Experience

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  Settld

  • Sunderland, England, United Kingdom

  • 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.

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  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

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  Newcastle University

  • Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

  • 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.

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  Durham University

  • United Kingdom
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Research Associate

    • Jun 2014 - Aug 2016

    Entrepreneur-Investor relationships: how do they work in the cloud-technology environment?

  • Part time Lecturer

    • Oct 2013 - Aug 2016

    - Global business development and Entrepreneurship

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  University of Leeds

  • Leeds, United Kingdom

  • Lecturer

    • Jan 2013 - Sep 2014
    • Leeds, United Kingdom

    - Delivering lectures and seminars- Assessing materials for Business and HRM BA and Masters courses

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  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.

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  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

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  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%

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  Various Schools

  • Eastbourne, Houghton-le-spring

  • Head of Business Studies

    • Sep 1993 - Aug 2001
    • Eastbourne, Houghton-le-spring

    - Secondary school teacher- Promoted to Head of Department