Experience

University of Plymouth

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Commercial Funding Manager

  • Nov 2020 - Present



University of Essex

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Knowledge Exchange Manager

  • Mar 2019 - Nov 2020

  Work with academic colleagues in strengthening knowledge exchange activities; establishing impactful business relationships, and developing opportunities for commercialisation of IP Work with academic colleagues in strengthening knowledge exchange activities; establishing impactful business relationships, and developing opportunities for commercialisation of IP



Department of Science and Technology

• Chief Director: Innovation Priorities and Instruments

  • May 2013 - Feb 2019

• FP7 Financial Manager

  • Sep 2010 - Apr 2013



Wits Commercial Enterprise (Pty) Ltd

• Johannesburg, Gauteng

• Research Support / Business Development and Commercialisation Manager

  • Jul 2006 - Apr 2013

  Wits Enterprise is the Technology Transfer Office for the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and also manages contract research and consulting services on behalf of the University Wits Enterprise is the Technology Transfer Office for the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and also manages contract research and consulting services on behalf of the University



Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

• South Africa
• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Manager

  • 2000 - 2006



AECI R&DD

• Research Scientist

  • 1990 - 1999