Experience

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  Kitea Health

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Board Observer

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  JunoFem Limited

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Director

    • May 2018 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Director of Business Development at JunoFem Ltd. JunoFem is a start up technology company developing a clinically validated wearable medical device aiming to treat female stress urinary incontinence. The technology was developed by researchers at the University of Auckland Bioengineering Institute in collaboration with clinical research groups across Canada, UK, Norway and Australia. Please get in touch for research and investment opportunities with JunoFem.

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  Auckland UniServices Limited

  • New Zealand
  • Research
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Senior Commercialisation Manager

    • Jul 2015 - Present

    Identification, protection and development of intellectual property created in Medical Science, Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Life Sciences. Development and transfer of new technologies to business through licensing, collaborations and the creation of spin out companies.

  • Business Manager, Medicine

    • Feb 2012 - Jun 2015

    Business Development of Medical and Life Science Research. Established the Molecular Genetics Facility for cancer genotyping and methylation in epigenetics. Management of commercial research opportunities including oversight of project budgets, milestones and provision of financial reports.

  • Contracts Manager, Health & Medicine

    • Apr 2010 - Feb 2012

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  MCL Design International Limited

  • Hong Kong

  • Financial Analyst

    • Mar 2009 - Mar 2010
    • Hong Kong

    Financial Analyst at a startup company charged with the implementation of financial and operational systems and processes.

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  University College London

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Senior European Contracts Executive

    • Jan 2003 - Feb 2009
    • London, United Kingdom

    Support research proposals and negotiation of EC funded Research Contracts. Review and negotiation of consortium and subcontract agreements. Training and support of European R&D Office staff. Creation and administration of European Office Database of Research Projects. Data analysis and provision of reports to Finance Director and Head of European R&D. Disputes resolution of contractual/financial problems. Advisor to Research Groups on proposal submission, EC Financial Guidelines and strategic direction of research projects. Design procedures for proposal submission and processing of awarded grants.• Training and support of University Staff to comply with approved guidelines.• EU Office contact and Liaison for China, HK and Macau Research Collaborations.

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  Public Health England

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Research Information Manager

    • Jan 2000 - Dec 2002
    • London, United Kingdom

    Coordinate legal review of Research Contracts and Consortium Agreements. Provide updates on National and International awarding body conditions. Seeking new sources of funding and production and distribution of the Funding Opportunities e-Bulletin. Assist Principal Investigators in the preparation of Project Proposals. Coordinate audit of R&D Activity for Office of National Statistics. Managing and maintenance of Application and Contracts Database (MS Access). Data Analysis for Annual Organisational R&D Report. Projects and Opportunity Assessment Group member with collective responsibility for review of project proposals prior to submission.

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  Cancer Research UK

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Systems Supervisor

    • Oct 2000 - Mar 2002
    • London, United Kingdom

    Implementation and maintenance of the Direct Debit payment system. Coordinate the upload of data into the ORACLE Database. Submission of payment collection files through BACS. Supervision of staff to update database with BACS reports. Database administration including running control reports to correct mismatched appeal codes in database. Process mapping and member of project team to merge finance systems of Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.

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  Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Research Assistant

    • Feb 2000 - Oct 2000
    • London, United Kingdom

    Research Assistant in a randomized controlled clinical trial on the treatment of schizophrenia with atypical anti-psychotics and analysis with MRI. Research role involved MRI Brain scan analysis, computer based segmentation of Brains into functional parts, Volumetric rating of brains from first episode schizophrenic patients’ pre and post pharmacological intervention . Data analysis and Graphical representation of data. Assessment of psychiatric patients with Psychiatrist.