Experience

Innovate UK EDGE North

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Innovation and Growth Specialist

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Supporting innovative businesses across the North to achieve their growth aspirations. Supporting innovative businesses across the North to achieve their growth aspirations.



RTC North

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Innovation and Growth Specialist

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Helping innovation led businesses to grow and thrive through development of new products and services across the North of England. Helping innovation led businesses to grow and thrive through development of new products and services across the North of England.



KTN

• Vietnam
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Knowledge Transfer Manager for Manufacturing

  • Jul 2019 - May 2021

  Helping manufacturers to innovate and innovators to manufacture. Manufacturing sector focussed knowledge transfer function with particular focus on industrial digital technologies. Supporting the UK through the Industry 4.0 revolution including the use of our 4Manufacturing approach to company innovation and development. Helping manufacturers to innovate and innovators to manufacture. Manufacturing sector focussed knowledge transfer function with particular focus on industrial digital technologies. Supporting the UK through the Industry 4.0 revolution including the use of our 4Manufacturing approach to company innovation and development.



Health and Safety Executive

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Capability Group Leader, Human & Organisational Performance

  • Apr 2017 - Jun 2019

  Leading the delivery of our Human and Organisational Performance work which encompasses the full breadth of human factors, including human reliability, organisation psychology, ergonomics, load security/transport safety and falls prevention, along with the HSE Academy training & conferences programme. Leading the delivery of our Human and Organisational Performance work which encompasses the full breadth of human factors, including human reliability, organisation psychology, ergonomics, load security/transport safety and falls prevention, along with the HSE Academy training & conferences programme.



Health and Safety Laboratory

• Public Safety

• Commercial Manager, Centre for Human & Organisational Performance

  • May 2016 - Apr 2017

  Working with clients to reduce occurrence of accidents and ill health through research, consulting & training across a range of disciplines. HSL has one of the largest Human Sciences teams in Europe, consisting of over 45 specialists. Our multidisciplinary Centre for Human and Organisational Performance incorporates contributions from the disciplines of Human Factors, Risk Science, Psychology and Ergonomics, including Falls Prevention. The topics we can assist with include:• Individual factors such as human mental and physical capabilities and limitations, including strength, body size and reach, memory, decision-making and competence • Job factors such as how the design of equipment, procedures, tasks or environments affects the potential for errors, accidents or ill-health • Organisational factors such as how communications, resourcing and other management decisions and behaviours affect worker attitudes and behaviours.The Human Factors specialists cover the areas of human error, human reliability, fatigue assessment, performance indicators, task analysis, safety management systems, Control of Major Hazards (COMAH) safety reports, and safety climate. The human factor specialists have broad cross sector experience.Areas and topics covered by the Psychologists include: behaviour change, wellbeing, retention at work, stress, leadership and worker involvement, knowledge management, ageing and diversity, violence, and evaluation. The Ergonomists specialise in topics and areas such as musculo-skeletal disorder, accident investigation, risk audit and prevention, human-machine / computer interaction, human performance and reliability, safety of machinery, assessment of manual handling and repetitive tasks, and control design. Falls Prevention Team focus on Slips, Trips, Falls, Stair Falls, Patient Falls, Older People, Built Environment, plus falls from vehicles, load security & site safety. Show less

• Commercial Manager, Engineering & Personal Safety

  • Oct 2014 - May 2016

  Working with clients to reduce occurrence of accidents and ill health through research, consulting & training across a range of engineering and personal safety disciplines, including mechanical engineering, materials engineering, noise & vibration, PPE and Falls Prevention.

• Falls Prevention Technical Lead

  • Mar 2003 - Sep 2014

  Technical Leadership of Falls Prevention specialist team, to deliver research and investigation projectsActed as Expert in criminal law cases in relation to pedestrian slips (experimental work, reporting, statements, court attendance), with evidence not contested on most occasions.Identified improvements to working practices, PPE and the environment to reduce occurrence of slips, trips and falls by 50% or greater for several clients, resulting in significant cost savings and reduced liability. Published numerous papers on subjects of falls prevention, in order to spread knowledge and reduce accidents.Business development including selling commercial consultancy, negotiating project specifications, costing & preparation of proposals. Work closely with a wide range of topic specialists, delivering scientific / safety projects relating to:DivingRespiratory Protective Equipment (RPE)NoiseVibrationPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE)Falls Prevention - Slips, Trips & Falls and Stair Falls Show less



Emley Brass Band

• United Kingdom

• Secretary & Webmaster

  • May 2011 - Jun 2015

  Look after bookings, communication & website. Worked with management committee to transform approach to the financial management of the band, implementing significant and necessary increase in concert fees to put the band on a stable financial footing. Look after bookings, communication & website. Worked with management committee to transform approach to the financial management of the band, implementing significant and necessary increase in concert fees to put the band on a stable financial footing.



Clariant

• Switzerland
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technologist

  • Jun 1996 - Mar 2003

  Development & tech support of functional coatings for paper. Development & tech support of functional coatings for paper.