Experience

Wayve

• Denmark
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical policy manager

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Aligning AV2.0 and emerging technical policy frameworks to commercially deploy self driving vehicles in 100 cities globally Aligning AV2.0 and emerging technical policy frameworks to commercially deploy self driving vehicles in 100 cities globally



Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)

• Head of Telecoms Standards and Patents - 5G Supply Chain Diversification

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  Leading a multidisciplinary team to develop UK influence and domestic capability in the long term technical framework for future telecoms network infra. Deep understanding of the R&D and regulatory landscape, stakeholder needs and international context. Collaborative relationship building across a complex and demanding stakeholder landscape including Mobile Network Operators, incumbent vendors, SMEs and academia. Delivering comprehensive problem identification, analysis and policy solutions to advise ministers and senior stakeholders. Translating complex, technical subject matter on technical standards, IP and telecoms security into policy products to communicate key issues and critical policy decisions to non-technical audiences. Advising and engaging stakeholders at all levels on complex, technical subject matter and acting as conduit between industry for my senior officials and ministers. Building international consensus on supply chain diversification through international diplomacy to deliver strategic alignment including negotiating a G7 deliverable on telecoms supply chains in the 2021 G7 Leaders’ Statement, launching the Prague Proposals on telecoms supplier diversity and bilateral mechanisms with the US, Japan, India and Germany on R&D, information sharing and regulatory diplomacy. Show less



Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• UK Government Office for AI - Head of AI Adoption

  • Feb 2019 - Nov 2020

  Delivered analysis and policy design on key enablers to stimulate growth in AI technology development. Designed and secured support for an innovative AI adoption programme (£150m at design stage) to drive cross-sectoral uptake and responsible AI use. Cross-functional policy leadership working across industry and the AI ecosystem to identify technical barriers to adoption and tracking international investments and policies in AI technologies to develop the UK's AI strategy. Led DCMS policy input during HMT's development of the Future Fund to secure early-stage finance for tech start-ups and SMEs in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Show less



Future Cities Catapult

• United Kingdom
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Bid Manager / Interim Housing Team Lead

  • Oct 2017 - Feb 2019

  Strategic oversight and corporate reporting of the Catapult’s R&D sales pipeline, working at pace across the Catapult’s programmes to mobilise project teams and ensuring project and programme development and implementation was strategically aligned to the Catapult’s mission to grow UK companies by applying emerging technologies to solve place-based challenges. Translate complex technical concepts into succinct, accessible and articulate funding proposals by acting as a conduit between clients and subject matter experts to design, develop and implement urban innovation projects. Show less



Seetec

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Analyst

  • Jul 2016 - Oct 2017

  End to end tender management and analytical support on a range of employment, skills, justice and health services across the UK and Ireland. Responsible for underpinning the business with data analytics to ensure commercial decision-making was based on the best intelligence available, taking into account strategic and operational needs and wider economic and market conditions. End to end tender management and analytical support on a range of employment, skills, justice and health services across the UK and Ireland. Responsible for underpinning the business with data analytics to ensure commercial decision-making was based on the best intelligence available, taking into account strategic and operational needs and wider economic and market conditions.



London Councils

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Principal Policy and Projects Officer

  • Nov 2014 - Jul 2016

  Working in a consultancy capacity on strategy and policy projects for external senior stakeholders across London boroughs and public agencies advancing complex policy problems towards practical solutions through policy research and data analysis. Working in a consultancy capacity on strategy and policy projects for external senior stakeholders across London boroughs and public agencies advancing complex policy problems towards practical solutions through policy research and data analysis.



Brent Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bid Writer and Partnerships Officer

  • Sep 2013 - Nov 2014

  Lead on the design and implementation of a bidding strategy for public impact projects in the borough, drawing in and awarding funding to deliver public service transformation initiatives such as community budgets and growth opportunities to integrate and re-wire services to better meet citizen needs, as well as smaller scale place-shaping, social and digital inclusion projects.

• Navigator

  • Nov 2012 - Sep 2013

  Designed, implemented and delivered an employment project to work with homeless households affected by welfare reform through personalised wraparound support working with a range of stakeholders across the local landscape- 46% entered employment; 75% of those who found employment sustained beyond six months



London Borough of Lambeth

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fuel Poverty Researcher

  • Nov 2011 - May 2012

  Developed a series of policy recommendations to influence a new carbon offsetting strategy applied to developers who exceed carbon emission targets. Developed a business case, combining a series of research and consultation methods, to recommend the implementation of a fund to tackle fuel poverty and raise awareness of energy efficiency measures, including the retrofitting of social housing and the introduction of green technology into schools and public buildings. Developed a series of policy recommendations to influence a new carbon offsetting strategy applied to developers who exceed carbon emission targets. Developed a business case, combining a series of research and consultation methods, to recommend the implementation of a fund to tackle fuel poverty and raise awareness of energy efficiency measures, including the retrofitting of social housing and the introduction of green technology into schools and public buildings.