[ 19 ] Every intensely focused team needs help stepping away from the job and Sara gave us that break. She is good at taking time out to recharge but importantly she reminded us all to follow her lead, ensuring that we returned refreshed and ready to embrace new challenges. Our karaoke capabilities are now more practiced (though no more tuneful) thanks to Sara’s efforts to ensure that we moved on from our failures as readily as we celebrated our successes. SIMON MOORE — Captain Simon has been responsible for nautical project planning and development, with a specific focus on the bridge arrangement and related operational processes and practices. For Simon, as with the rest of the team, safety is paramount and there is no place for shortcuts that might compromise operational excellence. He has analysed every bridgerelated frustration that he’s ever encountered and worked through a series of improvements to deliver a finished bridge that comprises the best equipment organised into the most effective arrangement. Naturally, Simon is cool, calm and collected — equally effective under pressure as he is in normal working conditions. While we were on sea trials one of the crew had a serious diabetic condition and, while others fretted about what to do, Simon calmly took control and made the right choices to ensure a happy ending to an otherwise frightening experience. See pages 64 to 67 for more about Simon and his role in the project. BEVERLEY PARFITT — Programme Management Office Manager Beverley is responsible for programme reporting, scheduling and finances. She is one of the most willing and accomplished managers and doers that I’ve ever encountered, happily taking on tasks that fall outside her remit with skill and good grace. Beverley has managed contractual assignments, found cost savings and picked up every neglected job that she could in order to help the team and keep the project moving forwards. Much of our success will be credited to Beverley’s steely determination, flawless organisation and imperious resourcefulness. Beverley embodies the very essence of a can-do spirit. No task is too big or too small, she’s unflappable and has no limits to her capabilities. Beverley is the glue that binds the team together, motivating us to perform beyond our normal limits while also “ Beverley is the glue that binds the team together, motivating us to perform beyond our normal limits while also delivering her own work on time, every time, and to the highest conceivable standard” Above, pictured anti-clockwise from front right: Captain Simon Moore, Pietro Pezzarini, Martin Bond, Gareth Thomas, Vince Todd, Ross Barrett (at the back), Mel Shorter, Sara Clamp, Andrew Kerswell, Captain Alex Wroe, Colin Simpson, Tom Flitch SHIPBUILDING
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