Experience

Inland Waterways Association

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trustee and Chair of Navigation Committee

  • Jun 2016 - Present

  Chesham, England, United Kingdom The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is the membership charity that works to protect and restore the country's 7,000 miles of canals and navigable rivers. IWA is a national organisation with a network of volunteers and branches who deploy their expertise and knowledge to work constructively with navigation authorities, local and national government and other organisations. After initially joining Navigation Committee as Writer in June 2016, I was appointed a full member of the… Show more The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is the membership charity that works to protect and restore the country's 7,000 miles of canals and navigable rivers. IWA is a national organisation with a network of volunteers and branches who deploy their expertise and knowledge to work constructively with navigation authorities, local and national government and other organisations. After initially joining Navigation Committee as Writer in June 2016, I was appointed a full member of the Committee in February 2017, as a Trustee in October 2020, as a Deputy Chair from October 2021 to September 2023 and as Chair of Navigation Committee in July 2022. Show less



STFC

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre Operations Manager

  • May 2016 - Sep 2021

  Harwell I managed the European Space Agency's UK business incubation centre at Harwell, working to support early-stage companies to commercialise technologies developed for space in non-space applications or to develop technologies for use in space. It was very rewarding to watch the number of space-related start-ups supported grow from 47 to 101 over my 5½ years, and to support them in raising investment of over £72m.



PraxisAuril

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Immediate Past Chair

  • Jun 2015 - Mar 2017

  Cambridge, United Kingdom PraxisUnico is an educational not-for-profit organisation set up to support innovation and commercialisation of public sector and charity research for social and economic impact. See http://www.praxisunico.org.uk/ for more information on PraxisUnico's work in advancing research commercialisation, and http://www.attp.info/ for the international Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals.

• Chair

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2015

  Cambridge, United Kingdom PraxisUnico is an educational not-for-profit organisation set up to support innovation and commercialisation of public sector and charity research for social and economic impact. See http://www.praxisunico.org.uk/ for more information on PraxisUnico's work in advancing research commercialisation, and http://www.attp.info/ for the international Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals.

• Director and Chair of the Conference Committee

  • Jul 2009 - Jun 2013

  Cambridge, United Kingdom I chaired the committee responsible for organising PraxisUnico's annual conference, an opportunity for knowledge transfer and research commercialisation professionals from across the world to meet and exchange views and experience. Our conferences were in Glasgow (2011), Southampton (2012) and Nottingham (2013).



Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director, Kew Consultancy Services

  • Apr 2015 - Sep 2015

  London, United Kingdom Responsible for developing high-quality commercial consultancy and science-based professional services, with the aim of contributing to the furtherance of Kew’s charitable and scientific objectives.



Heliex Power Limited

• United Kingdom
• Electric Power Generation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non-Executive Director

  • May 2012 - Apr 2015

  East Kilbride Heliex Power Ltd is developing a unique technology which generates electrical power using waste steam from industrial processes. It is exploiting patented screw expander technology jointly developed with the world-leading Centre for Positive Displacement Compressor Technology at City University London.



The Culture Capital Exchange

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations

• Member of the Sounding Board

  • Aug 2014 - Mar 2015

  London, United Kingdom The Culture Capital Exchange is a membership organisation born out of the hugely successful London Centre for Arts and Cultural Exchange (LCACE). We are uniquely committed to promoting the exchange of knowledge and expertise by providing a vital network between Higher Education, business and the cultural and creative sectors across London to mutual benefit.



AIRTO Ltd

• Director

  • May 2013 - Mar 2015

  Teddington AIRTO – The Association for Independent Research and Technology Organisations – is the foremost membership body for organisations operating in the UK’s intermediate research and technology sector. AIRTO’s members deliver vital innovation and knowledge transfer services which include applied and collaborative R&D, frequently in conjunction with universities, consultancy, technology validation and testing, incubation of commercialisation opportunities and early stage financing.



City Occupational Ltd

• Non-Executive Director

  • May 2012 - Mar 2015

  London, United Kingdom City Occupational Ltd is a spin-out company from City University London with the goal to make available Advanced Vision and Optometric Tests (AVOT) with applications in occupational medicine, public health and applied vision research.



