Ros Downs

Biography

Ros has recently retired from the Naval Defence Industry. She was involved in large scale and often complex procurements for at least 37 years and has been operating in the Programme Management arena in key senior positions for the last 25 years. This included secondments into the Ministry of Defence and a local Development Agency. During this time she has worked with organisations from other sectors and liaised with other Government Departments.

Ros has set up Project Management Systems (including Earned Value Management (EVM), Risk Management & Schedule Management) and has advised other large Naval Defence projects on the same such as the Aircraft Carrier Programme, the Dreadnought Programme. & key subcontractors.

Ros has a degree in Naval Architecture & Shipbuilding, is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects.