Owain Wyn CV

E UROPEAN CURRICULUM VITAE FORMAT

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name Owain Wyn Address 5 Plas Bowman, Stryd Fawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 1RN Telephone +44 (0) 1286 662906; E-mail [email protected]

Nationality Welsh

Date of birth 24/7/1954

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Dates (from – to) 1998 – present • Name and address of Burum Consultancy Services employer 10a Stryd Y Plas, Caernarfon. Gwynedd LL55 1RR • Type of business or sector Business and Management Consultancy • Occupation or position held Proprietor • Main activities and  Plan and carry out various projects in response to client briefs (see responsibilities Business Profile). Range of projects include facilitation, feasibility studies, business planning, land use planning, bid preparation and evaluation

• Dates (from – to) 2013 – present • Name and address of Snowdonia National Park Authority, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd LL48 6LF employer • Type of business or sector National Park • Occupation or position held Member (appointed by WG Minister) (Chairman 2017 – present; Vice Chairman 2016 – 17) • Main activities and  Direct and oversee management of National Park Authority responsibilities  Past Chair of Plas Tan y Bwlch Management Board  Past Authority rep. on North Snowdonia Local Access Forum  Past Authority rep. on Energy Island Strategic Forum

• Dates (from – to) 2002 - 2014 • Name and address of Partneriaeth Dwynwen Partnership employer • Type of business or sector Tourism (self catering) • Occupation or position held Managing Partner • Main activities and  Plan and operate small self catering holiday accommodation business responsibilities based at Llangaffo on Isle of Anglesey

• Dates (from – to) March 1999 – March 2002 • Name and address of Royal Town Planning Institute employer Botolph Lane, London • Type of business or sector Member Organisation • Occupation or position held Welsh Planning Policy Officer • Main activities and  Develop the Institute’s capacity to initiate and respond to planning responsibilities policy development, especially as a result of the establishment of the Welsh Assembly;  Establish and develop links with individuals and organisations who shared the Institute’s aspirations for the planning system in Wales;  Raise planning and the Institute’s profile in Wales;  Assist in developing the Institute’s services for its members in Wales

• Dates (from – to) July 1995 – July 1998 • Name and address of Snowdonia Technopole Ltd. employer 5 Llys y Fedwen, Parc Menai, Bangor. Gwynedd LL57 • Type of business or sector Promotion of economic development through innovation and technology • Occupation or position held Executive Director and Company Secretary • Main activities and  Lead and develop a new organisation established by its private, public responsibilities and academic partners designed to modernise the North West Wales economy through promoting innovation, knowledge transfer and technological development.

• Dates (from – to) April 1987 – July 1995 • Name and address of Arfon Borough Council employer Penrallt, Caernarfon Gwynedd LL55 1BN • Type of business or sector Local authority • Occupation or position held Head of Economic Development and Tourism • Main activities and  Principal adviser to the Council on policy and activity relating to responsibilities economic development and tourism in the Borough;  Council lead on preparing European and other funding bids;  Marketing and promotion of the Borough as a location for investment and tourist visits;  Head of team providing business support, infrastructure development, job creation, and marketing and promotion services;

• Dates (from – to) August 1985 – March 1987 • Name and address of Arfon Borough Council employer Penrallt, Caernarfon Gwynedd LL55 1BN • Type of business or sector Local authority • Occupation or position held Principal Planning Officer (Local Planning and Economic Development) • Main activities and  Preparation of Statutory Local Plans and Planning Policy advice; responsibilities  Principal adviser to the Council on policy and activity relating to economic development and tourism in the Borough;  Marketing and promotion of the Borough as a location for investment and tourist visits;  Head of team providing technical support, infrastructure development, and job creation services;

Dates (from – to) October 1975 – August 1985 • Name and address of Cyngor Dosbarth Dwyfor employer Swyddfeydd y Cyngor, Ffordd y Cob, Pwllheli Gwynedd LL53 5AA • Type of business or sector Local authority • Occupation or position held Various Planning Officer Roles in Local Planning • Main activities and  Preparation of Statutory Local Plans and Policy advice; responsibilities  Head of team providing technical and policy support

