• Development and delivery of corporate strategy and research plan.• Development and delivery of research projects.• Development and delivery of board material.• Management of program team leaders and research program.• Attraction, retention, mentoring and performance management of staff.• Key liaison with government and industry executives.• Key liaison with university executives and research staff.

• Senior Research Science Consultant (Fuels Research Centre Paris) - Strategic advice on the future role of hydrogen and hydrogen vectors. Development of techno-economic optimization software for low carbon synthetic fuel plant and alternative transport futures.• Head Power and Water (Saudi Ministry of Energy) – Design and management of the Kingdom’s national power and water plans including setting minimum renewable targets.• Principal Advisor (Saudi Electricity and Cogeneration Regulatory Authority) – Long term utility plan for the Saudi power and water sectors. • Division Head of Energy to Kingdom (E2K) Implementation and Policy Analysis divisions (Saudi Aramco Corporate Planning) – National energy strategy development and management of program implementation. Various studies including the potential of the Saudi economy, Saudi diversification, government fiscal responsibility, health care reform, education reform, petrochemicals strategy, industry strategy, natural gas storage, water strategy and transport dieselization.

Capability leader for a multi-disciplinary research team investigating techno-economic futures in the stationary energy and transport sectors

• Program leader for CSIRO’s “Future Grid” program - Design and management of a multidisciplinary program identifying optimal system design and operation for the stationary energy sector with particular focus on transmission and distribution grid development.• Program leader for CSIRO’s “Intelligent Grid” program - Integrated assessment (economic,social, environmental, technical, policy and regulation) of distributed energy options forAustralia (http://www.csiro.au/science/Intelligent-Grid.html)• CSIRO Project Leader - Various numerical modelling and field work projects investigatingemissions from industry, transport and the coal mining

• Principal Advisor - Smart Grid Smart City (http://www.ret.gov.au/energy/energy%20programs/smartgrid/pages/default.aspx) - Implementation of a smart grid ina major city or region of Australia. Assistance in program design, guideline design, expert and independent panel selection and bid analysis