Stephen Oliver - Project Architect/Director

Senior Project Architect Director Designer- Range of Projects from the new BBC Studios at Media City, Leeds Rail Station to individual bespoke bus shelters Project Management Skills- Wolverhampton Interchange, Budget, time and cost control skills 25m Stakeholder and Client Liaison Skills- Last project included 8 stakeholders local interest parties as well as the regular statutory authorities Team Management - Managed teams across various disciplines and industry sectors Expertise and specialisation in Transport and Interchange Architecture Excellent IT Skills- AutoCAD, Microstation, all Microsoft Suite Programmes incl. Project. Photoshop, InDesign Sketchup and NBS Specification Writer Document Production- Skilled in producing both traditional and management procurement packages

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE 2008-2011 Austin-Smith:Lord- Senior Architect - Project Director Wolverhampton Interchange- project architect for scheme consisting of a new city-centre bus station linking rail, canal, cycle and road networks including a glazed bridge over a major ring road, listed building and canal structure refurbishment with a state of the art travel shop, retail, leisure and office space. canal structures. Major project to act as catalyst to revitalise the city centre. Inception to on-site construction 25m Manchester Metrolink Expansion Architect for new Operations Building and Maintenance Shed together with work on the line and stop infrastructure. 50m of 500m works

Liverpool Central Library- Design Concept for the winning competition entry now on site Listed faade retention and city centre historic building planning issues 50m Salford Station the Vision - Major feasibility study incorporating the future growth of Salford Station into the surrounding area proposals > Listed structure and buildings consents

Achievements: Organised and led Wolverhampton Interchanges 5 individual joint-running planning applications, 8 stakeholders with major ongoing setbacks to construction on site Responsibilities:` Led cross disciplinary team for major interchange project, whilst acting as a in-house team leader for engineer led Metrolink Projects

2005-2008

Fairhursts Design Group (Associate). Project Architect

BBC TV Studio Block at Media City Design Architect of the for Peel Holdings. New TV/sound facilities for the BBCs move to Salford including new studios for Blue Peter, Radio 5, and the BBC Philharmonic RAF Waddington- New Station Command Building (ISTAR) Operations Building. 7000 m including Top Secret facilities.

Logistics Building Design review for Aroports de Paris at Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports. Now built UMIST Extensive Review of the 2.2 Hectare campus for the University of Manchester. To examine the existing buildings and infrastructure to accommodate the redistributed faculties and raise 50m in sales revenues. Achievements: Acted as social secretary changing the atmosphere of the company

1997-2005 EGS DesignAssociate Director then Project Director with Jefferson Sheard EGS, following merger in 2004 Middleton Bus Station GMPTE 4.5m JCT98 Liverpool Lime Street Gateway Network Rail 30m feasibility. Leeds Major Station (National Rail Award- Best Station of the Year) Railtrack (Network Rail) 30 D&B Piccadilly Railway Station Regeneration (winner of 24 separate awards) Railtrack (Network Rail)25m D&B Listed Building permissions Ramada Hotel. ManchesterRamada5mfeasibility Deansgate Locks- Retail and Leisure Development GMEX Restaurants GMEX 0.5m Design package

Achievements: Reinforced and enhanced the companys strong position in the transport sector Responsibilities: Acted as mentor for many employees seeing them through professional qualifications EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS 1992-93 Salford University MSc. Information Technology in Property & Construction

1988-90 Strathclyde University Bachelor of Architecture 1984-87 Leicester School of Architecture BA (Hons.) Architecture CPD- Continuing practice development- Up to date with workshops/seminars/reading Speaks Spanish and enjoys spending time in Spain having lived there for 2 years teaching English. He is actively involved in his local community and is secretary of his residents group which he started many years ago. Runs, skis and swims to keep fit and paints watercolours to relax.