Experience

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  ST8 Consulting Ltd.

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Director

    • May 2020 - Present
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    Strategic and creative thinking in Further and Higher Education collaboration in curriculum development, skills training and research and innovation.

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  Gridport Ltd.

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Director of Innovation

    • Sep 2021 - Present
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    Rolling out ultra-fast EV charging points across the UK, providing grid balancing services to commercial clients and the National Grid. Our combined low-carbon technology and digital data management system will revolutionise the UK energy market and enable greater access for renewable energy gene...

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  Watt Tariff Ltd.

  • London, England Metropolitan Area

  • Director

    • Apr 2020 - Present
    • London, England Metropolitan Area

    Watt Tariff is a new energy start-up, providing fair and equitable access to the commercial electricity market, via a digital service platform utilising AI and Big Data. I am responsible for developing and implementing its R&D strategy and portfolio.

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  Brunel University London

  • United Kingdom
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Emeritus Professor of Energy Systems

    • Jun 2020 - Present

  • Vice Provost & Dean of College (Engineering, Design & Physical Sciences)

    • Aug 2018 - May 2020

    A new role under a new governance structure.

  • Dean, College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences

    • Jun 2015 - May 2020

    Brunel University London, renowned for its engineering programmes, has recently been reorganised into three Colleges and three Research Institutes. The largest of the three Colleges, the College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences has around 5000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and 300 academic staff. The university has ambitious plans to grow the College substantially and to raise its reputation as a global centre of excellence in research and education.

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  Carbon8

  • Kent, England, United Kingdom

  • Director of Engineering

    • Dec 2006 - Sep 2015
    • Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Responsible for the research and development of large scale processing of solid waste materials using flue-gas derived carbon dioxide, to produce artificial aggregate.

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  University College London

  • United Kingdom
  • Research Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Vice Dean (International), Faculty of Engineering Sciences

    • Sep 2014 - Jun 2015

    Responsible for developing the international and global engagement strategy of the Faculty, in relation to strategic partnerships in research, teaching & learning and enterprise, together with the Dean, Vice Deans and the Office for International Affairs.

  • Director, International Energy Policy Institute and BHP Billiton Chair of Energy Policy

    • Sep 2012 - Jun 2015

    I was the inaugural director of the IEPI, established in 2011 together with the Institute for Sustainable Resources in London through an agreement between BHP Billiton and University College London.

  • Professor

    • Jun 1993 - Jun 2015

    I was a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, where I was a founding director of the Centre for CO2 Technology, a research centre developing innovative, low carbon technologies. I was also UCL's Special Advisor on Kazakhstan, having worked in Kazakhstan on chemical engineering education development since 1994.

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  Nazarbayev University

  • Astana, Kazakhstan

  • Dean, School of Engineering

    • Jul 2011 - Aug 2012
    • Astana, Kazakhstan

    I was the founding Dean of the School of Engineering at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan, on secondment from UCL, a strategic partner of the university. The School opened in August 2011 and offers degrees in chemical, mechanical, civil and electrical & electronic engineering.