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Dates (from – to) 1992- 1995 • Name and type of organisation The Open University providing education and training • Principal subjects/occupational Strategic Management skills covered Creative Management Manufacturing Management for Strategic Advantage Monitoring and Evaluating Performance • Title of qualification awarded MBA

• Dates (from – to) 1981 • Name and type of organisation Royal Town Planning Institute providing education and training • Principal subjects/occupational Town and Country Planning skills covered • Title of qualification awarded MRTPI

• Dates (from – to) 1976 - 1978 • Name and type of organisation University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology providing education and training • Principal subjects/occupational Planning Law skills covered Strategic Planning Local Planning Rural Planning • Title of qualification awarded M.Sc (Town Planning) (awarded 1979)

• Dates (from – to) 1972- 1975 • Name and type of organisation University College Of Wales Aberystwyth providing education and training • Principal subjects/occupational Economics skills covered Geography • Title of qualification awarded B.Sc. (Econ)

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Acquired in the course of life and career but not necessarily covered by formal certificates and diplomas.

MOTHER TONGUE WELSH

OTHER LANGUAGES

ENGLISH • Reading skills GOOD • Writing skills GOOD • Verbal skills GOOD

FRENCH • Reading skills GOOD • Writing skills BASIC • Verbal skills GOOD

SPANISH • Reading skills BASIC • Writing skills BASIC • Verbal skills BASIC

SOCIAL SKILLS DIRECTOR AND COMPANY SECRETARY OF PLANNING AID WALES LTD. A CHARITY AND COMPETENCES PROMOTING A FAIRER AND A MORE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT PLANNING SYSTEM IN Living and working with other WALES (CHARITY NUMBER 1000115; COMPANY NUMBER 2526875) people, in multicultural environments, in positions DIRECTOR AND COMPANY SECRETARY OF PLAS BOWMAN MANAGEMENT CO. LTD., A where communication is PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY (COMPANY NUMBER 06067440) important and situations where teamwork is essential (for MEMBER AND DIRECTOR OF LLETY ARALL CYF. A COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY example culture and sports), (REGISTRATION NUMBER RS007378) etc. CURRENT MEMBER OF RTPI CYMRU PLANNING POLICY AND RESEARCH FORUM - REGULAR CONTRIBUTIONS TO WELSH GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS ON PLANNING RELATED PROPOSALS (E.G. DRAFT TAN 20 ON PLANNING AND THE WELSH LANGUAGE)

MEMBER OF CAERNARFON MALE VOICE CHOIR PAST MEMBER OF VARIOUS SPORTS TEAMS INCLUDING FOOTBALL, RUGBY, CRICKET AND BADMINTON

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS EXPERIENCED MANAGER OF STAFF, BUDGETS AND PROJECTS FOLLOWING 20 YEARS AS A AND COMPETENCES PROFESSIONAL PLANNER AND POLICY ADVISOR. WAS A LINE MANAGER OF PROFESSIONAL Coordination and STAFF THROUGHOUT TIME AT ARFON BOROUGH COUNCIL. HAD BUDGET administration of people, RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROJECTS AND MORE GENERAL WORK THROUGHOUT CAREER projects and budgets; at work, SINCE 1979. HAVE DIRECTED AND MANAGED NUMEROUS CONSULTANCY PROJECTS in voluntary work (for example THROUGHOUT TIME AS SELF EMPLOYED CONSULTANT. culture and sports) and at home, etc. TEAM CAPTAIN OF FRON DEG CRICKET CLUB DURING 1998 SEASON

CHAIR OF CAERNARFON MALE VOICE CHOIR FOR TWO YEARS (2007 – 2009)

TECHNICAL SKILLS PC – VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE USE OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE PACKAGES - AND COMPETENCES MICROSOFT XP, EXCEL, WORD, POWERPOINT. With computers, specific kinds of equipment, machinery, etc

OTHER SKILLS OUTSTANDING SERVCE AWARD FOR SERVICE TO ROYAL TOWN PLANNING INSTITUTE AND COMPETENCES (NOVEMBER 2013) Competences not mentioned above.

DRIVING LICENCE(S) Full UK/EU Driving Licence