thameslink,including training remits, user engagement, roles and responsibilities, operational context of useand operating model.- Produce project management plans for Operations Strategy projects and for business change forTraffic Management for Thameslink and manage incorporation into integrated programme plan.- Establish and manage cross-functional virtual teams to assess problem statements againstpotential solutions and to develop operational process maps to support evaluation.- Deliver regular progress reports in line with project and programme governance, including relevantrisks and issues- Manage project budgets within agreed targets and periodic cost reviews
- Network RailProgramme Controls Manager - Development ProjectsTRANSPORTATIONJuly 2016 - September 2017 (1 year and 2 months)London, United Kingdom- Review new project proposals & remits to determine requirements & project deliverability, includingprojects under Crossrail and HS2 programmes.- Manage the Business Planning Process and the full reconciliation of project expenditure- Identify and forecast the resourcing requirements to support new and future projects and confirmthe supply and demand agreements are established for continuity of resource availability
- Network RailPMO People Capability ProgrammeTRANSPORTATIONJuly 2014 - July 2016 (2 years)London, United Kingdom- Support the development and delivery of an integrated plan and WBS for the major industrychange programme National Operating Strategy / Digital Railway.- Facilitate the cross-industry working group to discuss and define the future of workforce andlearning requirements on ERTMS across UK- Manage resources demand and associated cost forecast to support the development ofInvestment Papers- Manage the periodic project cost and progress reporting aligned to MBR process and distribute torelevant senior management teams in DR, external stakeholders and Corporate Services.- Create and maintain project and programme plans and risk and issues logs with Project Managersincluding projects up to value of £10m
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Education
- MSc in Business ManagementUniversity of Santiago de Compostela (Including 1 academic year oversees at University College of Cork)2006
- Bootcamp in Data AnlalyticsCampus Dual TIC Xunta de Galicia2025