Experience

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  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

  • United Kingdom
  • Research Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Head of Conservation and Technology, Millennium Seed Bank

    • Feb 2014 - Feb 2015

    Leadership and management of• 23 staff responsible for processing, storage, viability monitoring and distribution of seed collections held at the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) • collections-based applied seed conservation research• provision of training and technical support to the global MSB Partnership.

  • International Projects Coordinator

    • Jan 2010 - Jan 2014

    Management of Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP) projects in Mozambique and Chile.Initiation, development and strengthening of working relationships with technical, government and non-government partners.Leadership of the MSBPs training activities.

  • Training Manager

    • Feb 2001 - Dec 2009

    Planning, organisation, delivery and evaluation of the Millennium Seed Bank's international training programme.

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  Practical Action

  • Researcher

    • Oct 1999 - Feb 2001

    Information dissemination in support of the international programme of agricultural biodiversity projects and policy advocacy.

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  Progressio UK

  • Ecuador

  • Cooperante/Development worker

    • Jan 1992 - May 1998
    • Ecuador

    Cooperante with Accion Ecologica (1992-93) and Universidad Nacional de Loja (1993-98)• Training in seed technology and plant genetic resources issues • Research into informal local seed systems• Collection, conservation and characterization of underutilized native fruit species.

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  Department for International Development

  • Botswana

  • Assistant Professional Officer

    • Oct 1986 - Oct 1988
    • Botswana

    • Supervised production of Basic seed of sorghum, millet, maize, sunflower and groundnut. • Assisted with laboratory seed testing and field seed crop inspection.