Chris Pearson

Skills Deep capability map

Skills that connect heavy industry, delivery leadership and pragmatic thinking.

This page goes deeper than a keyword list. It groups the skills from the CV with the working habits shown through Snoaper.uk: governance, manufacturing readiness, PMO, engineering, automation, data and product thinking.

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Capability Areas

What I can bring into a complex program or transformation environment.

Program and Portfolio Leadership

Owning structure, cadence and decision flow for complex programs that cross functions, geographies and senior stakeholders.

  • Program governance, milestone control and executive reporting.
  • Portfolio visibility, prioritization, risk profile management and gate governance.
  • Budget planning, resource allocation and delivery accountability.
GovernancePMORiskPortfolio

Manufacturing Readiness and Industrialization

Turning new technology platforms into executable manufacturing programs with ownership, cost discipline, schedule logic and global production alignment.

  • Manufacturing strategy, production targets, footprint optimization and capability roadmaps.
  • Cross-functional alignment across engineering, operations, supply chain and quality.
  • PLM evolution and scalable data-driven manufacturing processes.
IndustrializationPLMFootprintOperations

Offshore Wind and Technology Development

Experience inside Siemens Gamesa technology and manufacturing environments, including turbine platform launch, ramp-up, module management and product lifecycle governance.

  • SG 14-22 launch and scale-up work across functions and geographies.
  • Loads & Control roadmap delivery and Wake Adapt product launch.
  • Module-development risk strategy, sprint planning and reporting discipline.
Offshore windTechnologyNPIScale-up

Oil and Gas Engineering Roots

Practical engineering and project delivery background from AFGlobal, with subsea connection systems, offshore support and high-value customer-facing work.

  • BP West of Shetland, BP Quad 204, Equinor and Subsea 7-facing delivery.
  • Subsea connection systems, Taper-Lok solutions and offshore installation support.
  • API 6A qualification, gas testing, hydro-strength testing and NCR control.
SubseaAPI 6AMechanical designOffshore

Digital PMO, Reporting and Automation

A consistent thread through the CV: build clearer systems so people can see the state of work faster and make better decisions.

  • Digitalized eight major technology programs into a single reporting source.
  • Resource-planning migration across 1,200 FTE and seven departments.
  • Power BI, Power Apps, VBA, Microsoft Project and reporting/gate-passage tools.
Power BIPower AppsVBAReporting

Commercial, Contract and Delivery Control

Experience with project P&L, high-value contracts, commercial clarity and disciplined delivery through difficult market conditions.

  • Managed project budgets from £5m to £20m at AFGlobal.
  • Negotiated high-value contracts and communicated key provisions into delivery teams.
  • Developed supplier bases in Eastern Europe and India to improve cost and resilience.
P&LContractsCost controlSupply chain

Leadership and Team Development

Leading through structure and clarity: giving teams a cadence, making work visible, mentoring project managers and creating accountability without unnecessary noise.

  • Led teams ranging from 10 project managers to around 50 cross-functional professionals.
  • Built PM capability, training pathways and governance standards.
  • Facilitated executive forums and cross-department collaboration.
People leadershipMentoringCadenceAlignment

Self-Directed Product and Software Learning

From Snoaper.uk: a practical, hands-on way to build around real needs, learn SaaS thinking, integration, automation and AI, and carry that product judgement into work.

  • Built tools around real family, work-planning and team-collaboration needs.
  • Practised turning vague friction into products people can actually use.
  • Used AI-assisted prototyping, interface thinking and rapid iteration to learn faster.
SaaS thinkingAutomationAI-assisted buildsProduct judgement