Meet The Team - One Consulting Group

Jonathan Arnold

Company Director

Jonathan Arnold

Jonathan is the founder of OCG, and set up the company as a freelance contractor in May 2008. The company started to expand and grow in 2018 and now employs 30 staff, has annual turnover of circa £2.5m and delivers estate & facilities management, construction and IT projects. Jonathan’s background is public sector project management,…

Michelle Allen

Operations Manager

Operations

Michelle Allen

Having 11 years’ experience in management of an Administration and Logistics Department for a multi-million-dollar, global business, Michelle thrives on using her problem solving and organisational skills to maximise departmental and procedural efficiency.

Mark Norrell

Director

Property & Construction

Mark Norrell

Mark has a wealth of public and private sector experience and has worked in senior management positions at London Borough of Sutton, London Borough of Croydon, and West Sussex County Council.

Jodie Yandall

Assistant Director

Procurement & Professional Services

Jodie Yandall

Jodie brings over 20 years’ experience in senior management roles within public sector organisations. Most recently Jodie has been Service Director for Customer & Organisational Development and Inclusive Growth & Procurement at Luton Council. Before this Jodie spent 5 years at Central Bedfordshire Council leading on Inward Investment, Business and Skills, and 10 years as part of the regeneration team in Barnet Council and Regional Enterprise (the joint venture between Barnet Council and Capita).

Lorna Wilson-Brown

Business Development Manager

Lorna Wilson-Brown

Lorna joined OCG in January 2024. Prior to joining she ran a successful public sector consultancy service. She has also worked in several local authority roles, including Service Development Project Manager, Development and Commissioning Manager for Adult Social Care, and Head of Capital Construction Services. She has a reputation for delivering results with a customer-focused, evidence-based approach…

Ekaterina Panayi

Senior Project Manager

Property & Construction

Ekaterina Panayi

Ekaterina (or better known as Kat, around here), is a passionate and experienced Senior Project Manager with a demonstrated history of working in operations, project, and asset management for over thirteen years in the private sector. Over the years of her career, she has formed into a strong, self-motivated professional who is not shy to pitch in where needed.

Susanna Buss

Project Manager

Property & Construction

Susanna Buss

Having worked in a variety of operational roles within the private education sector, Susanna brings a wide range of experiences from heading up operations to writing and managing educational content online and offline. Susanna is an incredibly determined person who always aims to go beyond in what she delivers. She is highly creative and always finds new ways of doing things, challenges assumptions and takes intelligent risks.

Shelly Smith

Project Lead

Property & Construction

Shelly Smith

Shelly is an experienced communications and project management professional with a proven history of developing and leading multi-faceted projects. Prior to joining One Consulting Group she spent 20 years project managing high-profile campaigns for one of the biggest brands on the British high-street. Shelly uses that unique experience to help our clients find the right solution to challenges and achieve key ambitions.

Irina Russu

Project Assistant

Property & Construction

Irina Russu

Irina’s personal interest for Project Management can be traced to her pre-professional days, whether those were smaller scale group activity projects or organising higher level events for the entire school. After having worked for 12 years in a variety of different businesses and teams and having built a strong foundation in sales and account management as well as developing core skills in relationship management.

Vicky Tozer

Project Assistant

Property and Construction

Vicky Tozer

Vicky joined OCG in September 2023 after working for 16 years at the London Borough of Enfield as an Employee Relations Advisor within Human Resources . Her career has focussed on dealing with a range of personnel matters, undertaking a number of high profile tasks and co-ordinating complex projects. Vicky is a Project Assistant working within the…

Rav Singh

Associate Consultant

Property & Construction

Rav Singh

Rav is professionally trained programme and project manager with extensive experience of multi-faceted transformation initiatives in the public sector. He developed his project management skills in the regeneration sector in local government from 2000 – 2013, and has been working in consultancy and the private sector since.

Lindsay Payton

Consultant

Procurement & Professional Services

Lindsay Payton

Having worked in a variety of project management roles within the financial services industry, Lindsay is commercially and financially astute and has extensive experience of delivering complex projects and programmes whilst ensuring stakeholder relationship management is at the heart of everything she does. She has a ‘can do’ attitude and will throw herself into all her projects.

Anupa Patel

Consultant

Procurement & Professional Services

Anupa Patel

Anupa has more than 15 years’ experience in local government delivering outcomes that help create places where people and communities want to be. She has worked across a wide range of areas including Community Safety, Violence Reduction, Parking, Strategic Transport, Smart Cities, Public Realm, Economic Development and Business Improvement Districts (BIDs).

Charlotte Crabbe

Project Manager

Procurement & Professional Services

Charlotte Crabbe

Charlotte joined OCG in 2019 with 10 years’ experience in the Property industry, working in both the public and private sectors. Shortly after joining OCG, Charlotte became a registered Prince2 practitioner and in 2020 was promoted to Project Manager.

Patrizia Ferrara

Junior Project Manager

Procurement & Professional Services

Patrizia Ferrara

Patrizia Ferrara is a Junior Project Manager and has worked for One Consulting Group since October 2019. Patrizia is a qualified and experienced Prince2 practitioner. Patrizia works closely with the project teams providing support to ensure that all projects are adequately planned and resourced ensuring high standards are always delivered.

