Experience

Coventry MotoFest Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Festival Director

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  Now in its seventh year, MotoFest Coventry is a cultural festival celebrating transport heritage and pioneering its future. We are now planning the 2021 event. In 2019 we welcomed 229000 people to MotoFest to see live motorsport on Coventry's streets, classic car displays and parades, manufacturer displays, art, film, music and more.Have a look at the BBC national news report of the event to catch a flavour of the atmosphere by following this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32950150If you would like to get involved or find out more about sponsoring the event do contact me via linkedin.



Midlands Retail Futures

• Director

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Midlands Retail Futures is an innovator in urban renewal. More than a think tank, Midland Retail Futures will harness creative thinking to deliver interventions that produce lasting change, a lab that reimagines what the centres of our communities are for and how the high street brings us together.Midlands Retail Futures is a place maker that uses its expertise to reunite communities with their stories, harnessing event and festival to build a powerful future narrative for our towns and cities inspired by projects such as the Bristol Housing Festival and MotoFest Coventry.



Urban Retail Futures

• Director

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Urban Retail Futures Ltd. is the none profit parent organisation for Midlands Retail Futures and will lead on the national implementation of models, theories and practice pioneered by Midlands Retail Futures



Jubilee Church Coventry

• Church Leader

  • May 2011 - Present



Avant Consult Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paint and Body Performance Manager Volkswagen Group

  • Jan 2009 - May 2011



Volkswagen AG

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• People Development Trainer

  • Apr 2004 - Dec 2008

  Technical and Management Development Trainer and Coach. Contract Companies: Automobile Association, Carter and Carter



Automotive Design and Development Ltd.

• Designer and Project Manager

  • Oct 1993 - Sep 1997

  Automotive Design and Engineering.



DDN

• Interior & Furniture Designer

  • Aug 1988 - Oct 1993

  Innovative Furniture and Interior design company. Clients included, Liberty, Heals, The Conran Shop, Red or Dead and Sprint Menswear.