Experience

Energy Systems Catapult

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Business Leader, Whole Systems and Networks

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Leading ESC's Whole Systems and Networks platform.

• Senior Manager, Modelling & Insights

  • Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  Leading the ESC's national whole energy system modelling Advisory platform.



ESP Consulting

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

• Managing Consultant

  • Jun 2019 - Dec 2020

• Senior Consultant

  • Apr 2016 - May 2019

  Provided advice and analysis on the GB and all island (Single Electricity Market (SEM)) electricity markets. I worked extensively with Ofgem, leading and managing a number of strategy and policy projects covering networks; retail markets and licence reforms; wholesale markets; institutional architecture; and market design. Projects included:- Low Carbon Regulated Asset Base (RAB)- Supplier hub reform- Future Focussed Strategy- Future Energy Strategy ProjectI have also worked with:- UREGNI and CRU, providing advice and analysis on aspects of the I-SEM price control;- UKPN on RIIO-2 business planning; and- Cadent on Covid-19 implications.



Department of Energy and Climate Change

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Policy Advisor - Electricity Demand Side Response (DSR)

  • Nov 2015 - Mar 2016

  Responsible for leading the Department's work on the role of and barriers to Demand Side Response (DSR) in the domestic and non-domestic sectors.

• Senior Policy Advisor - Wholesale Electricity Markets

  • Dec 2011 - Oct 2015

  Responsible for leading on a number of major policy programmes within the UK electricity and gas markets. Significant responsibility for policy development and primary legislation as well as industry relationship management and Ministerial engagement. Major areas of expertise and responsibility included:- Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) energy market investigation;- Electricity wholesale market liquidity and trading arrangements;- EU financial and energy legislation (EMIR, MIFID II & REMIT);- Electricity and gas market structure and competition.

• Policy Advisor - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

  • Aug 2010 - Nov 2011

  Second placement on the Government FastStream. Responsible for supporting UK negotiators at UNFCCC negotiating rounds in China, Thailand and Germany and representing the UK within EU negotiations. Major areas of work included:- Representing the UK in the EU to agree positions in preparation for the UNFCCC negotiating rounds;- Representing the UK at the UNFCCC negotiations and supporting senior officials;- Preparing negotiating positions, speeches and written briefing for ad hoc and formal Ministerial negotiations.



Department for Communities and Local Government (FastStream)

• Project Manager

  • Sep 2009 - Aug 2010

  First placement on the Government FastStream. Responsible for running discreet work streams and supporting the Programme Director across the piece of a £500m national programme. Major areas of work included: - Preparing detailed analysis for Ministers; - Preparing staff costing models and plans; - Supporting commercial negotiations; - Recruiting specialist IT and project management staff across the programme; - Representing the Department at legal discussions. First placement on the Government FastStream. Responsible for running discreet work streams and supporting the Programme Director across the piece of a £500m national programme. Major areas of work included: - Preparing detailed analysis for Ministers; - Preparing staff costing models and plans; - Supporting commercial negotiations; - Recruiting specialist IT and project management staff across the programme; - Representing the Department at legal discussions.



JP Morgan

• United States
• Radio and Television Broadcasting

• Project Manager - Global Commodities

  • Sep 2007 - Sep 2008

  Project management role in JP Morgan's global commodities business: - Managing a multi-disciplinary project team across middle and back-offices; - Designing, managing and delivering a front- to back-office change management project; - Jointly managing and delivering a second change management and IT project; - Representing JP Morgan at industry forums; - Working with clients to onboard and integrate to new IT systems; - Working with traders to change client onboarding models; and - Providing senior management with detailed management information reports.



Goldman Sachs

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analyst

  • Mar 2006 - Sep 2007

  Client on boarding and due diligence specialist in fixed income, equities and derivative trading. Client on boarding and due diligence specialist in fixed income, equities and derivative trading.