About me

Daren has more than 15 years experience, 10 as a management and technical advisor, operating at a strategic and management level.

He holds a PhD in Risk Management from Cranfield University and is considered a versatile partner, who thrives on challenges and has a talent for proactively identifying and providing manageable and sustainable solutions.

He has been providing support to Tender teams, Business consortia and Government bodies, supporting the development of Asset Investment Planning, optimising Business and Asset Plans and implementing Decision Support tools.

His most recent projects include:

• M25 DBFO (Design Build Finance Operate) for the Highways Agency and EC Harris LLP
• Dutch Gelre Rail Bid for Spitzke Spourbouw, S.A.
• Dutch HSL-Zuid (High Speed Link-Southern)
• Tube Lines PPP

Most recently, he provided comprehensive Whole Life Cost modelling services for Network Rails' On-Network Works associated with implementation of Crossrail: a new £16bn East-West railway for London.

He has also supported clients in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan implementing Systems Assurance and Safety Management Systems, as part of Rail and Highways projects.

Most notably, he has developed and implemented performance- and risk-based Expert Business Intelligence tools as part of a host of tender and post-tender PPP and PFI deals.

Daren’s specialties include:

• Asset management services
• Whole life cost modelling and analysis
• Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and Private Finance Initiatives (PFI)
• Risk management
• IT strategy development
• Financial / cost modelling
• Software design and development
• Investment decision analysis
• Business development
• Project and proposal management
• Client negotiation
• Business planning