Vice President & Community Lead

• Sep 2022 - Present

Board Member

• Sep 2017 - Present

Programmes and Partnerships Manager

• Nov 2018 - Present

• Cross-Collaboration Programmes and Partnerships Management - Lead on the development, management, and execution of The Digital Hub new and existing programmes and partnerships as whole together with partner organisations.• Complex External Stakeholder Management - Identify and lead on engagement with relevant stakeholders in line with The Digital Hub strategy especially in the field of STEAM, Connected Health, Smart City, Creative Industries and Immersive Technologies.• Programmes and Partnerships Contract Management - Conduct overall programmes and partnerships full contracts and payment processing.• Executive Reporting - Regularly communicates status, including risks and issues, of programmes to relevant internal and external stakeholders.• Programme Campaign Management - Oversee and coordinate the development of marketing material, creation of call documents and press releases for the different programmes and partnerships to assure proper promotion and dissemination.• Internal Business partnering - Maintain close contact and coordination with other teams of The Digital Hub including Finance and Marketing for good programmes and partnerships performance and proper running to meet reporting and monitoring deadlines.• Onsite/Virtual/ Hybrid Event Management - Plan and Manage Digital Hub events in the fields of education, creativity, connected health and immersive industries• Creative Artist Relationship Management

Strategic Initiatives Project Manager

• Jun 2014 - Oct 2018

Project Manager

• Nov 2013 - Dec 2014

• Programme Launch and Campaign Management - Contributed to the development of the programme website, marketing material and press release for the programme launch and open call for pilots.• Pilot projects Selection Process and Evaluation Development - Contributed to the pilots review processes including the preparation of review documentation, review of proposals, conducting internal and panel reviews and evaluations.• Connected Health Pilots Projects Management - Management of a portfolio pilot projects on behalf of the Health Innovation Hub and other involved partners• Event Management - Participated to the development of marketing, website in relation to events held by the Health Innovation Hub such as conferences.

Life sciences technologist

• Jan 2012 - Jun 2013

• Business Development - Delivered strategic scientific and technical reports to drive business development through the implementation of the Life Sciences sector strategy to meet the targets set out by the IDA.• Research and Development Grant Application Assessment - Contributed to the commercial assessment of Research, Development and Innovation grant applications from a scientific perspective in close collaboration with the IDA business development managers and the senior scientific research advisor. • Client Development Engagement and Support - Captured and communicated market intelligence and identified RD&I opportunities for client companies that continue to drive innovation in the sectors of Pharma and MedTech.• Senior Executive Client Engagement - Engaged with senior executives in IDA client companies in preparation and execution of itineraries including connections with potential academic partners.

R&D Specialist

• 2006 - 2010

Managed and coordinated projects for commercial veterinary diagnostics applications. • Project Management – Lead the Design, management and implementation of project plan and day-to-day supervision of postgraduate and undergraduate team members as well as being responsible for staff training. • Cross-Collaboration Stakeholder Management - Acted as liaison between industry and academic team members. • Strategic Development - Participated in strategic discussions between the different partners to steer the research outputs towards a commercialisable product through licensing. • Research Communication Dissemination Management - Preparation and presentation of research project outputs at team meetings, international conferences and peer-reviewed publications to ensure subsequent funding from agencies.

Post doctoral researcher

• 2004 - 2005

• Analysis of the mechanism of iron regulation in the endosymbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti of Medicago sativa (Alfalfa). Specifically investigated the interplay between the AraC type regulator RhrA and the global iron regulator in Sinorhizobium meliloti RirA for the regulation of the rhizobactin 1021 biosynthesis and transport.• Investigation of the regulation of the siderophore uptake system by luteolin, a flavonoid secreted by alfalfa in Sinorhizobium meliloti. • Application of bioinformatics and molecular biology techniques for the identification of small regulatory RNAs with a role in post-transcriptional regulation of iron acquisition proteins.

Food technologist, R&D Department

• 1998 - 1999

• Optimisation and development of new dairy products. Benchmarking, relative quality assessment on Yoplait products, product development including flavoured and fruit milk drink, lactose-free milk products, iron and calcium supplemented products, formulation of Yoplait brand products, participation in idea generation sessions and cost analysis. • Optimisation and development of new dairy products. Benchmarking, relative quality assessment on Yoplait products, product development including flavoured and fruit milk drink, lactose-free milk products, iron and calcium supplemented products, formulation of Yoplait brand products, participation in idea generation sessions and cost analysis.