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Gordon MacKayMBA BScBA(Hons)FAPM

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I am passionately, and scientifically, anti-psychiatry, anti medicalisation of psychiatric therapies, Pro all the benefits of intelligent empathic counselling relationships with the insights of Psychology, and Social Psychology Sellafield Project Management Capability Lead (2017-) West Lakes College - Project Management APM PMQ Sellafield Project Management (2012-16) Scottish Water Project Manager (2004-2012) ITP Solution SVQ SEnior Management Assessor/Verifier to Level 5. Vertex Plc Project Manager -Call Centre Manager - Highlands Cap Gemini Ernst & Young - Project Management (1998-2000) London & Edinburgh British Steel Project Management (1994-96) Private Pilot Training - San Francisco (1994) Exploration Logistics Mountin Safety Consultant - Sultanate of Oman (1993) Tibetan Buddhist Monk (1993) MIS Computer Services Manchester Tech Sales IT Migration Management(1989-93) Copeland Borough Council IT Systems Analyst (!986-88) Uni of Lancaster (1982-85) Verger Coventry Cathedral (!979- 1982) Royal Navy Marine Engineering Artificer Apprentice (1974-79) I live in West Cumbria and owe the Open University for enabling me to grow and achive so many dreams and more. From sailor to airman, from marine cadet to conscientious objector to something more, from Christian to Buddhist to something more - always growing always seeking deeper insights into the human condition: to be all I can be - to encourage and help others to be all they can be... Finally realising at 60 - "We are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For"