GILKES ENERGY LTD - energy infrastructure project investment, finance & development with focus on hydropower and energy storage. Currently developing two large UK based pumped storage hydro 'PSH' projects. - Managing Director & Head of Project Development - responsible for leading the development team and managing energy projects through the full development cycle from initial feasibility and economic analysis, through planning, licensing and capital raising (both debt and equity), to construction, commercial contracts and operation / asset management. - Deployed >£125m of capital into 17 energy projects in the last 5 years.

CAVENDISH CORPORATE FINANCE LLP - corporate finance advisory firm specializing in M&A, early-stage capital raisings and re-financings.Responsible for financial modeling, investment case analysis, presentation to investors/lenders, valuation, management of 3rd party advisors, negotiation and general transaction process-management. Experience of a wide range of deal types from early-stage technology start-ups and growth companies looking for equity-only VC funding through to later-stage PE-sponsored buy-outs and debt-only re-financings. • Completed an equity fund-raise for early-stage technology company in the adverse market conditions of December 2008. This company has gone on to raise second and third-round funding.• Completed a £21m re-financing transaction of a UK business-services company involving working–capital and acquisition facilities and a minority-shareholder exit.• Developed a comprehensive database of capital providers from the private equity, venture capital, high-net-worth and banking communities.

GLOBAL DIAGNOSTICS LTD – supplier of IT services based upon digital imaging technology (transmitting medical images and patient information over web)Corporate Development Officer - Responsible for all financing and corporate development of this fast growing, start-up organisation. Included raising both debt and equity capital, managing all commercial contracts including JV/equity share agreements and financial modelling/justification of various initiatives.

MALVERN INSTRUMENTS LTD - supplier of scientific instrumentation and analytical software for micro and nanotechnology.Product Manager - Responsible for defining the overall product marketing strategy and the product development roadmap for a new instrumentation technology group based upon image analysis. Responsible for defining overall product strategy, financial planning, building a development team, defining the ‘go to market’ plan and developing the global sales organisation. Launched 2 new products within time and budget.

MIKRON TECHNOLOGY GROUP – Swiss manufacturer of high-precision, industrial automation equipment.Contracts and Proposals Manager - managed high-value, capital-equipment quotations process involving multiple nationalities and languages for precision manufacturing systems in a variety of sectors such as medical devices, industrial sensors and automotive components.

ROLLS ROYCE INDUSTRIAL POWER - manufacturer of medium and high-voltage electrical transmission & distribution switchgear.Design and development engineer - developed new product range of medium voltage circuit breakers.6-month secondment in New Zealand in project management- managed technology transfer and manufacturing scale-up of above new product range.

BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS LTD – nuclear fuel re-processor.Sponsored undergraduate engineer - university ‘sandwich-course’ work experience in nuclear energy generation and fuel re-processing.