Experience

GitLife Biotech

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CFO

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Newcastle and Cambridge GitLife Biotech has launched www.CellRepo.com, the version control system for synthetic biology. With our digital repository and biosecurity toolkit we enable scale in synthetic biology. Users of www.CellRepo.com can record their modifications, collaborate with others, enable reproducibility and prove their ownership. Our biosecurity toolkit enables the owners of proprietary biological assets to distribute and scale securely.



Cambridge Future Tech

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder and CFO

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Cambridge, England, United Kingdom Cambridge Future Tech is a deep tech venture builder. We commercialise bleeding edge technology, creating companies that wouldn't otherwise exist. We co-found start-ups across the deep tech spectrum, providing the commercial and operational resources required by a technical founder.



British Army

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Officer (Reserves)

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  East of England An Army Reservist since 2014, I am an officer within 5 Company, 3 Battalion "The Steelbacks", The Royal Anglian Regiment in Bury St Edmunds.



Metro Bank (UK)

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Local Director

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2022

  Cambridge, United Kingdom Metro Bank is Britain’s first new High Street bank in over 100 years, focused on providing amazing service and convenience to customers. It is a full service, fully authorised bank, offering market-leading retail and commercial banking services to customers.



It Takes a City (Cambridge)

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Treasurer (Interim)

  • Nov 2020 - Jun 2021

  Cambridge, England, United Kingdom It Takes A City is doing sterling work coordinating support for the homeless in the City of Cambridge, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.ittakesacity.org.uk/



NatWest

• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Relationship Director

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2018

  Cambridge, United Kingdom Providing corporate finance and banking support to companies across the East of England. Managing a portfolio of growth companies in Cambridge, particularly deep-tech. and AIM-listed.



RBS Invoice Finance

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Relationship Manager

  • Aug 2013 - Jul 2015

  Cambridge, United Kingdom Providing invoice finance in support of corporate finance transactions across the East of England. Managing a portfolio of high growth companies utilising working capital facilities with RBSIF.



Royal Bank of Scotland

• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Relationship Manager

  • Dec 2008 - May 2013

  Restructuring - London Managing a portfolio of trading companies experiencing rapid change. Supporting recapitalisation, solvent restructuring, acquisition and, above all, turnaround.

• Risk Manager

  • Sep 2007 - Dec 2008

  Credit - London Mid-market credit analysis and assessment