Mark Wakelen

A very experienced manager, versatile and has successfully held a variety of roles in the building industry. Meticulous, enthusiastic, self-motivated and a committed manager, excellent at multitasking and working under pressure. A ‘people’ person with well-developed communication skills, building positive relationships, approachable and professional. A ‘hands on’ manager who has built a career in managing facilities and procurement within safe working practices. Broad industry experience in construction, health and safety and inspecting M&E (mechanical and electrical) installations. A good eye for detail and problem solving. Trade background with many years’ experience. Logical thinker with top problem-solving abilities. Communicates well with non-technical audiences for speedy resolutions. Background in delivering exceptional customer service whilst carrying out maintenance and repairs.

• Being an integral part of a team to oversee the completion of a ten-year ‘future plan’ programme for the completion and refurbishment of all galleries within the Victoria and Albert Museum, with the successful handover of 26 refurbished galleries.
• Escorting royalty and showing them around the museum and various galleries.
• Supporting the filming of major films such as Hugo Cabaret, Tinker Tailor soldier Spy, Mordechai and Trance, within the Grade 1 listed building, without any adverse effects to the museum exhibits.
• Introducing a monitoring system for defects and their effective implementation.
• Whilst working at the museum, having a clean Health and Safety record.
• Photographs I had taken being used for advertising, marketing and display purposes, enabling the museum to save money.
• Introduced CDM and Asbestos monitoring role to the Estates Department to save using outside contractors.
• Managing additional contractors at the Olympic Stadium with the Facilities Manager on events that occur on a regular basis.

• Photography
• Golf
• Cricket
• Cooking