Fellow of the Centre for Distance Education, University of London

• Jan 2022 - Present

Head of e-Learning Unit / Lecturer in Technology-Enhanced Learning

• Mar 2021 - Present

Acting Head of eLearning Unit

• Jun 2018 - Mar 2021

Performing as the Acting Head of the eLearning Unit. Taking overall responsibility for the service provided and outputs achieved by the team, both in direct support of student learning and in external projects and contracts. Responsibility for direct line management of 3 staff and representing the group within the institution. Liaising with academics, students and senior management, and shaping work on a strategic level.

eLearning Technical Innovations Manager

• May 2012 - Jun 2018

Technical duties include supporting the OpenLabyrinth system and working with project teams across the university to support both research and educational activity. Responsibility for supporting SGUL's portfolio of MOOCs, delivering these within taught programmes, and for delivering face-to-face teaching as part of some postgraduate programmes.

Technical Developer

• May 2008 - May 2012

Acted as the technical lead and member of project team for a range of projects including the EC-funded eViP and mEducator projects, and the JISC-funded PREVIEW and G4 projects. Work was based primarily around the use of virtual patients, and their applications to learning and assessment across a range of platforms including web, mobile and virtual worlds. Involved in work relating to data standards for description and sharing of content, and contributed to project bids and evaluations. Research… Show more Acted as the technical lead and member of project team for a range of projects including the EC-funded eViP and mEducator projects, and the JISC-funded PREVIEW and G4 projects. Work was based primarily around the use of virtual patients, and their applications to learning and assessment across a range of platforms including web, mobile and virtual worlds. Involved in work relating to data standards for description and sharing of content, and contributed to project bids and evaluations. Research interests include virtual patients, technical delivery platforms and the application of technology to game and scenario-based learning.

Applications Developer

• Mar 2005 - May 2008

Principal developer for the PenLib software product, with responsibility for change planning and providing first-line and technical support to new and existing customers. Responsible for managing and delivering all technical aspects of projects for new clients, structuring and implementing data-conversion projects, supervising junior members of development team, and integrating and maintaining in-house support systems. Principal developer for the PenLib software product, with responsibility for change planning and providing first-line and technical support to new and existing customers. Responsible for managing and delivering all technical aspects of projects for new clients, structuring and implementing data-conversion projects, supervising junior members of development team, and integrating and maintaining in-house support systems.

Enterprise Risk Consultant

• Mar 2004 - Dec 2004

Duties included liaising with clients at client sites, developing an understanding of a range of complex IT environments and working cultures, identifying, testing and evaluating both IT and non-IT risks and controls in client environments, and formally reporting on findings to partners and clients. Duties included liaising with clients at client sites, developing an understanding of a range of complex IT environments and working cultures, identifying, testing and evaluating both IT and non-IT risks and controls in client environments, and formally reporting on findings to partners and clients.

Finance Officer - Managing Accounts, Department of Life Sciences

• Oct 2003 - Jan 2004

Duties included the processing of orders, invoices, fee payments and journal transfers, the issue of financial statements, the maintenance of budgetary allocations in the computerised accounting system, and liaison with budget holders and customers. Duties included the processing of orders, invoices, fee payments and journal transfers, the issue of financial statements, the maintenance of budgetary allocations in the computerised accounting system, and liaison with budget holders and customers.