Laura Chapman

Project Assistant

Procurement & Professional Services

Laura Chapman

With a background in Psychology, as well as 11 years in the Fashion Industry and 2 years in Construction, Laura brings a range of skills including critical path management, organisation and communication with worldwide suppliers and stakeholders. She enjoys transferring these skills into her current role, meeting new clients, and working to a project plan.

Ashley Chrysanthou

Project Assistant

Procurement & Professional Services

Ashley Chrysanthou

Ashley joined OCG in September 2023 after working as Senior Contracts Coordinator at Airswift, a global multi-million-dollar business for 8 years and has worked on various projects in the UK and abroad in the oil and gas sector. With a keen eye for detail, Ashley is used to working simultaneously on small and large projects,…

Teresa Hauptfleisch

Consultant ICT

ICT Projects

Teresa Hauptfleisch

Teresa (or Terri as most commonly known), has been working in ICT her entire career, specialising in Property Asset Management software for over 20 years. Software implementations are Terri’s focus, collaborating closely with clients on configuration, data collection and cleansing, process mapping and user acceptance testing.

Claire Hannan

Consultant

ICT Projects

Claire Hannan

Claire is an ICT consultant with strong business analysis and project management skills. A dedicated problem solver, Claire enjoys the process of stakeholder engagement to understand requirements and deliver solutions that promote collaboration across businesses.

Sarah Bohannon

Project Assistant

ICT Projects

Sarah Bohannon

Sarah started her journey with One Consulting Group as Administrative Support to the Managing Director in 2016. Since then, she has supported all areas of the company becoming a Project Assistant in 2018 for procurement and refurbishment projects. Now a permanent member of the ICT Project Team, Sarah is developing business analysis skills including conducting data collection, cleansing & analysis, process mapping and assisting in the implementation of Asset management systems.

Brigitte Cirilli

Project Assistant

ICT Projects

Brigitte Cirilli

Brigitte grew up in the US (New Jersey) and has lived in the UK for over 15 years. She has worked as a Business Analyst across a variety of industries and on many platforms. She has worked on customer facing websites, property and billing platforms and data feeds.

Limesh Joshi

Associate Consultant

ICT Projects

Limesh Joshi

With a strategic and collaborative mindset, Limesh is adept at guiding organisations through complex transformation and change. This typically involves supporting organisations to embrace new ways of working, implementing innovative technologies, and coaching and developing teams. Limesh’s mantra is always to add value and leave the organisations he works for in a better position than what he found them in.

Bianca Tryfonos

Executive Assistant to Directors

Operations

Bianca Tryfonos

Bianca has 20 years of administration and secretarial experience, eighteen of these within the NHS. Her past employments have been Team Leader, Customer Service and Patient Care focused. She is a highly motivated individual with excellent organisational skills who strives to succeed in all she puts her mind to.

Louise Chamberlain

Senior Marketing and Operations Administrator

Operations

Louise Chamberlain

Louise Joined OCG in September 2023. After several years working for business-to-business architecture and design publications developing and growing a number of print and digital magazines. Louise then went onto working in the hospitality sector, at a 5* hotel in Knightsbridge, it was here that she developed initiatives and marketing skills as part of the…

Joanne Nasse

ISO & Performance Manager

Operations

Joanne Nasse

Joanne has over 20 years’ experience working in a range of client-driven, administrative, and secretarial roles within both the public and private sectors. Joanne began working for the company in 2018 as a Project Administrator but quickly identified the need for a back-office role to be created and so became the Business Administrator.

Karen Thompson

Finance Administrator

Operations

Karen Thompson

Karen has worked within Finance & Administration for 25 years. She loves organising and tidying up those numbers. She enjoys the office environment and mingling with her colleagues. Always happy to help others.

Jonathan Arnold

Jonathan Arnold

Michelle Allen

Michelle Allen

Mark Norrell

Mark Norrell

Jodie Yandall

Jodie Yandall

Lorna Wilson-Brown

Lorna Wilson-Brown

Ekaterina Panayi

Ekaterina Panayi

Susanna Buss

Susanna Buss

Shelly Smith

Shelly Smith

Irina Russu

Irina Russu

Vicky Tozer

Vicky Tozer

Rav Singh

Rav Singh

Lindsay Payton

Lindsay Payton

Anupa Patel

Anupa Patel

Charlotte Crabbe

Charlotte Crabbe

Patrizia Ferrara

Patrizia Ferrara

Laura Chapman

Laura Chapman

Ashley Chrysanthou

Ashley Chrysanthou

Teresa Hauptfleisch

Teresa Hauptfleisch

Claire Hannan

Claire Hannan

Sarah Bohannon

Sarah Bohannon

Brigitte Cirilli

Brigitte Cirilli

Limesh Joshi

Limesh Joshi

Bianca Tryfonos

Bianca Tryfonos

Louise Chamberlain

Louise Chamberlain

Joanne Nasse

Joanne Nasse

Karen Thompson

Karen Thompson

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