Experience

Settld

• United Kingdom
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Launch and Business Support

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Sunderland, England, United Kingdom - Initial market research and MVP development - Raised £800,000 in grant funding and private investment - Provided HR and operations support - Facilitation of a cross industry 'Bereavement Standard Working Group' - Contributed to Settld becoming a TechStars 2021 company, a Barclays Bank ‘Eagle Labs’ company, and a TechNation ‘Rising Star’ winner.



Eastshaw Consultancy

• Business Strategy and Fundraising

  • Oct 2007 - Present

  - Grant and bid writing for EU funding organisation, Inlecom Commercial Pathways - HR systems consulting for international law firm, Confluent Law Group - Entrepreneur pitch reviews for Durham University - Startup and SME consulting - fundraising and go-to-market - Development of Blockchain assessment tool, TuttiX - Chair of British Academy of Management - Leadership and Development Group



Newcastle University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer in Critical Thinking Skills

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2021

  Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Teaching the skill of not taking anything at face value. - Built and delivered this MBA course module for Newcastle University.



Durham University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2016

  Durham, United Kingdom Entrepreneur-Investor relationships: how do they work in the cloud-technology environment?

• Part time Lecturer

  • Oct 2013 - Aug 2016

  Durham, United Kingdom - Global business development and Entrepreneurship



University of Leeds

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2013 - Sep 2014

  Leeds, United Kingdom - Delivering lectures and seminars - Assessing materials for Business and HRM BA and Masters courses



Durham County Council

• FSES Extended Services Coordinator

  • Sep 2005 - Mar 2008

  - Liaised on National, Regional and Local boards - Represented Extended Services in Schools on the Transition to Local Children’s Board - Increased the provision of services by 245%

• Guest Speaker

  • Feb 2007 - Jul 2007

  Invited to lecture around London and the North East on Extended Services, Personalised Learning and Measuring the Impact of training and services.



County Durham LSC

• 14-19 Area Development Manager

  • Sep 2004 - Aug 2005

  - Built strategic partnerships across Schools, Work Based Learning providers, Further Education providers and Employers, to improve access to education and personalised learning for 14-19 year olds - Delivered Information and Data Sharing protocols to protect vulnerable learners



Easington Community School

• Vocational and Work Related Learning Coordinator

  • Sep 2001 - Aug 2004

  - Led a team to expand GNVQ subjects from 3 to 6 curriculum areas (awarded BTEC status) - My faculty gained outstanding results, which raised whole school attainment by 8%



Various Schools

• Head of Business Studies

  • Sep 1993 - Aug 2001

  Eastbourne, Houghton-le-spring - Secondary school teacher - Promoted to Head of Department