Consultant

• Dec 2022 - Present

Director

• Oct 2012 - Present

Director, Advancement Business Intelligence

• Feb 2020 - Apr 2023

A new and evolving role which sits within the Advancement Unit of the Vice-Chancellors Office; A principal contributor to the development of a new philanthropic Advancement strategy for the University with operational responsibility for the execution of that strategy.

Records Registrar

• Aug 2012 - Feb 2020

1. Implement and deliver data management and quality processes which achieve efficient and timely outcomes for students, alumni, other stakeholders and the University 2. Management of student academic records and qualifications3. Management of graduation administration and logistics4. Maintain the integrity of core data, student records and information5. Ensure that data quality & information generation processes are compliant with relevant internal and external policy and regulatory requirementsAchievements have included ensuring that AUT successfully deployed digital academic documents as a replacement for paper based qualification validation (My eQuals) and being awarded the Vice Chancellors Award for Professional Excellence for the role in delivering graduation events. Show less

Alumni Relations Manager

• Feb 2005 - Aug 2012

Instigated and improved processes within Advancement and Alumni Relations, including the following:Specified, introduced and oversaw the build of Blackbaud’s NetCommunity relationship management system which provided a personalised online environment for alumni, the ability to segment for direct email, newsletters and therefore increase engagement without increasing staffing costs.Developed and delivered a programme of cost effective regional and international alumni events which have, in general, proved to be a success by year on year improved and repeat attendance.Gained efficiencies in terms of work effort, data accuracy, and information density e.g.:Developed and deployed processes using The Raiser’s Edge which allowed alumni interaction to increase, alumni numbers to double and staffing requirement to be maintained - an efficiency increase of around 250%.Introduced data quality processes and practices that increased postal address accuracy to over 93%.Increased the proportion of information updating by alumni by factor of 3 over 4 years.Involved in advancement activities in addition to alumni:Supported fund raising efforts through the identification, research and early cultivation of prospects, many of whom became either regular or larger donors. Presenting proposals to mid-range donors who I had cultivated for specific scholarship funds. These had successful outcomes in the majority of cases and lead to the establishment of the SMTC Scholarship Endowment Fund. Involved in the revitalisation and formalising the governance of the AUT Foundation and the creation of Friends of AUT Inc. in the USA. I introduced and deployed the Raiser’s Edge Prospect Module to ensure effective and measurable cultivation and stewardship within a moves management framework. As part of this project also designed & put into practice the procedures for Gift Processing, which have recently been successfully audited without any recommended changes. Show less

Lecturer & other roles

• Aug 1996 - Feb 2005

Installed full GIS capability into the department including staff training & associated academic teaching. Co-developed a successful multi-disciplinary unit with Archaeology and Information Systems, which was awarded large capital grants and gained commercial contracts. Designed curriculum and delivered two methods courses. Gained good PBRF rating although only part-time involvement in research. Installed full GIS capability into the department including staff training & associated academic teaching. Co-developed a successful multi-disciplinary unit with Archaeology and Information Systems, which was awarded large capital grants and gained commercial contracts. Designed curriculum and delivered two methods courses. Gained good PBRF rating although only part-time involvement in research.

Deputy Warden & Warden Carr Saunders Hall

• 1989 - Jun 1996

Responsible for the pastoral care and discipline of over 350 students, domestic & international, undergraduate and postgraduate. This is an ancillary role to the main role at LSE.Management of 4 deputies and oversight of administrative staff who ran the operations.

Various Lecturing, Research & IT Support Roles

• 1980 - Jun 1996

Sixteen years in a variety of evolving roles principally focused around developing information technology solutions for the Department of Geography but also involvement in the pastoral care of residential students. During this period of employment the major achievement were, a) establishing state of the art computer mapping and then GIS systems at the leading edge of IT deployment in the discipline, b) gaining significant funding from Apple Computer (UK) to establish a computer mapping teaching laboratory, c) establishing and co-directing a successful contract research unit focused on applying evolving spatial analysis techniques and research to government and business issues and d) curricular development of courses in the evolving discipline of Geographical Information Science. Show less

Visiting Researcher

• 1995 - 1996

Educational Values Research at the Institute of Education Educational Values Research at the Institute of Education

Senior Lecturer

• 1983 - 1986

Designed full course component of B/Tec HNC in Cartography - Computer-Aided Cartography (Level 4) At this time LSBU was South Bank Polytechnic Designed full course component of B/Tec HNC in Cartography - Computer-Aided Cartography (Level 4) At this time LSBU was South Bank Polytechnic

Occasional Lecturer

• 1983 - 1984

Delivered content and was involved in curricular development of Intercollegiate Masters in Geographic and Geodetic Information Systems Delivered content and was involved in curricular development of Intercollegiate Masters in Geographic and Geodetic Information Systems

Social Sciences Programming Advisor

• 1978 - 1980

Whilst at Durham University I was privileged to be appointed as temporary lecturer on the MSc in GIS course standing in for Prof. David W. Rhind who was on study leave at ANU in Australia. This also lead to later collaboration at the University of London and resulted in the ESRC supported research units SERRL & LSE:GIRL. This role was in addition to providing IT & data analysis support to postgraduate students & research staff. The main area of support was use of Statistical Packages (SPSS, SAS & Minitab) and FORTRAN programming - particularly with reference to spatial & graphical analysis/display Show less

Programmer & Occasional Lecturer

• 1977 - 1978

In addition to providing programming support for the academic staff, I developed the curriculum and delivered a new course within the BA Planning Hons., programme entitled "Graphical and Cartographical Presentation of Statistical data". In addition to providing programming support for the academic staff, I developed the curriculum and delivered a new course within the BA Planning Hons., programme entitled "Graphical and Cartographical Presentation of Statistical data".

Research Assistant

• Jul 1977 - Sep 1977

Analysing Soil Samples from expedition to Iceland. Analysing Soil Samples from expedition to Iceland.