City, University of London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Enterprise

  • Mar 2012 - Mar 2015

  London, United Kingdom Led and managed a portfolio of business and community interaction, to create maximum impact from the University's research and teaching and to increase the employability and entrepreneurial skills of students. Activities included IP commercialisation, collaborative research including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, consultancy, Continuing Professional Development and short courses, the CityStarters programme of student enterprise, and the Tech City co-working and incubation space The Hangout.



KnowledgeLondon

• Member of the Steering Group

  • Apr 2011 - Mar 2015

  London, United Kingdom KnowledgeLondon is the network for all knowledge transfer practitioners working in the London area.



NACUE

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trustee

  • May 2013 - Feb 2014

  London, United Kingdom The National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs (NACUE) is a charity that stimulates university enterprise by supporting, connecting and representing enterprise societies, enterprising students and student entrepreneurs in universities and further education colleges across the UK. Launched in May 2009, NACUE has grown rapidly and now represents the views of over 40,000 enterprising students to policy makers in all levels of government, industry and education.



London Metropolitan University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director (Enterprise)

  • Apr 2010 - Feb 2012

  London, United Kingdom I managed the development of knowledge transfer, innovation and enterprise activity across the University to create maximum impact from the University's knowledge base. Focus areas included Continuing Professional Development, student enterprise, the Metropolitan Works centre for digital design and manufacturing, and Accelerator, London’s digital media incubator and student hatchery based in Shoreditch at the heart of ‘Silicon Roundabout’ and home to the Digital Shoreditch festival and network.



GradFutures Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting

• Director

  • Jan 2008 - Aug 2010

  London I managed the licensing of extensive careers advice covering all aspects of finding and securing the best graduate job from the University of Reading to the start-up company GradFutures, and then represented the University as Director. GradFutures developed an extensive recruitment website featuring the careers advice and bringing undergraduates and recent graduates together with graduate employers, including comprehensive information about the UK’s leading graduate employers and the… Show more I managed the licensing of extensive careers advice covering all aspects of finding and securing the best graduate job from the University of Reading to the start-up company GradFutures, and then represented the University as Director. GradFutures developed an extensive recruitment website featuring the careers advice and bringing undergraduates and recent graduates together with graduate employers, including comprehensive information about the UK’s leading graduate employers and the graduate schemes they offer, together with details of graduate recruitment events and careers fairs. Show less



Whitfield Solar Ltd

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Observer to the Board

  • Jun 2004 - Mar 2010

  Reading, United Kingdom I managed the spin-out of the company from the University of Reading to commercialise the results of a 30-year research programme into low-cost solar concentrators, and then represented the University as Observer to the Board.



University of Reading

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Technology Transfer

  • Oct 2002 - Mar 2010

  Reading, United Kingdom I set up the University’s Technology Transfer Office and managed our participation in collaborative bids resulting in projects worth a total of £19m to provide investment funding and support mechanisms, creating two seed funds, two proof of concept funds and a business angel network. Five spin-outs created and 100+ licences signed. I was also responsible for the concept of InnovationWorks@Reading, the first creative problem solving facility of its kind in the South East.



Royal Mail

• United Kingdom
• Freight and Package Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Information Exploitation Research

  • Sep 1999 - Sep 2002

  Farnborough, United Kingdom Created and managed the Information Exploitation research theme within the Royal Mail Research Group as a forerunner of the current focus on 'Big Data'. Data visualisation and data mining pilot projects delivered hard savings of £3 million and identified further potential savings. Also an accredited facilitator of creative problem solving workshops in the Royal Mail Innovation Lab.



Syntegra

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technology Appraisal Manager

  • Feb 1994 - Sep 1999

  Fleet, United Kingdom Responsible for acquiring leading-edge IT to enhance the differentiation and competitive edge of Syntegra's solutions.



AT&T

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technology Acquisition Manager

  • Sep 1988 - Feb 1994

  Redditch, United Kingdom Managed Technology Acquisition Projects involving the rapid development of new skills, their application to a specific business problem, and evaluation of the benefits.



University of Oxford

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Physicist/Programmer

  • Sep 1987 - Sep 1988

  Oxford, United Kingdom Provided software support to the nuclear physics research group and co-ordinated introduction of personal computers



University of Birmingham

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• SERC Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Jan 1987 - Sep 1987

  Birmingham, United Kingdom Developed data visualiation techniques for analysing nuclear physics experimental data



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Programmer

  • Oct 1979 - Jul 1980

  Portsmouth, United Kingdom Developed business intelligence programs