"Sustainability - Fill the Void”

Founded Sustainability and Climate Change consultancy to provide businesses and organisations with end to end Sustainability strategy, operational execution, performance measurement and engagement approaches enabling private and public sector clients to achieve economic, social and environmental benefits. Projects 2012 – Present include:Social Impact Strategy: Sellafield Ltd• Created, co-designed and executed Sellafield Ltd’s first Social Impact Strategy including policy, investment programme and implementation planning across entire operations, social impact funding (£10M p.a.)• Influenced shift in understanding from socio-economic investment to a system wide resources view of social impactCSR Strategy and Programme: Nuclear Management Partners• Led strategic development and execution of a £4.5M p.a. 5-year CSR work programme, collaborated with political leaders and C-level executives to gain consensus from diverse opinions and investment prioritiesGame of Homes (Green North Tyneside)• Innovated the use of Game Theory and competition to engage with residents in fuel poverty via Facebook to drive energy efficiency awareness and behavioural change, 18% reductionGrowth Coach, GrowthAccelerator• Registered Coach for growth incubator for small businesses, advised on sustainability, CSR and climate changeSustainable Movement and Access Strategy: Sellafield Ltd• Designed and delivered Sellafield's Sustainable Movement and Access Framework, a systems-wide analysis of transport, logistics movement and site access needsLocal Environmental Fund Evaluation: Community Foundation Tyne and Wear• Evaluated and defined the environmental benefits of the Local Environmental Action FundSustainability Action Plan and Support: NHS County Durham and Darlington• Developed a sustainability strategy to align National NHS priorities with ROI monitoring measures

• Appointed Senior Consultant by the £ multi-billion global engineering design firm to assess, define and lead delivery of sustainability and climate change projects, prepared and reviewed bids up to EU Level, managed relationships and programme delivery, developed and executed multiple Enterprise-wide programmes including:• Planet Smart Routemap. Corporate CSR, ecological and carbon reduction strategy, ‘Planet Smart’• Total Carbon Footprint (Stockton Borough Council). The UK’s first local authority to undertake a carbon footprint analysis• Climate Change Risk Assessment Stakeholder Engagement. Regional stakeholder engagement, commended by Secretary of State for the Environment• Climate Change Adaptation in Local Authorities. Climate change adaptation capacity within UK local authorities• West Yorkshire Adaptation Action Plan and Climate Risk Financial Model (CO2 Sense)• Economic Implications of Climate Change. North East Study (ONE and ANEC). UK’s first regional economic assessment of climate change using UKCP09• Zuidas Sustainability Framework, Amsterdam. Urban regeneration

Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment of land use planning policy documents and Community Strategies. Stakeholder engagement

Managed and supported the Berwick Local Agenda 21 community group in the delivery of community sustainability projects. Responsible for Berwick Council sustainability activities, advice and initiatives

Supported the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive within SEPA's hydrology unit. Flood Warning officer and provision of multi-agency emergency planning response

Scientific research into the fate, behaviour and transport processes of chemical pollutants in surface waters, groundwater and estuaries. Managed experimental field installations and laboratory experiments. Messed around in boats a lot!