Sustainability West Midlands is the sustainability adviser for the leaders of the West Midlands. We are a not-for-profit company that works with our members in the business, public and voluntary sectors. We act as a catalyst for change through our advice to leaders, to develop practical solutions with our members and share success through our communications. Our services are: - Advice to leaders on policy - Cross-sector working with our members to develop solutions - Sharing success through our communications.The main purpose of my role is to lead the organisation in line with our mission and vision, and to secure the internal and external resources necessary to achieve this. I manage the day to day operation of SWM and lead on finance, risk, HR, and business planning. I also develop and implementation our strategic plan. As with any small organisation I also provide project delivery and support.

The main purpose of my role is to successfully manage and deliver specialist projects for the organisation whilst helping it grow.This is achieved through direct project delivery, developing staff to deliver and helping to secure new business in line with our mission.

I joined ORA in June 2005 after working in the water industry for five years. I managed numerous projects but focused mainly on issues surrounding organic waste collection design and optimisation, and treatment via anaerobic digestion and composting. I worked with many local authorities in the implementation of waste collection services which includes detailed cost modelling. I am experienced in the use of WRATE for the Life Cycle Analysis of waste management scenarios. I have given many presentations at key waste management events on my experience with local authorities including the annual conferences of CIWM, LARAC, CIWEM and AfOR