• I helped to grow a specialist consultancy business, including providing Ofcom consultancy services and working with key clients, such as Microsoft Inc, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sky plc. and The Walt Disney Co.Key Achievements Include:• Authored a seminal report for Ofcom to support capacity planning for local television audio-visual services to ensure accessibility, such as subtitles and captioning.• Enhanced EU Environmental Sustainability Policy by working together with… Show more • I helped to grow a specialist consultancy business, including providing Ofcom consultancy services and working with key clients, such as Microsoft Inc, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sky plc. and The Walt Disney Co.Key Achievements Include:• Authored a seminal report for Ofcom to support capacity planning for local television audio-visual services to ensure accessibility, such as subtitles and captioning.• Enhanced EU Environmental Sustainability Policy by working together with key stakeholders including BSkyB, Liberty Global and Nagravision, forming a pan-European industry group to work with the European Commission. This effort resulted in the first Voluntary Agreement under the EU Ecodesign Directive, which has formed a template for other industry sectors.• Lead the editorial work to create an equivalent Voluntary Agreement to cover Games Consoles, working with Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony.• Coordinated major events and large seminars in partnerships with global partners and managed restrictive budgets to major broadcast events in Amsterdam (IBC) and Las Vegas (NAB). Show less

• I serve as a Non-Executive Director of a board for an energy efficiency not-for-profit entity, working alongside 2 Directors to ensure robust governance, evaluate expenditure and review strategic progress.• Assessed and agreed membership fees and facilitated communications with over 43 members and an annual turnover of £100k.

• As the Senior Product Development Manager, I supported the implementation of the first 3 broadband firmware upgrades of a new initiative, resulting in dramatic improvements in platform stability. (BSkyB)• Identified operational procedure improvements that significantly reduced the rate of broadband• router replacement by half, whilst increasing the rate of returned routers by 30%.• Represented BSkyB as a member of the steering committee for the International Broadcasting… Show more • As the Senior Product Development Manager, I supported the implementation of the first 3 broadband firmware upgrades of a new initiative, resulting in dramatic improvements in platform stability. (BSkyB)• Identified operational procedure improvements that significantly reduced the rate of broadband• router replacement by half, whilst increasing the rate of returned routers by 30%.• Represented BSkyB as a member of the steering committee for the International Broadcasting Conference (IBC), alongside leading players in the broadcast and telecoms industry, such as O2 and BBC. (BSkyB)• Invited to review technical papers from applicants across the globe and worked closely with the board to steer the selection process. Show less

• Forged strategic partnerships and influenced commercial negotiations with Microsoft, resulting in a £1m research contract to investigate the delivery of content over IP and mobile broadcast network.• Instrumental contributions to key European standards bodies, such as the DVB steering board, commercial module and digital interoperability forum.• Delivered strategic analysis and recommendations on new technologies and services to the board and successfully engaged on behalf of the… Show more • Forged strategic partnerships and influenced commercial negotiations with Microsoft, resulting in a £1m research contract to investigate the delivery of content over IP and mobile broadcast network.• Instrumental contributions to key European standards bodies, such as the DVB steering board, commercial module and digital interoperability forum.• Delivered strategic analysis and recommendations on new technologies and services to the board and successfully engaged on behalf of the business on mobile TV policy issues in Brussels. • Selected by Cable and Satellite Europe as one of the 50 most influential broadband, broadcast and pay-tv industry leaders in Europe.• I provided financial oversight of a £4m budget to design, build and launch the first UK ntl:cable TV test facilities. Show less

I provided financial oversight of a £4m budget to design, build and launch the first UK ntl:cable TV test facilities.