Experience

Aspire Academy

• Qatar
• Spectator Sports
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Head of Athletics

  • Feb 2017 - Present

  Doha, Qatar As Head of Athletics, Tom is responsible for the professional leadership of the Track & Field Athletics department. This involves establishing and implementing a strategic development plan for Athletics as well as the leadership and management of the coaching staff. Furthermore, Tom is ultimately responsible for the development and implementation of training and competition programmes as well as partnership liaison with a range of external and internal organisations including the Qatar… Show more As Head of Athletics, Tom is responsible for the professional leadership of the Track & Field Athletics department. This involves establishing and implementing a strategic development plan for Athletics as well as the leadership and management of the coaching staff. Furthermore, Tom is ultimately responsible for the development and implementation of training and competition programmes as well as partnership liaison with a range of external and internal organisations including the Qatar Athletics Federation, Aspetar and the Aspire Academy Sports Science and Education Departments. Show less



Athletics NI

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Coaching & Athlete Development

  • Jul 2015 - Jan 2017

  Belfast As Director of Coaching and Athlete Development, Tom was responsible for leading the successful delivery of athlete, coach and club development within Northern Ireland. This included the creation of the province's overall performance development strategy for the sport of Athletics and the management of the federation's Coaching and Athlete Development team. Furthermore, he was responsible for providing leadership on coaching and athlete development across Northern Ireland and ensuring a close… Show more As Director of Coaching and Athlete Development, Tom was responsible for leading the successful delivery of athlete, coach and club development within Northern Ireland. This included the creation of the province's overall performance development strategy for the sport of Athletics and the management of the federation's Coaching and Athlete Development team. Furthermore, he was responsible for providing leadership on coaching and athlete development across Northern Ireland and ensuring a close collaborative relationship was fostered between Athletics Ireland, British Athletics and other Home Countries’ Athletic Federations (HCAF). During his time at Athletics NI, Tom secured a significant funding increase from Sport NI through their Sporting Clubs and Sporting Winners investment programmes. Show less



UK Athletics

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Professional Development Manager (Digital Focus)

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2015

  Loughborough Following the London 2012 Olympics, Tom's role evolved to focus on the end to end creation and marketing of digital projects that support British Athletics'​ provision of products and services across the UK. This includes programme managing multiple work streams while maintaining overall ownership of uCoach.com, uLearnAthletics.com and a suite of advanced training courses for British Athletics' membership base.

• Professional Development Manager

  • Sep 2009 - Jan 2013

  Birmingham, United Kingdom Responsible for collaborating with senior management on the development of the UK’s professional development strategy for the sport of Track and Field Athletics in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. My focus was on the creation and marketing of informal professional development opportunities for British Athletics Coaches with a specific focus on using technology to make learning how to coach Athletics more affordable and accessible. Within this role I line manage eight employed staff and five… Show more Responsible for collaborating with senior management on the development of the UK’s professional development strategy for the sport of Track and Field Athletics in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. My focus was on the creation and marketing of informal professional development opportunities for British Athletics Coaches with a specific focus on using technology to make learning how to coach Athletics more affordable and accessible. Within this role I line manage eight employed staff and five consultants.

• Qualifications and Training Manager

  • Jan 2009 - Aug 2009

  Birmingham, United Kingdom Responsible for the development and nationwide implementation of all aspects of qualifications and training. This included the development and marketing of these products to a nationwide audience.



Sheffield Hallam University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Guest Lecturer Sport Business Management

  • Feb 2013 - Mar 2014

  Sheffield Guest Lecturing on sports administration and the development of coaches within the United Kingdom for the Academy of Sport and Physical Activity in the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing at Sheffield Hallam University.



Freelance

• Design & Marketing Consultant and Journalist

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2008

  Loughborough Consultancy work for several small businesses and SMEs across a range of areas from mechanical engineering, to graphic design and eCommerce. As a side project, during this time I also wrote over 100 articles on Athletics Coaching for Athletics Weekly, The Coach, New Studies in Athletics and several online magazines.



Advanced Sports Nutrition

• Marketing and eCommerce Director

  • Dec 2004 - Aug 2006

  Responsible for the brand development and operational management of a startup sports nutrition company in the student market. Having established a strong customer base, the directors decided to sell the company to focus on other personal and business interests.



Renishaw

• United Kingdom
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Design Engineer

  • Aug 2002 - Sep 2003

  Responsible for coordinating the project management, testing, analysis and implementation of a newly designed Motorised Head Repeatability Test Rig. This included installation and training at Renishaw's German subsidiary.