ROB BLANDEN

BEng(hons), CEng, MBA, APMP, Prince2, MSP, MBCS

• Education
• Current Position
• Previous Positions
• CV
• Papers
• Memberships
• Management Interests
• Links

• ISEB Certificate (2002) - IS Consultancy Practice.
• APM Group (2002) - Managing Successful Programmes (MSP).
• Leeds Metropolitan University, UK (1998). Intensive Short Course on Project Management (APMBoK). Passed the Project Management Professional (PMP) examination.
• Durham University Business School, UK (1997). Master of Business Administration (MBA).
• The University of Leeds, UK (1990). Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) in Mineral Engineering. II(1) Class Honours.
• 3xCSEs, 1xGCSE, 9xOlevels & 3xAlevels.

• Programme Director.
• Agilisys, Manchester, UK.

• Programme Manager, Energis, Leeds, UK
• Senior Project Manager, Retail Bank IT - HBOS plc., Halifax, UK.
• Implementation Manager, European e-Business - Energis Squared, Leeds, UK.
• Project Manager/Operations Manager - ICIS Technology Limited, Harrogate, UK.
• Senior Project Engineer/Interim Plant Manager - Debswana Diamonds, Jwaneng/Orapa/Lethlekane, Botswana.
• Commissioning Engineer - Anglo American Corporation (AAC), Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Process Engineer - Consolidated Diamond Mines (CDM/Namdeb), Oranjemund/Elizabeth Bay, Namibia.
• Student Process Engineer - Gencor, Impala Platinum Mineral Processes, Rustenburg, South Africa.

• APM Project Management Pathways Book (2003) - Chapters on Strategic Project Planning, Procurement & Health, Safety & Environment.
• APM Project Journal (May 2002) - "Strategic Project Planning".
• APM Project Journal (Nov 1998)"Ringing In The Changes"

• The Engineering Council - Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• The Association for Project Management (MAPM)
• The British Computer Society (MBCS)
• The Association of MBAs (AMBA)
• The Institution of Materials, Minerals & Mining (MIOM3)

• Software Development Best Practices (DSDM)
• Technology Strategies & Implementation (S Zuboff, JD Lewis).
• Knowledge Management (M Boisot).
• Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) & Lean (Systems) Thinking (Seddon)
• Benefits Realisation (SIGMA).
• Project, Programme & Portfolio Management & EVA (H Kerzner).
• Decision making, teamwork & problem solving (Kepner Tregoe).
• Crisis Management & Human Error (J Reason).

HOBBIES:

• Rugby Union - I was selected for the Botswana Vultures National squad for their 1995 tour of the Transkei. I used to coach the U14/15/16's side at Old Brodleians RUFC (Halifax, UK) and play the occasional game for the Vets side!
• 5-a-side footie with the lads.
• Golf...well, I try!
• Books/Maps.
• Rock & blues music (especially live).
• Worldwide travel & current affairs - I have travelled to USA (LA & NY), South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Comoros Islands, Spain, France, Switzerland, Grand Canaria, Italy, Cyprus, Scotland.
• Scouting - I achieved my Queen Scout award in 1985.

• Susan Hill - I'm the King of the Castle.
• Clive Barker - The Thief of Always (signed by the man himself), Sacrament, Everville, etc.
• Bernard Cornwall - The Warlord Chronicles (trilogy).
• Wilbur Smith - Golden Fox, River God, etc.
• John Reader - Africa: A Biography of the Continent.

• Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA)
• The The (Matt Johnson)
• The Red Hot Chili Peppers (saw them at V2003)
• The Strokes
• The White Stripes
• Pearl Jam
• The Verve (saw them at V98)
• The Kings of Leon
• Shed 7
• James
• Radiohead
• Metallica
• Black Sabbath
• Too Rude (starring Chris Blanden)

• My darling wife is Anne Elizabeth (nee Sedgewick).
• Jonathan (Jonny) Daniel Blanden was born on 15th November 2002.
• Kathryn (Katie) Jane Blanden was born on 1st September 2005.
• My mother is Susan (Suzie) Ann Blanden.
• My father is Alan (Alsby) Keith Blanden.
• My brother is Daniel James (DJ) Blanden.
• My sister is Clare Michelle Blanden.
• My grandfather was Harold John Blanden.
• My great grandfather was John Frost Blanden.
• My great great grandfather was Frost Blanden.
• It would seem the Blanden name originated in France ('de Blondin'). Chased out of France, they settled in a suburb of Brusselles, now called Blanden (1500s). Some then settled in Suffolk (UK), near Sudbury and Woodbridge (1600s). A member of the clan settled in Boston (USA), and formed Taunton Steel Works (1700s). Blandinsville in Illinois was later settled. A member of the clan also went to Australia around 1856.

  INCREDIBLE........!!

Links to other sites on the Web

The University of Leeds Department of Mining and Mineral Engineering
Durham University Business School
British Computer Society
Agilisys
The Institution of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3)
The Association of Project Management (APM)

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