Experience

UK Dementia Research Institute

• United Kingdom
• Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Deputy Laboratory Manager

  • Jul 2021 - Present



UCL

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Administrator- Lab Management team

  • Oct 2018 - Jul 2021

  Administration across all areas... Procurement- purchase orders, service contracts, contractor services, stocks, invoice queries and account reconciliations, etc. Policy- writing, editing & updating as necessary departmental health and safety literature, presentation of policies during new staff inductions, Equipment- performance monitoring, installation, maintenance and troubleshooting. DSE Trainer- Helping staff to work in an ergonomic manner to mitigate incidences of musculoskeletal conditions. Resolving workstation and workplace environmental problems. Trainer- training staff in specialist laboratory practices and health and safety matters. Introducing staff to new equipment and ensuring safe use and competence. Communication- Emailing, telephoning and speaking to people in person- from employees, third party contractors, engineers and students to professors! Coordination and planning- arranging service engineers and visits from third parties to minimize disruption. Show less



Medical Research Council

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• • 2002 - Oct 2018

  All things administrative aiding the smooth (!) running of a world renown Central London research unit for a tiny, tiny, morsel of money more.

• • Jul 1999 - Jan 2002

  All things administrative aiding the smooth (!) running of a world renown Central London research unit... but for less money.



U.Williams

• South Croydon

• Orthotist Operator

  • Sep 1997 - Feb 1999

  Weird place: plaster limbs strewn everywhere, disembodied plaster torsos everywhere (giant GIANT plaster casts from some huge folk... I mean stomachs 60... 70+ inches around!) Fun fact- the factory was demolished after liquidation and it's now a car park! My job/ curse: to tailor bespoke orthotic supports for persons with a wide range of physical disabilities of whom I great sympathised... but the obese... Holy crap, I am a recovering biscuitoholic, but please, some of these people were just eating themselves to death. Terrible, really. It's not even funny (it is, it really is!) p.s. U.Williams- no relation, no nepotism! Show less