Experience

SENSIENT FLAVORS LIMITED

• Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

• Technical Service Manager

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Applications lead for Sweet & Beverage Flavours; Europe, Middle East, North Africa. Applications lead for Sweet & Beverage Flavours; Europe, Middle East, North Africa.



Mondelēz International

• Reading, United Kingdom

• Section Manager, Europe, Analytical Sciences

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2020

  Strategic provision and end-to-end delivery of analytical science needs for R&D research programmes through to quality and process control measures for manufacturing. Scope covers laboratories and teams of scientists spread throughout Europe and 100+ Manufacturing plants for chocolate, biscuit and gum & candy categories. Strategic provision and end-to-end delivery of analytical science needs for R&D research programmes through to quality and process control measures for manufacturing. Scope covers laboratories and teams of scientists spread throughout Europe and 100+ Manufacturing plants for chocolate, biscuit and gum & candy categories.



Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL)

• LABORATORY MANAGER / SENIOR GROUP LEADER

  • Jun 2009 - Dec 2014

  Providing leadership and management to the department, as well as directing the day-to-day running of the laboratories, my responsibilities include: P&L management of a multimillion euro business Responsible for achieving all performance related targets Development and direction of new/existing service offerings and sales strategy plan Direct line management of four technical professionals within the team, in addition to dotted line responsibilities for the whole department (20 + FTE’s) Linking technical opportunities and resources to business objectives People management and development, leveraging resources and defining and solving complex functional, business and technical challenges within the company Laboratory transitioning projects, both in design and execution. Scheduling workload to meet priorities and targets. Show less



RSSL

• Technical specialist

  • Jun 2008 - Jul 2009

  for food and Pharma production / contamination issues Lead microscopist in the group, skilled in all in-house instrumentation and techniques Responsible for recruitment, training and specific quality issues (maintaining GMP and UKAS accreditation for various service offerings) Extensive supervisory experience in analytical laboratory operations, managing teams and major client accounts for food and Pharma production / contamination issues Lead microscopist in the group, skilled in all in-house instrumentation and techniques Responsible for recruitment, training and specific quality issues (maintaining GMP and UKAS accreditation for various service offerings) Extensive supervisory experience in analytical laboratory operations, managing teams and major client accounts



AWE

• Materials Scientist

  • Jan 2007 - Jun 2008

  Technical post requiring specific microscopy /contaminant expertise in a unique sector of the weapons industry for the MOD Technical post requiring specific microscopy /contaminant expertise in a unique sector of the weapons industry for the MOD



Reading Scientific Services Limited

• SENIOR SCIENTIST / DEPUTY LABORATORY MANAGER

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2007



University of Surrey

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Technician

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 2001

  3 year apprenticeship within the Materials Science department covering all technical training required to support undergrad and post grad/doc laboratory work, as well as contract work to external industry. Upon completion of the apprenticeship, I accepted the post of technician in the Electron Microscopy Unit, thus beginning my career as a microscopist...

• Microstructural Studies Unit

  • Sep 1994 - Dec 2000